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$3M investment launches U of A defence initiative
27 March 2026
DEFENDS will connect innovators and industries with the Canadian Armed Forces to turn ideas into real capabilities.
U of A partners with Des Nedhe Group for collaboration on defence-related research
25 March 2026
Agreement aims to advance research that will enhance northern security through Indigenous involvement in major defence and security initiatives.
A strong budget for Canadian research and innovation
6 November 2025
Budget 2025 includes major funding for new research chairs and critical infrastructure, AI and defence plus news on international student numbers.
Hands-on learning on the high seas
29 September 2025
U of A’s Faculty of Engineering and Royal Canadian Navy join forces to launch new co-op program allowing student reservists to gain experience onboard navy warships.
Can you really collaborate with a robot? This PhD grad is working on it
22 November 2024
Adam Parker uses AI to teach a prosthetic device to give real-time feedback to its user as human and machine learn tasks together.
Futuristic technology could help protect soldiers in combat
6 March 2023
Engineering researchers are developing a communications system that will provide vital information about troop health and situational awareness, even in the harshest conditions.
Securing Canada’s defence future
16 October 2025
With the U of A as a trusted partner, Lockheed Martin taps into a wealth of technical expertise with the aim of protecting citizens and sovereignty.
U of A joins transatlantic network to accelerate tech innovation
14 March 2024
As part of the NATO DIANA network, the university will help innovators and researchers advance new technologies to solve challenges affecting global security and peace.
New research helps Alberta communities take fuel away from wildfires
1 April 2025
Study reveals highest-priority areas for removing trees and brush that heighten the threat to buildings.
News about Student Groups
AlbertaSat - The Building of Experimental Albertan #1 (Ex-Alta 1)
1 April 2025
Up through the atmosphere; AlbertaSat gets next satellite test off the ground with stratospheric balloon
13 August 2018
UAlberta student group tests Ex-Alta 2 equipment on a stratospheric balloon with help from the Canadian Space Agency.
Building robots and creating a community
29 July 2019
Engineering student club's passion for robotics create high-tech robot while creating a supportive community
Grounded in the realities of making something from nothing, student's setting her sights on the stars
8 September 2019
Engineering at Alberta student builds a rocket research team and launch pad to a career in space
Engineers taking flight at international aero competition
5 April 2019
Their mission: build a plane that carries another plane to Mars