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...

xChange 2024: Engineering A Greener Tomorrow

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Covering Climate on the Frontlines

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

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.

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Past Events

Tue, September 6, 2016 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM University Centre. Free . The Annual Biology Graduate Symposium (BGS) brings together a diverse breadth of exciting research taking place in the Department of Biology. The BGS provides an opportunity for graduate and post-doctoral trainees from the natural...
When:
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 13:00
Tue, September 6, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays The Last Waves is a collaborative installation in which the viewer is immersed in a sequence of hallucinatory sets that...
When:
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 10:00
Sat, August 27, 2016 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC FARM. $35 ($28 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Learn how to safely identify and cook wild summer edibles. Foraging for wild berries, edible trees, shoots and leaves in the summer is fun, easy and great for kids, food nerds...
When:
Saturday, August 27, 2016 - 14:00
Wed, August 24, 2016 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC FARM. $55 ($48 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Join Kimiko Suzuki to learn how to make an authentic Japanese meal in this hands-on class. Learn about traditional "ichijiru, sansai" meals, get introduced to all the...
When:
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 18:00
Sat, August 20, 2016 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Learn how to grow food in urban settings (balconies, containers, small patios) in ways that maximize space and yields for “Edible Landscapes.” Healthy soils, water, companion...
When:
Saturday, August 20, 2016 - 10:00
Sat, August 13, 2016 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. The Tree and Shrub Workshop will focus on the proper identification of various trees and shrubs along with their specific uses, including food, medicinal and technological...
When:
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 13:30
Sat, August 13, 2016 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. This workshop will focus on various plants, trees and shrubs that are known to help create a successful permaculture garden. Multi-functional plants become "Perma All-Stars"...
When:
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 09:00
Tue, July 19, 2016 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Share your expertise and ideas on putting a price on carbon, how and where to reduce emissions, or brainstorm on the role of new technology and job creation in the clean energy sector. Climate Change is a big subject and...
When:
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 18:00
Tue, July 19, 2016 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Library Building. Free . Master's Thesis Oral Examination Announcement In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biology, Mieke Elisabeth van der Heyde will defend the thesis entitled The effect of grazing on arbuscular...
When:
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 10:30
Fri, July 15, 2016 12:00 AM - Sun, July 17, 2016, 12:00 AM See description. What: Annual Gathering of the BC Food Systems Network Who: Farmers, ranchers, fishers, First Nations and community members who produce food When: Friday, July 15, starting at 9 a.m. to Sunday, July 17 Where: En'owkin Centre...
When:
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 00:00

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