Whether you’re already teaching courses related to sustainability and climate change or are interested in incorporating this content into your courses for the first time, there are opportunities and resources at UBC to support you along the way. See what’s available to help you empower your students to be agents of change. 

 

 

UBC Climate Emergency Response

Link your teaching and engagement to the most urgent calls to action on campus.

Teaching

Sustainability Education Fellows Program

Funding for interdisciplinary teams of Vancouver faculty members looking to advance and diversify sustainability education opportunities for students across campus in all disciplines.

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Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants

Up to $6,000 to UBC faculty members to incorporate climate change and wellbeing content and approaches into existing courses.

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Climate Teaching Connector

Integrates climate-related content into undergraduate classes by connecting UBC course instructors with climate change and climate justice experts from the UBC community.

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Sustainability Teaching Resources Library

Resources to support your teaching in the classroom and in the field.

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Collaborate

Promote Your Course

Add your sustainability or climate change-related course to our list for students.

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SEEDS Sustainability Program

Applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices.

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Find a Researcher

Browse over 400 faculty investigating sustainability-related topics at UBC, with expertise across a wide range of disciplines.

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Research Groups

UBC operates multiple centres of excellence and research groups in order to address complex issues at different scales, and respond to critical community needs. 

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Campus as a Living Lab

UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative provides a collaborative framework for researchers, students, staff and external partners to leverage the campus to explore, develop and test new ideas.

Faculty Resources

Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology

Access resources on how to integrate technology in teaching and learning, develop and deliver technology-enhanced learning opportunities, and apply scholarly approaches to curriculum and pedagogy.

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Centre for Community Engaged Learning

Engage with programs that provide you with community-based opportunities to learn, participate, and collaborate on projects in the community. 

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UBC Wellbeing

Learn more about embracing wellbeing in our campus culture, promoting and supporting wellbeing in both large and small ways, and helping one another address challenges.

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Support Students

Sustainability Scholars Program

An innovative paid internship program matching UBC graduate students with on- and off-campus sustainability partners to work on applied research projects that advance sustainability across the region.

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Catalyst

Acknowledging that the climate emergency requires bold, systemic and collective action, the Catalyst program seeks to advance climate leadership and sustainability engagement. 

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Sustainability Ambassadors

Leadership program for undergrad and grad students.

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Centre for Climate Justice

The CCJ at UBC advances the urgent social, political and economic changes necessary to address the climate crisis.

Reports

UBC Strategic Plan

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UBC Vancouver Climate Action Plan 2030

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Indigenous Strategic Plan

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Wellbeing Strategic Framework

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Zero Waste Action Plan

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Green Building Action Plan

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Events

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.