UBC faculty, students, staff, community members and organizations across BC are invited to t ake part in a day of activities focusing on decolonization, the dignity and rights of humans and more than human world, education, climate justice, and just...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Climate change has elevated the risk of extreme weather the world over. In British Columbia, a natural flood risk mitigator lies all around us in the water-absorbing power of trees. In fact, research has shown that even a modest loss of forest cover...
Water4Seasons: Using Research-Based Theatre to Explore the Status of Water Health Equity for Indigenous and Rural Communities May 24, 2023 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm at UBC Robson Square ( map ) RSVP About the Event Water4Seasons is hosted by UBC’s...
As part of a new collaborative partnership with UBC, TEBO Group of Industries has launched an open call to support novel research projects that integrate technology development and transfer into regional and international infrastructure initiatives...
Indigenous governments and communities are at the forefront of responding to the climate emergency and have long been advocating for climate solutions that address underlying root causes. Yet, in our rush to “solve” the climate emergency, we risk...
Each year, UBC’s Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships (KARF) support six exceptional early career researchers to pursue research projects with the potential for significant impact in their field of study. Join us over two special evenings of...
Part of the The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College lecture series Political Economy of Extinction and Biodiversity Loss with Dr. Jessica Dempsey, Geography (2018 Wall Scholar) Dr. Rashid Sumaila, School of Public...
UBC faculty, students, staff, community members and organizations across BC are invited to join Together|Ensemble at UBC – Advancing the SDGs in British Columbia as we discuss and explore key cross-cutting themes relating to: Decolonization Climate...
BC Hydro Theatre, UBC Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), 2260 West Mall, UBC
Part of the PWIAS Catalyst Program Advancing Climate Solutions in a Politically Polarizing World with Dr. Andrew Weaver, Professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria Over the last century, scientific...
In this webinar, through story as pedagogical witnessing, Dr. Sandra Scott, Professor of Teaching, Science & Environmental Education, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, UBC Sustainability Fellow, will introduce place...