Welcome to the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program. SEEDS creates applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices and create societal impacts by using the Campus as a Living Laboratory.
Students
The SEEDS Sustainability Program provides an applied learning experience through collaboration with faculty members, staff, and community partners.
Faculty
Are you a UBC faculty member who’d like to integrate sustainability curriculum and align applied research projects with learning outcomes? Join our extensive network of partners on campus.
Staff and Community Partners
Do you need applied research to help inform your sustainability strategy? The SEEDS Sustainability Program brings UBC faculty, staff, and community partners together.
Featured Projects
SEEDS projects address a broad range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues. Since the program began, over 1,000 projects have been completed through 12 different faculties and schools.
UBC Food System Project
The UBC Food System Project is a collaborative, cross-campus initiative that brings together partners from teaching and learning, operations, and research to improve food systems.
CBIRD
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity
Inspiring the next generation of students to work on the interconnected global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by co-creating student-led, inclusive, and demand-driven research.
About SEEDS
SEEDS is an internationally recognized and replicated program. Applied research projects advance social, ecological and economic sustainability through impactful community-based collaborations.
SEEDS Sustainability Library
The SEEDS Sustainability Library is a comprehensive repository of applied research and knowledge. It’s a key tool for decision makers. Open access applied research reports contribute to a body of knowledge, learning and action to ignite sustainability ideas, policies and practices, and enable the broader community to learn, apply and build on previous research.
Biodiversity
Buildings
Climate
Community
Energy
Finance
Food
Health
Land
Materials
Procurement
Transportation
Waste
Water
Wellbeing
Tracy Anderson, Tom Chen, Logan Hoffert, Jennifer Ip, Terence Lim, Kelly Macauley, Aleem Nathwani, Allan Tan, Gabriella Wan
Classroom Services: Justin Marples, Kelly Simmons, Campus and Community Planning: Peter Jia
COMM 436
Community
Sauder School of Business: Dr. Joerg Everman
2002-2003
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Lauren Hanna
UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest: Ken Day
WOOD 465
Materials
Forestry, Faculty of: Robert Kozak
2002-2003
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Brenda Madrazo, Juan Gabriel Solorzano
Access & Diversity: Janet Mee
GEOG 472
Community, Land
Geography: Prof. Sally Hermansen
2002-2003
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Mary Au-Yeung, Johan Coosemans, Mike Hanna, Marisa Kung, Ji Hee (Jessica) Nam, Maysoon Ramadan, Jyoti Tronson
Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, Infrastructure Development: John Metras, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm: Derek Masselink, Interdisciplinary Studies, College for: Jake Grady, Julia Jamieson
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas; Interdisciplinary Studies, College for: Ted Cathcart
2002-2003
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Piryangi Jayasinghe, Neda Salehirad
UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest: Ken Day
WOOD 465
Materials
Forestry, Faculty of: Robert Kozak
2002-2003
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Jessica Chou, Doug McLeod, Marcy Pozar, Jessica Yee, Ada Yeung
Land & Building Services: John Metras, Lee Ferrari
COMM 497
Energy, Materials, Transportation, Waste
Sauder School of Business: Dr. Jeanne-Etienne de Bettignies
2002-2003
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Nick Barber, Eddie Cheung, Shelly Crack, Judy Hassett, Jasmine Narciso, Eiman Raouf, Jenny Tsai
Infrastructure Development: John Metras, Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Interdisciplinary Studies, College for: Ted Cathcart; Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2002-2003
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Christina Bekkers, Amarjot Aulakh, Arlen Cuadra, Vicki Henley, Day Kwok, Edith Ng, Stacy Robins, Marc Turcotte
Interdisciplinary Studies, College for: Jake Grady, Julia Jamieson, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm: Derek Masselink, Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip
AGSC 450
Community, Food, Land
Interdisciplinary Studies, College for: Ted Cathcart; Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2002-2003
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DNP
UBC Alex Fraser Research Forest: Ken Day
WOOD 465
Materials
Forestry, Faculty of: Robert Kozak
2002-2003
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Alexandre Kadijevic
Sustainability Office: Jorge Marques
CHBE 493/494
Climate
Chemical & Biological Engineering: Dr. John Grace
2002-2003
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