This is the official page of the U of A Debate Society. Broadly, our mandate is directed at three chief areas:
1. Intercollegiate Competition
2.
The Debate Society, established in 1908, is the oldest, friendliest, and most prestigious club on the University of Alberta campus. Debate offers a unique opportunity for students to engage in current affairs, foster their public speaking skills, enhance critical-analytical thinking, and to better understand humanity. University of Alberta Involvement
3. Community Outreach
UADS participates and
04/02/2026
WE’RE GOING TO WUDC 2027🌎🎤🎉
UADS is sending 4 debate teams and 3 judges (11 people in total) to WUDC 2027 that is being hosted in Ottawa, Canada!!!
💸 $880.00 CAD per person
🗓️ December 27th 2026 - January 4th 2027
Check out the reg form for details on points calculation! (spot allocation will be determined by the updated points system)
03/16/2026
We are looking for the 2026/2027 UADS executive team! 👀🗳️👏
We will be hosting our Spring AGM on April 1st in ED North 2-101. This meeting will go over some potential constitutional amendments and voting for our executive and equity team! We will be proving samosas for snacking, and please be advised this meeting will be longer than our Fall and Winter AGM due to the amount of things we will be going over!
Notes for candidates: Feel free to release your platform for any of the positions listed above. Note that it is not mandatory to do so and it is completely acceptable to just show up and give your spiel!
03/15/2026
CUSID WGM CHAMPS! ⭐️👯♀️‼️🗣️ This tournament will be hybrid online and in person (📍 University of Waterloo) BP style on March 28th and 29th, 2026.
The reg deadline is March 17th @ 11:59pm. Send in both the reg form (linked in bio) and payment by that time to secure your spot!
All details are linked in the form in our bio go check it out!
03/15/2026
CUSID WGM CHAMPS! ⭐️👯♀️‼️🗣️ This tournament will be hybrid online and in person (📍 University of Waterloo) BP style on March 28th and 29th, 2026.
The reg deadline is March 17th @ 11:59pm. Send in both the reg form (linked in bio) and payment by that time to secure your spot!
All details are linked in the form in our bio go check it out!
03/04/2026
Rejoignez-nous jeudi prochain pour un débat en français!
Join us next week thursday for a french debate!
03/03/2026
Calling all WGM members of UADS! Join us on March 8th for a social 🎤⭐️ Special thanks to Maryam our WGMAL for planning this!!! There will be free food as well, so please come hangout😍👏
‼️🔈This event is only for women and gender minorities 👯♀️
03/02/2026
CP NATS REG IS HERE! 💪💪💪 This is a Canadian Parliamentary Style Debate Tournament hosted at the University of Calgary!
All details are located in the link tree in our bio 👏
REG DEADLINE IS MARCH 8th @ 11:59pm
Send payment to: [email protected] with password UADS2026
02/23/2026
🚨UPCOMING TOURNAMENT ALERT 🚨 CUSID is hosting a pro-ams ONLINE tournament March 14th to 15th weekend. The registration for this tournament closes on March 7th @ 11:59pm.
More details located in the reg form in our linktree!
02/23/2026
DIEFENBAKER RECAP 🚜🌾
Huge congrats to Lahiru, Naomi, Aalam, and Daryna for breaking into finals 💯💯💯 Great work to the entire UADS contingent for killing it at dief this year!
Yooooo two tournament reg form released in one day??? Please considering signing up for either tournaments these are the first ones of the year, so they are definitely worth going before the semester gets crazy! Reg form are both linked in the bio go check it out 🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😁😁😁😁
USASK IV is an online debate tournament hosted by usds on November 8th and 9th!
They’re looking for judges (and you can potentially get paid 👀💰🤑) so don’t miss out! Here’s the link for independent judge funding! https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lzagpKiJWHYvbd7cAaIJAtaIFjhzoc0_O_gJTVNtP5o/edit&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1761701312220308&usg=AOvVaw2dpF-xI7bLE-rT01ydoHlo
This is a great opportunity because you can debate or judge from home!!! More info on their page
