Inspiring Minds is a campus-wide partnership between Western Research, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Writing Support Centre, Western Libraries, Student Experience, and Western's 11 faculties.

Western's graduate students were challenged to describe their work in 150 or fewer words; this non-competitive showcase highlights a curated group of randomly selected Master's and doctoral students from across campus. It's an exciting snapshot of work in progress and work that will have an impact on our society for years to come.

We invite you to view the student submissions featured below and to take some time to explore the more than 230 submissions received for our 2021 inaugural year in the Inspiring Minds Digital Collection.

Lighting Up the Brain to Study Social Interactions

Lighting Up the Brain to Study Social Interactions

Posthuman novels: how stories of clones, robots and animals reshape our understanding of the Human

Posthuman novels: how stories of clones, robots and animals reshape our understanding of the Human

Growing Digital Equity Through Accessible Blockchain Applications to Grow Low-Tech Spaces

Growing Digital Equity Through Accessible Blockchain Applications to Grow Low-Tech Spaces

Folk Theories and Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Folk Theories and Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Improving Modelling and Control of Wearable Hand Exoskeleton Devices

Improving Modelling and Control of Wearable Hand Exoskeleton Devices

Yankee Doodle, Baba Yaga, and Politic: Nursery Rhymes during the Cold War

Yankee Doodle, Baba Yaga, and Politic: Nursery Rhymes during the Cold War

Using GPS tracking and geomagnetic data to study migratory movement in birds

Using GPS tracking and geomagnetic data to study migratory movement in birds

Affordances of Coding in School Mathematics and Beyond

Affordances of Coding in School Mathematics and Beyond

Current perceptions of childbirth risk: is it about safety or control?

Current perceptions of childbirth risk: is it about safety or control?

The Integration of Coding in a Teacher Education Program: Course experiences and the teaching and learning of mathematics

The Integration of Coding in a Teacher Education Program: Course experiences and the teaching and learning of mathematics

Restoring Our Great Lakes Without Excessive Nutrients

Restoring Our Great Lakes Without Excessive Nutrients

Using Robotic Telescopes to Observe Lunar Co-Orbital Asteroids

Using Robotic Telescopes to Observe Lunar Co-Orbital Asteroids

We invite you to view our curated submissions organized by Faculty:

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<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_music" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Don Wright Faculty of Music">Don Wright Faculty of Music</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_education" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Education">Education</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_engineering" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Engineering">Engineering</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_health_sciences" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Health Sciences">Health Sciences</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_info_media_studies" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Information and Media Studies">Information and Media Studies</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_business" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Ivey School of Business">Ivey Business School</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_law" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Law">Law</a></li>

<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_schulich" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry">Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry</a></li>

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<li style="list-style:none; float:left;margin-right:10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 20px; text-align:center; background-color:#4f2683; border-radius:15px; display:block;"><a href="https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds_soc_science" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Social Science">Social Science</a></li>

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