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a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary institute for research and learning. Our mission is to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and actions that will accelerate transitions to a sustainable and just world.
Graduate Program
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January 16, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Caleb Sinn and Yoshi Tanaka
Talk 1: Aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry as indicators of stream health in the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Talk 2: Reawakening Traditional Ecological Practices to Revitalize Satoyama Stewardship in Japan: finding adaptive capacity of Japanese village ecology, culture and spirituality
January 9, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Adrian Lu and Dr. Justine Townsend
Join IRES Postdocs for their talks on habitat complexity at different scales and the legal tensions and opportunities illuminated in the IPCAs in Canada
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Have a very sustainable Christmas: 5 tips from the experts
UBC researchers Dr. Jiaying Zhao, Dr. Kai Chan, Dr. Johan Foster, Dr. Guangyu Wang, Dr. Nadine Borduas-Dedekind, and master’s student Daphne Chevalier gave advice on how to make the holiday season sustainable!
Want folks to use reusable mugs? Give them a chance to win free coffee: UBC researchers
A chance at a free coffee works better than a discount to encourage people to bring in their reusable mugs at coffee shops. UBC Psychology and IRES researchers are featured in Prince George Post for their findings.
Seminar Series See all
The IRES Seminar Series resumes on January 9, 2025.
January 9, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Adrian Lu and Dr. Justine Townsend
Join IRES Postdocs for their talks on habitat complexity at different scales and the legal tensions and opportunities illuminated in the IPCAs in Canada
