Fri, October 10, 2014 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. This session is appropriate for students conducting literature reviews in any discipline. Topics include ... what is a literature review? ... finding the right databases ... search strategies for databases ... finding...
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.
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Past Events
Thu, October 9, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Are you looking for more information on the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF)? Do you have a question about your current TLEF project? If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, then this drop-in session...
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 12:00
Thu, October 9, 2014 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 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 staff...
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 09:30
Wed, October 8, 2014 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Are you struggling with a particular feature(s) of Connect, want a quick recap or just need to discuss the structure of your course materials? Do you have questions about copyright or need help creating your course reserves...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 13:00
Tue, October 7, 2014 1:30 PM - 3:30 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 retrieve...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 13:30
Tue, October 7, 2014 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. The peer review of teaching process introduced in this 4 hour introductory workshop is intended primarily as a form of formative (and developmental) feedback. By the end of this workshop participants will be able to: ·...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 12:30
Mon, October 6, 2014 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Join Writing Centre tutor Allison O'Neil for a writing workshop meant for first-year university students. This workshop will discuss the basic conventions of university writing in the context of student expectations coming...
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Monday, October 6, 2014 - 12:00
Sat, October 4, 2014 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. $75. Explore the history and economic and political elements affecting both the protection and deforestation of the Amazon forest in Brazil, where about two-thirds of the world’s forest is located. For more information, call 604.822.1444...
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 - 09:30
Wed, October 1, 2014 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. Free. A WORLD OF METHODOLOGIES WHAT: Tell us about the methods used in your discipline. What theoretical frameworks do you use to interpret knowledge? What research tools help you solve problems in your field of study? Come to the...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 16:00
Mon, September 29, 2014 4:00 PM - 4:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Are you struggling with a particular feature(s) of Connect, want a quick recap or just need to discuss the structure of your course materials? Do you have questions about copyright or need help creating your course reserves...
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Monday, September 29, 2014 - 16:00