Sun, June 28, 2020 12:00 AM - Sat, July 11, 2020, 12:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders Pre-University Program for high school students ages 15-18, and is offered at UBC Vancouver. This program offers the option to stay in a UBC student residence during...
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
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 - 00:00
Wed, June 24, 2020 12:00 AM - Tue, June 30, 2020, 12:00 AM See description. FREE. UBC Food Services presents Summer Sizzler. June is one of the most exciting times of year for foodies in British Columbia: It marks the official start of barbeque season, a bounty of fresh produce, and the most...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 00:00
Mon, June 22, 2020 12:00 AM - Sun, June 28, 2020, 12:00 AM See description. FREE. UBC Food Services presents Summer Sizzler. June is one of the most exciting times of year for foodies in British Columbia: It marks the official start of barbeque season, a bounty of fresh produce, and the most...
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Monday, June 22, 2020 - 00:00
Sat, May 23, 2020 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM See description. ***UBC is proud to be a Major Partner of the Indian Summer Festival 2020*** “The COVID crisis is a crisis for human beings, but the climate crisis is a crisis for life on the planet.” — David Suzuki “The real economy is an economy of care, for...
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 19:00
Fri, April 3, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Student Presentations Location: AERL Theatre
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Friday, April 3, 2020 - 11:00
Fri, March 27, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Harmony Martell Ocean Leaders Postdoctoral Fellow Location: AERL Theatre
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Friday, March 27, 2020 - 11:00
Thu, March 26, 2020 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. UBC Science & Tech Expo is a one day conference held in collaboration of 5 undergraduate societies, EUS, FUS, KUS, LFSUS, and SUS, and the Centre for Community Engaged Learning. This large scale collaboration was created in order...
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 14:00
Tue, March 24, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM See description. Free. In a Climate Emergency, is civil disobedience a necessity? Come to a special preview screening of the documentary film Necessity, and a panel discussion with director Jan Haaken & producer Haunani Kalama. Free and open to the public,...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 18:00
Tue, March 24, 2020 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Map the System is a global competition that challenges you to think differently about social or environmental change. Research a social or environmental problem that matters to you and gain the skills in systems thinking to...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 17:00
Fri, March 20, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Sarah Fortune Postdoctoral Fellow, Marine Mammal Research Unit Location: AERL Theatre Eastern Canada-West Greenland bowhead whales are among the most mysterious large-whales in the...
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Friday, March 20, 2020 - 11:00