Faculty of Science

There is no better time than now – join science’s limitless future and be part of the impact!

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In science, you explore, you question, you discover. You open your mind. You develop a passion for pushing back the boundaries of the unknown. Come and develop this passion with us at the University of Ottawa.

A setting where science thrives

Nestled in the heart of Canada’s Capital, we can tap directly into several government and private research centres, including the National Research Council (NRC) and several Government of Canada research laboratories. The Faculty of Science boasts partnerships with researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada, Environment Canada, the Geological Survey of Canada, Statistics Canada, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the National Research Council Canada, to name a few.

Dedicated professors, renowned researchers

The Faculty of Science has more than 160 full-time professors who teach and lead cutting-edge research. On the strength of our national and international reputation, $37 million per year are awarded to our researchers in grants and research contracts. This funding represents an accolade for the Faculty’s leadership in science and as an investment in our collective future. Our professors devotedly share their knowledge for research with their students, even beyond the classroom. The faculty’s professors consistently distinguish themselves in their teaching and their research, recognized to national and international heights.

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Research

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The Faculty of Science is a leading hub for innovative research powered by our renowned faculty and advanced programs. Home to over 160 internationally acclaimed professors, 140 postdoctoral fellows and nearly 575 graduate students, we rank among Canada’s most research-intensive science faculties, overseeing more than 400 projects with annual funding exceeding $55 million. Our faculty includes a Wolf Prize laureate, three NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medalists, numerous Royal Society of Canada Fellows, a Canada Excellence Research Chair, 13 Canada Research Chairs, and 9 University of Ottawa Research Chairs. Our cutting-edge facilities enable transformative research in areas such as Catalysis, Environmental Toxins, and Quantum Photonics. The establishment of the STEM Complex and the Advanced Research Complex, as well as strategic partnerships such as the Max Planck-University of Ottawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics, pave the way for significant discoveries that tackle urgent global issues.

Research at the Faculty of Science

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The Faculty of Science brings together some of the best minds in the world and provides them with the specialized technology they need to make life-changing discoveries. Curious, inventive and never satisfied with the status quo, our faculty members probe the mysteries of science and turn their discoveries into advances in fields such as medicine, telecommunications and green chemistry. Outside the lab, many of our professors undertake field research across Canada and around the world.

Your support will enable our faculty, students and staff to defy the conventional, and find game changing solutions to the challenges Canada will face in the next decade.

Join us in strengthening our teaching, our research and our service.

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Contact us

Office of Undergraduate Programs

Gendron Hall
30 Marie Curie, room 172
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 6N5
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Email: infosci@uOttawa.ca

Office of Graduate Studies

Gendron Hall
30 Marie Curie, room 181
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 6N5
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Email: gradsci@uOttawa.ca

Office of the Dean

STEM Complex, room 302
150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5985