Why Western is a great choice for graduate studies...

    Western is one of Canada's oldest and largest research universities

	Established in 1878, UWO is the largest university in Ontario outside of Toronto
	Over 32,000 full-time students attend Western
	There are currently about 3000 full time graduate students
	Winning the 2004 national Communities in Bloom competition in the category of Parks and Grounds, Western is Canada's most beautiful university campus
	Designated Canada's Best Student Experience by the newspaper Globe and Mail
	Ranked as one of Canada's top three overall universities by Maclean's magazine

    World-class research opportunities

A complete list of research supervisors and their research programs can be found by clicking on the People tab above

Since Western is one of Canada's top Universities, a first-class research infrastructure exists. Click on Resources above to see some of our facilities.

    Western's chemistry department is one of the strongest in Canada

	Over 33 friendly, helpful, and enthusiastic research faculty
	About one-third of the faculty are new, having been hired in the last 7 years
	Our faculty have received numerous research and teaching awards

Our department has 5 Canada Research Chairs and 2 NSERC Industrial Chairs

  Exciting research in organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical
  chemistry as well as many interdisciplinary areas:

	Materials chemistry
	Synthetic chemistry
	Computational chemistry
	Nanochemistry
	Environmental chemistry
	Surface science
	Electrochemistry
	Bioanalytical and biophysical chemistry
	Bioorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
	Photochemistry

  Western is located in London, Ontario, a vibrant and multicultural city
  just two hours from Toronto, and with a relatively low cost of living

	Online video about London (provided by Ambassador London)
	Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is ~$650/month. In Canada, a one-bedroom apartment consists of a separate bedroom, separate kitchen, dining room, living room, and a private bathroom.
	On-campus housing in dormatory- and apartment-style residences also available
	Tuition at Western includes a year-round, London transit pass valued at $880
	For comparison, an average one-bedroom apartment in Ottawa and Toronto are respectively $1100 and $1300 per month.
	Contacts and Links on the left provide information on housing

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