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#WesternClassof2026 - you have early access to alumni perks and the chance to win one of ten convocation prizes from @booksatwesternu!🎓

Enter before May 30 through the Purple Perks app, and you could be one of ten winners to receive a #WesternU degree frame and plushie valued up to $300! If selected, you will be contacted by email.

Entrants must be Western 2026 grads (spring or fall) who live in Canada (excluding Quebec). This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

Link in our bio to enter.

#WesternClassof2026 - you have early access to alumni perks and the chance to win one of ten convocation prizes from @booksatwesternu!🎓

Enter before May 30 through the Purple Perks app, and you could be one of ten winners to receive a #WesternU degree frame and plushie valued up to $300! If selected, you will be contacted by email.

Entrants must be Western 2026 grads (spring or fall) who live in Canada (excluding Quebec). This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

Link in our bio to enter.

#WesternClassof2026 - you have early access to alumni perks and the chance to win one of ten convocation prizes from @booksatwesternu!🎓

Enter before May 30 through the Purple Perks app, and you could be one of ten winners to receive a #WesternU degree frame and plushie valued up to $300! If selected, you will be contacted by email.

Entrants must be Western 2026 grads (spring or fall) who live in Canada (excluding Quebec). This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.

Link in our bio to enter.

Don’t be afraid to take that first step. 💜 #WesternU students Alanah, Claire, Parker and Salim share how connecting with professors, getting involved in research and joining clubs helped them find their place – and build skills along the way.

#AllinWesternU

Adam Purdy is on a mission to make sport more inclusive for athletes with disabilities. As a coach, researcher and advocate, he builds pathways for participation, ensuring young athletes can see themselves represented and supported from the start.
#WesternU #TheImpactProject

We hope you're having an enjoyable and relaxing long weekend, #WesternU! 🌤️🌸

📷: Iulia Costache/@westernufhs

Alanah and Salim share what it was like to intern with #WesternU’s Frugal Biomedical Innovations program as the group highlights the importance of low-cost, accessible health-care solutions – not just globally, but here at home, too.

#AllinWesternU

In this edition of Campus Conversations, Parker, Salim, Claire and Alanah reflect on the importance of empathy in their research, whether they’re connecting face-to-face with patients or designing solutions that improve health and quality of life.

#WesternU #AllinWesternU

Sachindri Wijekoon is working directly with older adults to rethink how aging is studied and understood. Through community-based participatory research, she helps ensure those most affected by marginalization are not just participants — but partners — in creating meaningful change.

#WesternU #TheImpactProject

From the lab to shaping the future of care. 🔬🌍 #WesternU students Salim Kanji, Alanah Chopra, Claire Cheung and Parker Kempton discuss how research goes beyond theory, giving them the chance to solve problems, support health-care innovation and contribute to meaningful change, both locally and globally.

Stay tuned for more of their conversation with President Alan Shepard.

#AllinWesternU

Spring blooms around #WesternU 🌸

📷: @jiinyoungiies

Spring blooms around #WesternU 🌸

📷: @jiinyoungiies

Spring blooms around #WesternU 🌸

📷: @jiinyoungiies

A new exhibition at @batashoemuseum showcases decades of research and many of the Roman leather shoes discovered by #WesternU prof Elizabeth Greene at Vindolanda, a @unesco World Heritage Site, where she has been uncovering artifacts for decades.

Learn more about how Western is navigating new realities at our link in bio.

#AllinWesternU

Additional footage courtesy of @officialvindolandatrust

Rebekah Jacques is bringing a more human-centred approach to forensic pathology. By integrating Indigenous values, knowledge and lived experience into her work, she's helping ensure the process not only uncovers truth, but also respects dignity and supports healing.

#WesternU #TheImpactProject

Whatever comes next for you this summer, we hope you're able to pursue your passions and enjoy time with friends and family. To the #WesternClassOf2026, we can't wait to celebrate with you at convocation. Congratulations on a successful year, #WesternU!