Past Events

The College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) invites graduate students from all units (chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and physics) to participate in our College 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition.

The School of Engineering, Lang, and Gryphon Football are excited to be hosting Olympic soccer player Diana Matheson on Wednesday, March 22nd at 7pm for our annual HeForShe gender equity event at the Event Centre (Guelph Gryphons Athletic Centre)! This event is free and open to the U of G and broader Guelph community but has a limited capacity.

The annual Spill the Beans food industry night is back; brought to you by the Undergraduate and Graduate Food Science Clubs! Spill the beans is a career networking event for students interested in working in the food industry. Representatives from various food companies will be in attendance to network with you!  There will be FREE resume critiques and appetizers, along with a cash bar for alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages.  

Speakers John Spoelstra - Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada From Toilet to Faucet: Using Artificial Sweeteners to Track Wastewater Bassim Abbassi - Director, Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre Phosphate Removal in Decentralized and Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Samantha Mehltretter - PhD Candidate, UoG School of Engineering Respectful Braiding of Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems for Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration

College Royal is the largest university open house event of its kind in North America. Each March, the University of Guelph opens its doors to the general public in a campus-wide open house that attracts thousands of visitors every year. Our CEPS clubs will be there to talk about STEM!

Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland is the inaugural guest for the return of the William Winegard Lecture Series, and is giving a public lecture on Thursday March 16 at the Athletic Centre.  Hosted by the Department of Physics, the event is 6-8pm, with a reception and light refreshments available before her lecture at 6:45pm. Speaker Dr. Donna Strickland Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Waterloo Nobel Laureate, Physics 2018

Speaker: Xingfu Zou (Department of Mathematics, Western University) Title: TBA Abstract: TBA

Attend a virtual information session hosted by a top comprehensive Canadian university reviewing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs. Hear from currently enrolled domestic and international students and ask your program and campus questions to an expert team. Who:  Senior High School Students How: Virtual on Zoom When: Saturday, March 4, 2023 Time: 8:00am to 9:00am EST (Ontario)  

Details: On Friday, March 3 at 12:00PM EST, CARE-AI will host author and University of Ottawa professor Dr. Kelly Bronson in-person as she provides a short a presentation on her book The Immaculate Conception of Data: Agribusiness, Activists, and Their Shared Politics of the Future followed by a fireside chat. The book explores secretive legal agreements surrounding agricultural big data to examine how it is used and with what consequences.

Interested in learning about careers in Food & Beverage? Attend this virtual information session about CareersNOW! CareersNOW! is Food and Beverage Ontario's workforce development initiative supporting Ontario's vibrant and growing food and beverage manufacturing industry. CareersNOW! connects Ontario food and beverage employers with jobseekers and students for exciting career opportunities. Visit www.careersnow.ca for more information.