Core Area – People and Places

UBC recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2021

UBC recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2021

UBC is recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in 2021. This designation recognizes employers across Canada that are stepping up to the challenge to address systemic inequities that have long existed in Canadian workplaces. Please visit the Focus on People website to learn why UBC has been recognized with this year’s award.

Fighting climate change: Moving from ideas to actions

Fighting climate change: Moving from ideas to actions

In the decade that Dr. Janis Sarra has spent at the intersection of business law and climate change impacts, there is  reason to be optimistic – at least in Canada. “There was a lot of misinformation about the impacts of climate change,” reflects Dr. Sarra, who was the Presidential Distinguished Professor at the University of […]

UBC named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021

UBC named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021

UBC is recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021. This designation recognizes the British Columbian employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work and the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. Please visit the Focus on People website to learn why UBC has been recognized with this year’s award.

UBC named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2021

UBC named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2021

UBC has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2021, for the ninth consecutive year. This special designation recognizes the employers that offer the nation’s best workplaces and programs for young people starting their careers. Please visit the Focus on People website to learn why UBC has been recognized with this […]

UBC Sustainability Scholar lays groundwork for City of Vancouver anti-Black racism strategy

UBC Sustainability Scholar lays groundwork for City of Vancouver anti-Black racism strategy

Vancouver aspires to be a safe city in which residents feel secure. The City recently engaged UBC law student Oludolapo Makinde as a Sustainability Scholar to conduct research into anti-Black racism in Vancouver and suggest ways to address it. One of her recommendations – to develop and implement an anti-Black racism strategy – received funding […]

UBC 2030 competition attracts bold new student ideas

UBC 2030 competition attracts bold new student ideas

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, there is reason for continued hope. Among them the ideas and energy of young people who have been leading climate action movements. A competition organized by the UBC Sustainability Initiative drew more than 40 inspiring visions and solutions from students and student groups, centred on the theme: “What will sustainability at […]

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Increasing cybersecurity to support working from home

As staff, faculty and researchers moved to remote teaching, learning and working in March 2020, UBC Cybersecurity and local IT support sprang into action to protect and secure thousands of devices. Zoe Armer, Program Manager, Cybersecurity, provides an update on the increased security measures currently in place: Increased IT security measures and user support is […]

Why Privacy Matters at UBC

Why Privacy Matters at UBC

Why do privacy and information security matter? Information sharing is so common today that it is easy to become complacent about the importance of maintaining strong privacy and information security. Yet, everyone has the right to expect their personal information to remain safe and secure. In 2015 it was determined that “the risk of a […]

Leveraging the Okanagan Charter to reflect on the crises of our times

Leveraging the Okanagan Charter to reflect on the crises of our times

On Dec. 9, 2020, speakers from UBC, the University of Waterloo and McGill gathered virtually for a conversation on the challenges post-secondary institutions face with regards to complex issues around health and wellbeing, including the implications surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, and the renewed urgency to advance Indigenous peoples’ human rights and […]

Preparing for digital recovery in advance of disaster

Preparing for digital recovery in advance of disaster

For years, British Columbians have been preparing for “the Big One” as the province sits on a seismic fault line.  Regardless of the size or nature, disasters (natural or man-made) can have major implications to global research institutions like UBC.  Today, when technology is fundamental in the learning and research ecosystems, a compromised IT infrastructure […]