Courage, Contributions and Compliance – Global Climate Law and Governance Commitments Under Fire? | March 7 12:30pm
In these turbulent times for global collaboration to tackle climate change, Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, inaugural Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy at Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge, is calling for awareness, education and action to secure climate justice on all levels, worldwide.
Job Posting: Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
The Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and IRES invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) of Teaching in Environmental Science.
John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights Lecture presents Dr. Dolly Kikon | March 13 5:30pm
The Woman who Became a Deer: Sacrifice and Salvation in the Indigenous World
In this talk, I present the Naga world through stories and focus on the web of connections about sacrifice and salvation. I invite you to meditate on knowledge, culture, and sustainability that are grounded in everyday lives of the Naga world. Far from romanticising Indigenous cultures as timeless, I draw attention to ongoing challenges such as extractive regime, structural violence, and inequality. Drawing from my ongoing engagements on repatriation, reconciliation, and redistribution, I offer some reflections about working together to humanize and care for one another, and dwell on Indigenous values as possible pathways of holding on to hope and healing during uncertain times.
-Dr. Dolly Kikon
Food Systems Sustainability: Understanding the Global Challenge and Taking Local Action | Feb 13 2pm
Short presentations and panel discussion followed by Q&A with Navin Ramankutty (Director, IRES; Professor, IRES and SPPGA), David Speight (UBC Food Services Executive Chef ), and Liska Richer (SEEDS Sustainability Manager).
April 10, 2025: IRES Student Symposium with Nikki Kaechele, Momodou Barry and Ilke Geladi (Last Seminar of Term 2)
Join us for the last seminar in Term 2! Three of our students will present their research.
TA Opportunity for UBC Course: ASIC 220
Looking for a TA for an introductory course that provides a comprehensive introduction to sustainability from a science, economics, and societal perspective!
Nuclear is Not the Solution
Join UBC SPPGA and IRES for this book launch and conversation with its author, M.V. Ramana, and panelists Allison Macfarlane and David Boyd!
IBioS Seminar Invitation
The Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS) just launched a Graduate Student Seminar series for students interested in social, ethical, and ecological issues and dilemmas surrounding biodiversity conservation, restoration, management, and governance.
Please join and enjoy the planned series while meeting like-minded people (and enjoying some free food).
Sustainability Scholars Conference | Advancing Urban Sustainability 2024 | Oct 2 1pm-5pm
What happens when you give students real-world sustainability problems to solve? UBC Sustainability Scholars are helping to generate real change in the world. Join us on Wednesday, October 2 to learn more about the ways in which these students are supporting our local governments and institutions to future-proof our people, our cities, and our urban spaces. This afternoon […]
Vancouver Kick Off Event: Climate Solutions Research Collective September 27th
Join a discussion of “Big Ideas” with respect to climate solutions research!
IRES’s Dr. Amanda Giang will join other faculty in-person on September 27 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm to discuss “Big Ideas” with respect to climate solutions research.