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Dr. Leyton Schnellert facilitating devised theatre.

On stage and in their own words

Using theatre to reshape conversations about inclusive housing

Spotlight

Illustration showing the Canadian flag, hand shaking, a loonie, and parliament building.

How can Canada shape a shifting global order?

Hear from UBC experts as they unpack the impact of Canada’s role as a middle power

Co-Founders and Co-Directors of JustUs Street Outreach, Joanna Cockerline and Tasha S.

Learn more about the 2026 CUES funded projects

Community-university partnerships across BC that respond to locally identified priorities

UBC's 2026 spring honorary degree recipients

UBC announces 2026 spring honorary degree recipients

Nine honorary degrees reciepients who have transformed their fields and inspired change

Explore UBC

Moth being picked up by a tweezer

New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks

A genomic test that traces the Asian spongy moth to its origin, helping prevent new infestations

Dr. Shahria Alam, Professor of Civil Engineering, stands near the reaction wall inside the High Head Lab at UBC Okanagan.

Innovation, Research

The wall that pushes back

UBC Okanagan’s concrete reaction wall is built to take a beating—so critical infrastructure don’t have to

B.C. Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon, Aspect Biosystems CEO and founder Tamer Mohamed and UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon.

Innovation, Research

InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies

New fund will accelerate and scale companies advancing UBC research and discoveries

Person sneezing by cherry blossom trees.

Seasonal allergies are getting worse—and climate change is partly to blame

UBC allergy expert on why there’s so much pollen in the air, and how to manage symptoms

Aurora

A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth

SpaceX’s proposal fails to account for atmospheric pollution

UBC Thunderbird Vanessa Schaefer helped Team Switzerland secure a 2–1 victory over Sweden on February 19, 2026.

Arts and Culture, People

UBC and the Winter Olympic Games: On and beyond the podium

UBC athletes and scholars are shaping the future of winter sport on the world stage

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.