Community engagement can take the form of research projects, co-curricular activities, or be integrated into students’ coursework, depending on what best fits your needs. Research projects leverage faculty expertise to create impact within partners’ organizations. Co-curricular activities connect partners, faculty and students outside of the classroom. Through coursework, partners can collaborate with students to tackle their challenges and develop innovative, actionable solutions.
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Collaborate for a course projectÂ
Build capacity by having a faculty member and student teams address a challenge your organization is facing. Develop relationships with students, get multiple options for solutions, and make data-driven decisions by partnering with ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ through a course
Get involved with co-curricular activitiesÂ
Enhance your involvement with the community by participating in co-curricular activities. Work with motivated students, faculty, and staff whose passions align with your organization's objectives.
Partner for a research projectÂ
Access experts to improve your ability to make data-driven decisions. Receive high-quality analysis, recommendations and solutions to challenges facing your organization.
Initiatives across Queen's
Already have a project or collaborator in mind? Learn more about specific initiatives across the university below.
The Faculty of Arts and Science at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ provides an opportunity for the development of experiential partnerships between local organizations, faculty and students through courses. All projects have a focus on one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
has a long history of working and collaborating with community partners. We have many diverse types of community collaborations with the overall aim of promoting the health and well-being of everyone involved.
brings together researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Faculty of Education and community partners to support positive transformation in teaching, research, and everyday lives. The Centre collaborates with communities and schools through partnerships, research, and advocacy to address real-life challenges.
contains five individual pro bono clinics in business law, family law, elder law, poverty law, and prison law. Each of these clinics provides the public with quality pro bono legal services, with students handling cases under the supervision of our review counsel and clinic directors.
The PhD Community Initiative brings together PhD students from different programs of study into interdisciplinary teams of 3 to 5 members to assist community organizations in addressing a particular issue or challenge of importance to them. Working in partnership with the organization and with a team mentor, teams of students will define (or scope) the project, plan an approach, and identify the outputs to be achieved and/or delivered by the project completion date.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ Partnerships and Innovation (QPI) team offers services and resources to external organizations that are interested in collaborating with Queen's and establishing research projects with ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ faculty members and-or experiential learning opportunities for post-doctoral fellows and students.
ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ is home to 23 institutional and faculty-based research centres and institutes that support interdisciplinary networks. Through their research output, partnerships, and collaborations, and unique opportunities for students, most of our centres and institutes have garnered national and international reputations as leaders in their respective fields.
In the media
Sep 22, 2026
Applications open for accessibility, community, and equity committeeÂ
New committee will bring disability community perspectives to ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ accessibility planning and efforts to advance equity.
Sep 21, 2026
Expanding research excellence at ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ through Dimensions
A new working group is advancing a research culture that empowers and supports diverse voices.
Sep 16, 2026
Indigenous artists and stories take the stage at The Isabel
Three upcoming events invite ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ and Kingston audiences to engage with Indigenous perspectives through opera, literature, and music.