Faculty of Graduate Studies
We take a student-centred approach to create a meaningful graduate student journey.
As a University of Calgary graduate student, you are a part of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS). While your teaching faculty provides the home for your research, courses and scholarly activities, we are here to answer your questions, support, guide and empower you in your graduate journey.
Tara L. Beattie
Dean and Vice Provost – Graduate Studies
GRADnews
What do Velcro and blood clots have in common? Paula Brandt, BSc’22, is uncovering how a sticky protein linked to type 2 diabetes may contribute to unusually resilient blood clots. After winning UCalgary’s 2026 3MT competition and the Western Regionals, she is now heading to Regina to represent UCalgary at the National 3MT Showcase on Nov. 4.
Latest graduate news
WATCH: Could biological Velcro help explain dangerous blood clots in diabetes?
PhD student Paula Brandt’s research explores how a sticky protein could contribute to blood-clot formation in people with type 2 diabetes
The next generation of research leaders
Meet the 18 PhD students recognized as UCalgary’s 2026 Killam Scholars and discover the research earning them one of the university’s most prestigious graduate awards
Graduate internships help Parking and Transportation Services tackle strategic work
Partnership with Faculty of Graduate Studies program gives students meaningful experience while bringing new expertise to the department
11 UCalgary students turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s possibilities
The 2026 Cannon Lachapelle Award recipients are applying entrepreneurial thinking to issues shaping Canada and beyond
New shades of thinking: Meet UCalgary’s second Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs cohort
Twenty new graduate students are learning to approach complex challenges by drawing on different disciplines, professional expertise and community knowledge
Your Guide to Alumni All-Access 2026: Part Two
What do Meryl Streep, healthy pets, project management, medical research and LEGO have in common? They’re all part of the second half of Alumni All-Access 2026.
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