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Mentors are here to help
Did you know that there are over 200 mentors on campus?
Mentors are students who are trained to help other students. They understand the challenges of university life as an undergraduate or graduate student and can answer your questions about uOttawa services, study methods, writing techniques, and more!
Chat with a mentor (blue tab at bottom right of the page) to help you navigate this webpage, to discuss anything related to your studies, or to schedule a one-on-one appointment.
You can meet a mentor to:
- Develop effective learning strategies and study methods;
- Set your academic goals and strengthen your motivation;
- Use your time productively and find ways to manage your stress.
Click on your faculty to book an appointment!
Click on your service to book an appointment!
Do you need a guide for your first year at the University? If you are a Canadian student, contact your regional mentor!
Do you have any questions about Canadian culture, student life, or possible challenges you may face as an international student? Connect with a uOinternational!
Are you facing challenges as a graduate student? Connect with a grad mentor to discuss anything related to grad life!
Are you in the French Immersion Stream? Book an appointment with an Immersion mentor to discuss your successes and challenges in studying en français!
Book an appointment with a writing mentor from the Academic Writing Help Centre (AWHC) to:
- Get help understanding assignment instructions;
- Learn how to make an outline and organize your ideas into paragraphs;
- Get feedback on your writing and discover tools that will help you edit your own work;
- Learn how to cite your sources properly.
You can book up to four 30-minute appointments per week. Appointments are offered to all undergrad and grad students. If you have a question, you can also drop by in person at 110 University from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Need some writing resources? Check out learn at your own pace section of this webpage.
The above services are offered through Microsoft Teams.
If you have not installed this free software yet, you can do it now!
learn at your own pace
Learn at your own pace
Sometimes you want to connect, and other times, you just want to do things on your own.
Use this section to learn how to navigate your new uOttawa technological environment, and find other resources at the University!
Are you a new student? (Awesome, and Welcome!)
Join us at uOrientation 2022!
Running from July 9 to August 21, there is something for everyone to help you get started here at the University of Ottawa. Take these opportunities to meet new people, discover your faculty, and explore resources to bolster your student success!
We hear you: starting school in a new place can feel simultaneously daunting and exciting. Starting June 20th, you can check out the programming here or sign up for uOrientation activities on our calendar of events.
Looking for information on how to use technologies? You're in the right place
Tech Tutorial |
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StudentLabs.uOttawa.ca PortalDid you know that there is a way for you to have remote access to some University labs from your personal computer? Consult the instructions provided by Information Technology to know the steps to follow:
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Looking for a university service?
There are so many different services for students at uOttawa that we thought we’d help you find the most relevant ones by listing them right here! Can’t find what you’re looking for? Ask a mentor in the chat!
Mentoring Centres
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Law (Civil Law Section)
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- French Immersion Stream
- Graduate Students
- International Mentoring Centre
- Language Mentors
- Learning & Technology
- Regional Mentors
- Residence Students
- Sports Services
- Telfer School of Management
Help Centres
- Academic Writing Help Centre
- Arts Writing Centre
- Chemistry Help Centre
- Mathematics and Statistics Help Centre
- Physics Help Centre
- Student IT Care
Other Resources
- Academic Accommodations
- Campus activities
- Career Development Centre
- CO-OP Programs
- Enrolment support
- Faculties - Contact information
- Get started - Essential tasks
- Health Services
- Important academic dates and deadlines
- Julien Couture Resource Centre
- Library - Collections
- Library - Research guides and librarians
- Mental Health & Wellness
- uOGlobal
- UROP
- Virtual Line
- Volunteering
Looking for ways to improve your writing?
In addition to booking an appointment with a writing mentor at the Academic Writing Help Centre (AWHC), check out the following resources!
