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

Sat, October 5, 2013 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Free!. The UBC Farm is excited to announce the return of our Saturday Markets for the 2013 season! This summer, discover a farm market like none other in Vancouver. Join us every Saturday from 9am-1pm for a delicious assortment of produce, herbs,...
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Saturday, October 5, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, October 4, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Ben Weinstein, Air Quality Meteorologist, BC Ministry of Environment Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
When:
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 12:30
Wed, October 2, 2013 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. In this session, we invite those engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) on campus to engage in a discussion around the research methods that we use. There has been considerable...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 10:00
Mon, September 30, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Title: Perspectives on World Energy and Power Date: Monday, September 23, 2013 Part 1: Introduction with reference to critical CO2 worldwide challenges, conventional fossil fuels, and conversion system Date: September 30, 2013 Part 2...
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Monday, September 30, 2013 - 15:00
Mon, September 30, 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, September 30, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, September 30, 2013 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. During this session we will use a pre-class survey to explore student workload and discuss considerations related to student workload when using FC approaches. What workload are students currently...
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Monday, September 30, 2013 - 10:00
Sat, September 28, 2013 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Free!. The UBC Farm is excited to announce the return of our Saturday Markets for the 2013 season! This summer, discover a farm market like none other in Vancouver. Join us every Saturday from 9am-1pm for a delicious assortment of produce, herbs,...
When:
Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, September 27, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Judy Village, PhD Candidate, Human Factors Engineering Lab, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Ryerson University Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, September 27, 2013 - 12:30
Fri, September 27, 2013 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM UBC Learning Exchange. Free. GENERATIONS A multimedia history exhibition Long before settlers began building residential schools, indigenous communities passed knowledge down from generation to generation. The UBC Learning Exchange invites you to...
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Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:00
Thu, September 26, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please Register. i>clicker is an audience response system being used at over 900 universities in North America, including the University of British Columbia. i>clicker is a useful tool in class to assess student...
When:
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:30

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