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

Fri, October 11, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Martin Stangl, Senior Project Engineer, Rowan Williams Davies and Irwin Inc. (RWDI) Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, October 11, 2013 - 12:30
Thu, October 10, 2013 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. FREE. Location: CHBE 202 (2360 East Mall) Speaker: Dr.-Ing. Christian Doetsch Dr. Doetsch is the director of the energy division at Fraunhofer UMSICHT in Oberhausen. He is responsible for the fields of electric...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 09:00
Wed, October 9, 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Fipke Centre. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have access to high performance computing resources through the university's participation in WestGrid, a regional consortium of Compute Canada, a national platform integrating advanced...
When:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:30
Wed, October 9, 2013 12:15 AM - 1:00 AM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Do you want to learn more about setting up and facilitating virtual classes and office hours? Join us for this virtual, interactive workshop focusing on how these tools can support teaching and...
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 00:15
Tue, October 8, 2013 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM HENRY ANGUS BUILDING. $2.00 for non-members. Come and join us for a social get-together and icebreaker to meet the Executive team and other club members. We will listen to viewpoints on globalization and discuss each other's too. Snacks are provided. For more...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 16:00
Tue, October 8, 2013 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. 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...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 12:30
Tue, October 8, 2013 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. Getting Started With Connect – Part II: Assignments, Tests and Course Management Please join us for Getting Started With Connect – Part II, a hands-on workshop that focuses on effective ways to: ·...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 09:00
Mon, October 7, 2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM FREDERIC LASSERRE BUILDING. Free - Please Register. This workshop is intended to help prospective TLEF applicants understand what makes a successful application, and includes an overview of TLEF criteria and a question/answer period. All interested applicants...
When:
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, October 7, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Meditation (Vipassana) ( These guided meditation sessions are suitable for anyone from the UBC community to improve their four foundations of mindfulness, namely, body, feelings,mind and mental content) Everyone is welcome (UBC...
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Monday, October 7, 2013 - 12:00
Sun, October 6, 2013 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM See description. Join the Bike Co-op at the Kitsilano Farmers Market for a Cycling Resource Centre! We will be offering free bike tune-ups, bike mechanics tutorials, cycling route planning, resources from local advocacy and cycling organizations, information...
When:
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 10:00

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