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

Mon, October 23, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC FARM. $80.00. This workshop will give foragers and chefs a chance to savor highly sought after as well as lesser-known BC wild mushrooms. We will offer tips and practical experience with real specimens to guide participants in distinguishing our most...
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Monday, October 23, 2017 - 18:00
Mon, October 23, 2017 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM LIFE SCIENCES CENTRE. Please refer to UBC BMB Website: http://biochem.ubc.ca/
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Monday, October 23, 2017 - 15:00
Sat, October 21, 2017 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM UBC FARM. Come out for a lively farmers market right here at the UBC Farm every Saturday! In addition to farm-fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm, the Saturday Farm Market also features a variety of other local growers...
When:
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 09:00
Fri, October 20, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Location: AERL 120 (Theatre) 2202 Main Mall, UBC Speaker: David Shiffman Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow Simon Fraser University Sharks are one of the most threatened groups of marine fishes, but the...
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Friday, October 20, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, October 19, 2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM UBC Robson Square. Free. Join us for a series of panel presentations that will illustrate the various important contributions that government-assisted refugees, refugee claimants, immigrants and other newcomers make to our communities. Panelists include Dan...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 17:30
Thu, October 19, 2017 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Come by for a night at the museum! Every month, the museum will stay open late with admission by donation between 5:00-8:30 pm, offering family-friendly activities, including Raising Big Blue showing at 5:30 pm Guided Museum Tour at...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 - 17:00
Wed, October 18, 2017 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. by donation. Need a bigger bike? Come to the Kids Bike Library (KBL) at the Bike Kitchen to exchange old kids bikes for a better fitting ride. The KBL will run twice during the fall from 3pm – 7pm on September 20th and October 18th,...
When:
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 15:00
Wed, October 18, 2017 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM BOOKSTORE. The UBC Farm Wednesday Campus Market features an assortment of fresh UBC Farm produce and flowers. This mid-week market in front of the UBC Bookstore offers students, staff and faculty members a convenient opportunity to purchase UBC Farm produce...
When:
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 11:30
Wed, October 18, 2017 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...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 10:00
Tue, October 17, 2017 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us for a panel which analyses the difficult choices facing Andean leaders with the end of the commodities bonanza and looming economic austerity, and considers their implications for the survival of often...
When:
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 12:00

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