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.

Events by Date

Past Events

Thu, May 1, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. free. “Meet the Microbe: Why water and books don’t mix” Bio-sketch by Karen Bartlett, MSc. PhD. “One of the many challenges for museums and libraries is the long term preservation of fragile materials. As professionals, curators...
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:30
Wed, April 23, 2014 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. free . Our trade is producing knowledge and implementing it. What are some of the tools that are being used? Choosing the appropriate tool or method for your research is one of the most critical components for advancing academic...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 16:00
Thu, April 3, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. free . Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of...
When:
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 12:00
Thu, April 3, 2014 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM UBC Okanagan campus. Open to the Public The ninth annual Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences' (IKBSAS) Undergraduate Research Conference will be held on April 3. The conference is an annual showcase of the diverse research projects underway by...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 11:00
Tue, April 1, 2014 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Green College Society Series: Interdisciplinarity in Action European Experiences in Environmental Policies: Past—Present—Future Jacqueline Cramer, Director, Sustainability Institute, Utrecht University 5-6:30 pm, with reception to...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 17:00
Tue, April 1, 2014 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. FREE. Title: Community Energy Planning and Engagement Date: April 7, 2014 Time: 3:00 PM Location: BC Hydro Theatre at CIRS, UBC (2260 West Mall, Vancouver) Abstract: The seminar will feature recent work from UBC’s Collaborative for...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 15:00
Tue, April 1, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IRES seminar series showcase the work of our graduate students as well as our internal and external guests. The seminars will run on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm in AERL 120.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:30
Thu, March 27, 2014 12:30 PM - 12:30 PM PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. Free. The Peter Wall Institute will be hosting its next lunch gathering on Thursday, March 27, 2014, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in the Institute’s Conference room. We hope you can join us. The talk will be led by Dr...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 12:30
Wed, March 26, 2014 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. free . Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of...
When:
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 12:00
Tue, March 25, 2014 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IRES seminar series showcase the work of our graduate students as well as our internal and external guests. The seminars will run on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm in AERL 120.
When:
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:30

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