SEEDS Sustainability Program

Learn more about the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program, our partners, and how we utilize the campus as a living laboratory to make meaningful and positive change at UBC and in the world.

SEEDS convenes and catalyzes applied student research and interdisciplinary partnerships between campus students, faculty, staff, and community partners that advance UBC’s ambitious sustainability and wellbeing commitments. SEEDS curricular and co-curricular research opportunities provide UBC students with impactful learning experiences. Faculty are provided opportunities to use their curriculum and expertise to advance UBC’s sustainability and wellbeing goals, while staff and community partners are provided the networks, support, and knowledge necessary to develop or implement plans, policies, and practices on a broad range of sustainability issues.

UBC students, faculty, operational practitioners, and community partners collaborate to provide expertise and guidance to advance UBC's sustainability and wellbeing commitments through impactful research and collaboration. Interdisciplinary initiatives spans biodiversity and climate to sustainable food systems.

Visit the SEEDS blog to read stories from our participants and learn how SEEDS applied research and partnerships are advancing UBC’s sustainability and wellbeing commitments.

We invite you to explore the Research and Data Portal to learn about sustainability research and data initiatives happening across the UBC Vancouver campus, from urban biodiversity to food security and climate action. Browsing the portal, you can discover potential opportunities for collaboration.