AWHC Handouts
Academic Integrity
Grammar
- Articles
- Modifiers
- Possessives
- Prepositions: At, In, and On
- Pronouns: Who, Which, and That
- Punctuation
- Sentence Structure
- Transition Words
- Verb Tenses
Structure of a Paper
Types of Papers
- Annotated Bibliography
- Critical Review
- Essay
- Lab Report
- Literature Review
- Oral Presentation
- Research Proposal
- Summary
- Thesis or Memoir
Writing Process
Grad Resources
- Research help - uOttawa Library
- Theses - uO Research
- Theses - uOttawa Library
- Thesis Handbook - uOttawa
- Thesis Toolbox - uOttawa
- Writing Your Thesis - uOttawa
Other Writing Resources
- AlloProf
- APA Style (Style and Grammar Guidelines)
- Banque de dépannage linguistique
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Clés de la rédaction
- ConjugArt
- Dictionnaire des cooccurrences
- Exercices du CCDMD
- Grammar Girl
- Grammar Monster
- Grand dictionnaire terminologique
- History Essay Guide - uOttawa
- HyperGrammar 2
- LearnEnglish
- Le Rouleau des prépositions
- MLA Style Center
- Outils de rédaction du CARTU
- Ozdic
- Peck’s English Pointers
- Purdue OWL
- Termium
- Visez juste
- Writing Tips Plus
Can't find what you're looking for? Ask a mentor by clicking on the blue tab at bottom right of the page.
collaborate with other students
Looking for ways to connect?
Are you looking for ways to connect virtually with students from your faculty or program outside the classroom? We’ve got you covered!
If you are looking for opportunities to connect with other students, there are many ways to do so on campus, both virtually and in person.
| Faculty or Group | Program or initiative | Column1 |
| Alumni Relations Office | Alumni Association | alumni association diplômé graduate |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | Career Development Guide | CDC career carrière development développement guide |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | Job Search Tools | CDC career carrière curriculum CV development développement entrevue interview letter lettre portfolio resume vitae |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | Professional Developement Programs | altitude CDC career carrière development développement horizon international |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | Psychometric Assessments | CDC briggs career carrière development développement MBTI myers psychometric psychométrique strong |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | Virtual Workshops | atelier CDC career carrière development développement workshop |
| Career Development Centre (CDC) | What Can I Do With My Studies? | CDC career carrière development développement étude studies |
| Catalyst | Catalyst | catalyst journal science scientifique |
| Centre for Research Opportunities | Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) | bourse PIRPC recherche research scholarship UROP |
| Co-operative Education Programs (CO-OP) | Co-operative Education Programs (CO-OP) | coop co-op |
| Entrepreneurship Hub | Entrepreneurship Hub | carrefour entrepreneur entreprise hub |
| Entrepreneurship Hub | Startup Garage | carrefour démarrage entrepreneur entreprise garage hub startup |
| Faculty of Arts | Venture Initiative | art entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship FSS science social venture |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Aerospace micro (SAE Aero) | aerospace aérospatial aircraft airplane avion competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie plane team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Aerospace regular (SAE Aero) | aerospace aérospatial aircraft airplane avion competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie plane team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | BAJA | BAJA competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie racing rider rough team tout-terrain vehicle véhicule |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Bionics | biomedical biomédical bionic competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Brunsfield Centre | atelier brunsfield engineering espace génie machine shop space |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Concrete Canoe | béton canoe canoë competition compétition competitive compétitive concrete engineering équipe génie team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Design Day | design engineering entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship génie |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Entrepreneurial Ecosystem | démarrage ecosystem écosystème engineering entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship entreprise génie startup |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Entrepreneurial Idea | competition compétition démarrage engineering entrepreneurial entreprise génie startup |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Entrepreneurship Concepts | affaire business competition compétition concept engineering entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship génie plan |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Formula SAE | autocross car competition compétition competitive compétitive course engineering équipe formula génie race racecar SAE team voiture |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) | competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie GNCTR team toboggan |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | John McEntyre Team Space (JMTS) | collaboration collaborative ECJM engineering espace génie JMTS john mcentyre space team |
| Faculty of Engineering | MakerLaunch | alumni démarrage diplômé engineering entrepreneur entreprise génie graduate soutien startup support |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Manufacturing Training Centre (MTC) | atelier CFF engineering espace fabrication formation génie manufacturing MTC space training workshop |
