Mon, September 30, 2019 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Green College Resident Members' Series The ‘Smart City’? Technologies for Cities in an Age of Climate Change Henrik Jacobsen, Political Science 8-9 pm, Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC The ’smart city’...
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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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 20:00
Mon, September 30, 2019 4:00 PM - Tue, October 1, 2019, 9:00 PM See description. Free. Join us from September 30 - October 1 for wide-ranging conversations about issues facing Canadians today. Event 1: Dr. David Hulchanski Professor of Housing and Community Development Factor-Inwentash Faculty of...
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 16:00
Mon, September 30, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. DAAD offers financial support to highly-qualified international students pursuing research in Germany. In this upcoming webinar, find out more about available DAAD funding for graduate students studying in Canada for the academic year...
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, September 27, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Issifu Postdoctoral Fellow, FERU Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Location: AERL Theatre
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Friday, September 27, 2019 - 11:00
Sat, September 21, 2019 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Instructors: Beryl Zhuang Learn tips and techniques for making your very own herbarium vouchers of native plants. Participants will go for a walk in the garden to collect native plants and discover how specimens are curated in a...
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Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 10:00
Fri, September 6, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). IOF Seminar Series Speaker: TBA Location: AERL Theatre
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Friday, September 6, 2019 - 11:00
Tue, September 3, 2019 10:00 AM - Sun, December 1, 2019, 5:00 PM MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY. Free admission. Spill Exhibition September 3-December 1, 2019 Reception: Thursday, October 17 from 6 to 9 pm GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday and Sunday, noon-5pm; closed...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 10:00
Thu, August 15, 2019 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7964
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Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 12:00
Thu, July 25, 2019 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM See description. $245 Standard ($225 Student) + GST. Jion Karen Yurkovich, Vancouver-based artist and teacher, for a workshop on Drawing in Nature at UBC Farm. This experimental course will integrate different drawing techniques to explore the diverse...
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 09:30
Wed, July 24, 2019 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM See description. $245 Standard ($225 Student) + GST. Jion Karen Yurkovich, Vancouver-based artist and teacher, for a workshop on Drawing in Nature at UBC Farm. This experimental course will integrate different drawing techniques to explore the diverse...
When:
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 09:30