Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
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UBC planning a balanced operating budget for 2026/27
The budget proposal will be considered by the Board of Governors on March 31.
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Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund
Promote wellbeing in your workplace, apply by April 23.
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Campus Security renamed UBC Community Safety
Following consultation with students, faculty & staff, the change reflects the university’s broader mandate to support a safe & welcoming campus environment.
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Land Use Policy (UP12) proposed amendments
Share your feedback by April 30.
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Campus as a Living Lab Fund 2025 recipients
Learn more about the successful projects, which received a total of $500K funding.
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Dr. Amy Salmon appointed Director, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes
A message from Wyeth Wasserman, Vice Dean, Research and Darryl Knight, President, Providence Research.
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BC Rural Health Conference
Register for the May 29–31 conference in Prince George.
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Seeking additional faculty nominations for UBC Senates
Faculty are invited to submit nominations by March 25.
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Go by Bike Week
Participate in the fall Go by Bike Week from Oct. 16-29.
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Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability faculty open house
Faculty, register to join the open house on Oct. 19.
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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.
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Policy Communications Clinic & workshops
Develop skills to communicate your research for policy impact with workshops & consulting hours.
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Disability in the Workplace: Register for an interactive workshop
Register for an online, interactive workshop for faculty and staff.
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Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium
Register to join in-person or online on Oct. 18, 2023.
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Clinical Trials BC Symposium 2023
Register to join the event in-person or online on Nov. 28.
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Orange Shirt Day at UBC
Participate in events & access resources leading up to Sep. 30.
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Entrepreneurship Immersion Week: Climate Change & the Public Health Crisis
Join in-person or online for events Sep. 26–28.
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Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program
Clinical faculty, apply by June 12.
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New Faculty Research Award
New faculty & clinical faculty, apply for funding by June 16.
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Call for Nominations: 2026 Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program
Clinical faculty are invited to apply by June 12, 2026.
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UBCO Principal’s Staff Awards: Call for nominations
UBCO faculty, staff & students: Nominate staff by June 5 at 4 pm.
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Scholarship of Teaching & Learning funding opportunities
Apply for SoTL Linkage Grants or to the SoTL Seed Program.
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UBC University Killam Professors: Call for nominations
Submit nomination packages by July 6.
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Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund
Promote wellbeing in your workplace, apply by April 23.
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National Research Prizes 2026: Nomination deadline extended
Submit nominations by March 31.
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Dr. Quynh Doan appointed Associate Dean, Research, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, UBC Faculty of Medicine & Senior Executive Director, BCCHR
A message from Robert McMaster and Jana Davidson.
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Dr. Amy Salmon appointed Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs
A message from Mike Allard, Vice-Dean, Health Engagement and Shanda Jordan Gaetz, Managing Director.
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Dr. Ravinder Dennis Bhui appointed Associate Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs
A message from Mike Allard, Vice-Dean, Health Engagement and Shanda Jordan Gaetz, Managing Director.
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Dr. Shahin Shirzad extended as Assistant Dean, MD Admissions
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Neeru Gupta appointed Head, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Miriam Spering appointed Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education & Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research.
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Drs. Paola Colozzo & Lorienne Jenstad extended as interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Heather Buckley appointed Associate Dean, Faculty Development
A message from Roger Wong, Vice-Dean, Education.
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Dr. Jan Dutz reappointed Head, Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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National Research Prizes 2026: Nomination deadline extended
Submit nominations by March 31.
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Pathways Magazine: Read the new education issue
Dean Sharmila Anandasabapathy launches the latest edition of Pathways magazine.
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Strategic Investment Fund: Announcing the 2025 recipients
A message from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Supporting those impacted by the Tumbler Ridge tragedy
A message from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC and Paul Winwood, Regional Associate Dean, Northern B.C.
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Supporting our community: An update from Dean Sharmila Anandasabapathy
A message from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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National Research Prizes 2026: Call for nominations
Submit nominations by Feb. 27, 2026.
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Holiday greetings from Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy
Watch the video message from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Vice-President, Health, UBC.


