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, February 21, 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...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - 10:00
Tue, February 20, 2018 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Science Building. Free. Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences Seminar Series presents: Dr. Lori Daniels, professor of forest ecology in the Forest and Conservation Dept. at UBC - Vancouver. Where: SCI 374 Bring your own lunch to enjoy. Light...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 12:30
Thu, February 15, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Could you imagine going completely zero waste? Join the Zero Waste Squad and Common Energy for a free screening of The Clean Bin Project. Thursday, February 15 5:30pm Centre for Interactive Research...
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 17:30
Thu, February 15, 2018 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. By Donation. Join Science Slam on an adventure to UBC for an evolution-themed evening! Whale we be seeing YOU underneath the Museum’s most famous skeleton? For those of you who have never experienced the wonder of Science Slam,...
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 17:00
Wed, February 14, 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...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - 18:00
Wed, February 14, 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...
When:
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - 10:00
Sat, February 10, 2018 12:00 AM - Sun, February 18, 2018, 12:00 AM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Join us for FestEVOLVE – the celebration of Charles Darwin and the evolution of life.
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 - 00:00
Thu, February 8, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). FREE. Join us for this week's IRES Seminar Series talks featuring RES graduate students Michaela Neuberger and Kiely McFarlane. Thursday, February 8 12:30pm - 1:30pm AERL Theatre (room 120), 2202 Main Mall...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 12:30
Wed, February 7, 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...
When:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 10:00
Sun, February 4, 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...
When:
Sunday, February 4, 2018 - 10:30

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