October 14, 2021 | The Transformative Potential of the Right to a Healthy Environment
Canadian historian and educator, Dr. Bernie Vigod (1946-1988) was a lifelong advocate of human rights and civil liberties. Dr. David Boyd will be speaking on how we can live in harmony with nature. REGISTER at STU.CA/VIGOD
November 5, 2021: BIG Difference BC 2021
November 5, 2021: BIG Difference BC 2021
BIG Difference BC is a highly anticipated regional conference celebrating behavioural science in all its forms. The annual event brings together behavioural insights experts and enthusiasts from government, academia, non-profit organizations, and industry to share case studies, best practices, and lessons learned.
This year we are excited to present a fully virtual and free program on Mobilizing Momentum in the Science and Practice of Behavioural Insights with a keynote address by Michael Hallsworth, Managing Director of BIT North America and author of the book Behavioral Insights. We’ll also feature a special session on “Behavioural Insights in the Workplace” as well as a stellar set of lightning talks and digital posters exploring how behavioural insights is used across sectors for positive social impacts.
Register now for a full and free(!) day of behavioural science on November 5, 2021.
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group with Rassim Khelifa
We started meetings last week and, thanks to all who participated, we have come up with an exciting theme line-up for the term!
- Next week: Our speaker Dr. Rassim Khelifa will lead a discussion on “Using Games for Environmental Education and Public Outreach”!! See his poster below- gamers out there, you’ll want to check this out. For all of us, this will be a fun and creative discussion on how to inspire and educate people about conservation!
Other themes this term:
- Current events and conservation (e.g., covid-19 and recent heat waves)
- Networking November (every week we’ll bring in an expert to connect with and learn about their career path, interaction with academia, and successes and failures in conservation)
- Topics in restoration (natural climate solutions and ecosystem engineering)
The Conservation Discussion Group (CDG) meets every other week on Tuesdays to discuss any and all things conservation-related. Speakers and participants from many departments across UBC, and from inside and outside academia are invited to try to broaden our exposure to conservation ideas and practices. To give you an idea of conservation topics, last year we introduced the CDG/Conservation Science Initiative Spotlight series (which we plan to bring back) and addressed anti-racism in ocean sciences, and conservation across many scales of research. More details about past meetings are available on our website: https://zoology.ubc.ca/conservation/.
September 21, 2021: UBC Future Waters group meeting
UBC Future Waters group meeting
We invite you to join the UBC Future Waters group, a venue for researchers across UBC to be involved in an interdisciplinary approach to water research.
What is FW? Students across UBC are advocating for water as a human right, learning the technical details of treating mine effluent and investigating societal impacts of gender roles in water collection. However, we realize that most water-related issues require a multidisciplinary approach. UBC FW facilitates collaboration and community connections for students and faculty, all around the topic of water. If your studies are water-related, we’d love for you to join us.
Who should join? UBC researchers, grad/ undergrad students, post-docs and anyone interested in water, from all departments across UBC.
How to join? Two options at www.water.ubc.ca:
- Join the UBC WaterLIST mailing list: to receive our newsletter, forwarded job postings, conference invites, scholarships, and other water info.
- Join the Future Waters group: for invites to our (virtual) monthly meetings, discussions on provocative water-topics (some in-person), invites to tours and other water-events.
Check out the UBC Future Waters website for more info. We hope to see you at the first meeting at 4pm on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 (via Zoom).