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The Faculty of Social Work

Welcome! We are Canada's largest school of social work, offering online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate education to students across Canada from our campuses in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. 



News from the Faculty of Social Work

Inaugural research chair aims for real change in family justice

Social work professor Dr. Kate Maurer is first chair affiliated with the Centre for Transformation

Art, social work and advocacy intersect to stand against sexual violence

Corrie Hartley, a Bachelor of Social Work student from UCalgary's Lethbridge campus, brings creative practice into social work and community action with collaborative art project

Faculty of Social Work research symposium to go ‘Global to Local’

17th annual showcase to run from March 4 to 5 in Calgary, Edmonton and online

UCalgary's most-read research news of 2025

In a year that saw the University of Calgary officially become a Top 5 research university, readers of UCalgary News learned about early humans adapting to extreme climates more than a million years ago, the cause of a mysterious white patch appearing next to northern lights, the subtle effects of the sounds found in a modern-day health-care clinic, and more

Investment from Environmental Damages Fund sets stage for bull trout’s comeback

Scientists, Indigenous communities to safeguard Alberta’s provincial fish from uncertain future

Learning Across Borders: International Social Work Reflections from Canada and New Zealand

Reflections on Climate, Community, and Indigenous Knowledge

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Professional Development

Upcoming courses, seminars and workshops.

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