March 10, 2026
Tenure-track faculty authors on both campuses in SSHRC-aligned disciplines are invited to apply for support through UBC’s renewed Scholarly Publication and Open Access funds. Applications for either fund will be accepted any time until funds are exhausted, up to August 31.
When Dr. Yara Alkhodair arrived at UBC from Saudi Arabia for a behavioural neurology fellowship, she expected to spend a year in the clinic. She ended up spending two years and helped launch an international collaboration now reshaping Alzheimer’s diagnostics in the Middle East.
UBC is expanding its capacity for AI-enabled academic work through new investments in infrastructure, services, and expert support. Launched on Apr. 7, 2026, the Learning Technology Innovation Centre (LTIC) offers new services to help faculty explore and apply AI in support of their teaching—from ideation to deployment.
UBC is expanding its capacity for AI-enabled academic work through new investments in infrastructure, services, and expert support. Launched on Apr. 7, 2026, the Learning Technology Innovation Centre (LTIC) offers new services to help faculty explore and apply AI in support of their teaching—from ideation to deployment.
UBC is projecting a balanced operating position as part of its 2026/27 budget, approved by the university’s Board of Governors this week.
The University of British Columbia will host its first-ever UNESCO Chair, recognizing the global leadership of legal scholar Irehobhude O. Iyioha in advancing research and policy solutions at the intersection of health, race and human rights.
Faculty and staff in Vancouver and the Okanagan are invited to apply for UBC’s newly forming advisory committee on Asian Canadian racial equity and inclusion. The committee will advise on a forthcoming project that builds on the university’s sustained efforts to address anti-Asian racism, including the 2021 National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism that was supported by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a federal Crown corporation.
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