June- August 2018: Upcoming Workshops at the UBC Farm
The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at the University of British Columbia is excited to announce that registration for the first half of our 2018 workshop series is now open! The UBC Farm hosts a wide range of workshops covering everything from permaculture and gardening to herbal medicine, weaving, fermenting, foraging, and much more. This year, we […]
Project Manager for Monitoring & Compliance Panel position
October 3 2017 The Fraser Basin Council is seeking a project manager for the Pacific Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance Panel. Please see the job description attached. If you have any questions or wish to submit an application, please email Bob Purdy at bpurdy@fraserbasin.bc.ca or Dave Barrett at davlinpacific@gmail.com. Click for more information and job description
Assistant Prof Position in Regulation and Policy
September 19 2017 We seek an interdisciplinary scholar in the area of regulation and policy, with a focus on sustainability and resilience. We especially encourage applications from scholars who study topics such as regulatory and governance issues surrounding public utilities and other critical infrastructure, smart technology, mobility and transportation, sustainable development, or the role of […]
Message from UBC Faculty of Science: UBC environmental sustainability research hub welcomes new Director
Milind Kandlikar has been appointed director of UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2017. Kandlikar’s research focuses on the intersection of technology innovation, human development and the global environment, and he played a played a major role in shaping UBC’s new professional Master of Public Policy […]
IRES has a new Director!
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Graduate Student Summer Opportunity
January 5, 2016 I’m writing to you in your role as Department Head to share a program being offered to graduate students and postdocs this coming May in Ottawa and Montréal. The program is called “Science Outside the Lab,” and it’s a week-long immersion into the world of science policy and decision making. Through the […]