Inspiring Minds Showcase - Western University - seeking to enhance awareness and broaden the impact of graduate student research

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 675 submissions received in the Inspiring Minds Digital Collection.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, submissions open May 1, 2025 and close June 6, 2025.

Click here to submit your 150!

Hyperactivity: Friend or Foe?

Sublime Schizoanalysis: Literary Madness and the Modernist Aesthetic

Easing the Load: Addressing Shoulder Injuries among Firefighters

Understanding Caregivers in Graphic Novel Memoirs

A green vaccine: Using plants to protect poultry from Salmonella

Digital Technologies for the Enhancement of Anatomy Education

Lift, Eat, Repeat: Understanding Eating Disorders in People Who Want to be More Muscular

Development of Parasports; A case of Ghana

Harnessing Waste for the Future: Upgrading Bio-oil into Sustainable Fuel

Can we improve walking abilities with music and brain stimulation?

Longing for Home: Exploring Second-Generation Immigrant Identity with Nostalgia

Journey to Mars: Rosalind Franklin Rover's Quest for Life

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_arts_humanities" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Arts & Humanities">Arts and Humanities</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_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_schulich" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry">Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry</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_science" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Science">Science</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_soc_science" style="color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; display:block;" title="Social Science">Social Science</a></li>

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