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
Organized by UBC Sustainability Hub, 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.

Negotiation to Innovation: Advancing Climate Action Through Research and Learning

Stories of Teaching and Engaging with Climate Change and Wellbeing in the Classroom

Info Session: Sustainability Education Fellows Program

Climate Change & Energy
Data & Technology
Ecological Systems

Student Sustainability FEST!

Come down to the Student Sustainability FEST! to learn about sustainability learning opportunities at UBC. Featuring live music, merch giveaways, free snacks, beverages and much more!

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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Past Events

Tue, August 20, 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, August 20, 2013 - 18:00
Tue, August 20, 2013 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Midterms, term papers, oral presentations, final exams and occasional doses of quizzes are common assessment strategies often used in university classes. Aside from using them to assign 'grades',...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 13:15
Tue, August 20, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. In the spring of 2013, UBC launched the Flexible Learning Initiative to support the development, delivery and evaluation of learning experiences that promote effective and dramatic changes in student...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:00
Tue, August 20, 2013 9:15 AM - Thu, August 22, 2013, 9:15 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Join us for the 2013 CTLT Summer Institute (August 20-22 & September 3-6), a series of workshops with the goal to help both new and experienced faculty members and graduate...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 09:15
Tue, August 20, 2013 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Are you new to teaching at UBC? Curious about who UBC's students are, and what the Faculty Service Centre (FSC) is? Looking for resources available to you at UBC to help you develop your course? At...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 09:15
Sat, August 17, 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,...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 09:00
Sat, August 17, 2013 12:00 AM - Fri, September 6, 2013, 12:00 AM UBC FARM. $950 - $1250. Permaculture Design Certification Course @ UBC Farm 2013 Locations: UBC Farm OUR Ecovillage, Vancouver Island and the City of Vancouver. Design Solutions for Sustainable Food, Building and Community Systems...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 00:00
Thu, August 15, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM NEVILLE SCARFE BUILDING. Free. Professor Dr. Margaret Kovach Summer Noted Scholar with the Department of Educational Studies, UBC, Faculty of Education Integrating research from a recent qualitative study, this talk considers the state of Indigenous knowledge...
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 13:30
Tue, August 13, 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, August 13, 2013 - 18:00
Tue, August 13, 2013 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Please join us for Getting Started With Connect – Part I, a hands-on workshop that focuses on effective uses of the wide range of course content and communication and collaboration features available...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 09:30

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