The Canadian Press The University of Waterloo is ending its research partnership with Chinese tech giant Huawei this year in an effort to “safeguard” scientific research at the school. The move will mark the end of an agreement that has been in place since 2016. “This decision is part of our wider efforts partnered with multiple levels of government to safeguard scientific research at Waterloo,” Charmaine Dean, the university's vice-president for research, wrote in a statement. “We recognize that this decision places some of our researchers' cutting-edge work in jeopardy because they are losing reliable funding sources.” The university's current…