The University of British Columbia

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Meet the future doctors of Metro Vancouver

Faculty of Medicine takes a community-based approach to training students across the region

Spotlight

Natalia Lafourcade

Natalia Lafourcade: Cancionera Tour at the Chan Centre

An intimate performance blending Latin American music with a modern touch

Kicking a soccer ball.

Soccer in the Square

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

Person looking at vegetables growing at the farm.

Saturday Farm Farmers’ Market at the UBC Farm

Market features local vendors selling produce, meats, baked goods and more

Explore UBC

Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez demonstrates magnetic seizure therapy, where two magnetic coils placed against the scalp deliver rapid magnetic pulses to targeted areas of the brain.

Innovation, Research

New brain stimulation therapy shows promise for bipolar depression

Clinical trial suggests magnetic seizure therapy could expand treatment options for severe bipolar depression

Illustration of building a city.

Innovation, Research

Stress lines

A UBC structural engineer is studying how buildings fail during earthquakes, and redesigning them so they don’t

Person throwing a water bottle in a recycling bin.

Political ideology shapes perceptions of environmental impact

Findings help explain why some climate friendly behaviours remain polarizing in Canada and the U.S.

A construction site in the forest featuring a bulldozer and an excavator working on earthmoving tasks.

Multinational firms drive growth but can come with steep environmental costs

Tracking firms across borders reveals ripple effects on forests, crops and local economies

Kid drinking a water under the sun.

Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

Research finds summers are expanding 50 per cent faster in many areas than previously reported

People working at a call centre.

Accentism for profit? What Telus is getting wrong about accents

Evidence suggests the practice may not be in the best interests of call centre agents or consumers

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.