Making Change Together! Partnering for Wellbeing & Health Innovation

The 16th Annual Research Symposium

March 17 - 21, 2025

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Save the Date! Edmonton & Online Events

March 17 - 19
Dates & times to be announced
View research posters and engage with our Edmonton faculty, students and community members as they present research. 

Online Event

March 13, 2024
8:30am - noon
The online portion of our research symposium will feature the keynote address and panel discussions.

Calgary Event

March 13, 2024 
noon - 4:30pm
View posters and engage with our Calgary faculty, students and community members as they present research related to our 2024 theme: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackling Societal Issues.

2024 Social Work Research Symposium Schedule

Transdisciplinary Approaches to Tackling Societal Issues:   
Democracy, Justice, and Sustainability through Transformative Research

March 12: On Campus Edmonton  
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Student Poster Presentations, Networking and Refreshments   
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Houselessness in Alberta: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?  
 

March 13: Online   
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome (Online)   
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address ‘Transdisciplinary Scholarship’ Dr. Jim Ellis and Dr. Petra Dolata   
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussions:  
•Creating Recovery-Friendly Campuses: Transforming Lived Experience to Program of Research  
•Wellbeing Across the Gender Spectrum  
 

March 13: On Campus Calgary   
12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Networking, Roundtables and Lunch    
 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Student Poster Presentations