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.
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 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.
Food Security Initiative
The Food Security Initiative (FSI) is partnership between UBC Wellbeing, SEEDS Sustainability Program and Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
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.
Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research & Demonstration (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.
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
Courtney Cheung, Devanshi Gupta, Emma-Sofie Hestbech, Laina Dustyhorn, Lily Tillinghast, Sierra Hazelton
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
PSYC 421
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Hana Geara, Muna Hassan, Leanna Havreluck, Lowell Polite, Katelyn Wart
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Ann Hong, Catherine Huang, Dave Su, Miji Lee, Sophie Mok
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
PSYC 421
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Yumeng Sun, Haiqing Cao, Wei Guo, Spencer Reid Lehman, Wenjia Duan
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Jyoti Deol, Hakyoung Lee, Adam Kwok, Jo Pappo, Rita Zhou
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
PSYC 421
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Tessa Allison, Saman Darabian, Sam Mangat, Don Tang, Mona Zilinskaite
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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John Zhang, Raveen Duhra, Sandy Liu, Sichan Li, Yanbing Shi, Yixin Cao
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
PSYC 421
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Mengshan Li, Yumi Lingjie Ma, Haruka Masuda, Jack Wang, Hanxiang Xu, Kelly Yeung
: Juliana Cambell; : Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
PSYC 421
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Kanwartaj Gill, Jaspreet Mahal, Chelsea Zmetana, Shawn Badesha, Jason Dong
Equity Office: Charlene Phung
KIN 464
Health, Wellbeing
Kinesiology, School of: Negin Riazi
2021-2022
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Chloe Fisher, Amy Tan, Jo Hempelmann, Raffi Santos, Kevin Mohajer, Ethan Austin
Sustainability and Engineering: Emma Luker
PSYC 421
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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