Building the future through creativity, collaboration, and research success
One of Canada's Top 15 Research Universities 
USask chemistry associate professor Stephen Foley and his business partners (including two USask alumni, his former students) took their technological innovation to CBC's Dragons' Den reality TV show competition and turned their golden idea - a novel way to extract gold from e-waste - into a total $1-million offer from all six "dragons."
Foley's next step: scale up his proven experimental success to industrial production.
It starts with working together,
We have six research Signature Areas
Signature (noun): a characteristic mark that serves to to set apart or identify (Webster's Dictionary)
Signature area (noun), \ˈsig-nə-ˌchu̇r ˈā-rē-ə\: areas of outstanding achievement enabled by our research capacity, investments, history and sense of place.(U of S)
What is a signature area? Watch an overview:
Using the best tools,
The best minds need the best support. U of S has some of the most advanced research facilities, centres, and networks in the world.
Our facilities
The Canadian Light Source synchrotron, the International Vaccine Centre, and the Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences are some of our exceptional facilities.
Our centres
With the Global Institute for Food Security and the Global Institute for Water Security and numerous other centres -- U of S is changing the world.
Reaching new heights,
U of S scientists and scholars are winning awards and breaking new ground in research.
Discover our expertise
U of S has stellar research talent, including Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Canada Research Chairs, Industrial Research Chairs, Centennial Research Chairs, Saskatchewan Research Chairs, and named chairs.
Celebrate our award winners
Our researchers are garnering attention from all sides. Sometimes, it's OK to brag.
Take advantage of our Canada First Research Excellence Fund Programs
U of S is only university to have been awarded two CFREFs. Exclusivity has its benefits.
Visit the Office of the Vice-President Research
Connect to all the essential information. Find contacts, forms, ethical guidelines, and much more!
Sharing our knowledge and talent with the world,
Expand your mind by expanding your horizons. Let the U of S International Office connect you to your next adventure. Get in touch, today!
You're not alone!
Watch stories of great U of S cross-cultural opportunities and international student successes.
Building strong foundations,
How can students like you
get involved in research?
Get involved, today!
Whether in the lab or out in the field, great adventure awaits you. Search for great undergraduate research opportunities, here.
Read student success stories
Getting involved in research can seem intimidating. Students can make a difference. We feature stories of graduates and post docs in our Young Innovators series. Undergrads are integral to research, too.
Everything you want to know about research but are afraid to ask
The journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step, but where do you start?
Remembering our origins,
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