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Apply for Research Facility Support Grants by Oct. 24

The Research Facility Support Grants (RFSG) competition provides funding for the operation, maintenance, replacement, repair or upgrade of equipment used in UBC facilities to support research.  The RFSGs are one-year grants of up to $50,000 intended to enhance UBC research, training, and equipment sustainability.   Researchers located on the UBC Vancouver campus and affiliated hospital sites are eligible to apply by October 24, 2022.

New research aims to keep planes and wind turbines ice-free

Update on Kelowna Regional Transit service disruption

Support this year’s UBC United Way campaign

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

The right computer password can offer a mental health ‘booster’

Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) offers faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver an opportunity to explore, develop and test new ideas on sustainability and climate action on campus. The 2022/23 CLL Fund Competition provides up to $50,000 in funding for teams to develop 'living lab' projects. The deadline to submit proposals is November 7.

UBC appoints Dr. Deborah Buszard as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

A message from Nancy McKenzie, Chair, UBC Board of Governors

Apply for funding to support research collaborations

The UBC Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) competition is now open. It provides up to $5,000 to support new or existing research partnerships between UBC researchers in the Okanagan and Vancouver.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Announcing the 2023/24 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition

We are pleased to announce the 2023/24 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.

Rehan Sadiq appointed as Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rehan Sadiq has accepted the position as UBC Okanagan’s Provost and Vice-President, Academic, for a five-year term.  Dr. Sadiq has been in this role on a pro tem basis since February 1, 2022, and has consistently shown thoughtful and seasoned leadership during that time.  We are grateful to Dr. Sadiq for his skilled guardianship of the Office of the Provost and Vice-President in the Okanagan over the past seven months and we are thrilled that he will remain at the helm of this role moving forward.