Announcements

Could life begin differently? A new University of Guelph project aims to find out with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Elm Research Laboratories. 

Dr. Derek O’Flaherty, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, will lead the Guelph arm of the three-year, $800,000 collaboration, which aims to investigate how life might emerge from genetic materials other than ribonucleic acid (RNA), expanding our understanding of what is possible for life in the universe. 

Faculty, staff, students and friends of the University of Guelph gathered in Waasamowin to celebrate the official launch of the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences on October 16, 2025. The event marked a significant milestone for the university — a moment to recognize the college’s deep disciplinary roots and to look ahead to new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and impact. 

This past Thursday, the University of Guelph (U of G) welcomed over 1,000 high school students from 33 schools across Southern Ontario for the annual BattleSTEM competition. This full-day event invited students to compete in more than 32 hands-on challenges to test their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event focused on collaboration, creativity and developing a deeper understanding of STEM while offering a glimpse into university life.

U of G celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with STEM outreach events for youth and a networking breakfast to show support.

From May 28 to 31, 2024, the University of Guelph hosted the  Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Conference on Robots and Vision.

As part of a $15m initiative, U of G researchers will co-lead pandemic research training.

CEPS hosted its annual Battle STEM high school event.

Dr. Monica Cojocaru appointed as Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, for a five-year term.

The University of Guelph launched an inaugural outreach event to engage youth in physics education.

Royal City Science and the Department of Physics at U of G have become the proud new owners of a portable planetarium with the help of a grant from the Canadian Space Agency and a donation from an emeritus professor in Physics.