Diversified, small-scale and organic farming has the potential to support biodiversity on farmlands and increase farmer livelihoods. But transitioning to these systems can be challenging, especially for the small-scale growers who could have the most to gain from the transition. So how can growers...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste
Celebrate a year of sustainability and climate leadership at the UBC Vancouver campus and honour the exceptional commitment and achievements of students, staff, and faculty members. Featuring vegetarian/vegan refreshments and presentation of the...
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
Events by Date
When:
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Celebrate a year of sustainability and climate leadership at the UBC Vancouver campus and honour the exceptional commitment and achievements of students, staff, and faculty members. Featuring vegetarian/vegan refreshments and presentation of the Sustainability Leadership Awards. Friday, April 21, 5...
When:
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30
Location:
CIRS BC Hydro Theatre
Past Events
We’re a research team funded by UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative and we’re inviting all current and former residents of UBC’s Acadia Park Student Family Housing to join us at the Acadia Park Commonsblock for a series of three workshops where we’ll be investigating what design elements of...
When:
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 09:30 to 12:00
Location:
Acadia Community Centre
Speaker: Dr. Ben Halpern Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara Director, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Feeding humanity puts enormous environmental pressure on our planet. Most studies focused on this critical issue have addressed...
When:
Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person – See Description
Meet the people that make UBC a top-40 research university and explore how you can get involved.
When:
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
We’re a research team funded by UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative and we’re inviting all current and former residents of UBC’s Acadia Park Student Family Housing to join us at the Acadia Park Commonsblock for a series of three workshops where we’ll be investigating what design elements of...
When:
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 11:30 to 14:00
Location:
Acadia Community Centre
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Movement We already have the technological, scientific, and economic tools to address the climate crisis, but what are the emotional resources we need to put those tools into action? How can we bring our best selves to the long haul of...
When:
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 11:00 to 13:00
Location:
Webinar
Meet the people that make UBC a top-40 research university and explore how you can get involved.
When:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** Panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges for Canadian cities in engaging and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), and how local level SDG framing can help advance a community’s sustainability objectives and policies, alongside Canada’s...
When:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Location:
Webinar
We’re a research team funded by UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative and we’re inviting all current and former residents of UBC’s Acadia Park Student Family Housing to join us at the Acadia Park Commonsblock for a series of three workshops where we’ll be investigating what design elements of...
When:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:30
Location:
Acadia Community Centre
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** In an ever-changing world with increasingly complex challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require rethinking norms and imagining innovative solutions. Post-secondary institutions play an important role in building capacity among learners to address this work...
When:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Webinar
Speaker: Dr. Nicola Smith Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow Changing Ocean Research Unit Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries AERL Theatre/Zoom. Please RSVP: https://oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-events/iof-seminars/weekly-seminars/ Humans are changing Earth’s climate and ecological systems at...
When:
Friday, March 3, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person – See Description