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IRES fostered alum Emma Gillies’s love of learning
Interview from 2024
Wanting to do actionable research brought alum Claire Ewing to IRES
Interview from 2024
At IRES, alum Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa combined social and ecological sciences
Interview from 2024
Dr. Amanda Giang is the newly appointed CRC in environmental modelling for policy
March 13, 2024 | IRES’s Dr. Amanda Giang is one of five new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) joining UBC Science – we are honoured to work with Giang, and wish her a warm Congratulations.
Qingshi Tu
Assistant Professor of Industrial Ecology, UBC Faculty of Forestry
Fernando Garci-Crespo Santaló
MA Student Contact Details https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-garci-crespo-santalo-294807127? Bio Fernando Garci-Crespo Santaló is an MA student at IRES working under the supervision of Milind Kandlikar with an interest in environmental economics, sustainable development, electoral politics and public policy. He is deeply passionate about bridging the divide between knowledge, people and power; how researchers can drive public policy and […]
Innovations in Energy Transition: the Question of Storage
January 16th from 3:00-4:00pm | Alternatives to fossil fuels are needed and innovations in wind, solar and other renewable energies are progressing. However, the question of storage remains a challenge. Join UBC researchers Robert Godin (UBCO Chemistry) and Werner Antweiler (UBCV Business) in a discussion around the question of energy storage.
Jill Guerra recalls a culture of curiosity and rigour at IRES
Interview from 2024
Tarun Khanna
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Scientists Flag Conflicts of Interest Ahead of UN Plastic and Chemical Talks
An international group of 35 scientists, including IRES’s Gunilla Öberg, is calling out conflicts of interest plaguing global plastic treaty negotiations and that have interfered with timely action on other health and environmental issues. They urge the implementation of strict guidelines to prevent the same problems from affecting the UN’s upcoming Science Policy Panel on chemicals.