TheGraduate@Carleton

November 13, 2025 Edition

photo collage of book covers by Carleton researchers in the tunnels

Graduate Student News

Congratulations to our Fall Graduates!
Congratulations to the 613 graduate students who have successfully completed their degrees!

Diplomas are available to pick up at Graduate Studies (512 Tory Building) between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Diplomas will be held until Nov. 28. Formal presentation of degrees and certificates in the Fall will be made in June 2026. Graduates will be notified by email to their Carleton email address of all the pertinent convocation ceremony details in mid-May. Please visit our convocation site for details about June 2026 convocation as they become available. The convocation website will include the full list of Fall graduates and medallists.

Apply Now for an Exchange Program
Plan your exchange for 2026/2027 by attending an Exchange Information Session! These sessions will provide an overview of the Exchange Program as well as details on how to complete an application. Topics will include eligibility requirements, funding opportunities, and testimonials from past participants.

**Registration for Preparing to Teach Certificate is Open**
Registration for the Winter 2026 cohort of TLS’s Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate is now open! Available to upper-year doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows with little or no experience designing and teaching a course of their own. PTT is a 10-week program with weekly readings, activities, and in-person class meetings. The Winter 2026 cohort meets on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., starting on Jan. 14 and ending on March 25.
Registration for the program closes Dec. 15.

Sign Up for a Campus to Community Day
Help make a difference in the Carleton community by joining a Campus to Community session. Campus to Community is an experiential learning opportunity where Carleton students travel to different organizations across the Ottawa area and assist with various tasks and learn about social issues faced by clients accessing their services.

GIS Day Events at the Library
Carleton will celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 19. Please join us at the Library for a morning of presentations from seven Carleton researchers showcasing innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology in analysis, visualization, and decision-making. Learn more about GIS in the fields of Biology, Business, Engineering, Health and Public History.

Influenza and COVID Vaccination Clinic
Carleton Health Services is offering a flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon in CTTC 4100. Appointments can be booked online. Complete the consent forms in the health questionnaire sent at booking. Vaccine appointments are also offered at community clinics and pharmacies with or without an Ontario health card.

Mini-Course Program: Instructor Proposal Application
The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) provides students from grades eight to 11 a one-week enriched learning experience at Carleton. The Undergraduate Recruitment Office is looking for enthusiastic graduate students who are interested in teaching a course during the first week of May. Find more information and the application process on the MCP website. Applications close Nov. 15.

Thank Your Favourite Professor!
Nominations are now open for our annual Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards! We'd love to hear about how a professor has impacted your experience at Carleton and how valuable mentors can be! Click here to review the FAQ section and get more information about the awards. Nominations are open until Jan. 8, 2026. Click here to submit a nomination.

If you have any questions, please email: thegraduate@carleton.ca.
To view previous editions of TheGraduate@Carleton, click here.

Upcoming Deadlines
For the complete list of dates and deadlines, please bookmark and refer to the official academic year calenda r.

Nov. 15

Last day to request formal exam accommodations for December full fall, late fall, and fall/winter examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.
Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses.

Nov. 25
Winter Payment Deadline

Nov. 28
Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department if defending their thesis this term and applying for Winter graduation.

Nov. 30
Deadline for students to apply for Winter (February) graduation. Apply for graduation in Carleton Central.
(Carleton University cannot guarantee approval of Winter 2026 graduation applications submitted after the Nov. 30 deadline. A non-refundable fee of $60.00 will apply to all late applications.)

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's Program: Join an Upcoming Information Session

NSERC is hosting the following information sessions for the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s program:

Friday, Nov. 14 (in English) from 10 a.m. to noon. (ET)
Link: Join the meeting now

Tuesday, Nov. 18 (in French) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (ET)
Link: Join the meeting now

Thursday, Nov. 20 (in English) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET)
Link: Join the meeting now

CIHR and SSHRC staff will be present at all sessions. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS teams meetings. Before attending a session, participants must read the relevant program description, watch the tutorial videos on the NSERC YouTube channel and come prepared with questions. Participants are welcome to attend any of the sessions. Registration is not required to attend a session.

Tri-Council Agencies deadline for master's programs is Dec. 1.

The Centre for Student Academic Support

Learning and writing support is available through the Centre for Student Academic Support. You can:

1. Book one-on-one appointments for learning and writing support.

2. Drop in for help with study strategies, time management, and writing assignments.

3. Access self-paced learning and writing support workshops through Brightspace.

Awards Information

Ontario Graduate Scholarship: Applications must be submitted through Carleton Central by Nov. 19.

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's Program
Tri-Council Agency applications for master's students are due Dec. 1.

Event information for Peter Stursberg lecture on campus

poster of event of DCL Lecture Series - Ghost in the Machine

Philosophy Colloquium on Nov. 14

The Department of Philosophy's next Colloquium is taking place on Friday, Nov. 14 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Richcraft Hall, Room 3110. Prof. Maushumi Guha from Jadavpur University will be presenting, First, second and third: Perspectives on others.

Visit the Philosophy website for more information.

Political Science Speaker Series on Nov. 17

The Department of Political Science is holding its Political Science Speaker Series on Nov. 17 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Loeb Building, Room A602.

Canada Research Chair Tier 2 and Associate Professor of Global Development and Political Science, University of Toronto Caroline Shenaz Hossein is presenting, The Banker Ladies and the Power of the Informal.

Click here for more information and to register.

Graduate Students' Association

The Grants and Awards applications are open until the deadline on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. EST. More information is on our website under the student services tab.

Carleton Scientist Receives Synergy Award for Innovation

Carleton University’s Scientist-in-Residence, Richard Ernst, has been awarded the 2025 Synergy Award for Innovation by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), in recognition of his leadership in a long-standing industry-academia research partnership that is accelerating the discovery of critical minerals through geological research.

Ernst, a world-leading geological field researcher in the Department of Earth Sciences, leads the Carleton University-Resource Exploration Consortium, a 19-year (2010–2029) partnership involving Carleton researchers, 15 major exploration companies and over 150 scientific collaborators from 25 countries.

Read the Entire Article Here

Canada Research Chair Awarded Funding to Advance Low-Carbon Technologies

One of Carleton University’s recently renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC), Reza Kholghy, was awarded new funding in support of his contributions to achieving Canada’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Kholghy, a Canada Research Chair in Industrial Decarbonization in the Faculty of Engineering and Design, is receiving $89,000 through the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund to support his project: System for Thermogravimetric Analysis of Powders at Extreme Environments.