Sat, July 20, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Learn more & ask questions about this provincially-accredited Horticulture Training Program. Running from September to May, the fulltime Horticulture Training Program is designed to give students the skills and experience...
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.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
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.
SDG Month Canada
SDG Month Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
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.
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Sat, July 20, 2013 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Free!. The UBC Farm is excited to announce the return of our Saturday Markets for the 2013 season! This summer, discover a farm market like none other in Vancouver. Join us every Saturday from 9am-1pm for a delicious assortment of produce, herbs, eggs...
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 09:00
Tue, July 16, 2013 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. FREE. Location: The Bike Kitchen 6138 Student Union Blvd, Vancouver BC. We are on the north side of the UBC Student Union Building, down some stairs in the basement. Look for the sign! http://thebikekitchen.com/contact/ Volunteering with us is...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 18:00
Sun, July 14, 2013 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM See description. Join the Bike Co-op at the Kitsilano Farmers Market for a Cycling Resource Centre! We will be offering free bike tune-ups, bike mechanics tutorials, cycling route planning, resources from local advocacy and cycling organizations, information...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 10:00
Sat, July 13, 2013 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Free!. The UBC Farm is excited to announce the return of our Saturday Markets for the 2013 season! This summer, discover a farm market like none other in Vancouver. Join us every Saturday from 9am-1pm for a delicious assortment of produce, herbs, eggs...
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 09:00
Thu, July 11, 2013 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. This is an interactive workshop session, also delivered via Blackboard Collaborate as a workshop session at the Western Conference on Science Education ( http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wcse/WCSEThirteen/july11/5...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 10:30
Wed, June 19, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM See description. Free. The Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES)invites you to Research Rounds with:Dr. Claudia Ruitenberg, Associate Professor,Philosophy of Education,Department of Educational Studies,University of British Columbia Topic: A...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 05:00
Fri, June 14, 2013 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. $45 public, $35 garden members (includes UBC students) all applicable taxes and fees included. Espalier is a pruning technique of training fruit trees into interesting shapes. Brendan Fisher will discuss the cultural requirements, how to...
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Friday, June 14, 2013 - 05:00
Wed, June 12, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM WEST MALL SWING SPACE BUILDING. Free. Dr. Ian Horton London College of Communication at the University of the Arts London ‘My basic point [is] that stories are at the heart of what explorers and novelists say about strange regions of the world…’ Edward Said,...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 05:00
Wed, June 12, 2013 12:00 AM - Mon, September 9, 2013, 12:00 AM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. An exhibit by Omer Aijazi, Liu Scholar, and PhD Student, Educational Studies. Opening Reception, with informal artist talk, Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 4-6 pm. Please RSVP at www.ligi.ubc.ca/events...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00