Current Students
“For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses.”
~ Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, 1974
Science is a way of knowing.
Our programs, and our engaging and committed faculty and staff, expose you to the tools and techniques used by leading-edge scientists in areas as minute as sub-atomic particles, or as incomprehensibly vast as the expanding universe.
We have a growing reputation for ingenuity in research. Many of our graduates work as successful laboratory researchers, teachers and doctors. However, they also work beyond the scope of traditional science in fields such as journalism, forensics and video game development.
Remember to sign up for a Major after completing 30 credit hours in the required subject areas, and consider joining the student society in your major subject. If your proposed Major has specific admission requirements, contact the department during your first year to make sure you are completing the admission requirements in the best way possible. All Majors and Honours students should consult their faculty advisor at least once a year, too. Once you begin the final year of your academic program, you should ensure that you are completing all the program requirements for your degree program by requesting a program audit from the Registrar's Office.
Undergraduate Research News
- Our students asked for more opportunities for summer research experience. To this end, the Dean of Science is announcing a new Science Undergraduate Research Award (SURA) program starting this year. If you are a Memorial University Science student and your NSERC USRA application to do research within the Faculty of Science this summer was insuccessful, you may be eligible to receive a SURA award. The SURA is same type of employment as the USRA except that the funding comes from the Dean of Science instead of NSERC.
- The third annual Psychology Research Day showcased the research achievement of graduate and Honours students in the Department of Psychology. Congratulations to Maria Powell (Honours thesis award), Alison Petten (Psychology Society Scholarship), Kerri Bojman (best oral presentation) and Nicole Shea (best poster).
- The annual Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS) overcame the snowstorm on Saturday March 31st, and was a successful day devoted to the current research of our Biology undergraduate students.
- Upcoming undergraduate conferences include the Science Atlantic Psychology Conference (Acadia University, Wolfville NS, May 8-9) and the Science Atlantic/CIC ChemCon 2012 (Cape Breton University, Sydney NS, May 15-18). Congratulations to our successful participants in the Science Atlantic Conference for Biology, Aquaculture & Fisheries, and Environment (Mount Allison University, Sackville NB, March 2 - 4). See the Science Atlantic web site for details on these conferences.
