The UBC Farm’s community workshops (Fall Series) are now available for registration! The UBC Farm offers a robust lineup of 50-70 workshops year-round covering a range of topics, such as gardening, cooking, baking, food preservation, herbs, plant walks, foraging, arts, wellness, and more. New...
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.
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Organized by UBC Sustainability Hub, 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.
Info Session: Sustainability Education Fellows Program
Climate Change & Energy
Data & Technology
Ecological Systems
Student Sustainability FEST!
Come down to the Student Sustainability FEST! to learn about sustainability learning opportunities at UBC. Featuring live music, merch giveaways, free snacks, beverages and much more!
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 Month Canada
SDG Month 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
When:
Monday, October 27, 2025 - 18:00 to 20:30
Location:
UBC Farm
The UBC Farm’s community workshops (Fall Series) are now available for registration! The UBC Farm offers a robust lineup of 50-70 workshops year-round covering a range of topics, such as gardening, cooking, baking, food preservation, herbs, plant walks, foraging, arts, wellness, and more. New...
When:
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 13:00 to 15:00
Location:
UBC Farm
The UBC Farm’s community workshops (Fall Series) are now available for registration! The UBC Farm offers a robust lineup of 50-70 workshops year-round covering a range of topics, such as gardening, cooking, baking, food preservation, herbs, plant walks, foraging, arts, wellness, and more. New...
When:
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 10:00 to 12:00
Location:
UBC Farm
The UBC Farm’s community workshops (Fall Series) are now available for registration! The UBC Farm offers a robust lineup of 50-70 workshops year-round covering a range of topics, such as gardening, cooking, baking, food preservation, herbs, plant walks, foraging, arts, wellness, and more. New...
When:
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - 00:00 to 23:59
Location:
UBC Farm
How have Indigenous narratives helped Indigenous peoples cope with and confront climate change? What does it mean to see and story climate change not so much as a problem, but as a symptom? Drawing on a century-plus of collective storytelling experience across multiple realms and locations, this...
When:
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 18:30 to 21:00
Location:
Museum of Anthropology (MOA)
Speaker: Dr. Sandra Binning Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair (Eco-Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions) Université de Montréal Thermal stress and parasite infection in aquatic ecosystems: Will fishes be able to cope in a warmer, wormier world? Increases in average water...
When:
Friday, October 24, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Speaker: Dr. Loren McClenachan Associate professor & Canada Research Chair, ocean history and sustainability, University of Victoria Historical marine ecology has provided insights into long-term change relevant to managing marine fisheries and coastal ecosystems that are relevant to...
When:
Friday, October 17, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
The Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS) at UBC is hosting a symposium on Human Wildlife Coexistence in Agricultural Landscapes. UBC students and faculty are welcome to join. Date: October 16, 2025 Time : 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM (with a reception featuring student poster...
When:
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 08:30 to 18:00
Location:
Michael Smith Laboratories
Speaker: Dr. Fiona Beaty Science Coordinator, Great Bear Sea MPA Network initiative Location: AERL Theatre or over ZOOM. RSVP required The ocean supports the wellbeing and cultures of coastal communities. These ways of relating to the ocean are threatened by climate change, overfishing, and...
When:
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Date: October 6, 2025 | 12:30 – 1:30 pm (PST) Location: Forest Sciences Centre | Fourth Floor – Room 4001 & Online via Zoom Register here Discover Haida Gwaii Institute’s Transformative Education Join us for our first in-person Haida Gwaii Institute (HGI) info session on UBC’s Vancouver campus...
When:
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 12:30 to 13:30
Location:
Forest Sciences Centre