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SoTL Seed Program: Call for proposals closes Nov. 23

One hundred years old and still turning heads

Turn your parking fines into food donations this November

This November, UBC's annual Food for Fines campaign returns to both campuses, offering a chance to reduce your parking fines while supporting students facing food insecurity. It’s a simple way to give back—and lighten your fine at the same time. 

Preparing for extreme winter weather at UBC

As weather patterns begin to shift towards extreme winter weather, we would like to remind you of information available to help you prepare.

Update on Creative and Critical Studies fire

UBC concludes collective bargaining with nine ratified agreements

 We are pleased to share that the University has concluded its 2025-26 round of collective bargaining, with nine ratified collective agreements representing faculty and staff across both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

Call for applications for Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund

The fifth cycle of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund is now open for applications. Faculty, staff and students across both campuses are invited to apply for funding to support projects that advance UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and UBCO’s Declaration of Truth and Reconciliation Commitments.Established in 2021, the ISI Fund has supported 103 projects across four funding cycles. Three funding streams are available for Cycle 5: Innovative, Transformative, and Student-Led Projects.

Meet Dr. Kathryn Whitehead, the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Translational Drug Delivery 

Call for Expressions of Interest: Work with the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre

How the HEARTBiT blood test will transform heart transplant recovery

Participate in UBC's Remembrance Day ceremony

Call for nominations: 2027 OER Excellence and Impact Awards

The call for nominations for the Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards is now open to faculty members at both campuses.The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work done by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC.