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.
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.
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
Chelsea Craig, Adriana Valentina Farias, Jimin Park, Pulkit Kathuria, Bruce Pagnucco, Charles Pan, Xuerou Wang
PLAN 522
Buildings, Transportation, Wellbeing
Nora Angeles, Centre for Human Settlements
2019-2020
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Carly McGregor, Claire Ewing, Erika Luna Perez, Hannah Barnard-Chumik
Penny Martyn, Campus + Community Planning
RES 502
Biodiversity, Buildings, Community
Leila Harris, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
2019-2020
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A.Al-Shakarji,A.Wang,A.Ferreira,A.Martin,A.Tian,A.Rueter,B.Hu,B.Yin,B.Wu,E.Sawada-Tse,E.Liang,F.Sow,F.Koepf,F.Chan,H.Yan,H.chen,J.Rusheleau,J.Deland,J.Gao,J.Li,J.Chu,J.Chai,J.Lam,K.Phuong,K.Reeder,K.Chau,K.Rude,L.Olson,M.Nikolovski,M.Santacruz,M.Zollmann,M.Moore,M.Cai,M.Kim,M.Wong,N.Mantegna,O.Law,O.Harris,Q.Li,Q.Zhao,Q.Wang,R.Liu,R.Gonzalez,R.Hendy,R.Ma,S.Wang,S.Brunoro,S.Damian,T.Wick,T.Huen,X.Chen,X.Jiang,X.An,X.Cao,X.Zhang,Y.Kang,Y.Ren,Y.Yan,Y.Shen,Y.Zhang,Y.Pan,Y.Zhu,Y.Chen,Y.Li,Y.Du,Z.Lin
Dean Gregory, Campus & Community Planning; John Madden, Campus & Community Planning; Jeff Nulty, Building Operations
UFOR 101
Biodiversity, Climate, Land
Tahia Devisscher, Faculty of Forestry; Andrew Almas, Faculty of Forestry
2019-2020
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Neetu Dha, Nicole Hui, Onyx Yu, Aaron Li
Bud Fraser, Campus + Community Planning
GEOG 371
Buildings, Water, Wellbeing
Vanessa Banta, The Department of Geography
2019-2020
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Aubrey McIlwraith-Black
Bud Fraser, Campus + Community Planning
VOL 400
Climate, Waste
Jon Nakane, Materials Engineering
2019-2020
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Alicia Kiing, Emi Wong, Emily Chong, Jerry Yan, Lilian Ng
Alyssa Reyes, Athletics and Recreation
KIN 464
Buildings, Transportation, Wellbeing
Andrea Bundon, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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Susie He, Liam Hart, Daanish Sayani, Rachel Henderson
Shiloh Bouvette, Campus + Community Planning; David Gill, Campus + Community Planning; Deb Pickman, Theatre and Film, Department of
GEOG 371
Buildings, Community, Wellbeing
Vanessa Banta, The Department of Geography
2019-2020
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Karen Lau, Carlie Owen
VOL 500
Climate, Energy
Roland Clift, Chemical and Biological Engineering
2019-2020
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Halie Garnier, Stephanie Jamieson, Sierra Labron, Gary Minhas, Katie Rispin
Alyssa Reyes, Athletics and Recreation
KIN 464
Buildings, Transportation, Wellbeing
Andrea Bundon, Kinesiology, School of
2019-2020
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Simonne Mikolay, Felice Chen, Martina Gershon, Tala Khalil, Jackie Riddell, Julie Youjin Jung
Paul Foote, Campus + Community Planning; David Righter, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
VOL 400
Materials, Procurement, Waste
Xiaotao Bi, Chemical and Biological Engineering
2019-2020
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