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
From Field to Fad: Science, Misinformation and the Future of Food - 2026
Ronald O. Ball Lectureship in Food & Agriculture
The spread of misinformation seems to intensify with each passing week. Indeed, it is a defining characteristic of our time! We are in the middle of a knowledge crisis, and it is doing tangible harm – to public health, mental health, public discourse, personal relationships and public trust. But it is also having a dramatic impact on what we eat and how we think about the agricultural industry. Will the myths surrounding what we eat, how our food is grown and what is safe erode our ability to feed a growing world?
Join the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences for a thought-provoking conversation with U of A’s own Timothy Caulfield exploring food and agricultural misinformation and what it might take to bring scientific consensus and integrity back to the table.
- Myer Horowitz Theatre
- Thursday, November 26
- 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
- Doors open for pre-reception at 6:00 p.m.
- Tickets $10 (donated to Campus Food Bank)