News

The Guelph Lab is celebrating its 10 year anniversary!

The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) at the University of Guelph is pleased to announce to the 9th annual free one-day virtual format conference in honour of International Women’s Day 2026, taking place on Friday, March 6th, 2026 from 11:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Did you know you can book meeting rooms, host events, and co-work at the 10C shared space through CESI

We are excited to share that a Guelph Lab project has been featured by Guelph Today. The Guelph Lab has been working on The Energy Equity Action Plan with the City of Guelph and other relevant partners.

Registration is now open for the Winter 2026 Skills for Research Impact Workshop Series. Offered in collaboration by the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, and the Research Innovation Office, these workshops are designed for University of Guelph faculty, research staff and graduate students interested in enhancing the impact of their research. 

CESI Director Elizabeth Jackson and Innovation and Intergovernmental Relations General Manager Jodie Sales have recently spoken on the Guelph Politicast. 

CESI Director Elizabeth Jackson and Global Engagement Specialist Samantha Blostein have published a research article with co-author Josephine Gaupholm about community engaged experiential learning in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 29, Number 3.

Work with us! The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) is hiring a Manager of Community Engaged Learning (CEL) to develop and deliver strategic opportunities for both community-based research and community-based learning in the College of Social & Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS). 

Duties and Responsibilities

In recent years, the field of community engaged scholarship (CES) has been under increasing pressure to adapt in the face of deepening socio-political and ecological crises. Today, institutions and communities committed to community engaged (CE) methodologies face ongoing, historically-rooted critical challenges that often hinder their work for transformative change.  

Join our team! The Research Shop is hiring four students for the following position: 

• Research Shop Assistant

The Research Shop is hiring students to join our team for the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters. These positions will support community engaged research projects.

The incumbent must currently be registered as a student at the University of Guelph and may be from any program