Faculty of
Agricultural, Life &Environmental Sciences
The Faculty of ALES at the U of A provides solutions to global challenges, such as agriculture and food, the environment, community and individual well-being, and bioresource innovation.
Comprising four departments and more than 40 undergraduate and graduate programs, ALES turns science into solutions that encompass the entire human experience.
Prospective Students
An undergraduate degree in ALES challenges you to find solutions for real-life problems. Pursue a degree that matters and secure a job in an in-demand career.
Graduate Programs
ALES offers a variety of science-based graduate programs, including several specializations that are available as course or thesis-based.
Research
ALES conducts a robust research program that provides solutions to global challenges in our comprehensive research and teaching facilities.
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18,000+
Alumni with over 60%
living in Alberta -
$48M
in external research
funding annually -
25,000
Acres of farm and ranch land
spanning Alberta
ALES Faculty Strategic Plan 2025-28
In 2025, ALES engaged students, alumni, faculty, staff, government and research partners and funders to co-create a new three-year strategic plan. It reflects a shared ambition to reimagine the faculty’s impact, sharpen its identity, refresh its capabilities, and lead through research and education in ways that meaningfully improve lives, ecosystems and economies.
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What's On
4 Legs, 3 Decades & One Health: A Last Lecture with Craig Wilkinson
J.G. O’Donoghue Memorial Lecture, September 17
Dr. Craig Wilkinson, who served as the University of Alberta's veterinarian from 2015 to 2026, will be the guest speaker at the 2026 J.G. O’Donoghue Memorial Lecture. Join us Thursday, September 17, 3 - 5 p.m. in the University Commons Alfred Sorensen Community Hall on the U of A North Campus for this "last lecture" with Dr. Wilkinson to learn about changes in animal research over his career.
Established in 1981 to honour the late Dr. O’Donoghue, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Government of Alberta, the J.G. O’Donoghue Memorial Lecture is held every 2 to 3 years and welcomes an outstanding veterinarian or scientist to address both U of A students and veterinary students at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.