Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...

Ecological grief, Messy Hope & Healing

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

The right to food? Conservation, access, and food security

Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste

Insights from Organizing an Indigenous-Led Event: UBC’s Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day

Climate Emergency Week

Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.

UBC Reads Sustainability

Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.

SDG Week Canada

SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.

Climate Justice Series

In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.

Events by Date

Past Events

Mon, April 3, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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Monday, April 3, 2017 - 15:00
Fri, March 31, 2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC FARM. Standard: $45 + GST Student (with proof of ID): $38 + GST. Description Come join us for a spring day at the UBC Farm and to learn hands on about building with the earth. Cob building is an ancient technique that has been making a comeback since the...
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Friday, March 31, 2017 - 16:00
Fri, March 31, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dyhia Belhabib Program Manager, Ecotrust Canada We will look at the impacts of "convenient" management of fisheries, or the lack of it, on local communities and indigenous values through the scope of...
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Friday, March 31, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, March 30, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. What are some stories of success between Indigenous peoples and health care professionals? Join UBC Learning Circle, in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health’s Aboriginal Health Department, in welcoming Elder Roberta Price and Dr...
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 10:00
Wed, March 29, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free and open to public; See link for updated location. Organic farming is one of the fastest growing sectors of world agriculture. Although it represents only 1% of world agricultural area, organic is one of the most...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 12:00
Tue, March 28, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM See description. Free - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/save-our-seas-why-is-translating-good-scienc... . Science World at TELUS World of Science 1455 Quebec Street Scientific evidence has been telling us for years that our oceans are in peril. So why have we not...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 18:30
Tue, March 28, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM See description. Free but MUST have ticket.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 18:30
Sat, March 25, 2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Marianne Nicolson Artist Talk and Exhibition Catalogue Launch Saturday, March 25, 2017, 1 pm Join artist Marianne Nicolson who will talk about two works that are part of the Belkin’s current exhibition To refuse/To wait/To sleep...
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Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 13:00
Sat, March 25, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Drop in between 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. the last Saturday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, including puppet shows...
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Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 10:30
Fri, March 24, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Lucas Brotz Postdoctoral Fellow, Sea Around Us Jellyfish blooms appear to be increasing in many locations around the globe, but these increases are not uniform across time and space. How can our...
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Friday, March 24, 2017 - 11:00

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