Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences

Food for focus: what to eat to make learning easier

The Faculty of ALES conducts a robust research program that provides solutions to global challenges in the areas of agriculture and food, the environment, community and individual well-being, and bioresource innovation.

Faculty Areas of Research

Animal Science | Food Science and Bioresource Technology | Human Nutrition | Plant Biosystems

Aging | Children, Youth & Families | Material Culture Studies | Textile and Apparel Science

Agriculture and the Environment | Conservation Biology | Environmental Soil Science | Forest Ecology and Management | Reclamation and Restoration of Land and Water

Environmental and Resource Economics | Economics of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness | Environmental and Resource Sociology | International Development

Your gift to the Faculty of ALES will provide solutions to global challenges!

Support students and researchers so they can make advances in areas such as food science, sustainable agriculture, bio-based products, environmental sustainability, and individual and community well-being, to name a few.
Learn more about our upcoming events, various partnerships, and how your gift can provide international learning opportunities.

Undergraduate Programs

An undergraduate degree in ALES challenges you to find solutions for real-life problems. Our grads secure jobs in significant employment sectors, including environment, animal care, food and agriculture, and human services.

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

ALES offers a variety of science-based graduate programs, including several specializations that are both course and thesis-based. Graduate research opportunities include science and agriculture, as well as business and international dual degree options.

Graduate Programs

Exchange and Study Abroad

Consider travel abroad during your undergraduate or graduate degree - you could participate in an exchange program, tour, or educational experience.

Exchange and Study Abroad

News about ALES

Could growing crops under solar panels provide food and energy at the same time?

May 09, 2023

Researchers are assessing the potential of agrivoltaics to help tackle two sustainability challenges.
Eight simple ways to eat healthy without blowing your food budget

May 03, 2023

Beating inflation doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition, says expert.
New tool helps communities shore up their wildfire defences

May 01, 2023

Easy-to-use, inexpensive method maps where fires are likely to blaze a trail into populated areas.
‘A new way of doing research’: Indigenous communities and U of A allies partner to support family, women and children’s well-being

April 28, 2023

Six-year, $16-million project will look at outcomes of culturally appropriate programs supporting healthy pregnancy and families, childbirth and early development.
Tree diversity increases carbon storage, soil fertility in forests

April 26, 2023

New study could help guide long-term conservation and reforestation efforts by government and industry.
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