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The U7+ Alliance of Universities created the U7+ Student Challenge in 2022 to allow students to collaborate, research, and propose solutions to a local challenge linked to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This year, the finalists presented their projects at an event hosted by uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering.

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…)

In the North American Campus Race to Zero Waste, the University of Ottawa has claimed the top spot in waste diversion for large campuses! We also ranked in the top 5 of all institutions for waste diversion, meaning how much we keep from going to a landfill. Through a combination of recycling and compost programs as well as our campus commitment to reduce overall waste, the University of Ottawa is ...

The Maker Jam Challenge is an event combining student innovation and creativity. Nearly 100 students attended this year’s edition on the University of Ottawa campus. The participants, divided into 29 teams, took part in the Game Jam and MakerCon competitions. The atmosphere was intense as the participants displayed their inventiveness.

Every winter, students enrolled in the course Feminist Law Reform (CML 4917B) learn from expert feminist lawyers, engage with members of parliament, draft briefs and opinion editorials and explore other key avenues of feminist law reform advocacy.

The Entrepreneurial Concepts Competition is one of many entrepreneurial competitions organized by the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design at the Faculty of Engineering. It gives students with entrepreneurial ideas the opportunity to develop business plans and get them off the ground.

The University of Ottawa’s latest Climate Report highlights climate programs during the pandemic. In 2017, the University of Ottawa published its first climate report to address growing concerns about climate change amongst calls for divestment. This inaugural report addressed the University’s desire to set goals and target climate change across all activities on campus as well as within their ...

On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day and highlight the big programs and activities that the University of Ottawa is undertaking to help our planet. The Office of Campus Sustainability took stock of the progress the University has made over the past year and compiled this list.

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