As more than 35,600 undergraduate and graduate students anticipate returning to Western for a new academic year, the university is preparing the final touches to welcome them back.
News & Announcements
Sheila Heti named new Alice Munro Chair in Creativity
Award-winning author and best-selling writer Sheila Heti is Western’s new Alice Munro Chair in Creativity.
Researcher’s new online hub charts route to chronic disease management
The peer-to-peer activity hub provides tailored ‘movement hacks’ for those managing chronic health conditions
Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations
Seventy-four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed across campus as part of a $1.45-million upgrade jointly funded by Western and Natural Resources Canada.
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry joins historic pledge to preserve planetary health
Academic health institutions call for implementation of planetary health education and research, transition to climate-resilient health systems
Western project finds viewing sports in VR trumps 2D screen experience
A simple 360-degree camera set-up and VR technology could revolutionize sports viewing, study suggests
New program provides leadership opportunities for Black students in the community
It’s a program that will empower and support Black students at Western to gain valuable leadership experience in the community as they prepare for future careers.
Western hosts national conference to tap space as asset
When former Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains launched the new Canadian space strategy in 2019, a core recommendation was designating space as a national asset for Canada.
First-ever Riverfest reconnects campus community with the Deshkan Ziibiing
For the month of September, the community will have a chance to celebrate the Deshkan Ziibiing (Antler/Thames River) with Riverfest 2022, Western’s first-ever river festival hosted by the Office of Sustainability.
“A sense of belonging”: 38,000 students set to return for the new academic year
Orientation activities aim to foster a welcoming, inclusive and safe experience
Statement from Western University regarding planned student protest
We are aware students are gathering today to peacefully protest the University’s vaccine and masking requirements for the fall. We respect students’ rights to peacefully protest on campus, and we are supporting them to do so safely.
Western to host national forum on reconciliation
Western University, in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in London, Ont. and surrounding region, will host a national forum aimed at advancing social and institutional transformation within Indigenous education and the work of Truth and Reconciliation.