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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

Prof. Bhushan Gopaluni appointed Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Faculty Planning, pro tem

Standing with Ukraine

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, As the crisis in Ukraine deepens, I thought it important to send out a statement of solidarity with the people of Ukraine and a message encouraging empathy for all who are impacted by this terrible conflict.

Envisioning Equality: Faculty and staff award winners

UBC recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2022

Discover four newly funded projects aimed at boosting sustainability at UBC Vancouver

In fall 2021, the Campus as a Living Lab invited proposals from faculty and staff seeking funding for their teams to incubate, test, and demonstrate innovative research ideas in a real-world ('living lab') setting.

Announcing Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver

A total of 40 emerging and established Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers on the Vancouver campus will be supported in 2022/23. This total includes 27 awards made through the 2022/23 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC) and 13 clusters entering the second year of their current award.

Mourning the loss of Harmandeep Kaur

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan Dear campus community, As most of you now know, we have been mourning the loss this week of a member of the Campus Security team, Harmandeep Kaur. I’d like to again express our profound sorrow to her family and friends and to offer our support at this very difficult time.

Inviting proposals for the 2022 Continuous Learning Advancement Fund

The Continuous Learning Advancement Fund (CLAF) supports the creation, renewal and expansion of non-degree learning opportunities at UBC Vancouver. Initially launched in 2019 as the Online Learning Advancement Fund, CLAF’s renewed focus is on growing UBC Vancouver’s capacity to serve continuous learners in British Columbia.