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.

What might sea level rise look like at UBC? A new mural in the AMS sustainability corridor offers a glimpse into future possibilities. Join local artists Josianne Assignon and Ana Julia Leon to celebrate the completion of the mural and to learn how...

Sustainability Education Fellows Information Session

Sustainability Photo Pop-Up Exhibition

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students

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 Week Canada

SDG Week 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

Wed, June 20, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 10:00
Sun, June 17, 2018 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Adult $11 | Concession $9 (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students|Staff|Faculty. Valid ID card required. | Child $7. Join us for a family-focused bumblebee survey at UBC Botanical Garden. Bring your...
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Sunday, June 17, 2018 - 11:00
Sat, June 16, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Adult $11 | Concession $9 (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students|Staff|Faculty. Valid ID card required. | Child $7. Are you looking for plants that are easy to grow? pollinator friendly? water-wise?...
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Saturday, June 16, 2018 - 13:00
Sat, June 16, 2018 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Adult $11 | Concession $9 (Garden Members, UNA Residents, Youth (13-17), Seniors (65+), UBC Students|Staff|Faculty. Valid ID card required. | Child $7. Do you want to become a citizen scientist and help the scientific community learn more...
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Saturday, June 16, 2018 - 11:00
Thu, June 14, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Free. Spring into summer and learn more about plants and ecology with us! As a volunteer with UBC Botanical Garden, you get to participate in helping us run events, tours and community outreach. Our volunteer orientations are held...
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Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 16:00
Wed, June 13, 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. FREE. Learn how to tune up your bike in a positive space for trans women, cis women, queer and genderqueer folks in a relaxed environment led by female and/or LGBTQ2I identified mechanics and volunteers. This is a great way to introduce...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 18:00
Wed, June 13, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
When:
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 10:00
Wed, June 6, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 10:00
Sun, June 3, 2018 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with admission / Free for campus residents. Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue movie...
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Sunday, June 3, 2018 - 10:30
Thu, May 31, 2018 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM University Centre. Free. INTERIOR UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH COALITION SYMPOSIUM | THURSDAY MAY 31, 2018 The British Columbia Interior University Research Coalition is a partnership between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George,...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 00:00

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