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.

UBC Vancouver faculty members are invited to join an information session to learn more about the Sustainability Education Fellows program with grants of up to $20,000 for interdisciplinary faculty teams developing sustainability-related curricula...

Sustainability Photo Pop-Up Exhibition

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Plug Yourself into UBC Research: a Series for Undergraduate Students

Emotions and Saving the Planet

Human Well-being & Social Systems

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

Wed, January 23, 2013 1:45 PM - 3:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please register. Are you an Instructional Designer who is involved in supporting faculty to improve their learning environment or teaching practice? Interested in knocking down walls and connecting with other...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 06:45
Tue, January 22, 2013 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM UBC Robson Square. $990. BRENDA MARTENS, LEED AP BD+C JASON PACKER, LEED AP BD+C CHRISTIAN CIANFRONE, LEED AP BD+C EESMYAL SANTOS-BRAULT, LEED AP BD+C Designed by the Canada Green Building Council, this course provides comprehensive preparation for the LEED...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 11:30
Tue, January 22, 2013 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - please register. Have you always wanted to spice up your text-based materials in Connect with external web-based media to support learning in new ways? Here is your chance! This introductory hands-on workshop will...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 06:00
Mon, January 21, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM FACULTY OF LAW - ANNEX 1. Free. Dr. Stephen Sheppard, Professor in Forest Resources Management & Landscape Architecture, will lead a discussion based on his new book, "Visualizing climate change: A Guide to Vidual Communication of Climate Change and...
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Monday, January 21, 2013 - 08:00
Mon, January 21, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING. http://www.cerc.ubc.ca/news-events/seminars/index.php . Title: A Green and Sustainable Solution to Global Phosphorus Depletion Abstract: Closing the loop through nutrient recovery from different waste streams is...
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Monday, January 21, 2013 - 08:00
Mon, January 21, 2013 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - please register. Are you struggling with a particular feature(s) of Connect, want a quick recap or just need to discuss the structure of your course materials? If yes, come to the Connect All-Day Drop-in, talk to the...
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Monday, January 21, 2013 - 02:00
Fri, January 18, 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM H. R. MACMILLAN BUILDING. Join Forest Sciences PhD student Jacynthe Masse (Supervsior Sue Grayston) for a seminar entitled, "The burial of Early Paleo-Indian artifacts in the Podzols of the Cliche-Rancourt site or how a soil scientist can help Indiana Jones"...
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Friday, January 18, 2013 - 08:00
Thu, January 17, 2013 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - please register. Connect Express workshops explore the 4 quadrants of Connect and provides extensive support as you revise or build your own course. Designed to provide maximum impact, each Connect Express session...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 02:30
Wed, January 16, 2013 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. Free - Please register. Throughout the 2012-2013 academic year the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering weekly Connect Walk-In Clinics in the CTLT Resource Room in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. The...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 06:00
Thu, January 10, 2013 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE. FREE - Please Register. Connect Express workshops explore the 4 quadrants of Connect and provides extensive support as you revise or build your own course. Designed to provide maximum impact, each Connect Express session...
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 06:00

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