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...

Microgrants Online Information Session

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Sustainability Photo Pop-Up Exhibition

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students

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.

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Past Events

Thu, June 14, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UBC Botanical Garden. Free. Spring into summer and learn more about plants and ecology with us! As a volunteer with UBC Botanical Garden, you get to participate in helping us run events, tours and community outreach. Our volunteer orientations are held...
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Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 16:00
Wed, June 13, 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. FREE. Learn how to tune up your bike in a positive space for trans women, cis women, queer and genderqueer folks in a relaxed environment led by female and/or LGBTQ2I identified mechanics and volunteers. This is a great way to introduce...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 18:00
Wed, June 13, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
When:
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 10:00
Wed, June 6, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
When:
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 10:00
Sun, June 3, 2018 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with admission / Free for campus residents. Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue movie...
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Sunday, June 3, 2018 - 10:30
Thu, May 31, 2018 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM University Centre. Free. INTERIOR UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH COALITION SYMPOSIUM | THURSDAY MAY 31, 2018 The British Columbia Interior University Research Coalition is a partnership between the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George,...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 00:00
Wed, May 30, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
When:
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 10:00
Tue, May 29, 2018 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Please join us for this engaging discussion with Richard Kinley on “Why the Paris Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen (2009) Failed.” Tuesday, May 29, 2018 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Multipurpose Room, Liu...
When:
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 14:00
Fri, May 25, 2018 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us for this panel discussion with Pervez Hoodbhoy, Gaurav Kampani, Raminder Kaur, and Sadia Tasleem, moderated by M. V. Ramana with the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Light refreshments offered. Please RSVP...
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Friday, May 25, 2018 - 16:00
Fri, May 25, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES. Please join the Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies and Changing Ocean Research Unit for “How can Canada’s three oceans be part of the solution in addressing climate change challenges?”, a free panel discussion on...
When:
Friday, May 25, 2018 - 16:00

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