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Pigeon wearing hand-sewed custom falconry-style hood and miniature backpack for UBC research.

How Pigeons Could Improve Robotic Vision

Researchers reveal flight insights that could improve autonomous drones

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Order of Canada medal

UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees

Read about the individuals being recognized for their extraordinary contribution

Illustration of the galaxy

An evening of sky stories and cosmic culture at MOA

Step inside a portable planetarium and learn about astronomy

Crowd at Soccer in the Square event.

Soccer in the Square

Free live broadcast of the world’s biggest soccer tournament of 2026

Explore UBC

Martha Piper Plaza at UBC Vancouver campus.

Research, Teaching and Learning

Over $47m awarded to UBC researchers through NSERC 2026 Discovery Research Program

Funding will support 199 new programs and projects

Coyote standing in tall grass, alert and looking ahead.

How we can coexist with coyotes, and other lessons from Stanley Park

Learn what people can do to safely coexist with urban wildlife

Fan reactions

It’s just a game — so why do we care so much?

Researchers explain the forces behind fandom and the emotions that come with being a supporter

Colleagues sitting at a table for discussion.

How male leaders should address sexist remarks before it costs their organization

Study reveals why public confrontation may be better for team cohesion and inclusion

George Bowering

Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning

Visit the George Bowering Modernists and Postmodernists Collection at the UBC Library

A new immersive literary experience featuring more than 5,000 collection items

Close-up of a pregnant person’s abdomen.

Nearly two-thirds of Indigenous people report mistreatment during childbirth

Findings reveal the urgent need for culturally safe, Indigenous-led approaches

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.