Events Archive 2016

John Beatty on "The Ambiguity of Consensus". Read More

IRES Seminar Series presents to you the research of Nicole Wilson, a PhD Candidate, and Allison Franko, a MSc student. Read More

Julian Yates on "Between metaphor and practice: environmental governance and the decolonial option in the Peruvian Andes". Read More

Juanita Sundberg, UBC Associate Professor from the Department of Geography, will be speaking at the IRES Seminar Series. [Photo Credit: juanitasundberg.wordpress.com] Read More

Jessica Dempsey will be a new professor in UBC Geography starting January 2016. Read More

[Photo Credit: www.menghongkoh.wordpress.com] Read More

Leila Harris on “Assessing States, Differentiating Citizens: Perspectives on water services and evolving state-society relations in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa”. Read More

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 […] Read More

The UBC Himalaya Program is pleased to announce two upcoming talks, about contemporary Nepal on April 26th and 28th by visiting professors from Nepal’s Tribhuvan University, Dr. Chaitanya Mishra and Dr. Mira Mishra. Please RSVP for these two free events at: http://himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/ 1) A talk on “The Democratic Transition in Nepal” Tuesday, April 26, 3:00pm […] Read More

An ocean of diplomacy – negotiating for the health of our common ocean at the United Nations Date: April 27, 2016 Time: 1:00pm to 2:15pm Location: UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues – Boardroom (3rd floor) Who benefits from ocean resources? Who gets to decide about their use and protection? And how do we provide […] Read More

There is an upcoming Undergraduate Life Sciences construction project at UBC Vancouver. We would like to invite you to hear an overview of the upcoming construction project at BioScience and talk with the project manager about your lab or research. Join us Wednesday, April 27th in MSL 101 (Michael Smith Laboratories) Presentation Get an overview […] Read More

CISAR / IAR Conference: Challenges of Urbanization Date: Friday, April 29 Time: 9:30AM – 5PM Location: Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall Over the next three decades the world urban population is expected to rise by over two billion people with China and India alone accounting for almost a third of this. This […] Read More

Joy of Feeding 2016 This unique inter-generational, international food festival and annual fundraiser for UBC Farm celebrates home-cooked dishes from around the world. Vij’s, Terra Breads, the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and UBC Food Services bring together fifteen home cooks of different cultural backgrounds—from Egypt to Switzerland to Turkey and beyond—to offer a taste […] Read More

  The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is putting on the 7th Annual PHABC Summer School July 11 – 12, 2016. The topic ‘Promoting Health and Sustainability: The Case of Climate Change and Energy Use’ presents an exciting opportunity for intersectoral collaboration and local action. This event will bring together professionals, trainees and students […] Read More

Location: UBC Bookstore Plaza Dates: July 13 to 15, 2016 Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm Click here for more information. Photo credit: Steven Isaacson from flickr/Creative Commons Read More

Please join us for a UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Event! Date: Monday, July 18 Time: 2:00pm Location: Macmillan Building room 170 A (Centre for Sustainable Food Systems)   “Global approaches to agroecology to enhance sustainability and ecosystem services”  Dr. Alexander Wezel Director, Department of Agroecology and Environment Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture et d’Agroalimentaire Rhônes-Alpes Dr. […] Read More

July 12, 2016 The Sea Around Us announces the first capacity building workshop funded by the MAVA Foundation (Switzerland) under the project “Sea Around Us: Research and Collaboration in West Africa” to be held at the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) from July 25 to August 5, 2016. Sixteen participants from 6 […] Read More

Registration is now open for 2 workshops: Submitting Your Thesis This session is intended for graduate students who are preparing to submit their thesis. This session will review the UBC formatting and submission requirements. Tuesday, July 26 | 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM (in-person) | 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (webinar) For more information or […] Read More

Upcoming summer 2016 and fall 2016 workshops at SFU' Faculty of Environment. Photo credit: www.sfu.ca/fenv.html. Read More

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, […] Read More

Information Session on NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships. All welcome. Photo credit: Wellness GM from flickr/Creative Commons. Read More

Photo credit: Ken Teegardin from flickr/Creative Commons Read More

The Workshop will be interdisciplinary in nature and will offer five modules with both theoretical and practical elements, covering specific topics from a range of disciplines. Photo credit: Julian S. Yates. Read More

Don't miss this valuable information session. Photo credit: Denise Krebs from flickr/Creative Commons. Read More

This event requires registration. Photo credit: Maggie Low. Read More

Join us for the Fall 2016 series of the Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies, hosted by the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC’s Vancouver campus. For our second series, we are bringing high profile speakers to campus to explore the state of U.S. politics as seen through the drama of the 2016 U.S. election […] Read More

Check out RES PhD Student Graham McDowell's photo exhibit - on till November 30. Photo credit: Graham McDowell. Read More

Daniel Karp is Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in IRES. Photo credit: Jill Guerra. Read More

RES MA student Aaron Moguin and RES PhD Candidate Sara Elder will be presenting. Photo credit: ohbernadine from flickr/Creative Commons. Read More

Forum location: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Photo credit: Lisa Westerhoff. Read More