September 9, 2016: Join SFU’s Mark Jaccard as he explores Vancouver’s target of 100% renewable energy
This event requires registration. Photo credit: Maggie Low.
August 15, 2016: Webinar on Community Engagement and the new Water Sustainability Act with RES PhD Candidates Kiely McFarlane and Ashlee Jollymore
Do you care about strong protections for BC’s freshwater? Join us next Monday, August 15th at 1pm (Pacific Time). The Canadian Freshwater Alliance will be hosting a webinar on community engagement and the development of BC’s new Water Sustainability Act (WSA). Guests Kiely McFarlane and Ashlee Jollymore, PhD Candidates at the University of British Columbia, […]
February 4, 2016: Guest Lecture
Julian Yates
Julian Yates on “Between metaphor and practice: environmental governance and the decolonial option in the Peruvian Andes”.
February 25, 2016: Professional Development Seminar
Juanita Sundberg
Juanita Sundberg, UBC Associate Professor from the Department of Geography, will be speaking at the IRES Seminar Series. [Photo Credit: juanitasundberg.wordpress.com]
April 7, 2016: Faculty Lecture
Leila Harris
Leila Harris on “Assessing States, Differentiating Citizens: Perspectives on water services and evolving state-society relations in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa”.
April 14, 2016: IRES/RES Student Symposium
IRES/RES Student Symposium Time: 1pm – 4:30pm Location: AERL Theatre (main floor), 2202 Main Mall (BBQ and Cash Bar afterwards from 4:30pm to 8pm) This event showcases the research done by our current RES Master and PhD students. [Photo Credit: Jonathan Taggart] Speakers: Simon Harding, PhD Candidate – no video available Alicia Speratti, PhD Candidate […]
November 24, 2015: Guest Lecture
Hugh Possingham
Dr. Hugh Possingham from The University of Queensland will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate from UBC during the November 2015 graduation convocation. [Photo Credit: www.couriermail.com.au]
January 7, 2016: Faculty Lecture
John Beatty (First Seminar for Term 2)
John Beatty on “The Ambiguity of Consensus”.
Yaron Cohen’s seminar video is now up!
The video for Yaron Cohen’s seminar on June 9, 2015 is now available.
November 17, 2015: Guest Lecture
Takayoshi Kusago
Takayoshi Kusago, a Visiting Professor, on “A story of Minamata’s revitalization: a shift from industrial pollution and social divisions to environmental model city”. [Photo Credit: www.historico.aen.pr.gov.br]