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Applications for Thrive Grants open until Oct. 24

Thrive is a time when we come together as a UBC community to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health. The last few years have brought unprecedented challenges and complexities that have impacted the mental health of our community, and now more than ever, it is important that we support one…
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, 2022.
Apply for funding to support Vancouver-Okanagan 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. Faculty members from all disciplines are invited to apply by November 4, 2022. Funding may be used to cover travel and accommodation costs associated with…
2022 Faculty of Medicine Awards

These awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of faculty and staff who embody our values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity — helping us to transform health for everyone.
Training more doctors for British Columbia

Update on the announcement made by the Government of BC committing to the expansion of the MDUP & PGME residency programs.
Strategic Investment Fund update

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. As we start the second year our refreshed strategic plan Building the Future: 2021–2026, I’m pleased to announce that in year one we completed two rounds of the Strategic Investment Fund (SIF). In the fall 2021 and summer 2022 SIF rounds, we received a…
Join the Faculty’s commemorative virtual event for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

An invitation from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Healthinvites you to join a virtual event onTuesday, September 27, 202210:00–11:30 am PT.Given the discussion topic, this event may go beyond 11:30 am Please join us in coming together in a concerted effort to reflect…
Join us for the Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series: We are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors

An invitation from the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) on Wednesday, September 21 for We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence. This event brings together a panel of Indigenous people who are children…
Dr. Anurag Singh appointed Director of Northern Centre for Clinical Research

A message from Robert McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine; Fraser Bell, Vice President, Planning and Quality, Northern Health; and Kathy Lewis, Interim Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Northern British Columbia. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anurag Singh as the inaugural Director of the Northern Centre for Clinical Research…

Events

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Go by Bike Week

Participate in the fall Go by Bike Week from Oct. 16-29.
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability faculty open house

Faculty, register to join the open house on Oct. 19.
UBC Killam Professors: Diversity & Resilience in the Mind, the Body & the Environment

Register to join the in-person event at 6:30 pm on Oct. 24.
Policy Communications Clinic & workshops

Develop skills to communicate your research for policy impact with workshops & consulting hours.
Disability in the Workplace: Register for an interactive workshop

Register for an online, interactive workshop for faculty and staff.
Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium

Register to join in-person or online on Oct. 18, 2023.
Clinical Trials BC Symposium 2023

Register to join the event in-person or online on Nov. 28.
Orange Shirt Day at UBC

Participate in events & access resources leading up to Sep. 30.
Entrepreneurship Immersion Week: Climate Change & the Public Health Crisis

Join in-person or online for events Sep. 26–28.

Funding & Awards

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Nominations open: Governor General’s Gold Medal

Graduate programs can nominate PhD & MSc thesis students by Feb. 24.
Funding your research in Germany: Information session & networking

Register to join the Feb. 28 hybrid event.
Apply to the Students as Partners Fund

Apply by Feb. 24 to fund your UBC Vancouver course redesign project.
BC Rural Health Awards

Nominate a rural community or doctor to recognize their contributions towards improving the health of rural British Columbians.
UBC Sustainability Green Labs Fund

Apply by March 19 for up to $4000 to make your lab more sustainable.
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

Nominate a Graduate TA by Friday, March 3.
Reminder: 2024 Japan Prize nominations

Submit nominations by Jan. 13, 2023.
Precision Health Catalyst Grant Competition

Early-career researchers — apply by Jan. 16.
Lasker Medical Research Awards

Submit a nomination by Feb. 6, 2023.