University of Windsor student research and creative activity
Turn your curiosity into discovery.
Join UWill Discover to be part of a year-long student experience where ideas become scholarship, leadership, and creative expression. Through workshops, events, and experiential training, you gain the confidence to bring your work to life and share it in academic and public settings. Once you have the skills, go on to present at local, national, and international conferences! These activities take you from curiosity to new skills to publication.
2027 Conference — Hold the date!
Saturday, March 13, 2027
Planning has begun for the 2027 UWill Discover Conference. Watch for workshops, proposal information, conference opportunities, and announcements throughout the year.
UWill Discover Brightspace — Coming October 1
The UWill Discover 2026–2027 Brightspace page will be available on or before October 1, 2026.
Check back then to enrol and access workshops, proposal information, conference updates, and opportunities to participate in the 2027 UWill Discover Conference.
In the meantime, hold the date for the conference: Saturday, March 13, 2027.
Planning for the 2027 UWill Discover Conference
Planning is underway for the 2027 UWill Discover Conference at the University of Windsor. More information about participation, proposals, workshops, and conference activities will be shared as plans develop.
Year-long preparation
UWill Discover is more than a single conference day. Beginning this fall, students will be able to access pre-conference workshops, the annual writing retreat, and other opportunities designed to help strengthen ideas, develop research and creative work, refine presentation skills, and prepare work for public sharing.
Present your work
The main UWill Discover Conference takes place each March. Set your goals now to join us in 2027. Students can develop work for oral presentations, poster presentations, and activities hosted by campus partners.
Explore the UWill Discover Journal to read selected works from previous conferences.
See our work in the Office of Innovation Services Annual Impact Report 2022–23.
Leadership and partners
Dr. Tim Brunet leads the UWill Discover project through his work at the Student Success and Leadership Centre.
Review our exciting list of campus partners! UWill Discover is made possible through collaboration with contributors and partners across campus:
- Student Success and Leadership Centre
- Outstanding Scholars Program
- Leddy Library
- Ignite Work Study program
- STEMx Policy
- Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Mediation (OHRCRM) and the IDeA competition (joining the 2026–2027 iteration of UWill Discover)
- Humanities Research Group Fellows
- Master of Translational Health Science (leaders in adjudicator programming)
- Youth Colloquium Scholars (a partnership with Vincent Massey Secondary School and St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School)
- UWinMUN team members assist with the UWill Discover Model United Nations event.
- Various undergraduate thesis classes either require or recommend participation in the UWill Discover conference.
Funding acknowledgement
In 2023, UWill Discover was partially funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.