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.

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.

Climate Justice is a business responsibility

Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste

Climate+Water Research Symposium

Climate Change & Energy
Natural Resources

Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions

Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

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 Month Canada

SDG Month 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

Thu, November 26, 2015 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons...
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Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 14:00
Wed, November 25, 2015 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 15:00
Sat, November 21, 2015 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM UBC FARM. $47 ($40 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Nov 21 – Mushroom Companions to the Garden, Orchard and Farm (Afternoon) Growing mushrooms outdoors is one of the simplest and most natural forms of mushroom cultivation. Many...
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Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 13:30
Sat, November 21, 2015 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. FREE. In this hands-on workshop for kids, parents, grandparents, and teachers, find out how you can inspire students to engage with mathematics and science and boost their confidence and interest in these subjects. Includes resources...
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Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 13:00
Sat, November 21, 2015 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM UBC FARM. $48 ($50 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Growing your own mushrooms is an easy way to boost your home-grown nutrition and grow your own medicine. This workshop will offer an overview of some of the many ways you can...
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Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 09:30
Fri, November 20, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM UBC FARM. $20 for students. A culinary exploration of global food domination and the conquest for our appetites, written and Performed by Jovanni Sy. TICKETS: $25 General / $20 Students or Seniors. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets: http://bocadellupo.com...
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Friday, November 20, 2015 - 19:00
Thu, November 19, 2015 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UBC FARM. $20 for students. A culinary exploration of global food domination and the conquest for our appetites, written and Performed by Jovanni Sy. TICKETS: $25 General / $20 Students or Seniors. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets: http://bocadellupo.com...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 14:00
Thu, November 19, 2015 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. If you need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work, citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 14:00
Thu, November 19, 2015 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Learn strategies and techniques for selecting the right journal for your article. This session will teach you how to select a journal based on scope, reputation, and impact. You will also learn the critical steps to take and...
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 14:00
Wed, November 18, 2015 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 15:00

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