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ݮƵ ranked top research university among comprehensives for 10 years in a row
For the tenth consecutive year, the University of ݮƵ is Research University of the Year among Canadian comprehensive universities, according to Research Infosource.
The announcement comes just weeks after Maclean’s magazine ranked ݮƵ the most innovative university in Canada for the 26thconsecutive year. Maclean’s annual ranking of Canadian universities also named ݮƵ second for best overall, highest quality, and leaders of tomorrow out of the 49 universities surveyed.
The designation announcedas part ofis based on a balanced set of input, output, and impact measures that distinguishes exceptional achievement in research income and publishing research in leading scientific journals.
ݮƵ also ranked first among comprehensive Research Universities of the Year for total sponsored research income, total number of publications and publication intensity, or the total number of publications per full-time faculty.
The University ranked 13thamong Canada’s top 50 research universities for total sponsored research income, with more than $166 million. It ranked fifth overall for publication intensity. ݮƵ placed second among comprehensive universities for total corporate research income over the past five years with more than $74 million.
“We are honoured to have earned the distinction and recognition of research university of the year for a full decade,” says Feridun Hamdullahpur. “We intend to continue to lead Canadian research innovation with high-impact research that improves quality of life and advances our economy, as part of our goal to become one of the world’s top innovation universities.”
This achievement recognizes ݮƵ’s extraordinary performance in international rankings. Also this week, the 2018 US News Global University Rankings named ݮƵ engineering first in Canada and 51stin the world, computer science second in Canada and 15thin the world. Chemistry ranked second in Canada and 103rdin the world, and materials science ranked second in Canada and 112thin the world.
Earlier this month, ݮƵ ranked in the top one per cent (263) of 27,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide in this year’s Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), the largest academic ranking of global universities.
ݮƵ maintained its position in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking at 152ndin the world. The prestigious QS World University Subject Rankings placed ݮƵ 31stin the world for computer science, 34thfor mathematics and 13thhospitality and leisure management studies. ݮƵ also ranked in QS top 100 for statistics and operational research, sports related subjects, material science, environmental science, geography, architecture, psychology and civil, chemical and electrical engineering.
“We are pleased to be recognized and named a leader, once again, among comprehensive universities across Canada, for research excellence. It’s an element of our roots and culture that truly drives innovation worldwide,” says Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, University Research.
IST launches WatVote electronic voting system
A message from Information Systems & Technology
IST is pleased to announce the launch ofWatVote, a new Drupal-based electronic voting system that supports theofficial online voting needs of faculty and staff on campus. WatVote provides counting and access control for online votes requiring authentication, security, and anonymity, and will replace the existing eVote system.
There are two types of votes currently supported:
- Referendum (yes/no) votes
- Election ‘first-past-the-post’ style votes
Qualtrics Online SurveysԻWCMS Web formsare alternatives for other types of votes.
This service is available for all faculty and staff by request tort-ist-cs-watvote@rt.uwaterloo.ca.
More information about this service is available on IST'sweb voting website.
Lappin-Scott to speak on equality and diversity in STEM
The Faculty of Science is hosting a special lecture Monday afternoon that features Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University and Vice President of the prestigious Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS).
Professor Lappin-Scott's talk is entitled"What works to support greater equality, diversity and inclusivity in STEM and beyond?"
Professor Lappin-Scott’s visit is sponsored by the Faculty of Science HeForShe working group and the Department of Biology.
The talk takes place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 30 in OPT 309 in the School of Optometry and Vision Science on the University's north campus.
Professor Lappin-Scott's talk will draw on many practical examples from across the UK and Australia of what works to support changing the culture in universities to be much more inclusive, to give women greater visibility/participation and more women into leadership roles.The benefits of the UK Athena SWAN scheme will be discussed and the various adaptations of the scheme for other countries too.
Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott is the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor and a member of the Senior Management team at Swansea University, leading for Research and Innovation and Strategic Development.Lappin-Scott was elected Vice President of the prestigious Federation of European Microbiological Society (FEMS) in 2016, having held the Presidencies of both the Society for General Microbiology (now Microbiology Society) 2009-2012, and the International Society for Microbial Ecology (2006-2010). She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the Royal Society of Biology, the Linnean Society and also of the European Academy of Microbiology.
