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Apply for a UBC Coaching Internship by Apr. 15

Are you seeking certification as a professional coach and want to apply your new coaching skills and knowledge to working with fellow UBC staff and faculty?   Through the Coaching Internship program, you will gain valuable experience coaching faculty and staff in addition to professional development, mentorship and $1,500 towards the tuition cost of the accredited coach training program of your choice.   Applications are due Friday, April 15.  

Announcing the Provost and Vice-President, Academic pro tem, UBC Vancouver, and update on search for permanent role

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

2022 Celebrate Learning Week

UBC’s 13th annual Celebrate Learning Week will take place from May 9-13. This year’s theme is Promoting Inclusivity and Accessibility, and we’d like to encourage all to take part by attending and/or hosting an event. 

Research cluster Ars Scientia pairs physicist and artist for collaborative research

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30-second bio: David Gramling

David is a professor and head of the Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies department. Find out why he goes paddle boarding before challenging work engagements.

Search for a new lead for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at UBC

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

COVID-19 update: Maintaining masks in UBC public indoor spaces

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor; Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan

UBCO researchers call out scientists for ignoring people with disabilities

Fewer than one per cent of disabled population included in scientific research While the light shines on athletes participating in Beijing’s Paralympic Games this week, UBC researchers are asking why more people who live with disabilities are not included in basic health research. Dr. Sarah Brears and Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis say that while more than one billion people—15 per cent of the world’s population—live with some form of disability, they are notably absent from much of the scientific research that takes place.

We need to change our systems to ensure a sustainable world

Contribute open educational resources during the UBC OER Collection Challenge

Have you created openly licensed teaching resources that you want to share with the rest of the UBC community?   The UBC OER Collection Challenge is a university-wide competition to encourage faculty, staff and students to contribute open educational resources (OER) to a vital new open database, during March 7 to April 30.

Announcing the launch of the Centre for Workplace Accessibility

A message from Marcia Buchholz, Vice-President, Human Resources