Call for applications: 2019 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters competition
The Offices of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, are pleased to announce the 2019 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition. Vancouver researchers are invited to submit their Notice of Intent to apply by September 23, 2019. These awards are specifically targeted at catalyzing research initiatives at UBC. Funding is […]
Eminence program 2019 Call for Proposals
The Eminence competition was established by the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation to support the development of clusters of research excellence at UBC Okanagan. A cluster of research excellence is an interdisciplinary network of researchers focused on addressing key challenges facing society. The Eminence Program is specifically intended to catalyze research and knowledge […]
Okanagan water forum promotes compelling conversation and shared solutions
Traditional firekeeping is a specific science, explains Indigenous knowledge keeper Richard Armstrong of the Penticton Indian Band and Syilx First Nation. When a forest fire burns hot and fast, the flames wrap around the trees causing a scarring pattern that marks centuries of prescribed burns by Indigenous caretakers. Elder Armstrong’s opening remarks set the stage […]
PURE funding recipients announced
The offices of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, the Vice-President Research and Innovation, and the Vice-Principal Research and Innovation (UBC Okanagan) are pleased to announce the first funding recipients of the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE). The January 2019 funding call for PURE sought innovative pilot projects that would broaden access to, and enhance undergraduate research experiences, in […]
Call for Proposals: Program for Undergraduate Research Experience applications open January 7
Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE), a major initiative being funded through UBC’s strategic plan. The competition, which supports plan Strategy 8: Student Research, aims to broaden access to and enhance the undergraduate student research experience. It is widely recognized that engagement in research provides […]
2018 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters competition results
In support of the strategic plan, the Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition was jointly created by the Vice-President Research & Innovation and the Provost & Vice-President Academic to enable the formation and growth of interdisciplinary clusters of research excellence. Research clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers focused on solving key challenges facing society […]
Eminence program 2018 Calls for Proposals
The UBC Okanagan Vice-Principal Research (VPR) has established the Eminence competition to provide funding to support the development of clusters of research excellence at UBC Okanagan. For the purposes of this funding competition, a cluster of research excellence is defined as an interdisciplinary network of researchers focused on addressing key challenges facing society. Each cluster […]