Inspiring Minds Showcase

Inspiring Minds is the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' (SGPS) platform for celebrating graduate research, scholarship, and creative activity.

We invite you to enjoy this showcase of the graduate students, ideas, and impact that move Western, and the world, forward.

A Cleaner, Smarter Way to Make Medicines

September 18, 2026

Reinventing drug manufacturing with nickel and iron.

Can Paralympic Games Make A More Inclusive Society?

March 27, 2026

Seunghoon Lee is a PhD candidate in Kinesiology.

Western Skylark: Space-Enhanced Wildlife Tracking with Optical Payload

March 20, 2026

Purvaja Karthikeyan is a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Sport as a public emergency: The case for basic humanitarian standards in sport

March 13, 2026

Alan Oldham is a PhD candidate in Kinesiology.

Invisible Stimulus: How Magnetic Fields Interact with the Human Body

March 06, 2026

Eléonore Fresnel is a PhD candidate in Medical Biophysics.

Listen to my Speech!

February 27, 2026

Jessica Holmes is a PhD candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Listening to the Silent Generation

February 20, 2026

Taylor-Victoria Northwood is a MA candidate in History.

Zola, But Make It Funny: The Comedies You Missed

February 13, 2026

Kaitlyn Gagnon is a PhD candidate in French Studies.

Plastic pellet distribution on beaches across the Great Lakes

February 06, 2026

Robert Silber is a MSc candidate in Geology.

The Heads Up on Head Injuries

January 30, 2026

Emilie Potts is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering.

Too Long, Too Twisty, or Both?

January 23, 2026

Niloufar Ansari Dezfuly is a PhD candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Accessibility by Design: Musical Instruments in Student Hands

January 16, 2026

Ran Jiang is a PhD candidate in Music.

Self-Driving or Self-Danger?

January 09, 2026

Moumita Bhowmik is a MSc candidate in Computer Science.

Bringing “Home” to Long-Term Care

December 05, 2025

Denise Bedard is a PhD candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Refracted Realities: Painting Gen Z in the Digital Age

November 28, 2025

Natasha Beaudoin is a MFA candidate in Visual Arts.

From Stardust to Life: Exploring Molecules in the Cosmos in the era of the James Webb Space Telescope

November 21, 2025

Charmi Bhatt is a PhD candidate in Planetary Science and Exploration.

Relations Not Relationships: Connecting Value and Values on Mobile Dating Apps

November 14, 2025

Meghan Voll is a PhD candidate in Media Studies.

Smiles Without Borders: What Makes it Difficult for Newcomers to See a Dentist?

October 31, 2025

Giuliana Gadoni Giovanni Borges is a MSc candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Hot and Bothered: Rethinking Transit Design in the Era of Climate Change

October 17, 2025

Naser Ahmed is a PhD candidate in Geography and Environment.

Challenging Canada’s Musical Mosaic

October 10, 2025

Duncan McCallum is a PhD candidate in Musicology.

Friend or foe? The immune system. Friend or foe? Stem cells.

October 03, 2025

Nouran Al-Banaa is a PhD candidate in Physiology and Pharmacology.

Driving Towards a “Starry” Future

September 26, 2025

Vikash Kumar is a PhD candidate in Business Administration.

Decarbonization of Canadian Houses with Integrated Solar Photovoltaics, Heat Pump, and Thermal Battery Systems

September 19, 2025

Shafquat Rana is a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Has your world shrunk?

September 12, 2025

Catherine George is a PhD candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.