Professor Lappin-Scott is also Swansea University’s lead for the Equality and Diversity agenda for Athena SWAN and has ensured that every STEM subject has at least a Bronze award. She is an elected Board member of the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU). Her recent work on promoting girls in science and retaining women in STEM careers include her TEDx talk,. She advises Australian universities and research institutes on best practice on supporting women in STEM and is co-author of the Welsh Government Report “Talented Women for a Successful Wales”. Professor Lappin-Scott was awarded the prestigious WISE Hero Award 2016 and was recently awarded the Womenspire ‘STEM Pioneer’ Award 2017 for her work in supporting women in STEM.
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When and where
Distinguished Lecture Series, “Jeff Ullman, Stanford University, Monday, October 30, 10:30 a.m., QNC 0101.
Exploring Career Pathways, Monday, October 30, 12:30 p.m., TC 1112.
ݮƵ Architecture 50th Anniversary Conversation Series, “Within a more-than-human world, how can the study of building technology interrogate the appropriateness of technology itself?” Monday, October 30, 6:30 p.m., School of Architecture Larry Cummings Lecture Theatre.
Ghostbusters Are Engineers Too: A Film Screening by Women in Engineering, Monday, October 30, 6:30 p.m., Grad House.
Cryptography seminar, “,” Kenny Paterson, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Tuesday, October 31, 10:30 a.m., DC 1304.
NEW - Psychology presents “The Buzz: Who Will Be The Best Baldie?”Tuesday, October 13, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Hagey Hub.
Board of Governors meeting, Tuesday, October 31, 1:30 p.m., NH 3407.
The Writing and Communication Centre presents Research Statements for Academic Job Applications–graduate students only,Tuesday,October 31, 1:30 p.m., TC 1208.
LGBTQ+ Making Spacesworkshop, Wednesday, November 1, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Please register- Seating is limited.
PhD seminar, “,” Parsiad Azimzadeh, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Wednesday, November 1, 11:00 a.m., DC 2314.
Department of Music Noon Hour Concert: Bach Suites, Chimera,Wednesday, November 1, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Chapel.
Algorithms and complexity seminar, “,” Sebastian Wild, postdoctoral fellow, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Wednesday, November 1, 2:30 p.m., DC 1304.
Faculty of Environment Graduate Program Open House, Wednesday, November 1, 4:30 p.m., EV3 3rdFloor.
, featuring Andrew Feinstein, author, Wednesday, November 1, 7:00 p.m., CIGI Auditorium, 67 Erb St. W.
Lectures in Catholic Experience Special Event, “Dorothy Day: An Intimate Portrait of my Grandmother,”featuring Kate Hennessy, Writer, Granddaughter of Dorothy Day, Wednesday, November 1,7:30 p.m., St. Jerome’s University, Academic Centre Vanstone Lecture Hall. Register in advance at.
Wednesday, November 1, 7:30 p.m., Velocity Start, SCH 2ndFloor.
Data systems seminar, “,” Aditya Parameswaran, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign,Thursday, November 2, 10:30 a.m., DC 1302.
NEW - Lectures in Catholic Experience special event, "Dorothy Day: An Intimate Portrait of my Grandmother,"featuring lecturer Kate Hennessy, Thursday, November 2, 10:30 a.m.,St. Jerome’s University, Academic Centre Vanstone Lecture Hall.Note: this event is for students.
MME Retirement Reception for Four Professors:GrzegorzGlinka, RobertVarin, DavidWeckmanand JohnWright. Thursday, November 2, 3:00 – 5:30, Columbia Room, Federation Hall. RSVP to Jen Skinner,jen.skinner@uwaterloo.ca.
, Thursday, November 2, 11:00 a.m., PAC Main Gym.
Knowledge Integration seminar: “Imagine. Innovate. Build.", speaker: Grayson Bass, Friday, November 3, 2:30 p.m., EV3-1408.
, Saturday, November 4, 2:30 p.m., CIF Arena.
NEW -Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture: "Recent Developments in Compressed Sensing"by Dr. Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, Monday, November 6, 10:00 a.m., EIT 3142.
NEW -CrySP Speaker Series on Privacy, “,” Andreas Peter, University of Twente, Wednesday, November 8, 10:30 a.m., DC 1304.
NEW -CPAMI Seminar Series: “AI Ethics? Roboethics?: Practical Approaches to the Growing Ethics Discussion about Machine Autonomy”, Dr. AJung Moon, Director, Open Roboethics Institute (ORI), Wednesday, November 8, 11:00 a.m., E5 4106-4128.