Whether you’re already teaching courses related to sustainability and climate change or are interested in incorporating this content into your courses for the first time, there are opportunities and resources at UBC to support you along the way. See what’s available to help you empower your students to be agents of change.
UBC Climate Emergency Response
Teaching
Sustainability Education Grants
Funding for Vancouver faculty members looking to advance and diversify sustainability education opportunities for students across campus in all disciplines.
Climate Education Grants
Up to $5,000 to UBC Vancouver faculty members to incorporate climate change content and teaching approaches into existing courses.
Climate Teaching Connector
Integrates climate-related content into undergraduate classes by connecting UBC course instructors with climate change and climate justice experts from the UBC community.
Collaborate
Sustainability Fellowships
For full-time UBC Vancouver faculty members who are leading the design of new sustainability courses and programs through a Sustainability Education Grant.
SEEDS Sustainability Program
Applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices.
Find a Researcher
Browse over 400 faculty investigating sustainability-related topics at UBC, with expertise across a wide range of disciplines.
Research Groups
UBC operates multiple centres of excellence and research groups in order to address complex issues at different scales, and respond to critical community needs.
Campus as a Living Lab
Faculty Resources
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Access resources on how to integrate technology in teaching and learning, develop and deliver technology-enhanced learning opportunities, and apply scholarly approaches to curriculum and pedagogy.
Centre for Community Engaged Learning
Engage with programs that provide you with community-based opportunities to learn, participate, and collaborate on projects in the community.
UBC Wellbeing
Learn more about embracing wellbeing in our campus culture, promoting and supporting wellbeing in both large and small ways, and helping one another address challenges.
Support Students
Sustainability Scholars Program
An innovative paid internship program matching UBC graduate students with on- and off-campus sustainability partners to work on applied research projects that advance sustainability across the region.
Catalyst
Acknowledging that the climate emergency requires bold, systemic and collective action, the Catalyst program seeks to advance climate leadership and sustainability engagement.
Courses
Use the course finder tool to search and filter for sustainability learning opportunities at UBC.
Centre for Climate Justice
