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Overcome procrastination and isolation with the Writing Cafés

The fall 2023 Writing Cafés series will take place at the Morisset Library (MRT144), on Wednesdays, from September 20 to December 6.
The fall 2023 Writing Cafés series will take place at the Morisset Library (MRT144), on Wednesdays, from September 20 to December 6.

September 11, 2023
Gee-Gees football team celebrates a win
Gee-Gees
Varsity sports
Student life
Student experience

Get ready for the rivalry!

The 2023–2024 Gee-Gees varsity sports season has begun and the women’s soccer, women’s rugby and men’s football teams are all ranked in the national top 10. Fall is a great time to be a Gee-Gee!
The 2023–2024 Gee-Gees varsity sports season has begun and the women’s soccer, women’s rugby and men’s football teams are all ranked in the national top 10. Fall is a great time to be a Gee-Gee!

September 11, 2023
students walking down cumberland street towards campus
Community engagement
Student life

Get to Know Action Sandy Hill: Your Community Connection

The Sandy Hill residents’ community association extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students.
The Sandy Hill residents’ community association extends a warm welcome to all new and returning students.

September 8, 2023
Four student volunteers
Student experience
Career and experiential learning 
Student life
Student voices

Help others as you help yourself

Volunteering comes with its share of advantages, and the results are rewarding for both the community and your career development. These students share their stories. Get inspired!
Volunteering comes with its share of advantages, and the results are rewarding for both the community and your career development. These students share their stories. Get inspired!

September 8, 2023
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Student life
Welcome week

Make memories at Welcome Week

It’s time to celebrate. Welcome Week at uOttawa promises a colourful range of high-energy activities to help you forge new friendships and discover the info you need to start your university experience off right. Get ready to make lifelong memories. Here’s a sample of what’s in store.
It’s time to celebrate. Welcome Week at uOttawa promises a colourful range of high-energy activities to help you forge new friendships and discover the info you need to start your university experience off right. Get ready to make lifelong memories. Here’s a sample of what’s in store.

August 10, 2023
Math camp students showcasing their projects.
STEM
Science
Alumni

A summer camp that takes math from theory to application

The University of Ottawa’s summer math camp is the largest and most diverse of the 23 math camps sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). Launched in 1999, our bilingual (English and French) summer camp was the first math camp backed by the CMS.
The University of Ottawa’s summer math camp is the largest and most diverse of the 23 math camps sponsored by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). Launched in 1999, our bilingual (English and French) summer camp was the first math camp backed by the CMS.

July 26, 2023
5 winning students at Citystudio
Community engagement

CityStudio Ottawa: Innovative projects that transform the community

CityStudio Ottawa, an innovation and learning program, is the product of a collaboration between the City of Ottawa, the University of Ottawa and community partners. It is meant to get students to take part in hands-on projects and co-create solutions that meet priorities set out in Ottawa’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. Its main objective is to improve the city and meet local challenges.
CityStudio Ottawa, an innovation and learning program, is the product of a collaboration between the City of Ottawa, the University of Ottawa and community partners. It is meant to get students to take part in hands-on projects and co-create solutions that meet priorities set out in Ottawa’s Communi...

July 12, 2023
Convocation 2023
Newsroom

uOttawa Spring Convocation: Time to welcome our new Chancellor, confer Honorary Degrees and celebrate the Class of 2023

The future looks bright. It has been a long, arduous road for the Class of 2023, yet they learned to adapt, develop a good dose of resilience, and didn’t let a global pandemic stop them from achieving their goals. These thinkers, makers, dreamers, and doers - all 8,677 of them - will celebrate their hard-earned accomplishment over the next few days, as the University of Ottawa hosts its Spring Con...
The future looks bright. It has been a long, arduous road for the Class of 2023, yet they learned to adapt, develop a good dose of resilience, and didn’t let a global pandemic stop them from achieving their goals. These thinkers, makers, dreamers, and doers - all 8,677 of them - will celebrate their...

June 5, 2023
Two students sitting on the steps of the Tabaret building working on laptops.
Student life
Enrolment
All programs and courses

20 courses you didn’t know you could take at uOttawa: 2023-2024

Step out of your comfort zone and try something new. This updated list of prerequisite-free electives gives you the opportunity to explore other disciplines. Meet new people, open your mind and wow your friends with your well-rounded knowledge. To help you with course enrolment, here’s just a sample of courses you can take. (And yes, we know you want to build that ideal schedule…)
Step out of your comfort zone and try something new. This updated list of prerequisite-free electives gives you the opportunity to explore other disciplines. Meet new people, open your mind and wow your friends with your well-rounded knowledge. To help you with course enrolment, here’s just a sample...

May 19, 2023
ABAP
Community engagement
Student life

Black aspiring physicians: Practising medicine and being a role model

The Association of Black Aspiring Physicians (ABAP) is a uOttawa club that aims to better represent Blacks in medicine.
The Association of Black Aspiring Physicians (ABAP) is a uOttawa club that aims to better represent Blacks in medicine.

April 17, 2023