| Faculty of Engineering | Outreach Programs | engineering génie outreach sensibilisation |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Roboboat | bateau boat competition compétition competitive compétitive drone engineering équipe génie roboboat robot team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Sandbox | bac collaboration collaborative engineering espace génie sable sandbox space |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Simon Nehme Design Commons | commons conception design engineering espace génie nehme simon space |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Simon Nehme Summer Entrepreneurship School | école engineering entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship été génie nehme school simon summer |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Supermileage Combustion | combustion competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie team vehicle véhicule voiture |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Supermileage Electric | competition compétition competitive compétitive electric électrique engineering équipe génie team vehicle véhicule voiture |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Supermileage Urban | competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie team urbain urban vehicle véhicule voiture |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | uORocketry | competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe fusée génie rocket rocketry team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | uORover | competition compétition competitive compétitive engineering équipe génie mars martian martien NASA rover team |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | uOttawa Richard L’Abbé Makerspace | atelier engineering espace génie l'abbé makerspace richard space |
| Faculty of Engineering - Centre for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) | Women Startup Network (WSN) | démarrage engineering entrepreneur femme génie réseau soutien startup support women |
| Faculty of Law - Common Law Section | External Moot Competitions | competition concours droit law moot plaidoirie |
| Faculty of Medicine | Research initiatives | médecine medicine recherche research |
| Faculty of Science | Faculty initiatives | médecine medicine facultaire faculté faculty |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | Venture Initiative | art entrepreneuriat entrepreneurship FSS venture |
| Financial Aid and Awards | Work-Study Program (WSP) | emploi étude job RTE study travail work WSP |
| French Immersion Stream | French Immersion Stream | français french immersion |
| Fulcrum | Fulcrum | fulcrum journal newspaper |
| Gazette | Gazette | gazette journal newspaper |
| uOInternational | uOConnexion | buddy connexion international jumelage residence résidence |
| uOInternational | uOGlobal | attestation citizen citoyen emploi employ GLO global international recognition |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Goal-Setting Workshop | atelier goal objectif mieux-être motivation wellness workshop |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Guided Meditation | meditation méditation mieux-être stress wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Meetings on the Move | circuit meeting mieux-être move mouvement réunion route wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Mental Health Podcast | balado health mieux-être podcast santé wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Pet Therapy | animaux chien dog pet therapy mieux-être stress wellness zoothérapie |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Reiki | mieux-être reiki stress wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Seven Pillars of Wellness | mieux-être piliers pillars wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Training on Mental Health Awareness and Intervention | formation health mieux-être santé training wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Trivia Tuesday | game health jeu mardi méninges mieux-être santé trivia tuesday wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Virtual Escape Room | escape évasion game jeu mieux-être piliers pillars wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Wellness Lounge | lounge mieux-être salon wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Wellness Resources | counselling health mieux-être outil resource ressource santé tool wellness |
| Mental Health and Wellness | Wellness Videos | health mieux-être outil santé tool video vidéo webinaire webinar wellness |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | Alternative Student Break (ASB) | bénévolat break communautaire community engagement jean michaëlle placement relâche volunteer |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | Community Service Learning (CSL) | apprentissage bénévolat communautaire community engagement jean learning michaëlle placement service volunteer |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | Days of Service | bénévolat communautaire community day engagement jean jour michaëlle placement volunteer |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | Extracurricular Volunteering (EV) | bénévolat communautaire community engagement extracurricular jean michaëlle parascolaire placement volunteer |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | International Volunteering | abroad bénévolat communautaire community engagement étranger international jean michaëlle placement volunteer |
| Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement | TD Environmental Leaders Program | communautaire community engagement environment environnement jean leader michaëlle TD |
| Pulsar Collective | Pulsar Collective | collective equality gender non-profit pulsar STEM |
| Rotonde | Rotonde | journal newspaper rotonde |
| Telfer School of Management | Elevator Pitch Competition | competition concours démarrage elevator entreprise pitch startup Telfer |
| Telfer School of Management | Enactus | enactus entrepreneur non-profit Telfer |
| Telfer School of Management | Entrepreneurs' Club | entrepreneur networking non-profit réseautage Telfer |
| Telfer School of Management | Financial Research and Learning Lab | finance lab laboratoire recherche research Telfer |
| Telfer School of Management | Startup support | démarrage entreprise soutien startup support Telfer |
| Telfer School of Management | uOttawa Top 5 Startups | competition concours démarrage entreprise silicon startup Telfer |
| University of Ottawa | Afro Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP) | manitoba minorité minorités minority minorities |
Clubs
There are dozens of clubs on campus. Consult the Campus Vibez uOttawa (CVUO) clubs list to find one that works for you, and get involved!
Associations
Are you looking for your Student Association? Use the search box to find it!
calendar of events
What can you find in here?
In this calendar, you can find upcoming events for students aimed at helping you succeed or connect with your peers. Sign-up for workshops, study groups, webinars, social activities… right from the calendar!
Something to report? Reach us by email, by phone at (613) 562-5601, or drop by between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at 110 University Private.