UBC Okanagan researchers are making bold new discoveries that are changing the way people live, build and create.

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CLUSTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

These top scholars are working across boundaries and disciplines to solve key challenges facing society.

CLUSTERS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

These top scholars are working across boundaries and disciplines to solve key challenges facing society.
Dr. Lisa Tobber standing in a lab with a ladder in the background.

DESIGNING BUILDINGS TO SURVIVE

UBC Okanagan becoming a world leader in disaster resiliency.

DESIGNING BUILDINGS TO SURVIVE

UBC Okanagan becoming a world leader in disaster resiliency.
Close-up of the nose of a large airplane.

UBC INNOVATION PRECINCT

A 60-acre new R&D zone with purpose-built facilties for interdisciplinary collaboration and industrial partnerships.
Close-up of the nose of a large airplane.

UBC INNOVATION PRECINCT

A 60-acre new R&D zone with purpose-built facilties for interdisciplinary collaboration and industrial partnerships.
Male researcher leaning forward to examine lab equipment.

SURVIVE AND THRIVE APPLIED RESEARCH

A network of researchers solving human performance challenges in extreme environments.
Male researcher leaning forward to examine lab equipment.

SURVIVE AND THRIVE APPLIED RESEARCH

A network of researchers solving human performance challenges in extreme environments.
Dr. Mohammad Arjmand putting a used plastic water bottle into a machine.

NEW LIFE FOR PLASTIC WASTE

Interdisciplinary research cluster is exploring solutions to the world’s obsession with plastics.
Dr. Mohammad Arjmand putting a used plastic water bottle into a machine.

NEW LIFE FOR PLASTIC WASTE

Interdisciplinary research cluster is exploring solutions to the world’s obsession with plastics.

Meet our 2022 Researchers of the Year

These outstanding researchers are leaders in their field, masters of discovery, and celebrated mentors who have made significant contributions to advancing innovative research at UBC Okanagan.

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Office of Research Services (ORS) University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) Centre for Scholarly Communication (CSC)
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Research Information Systems (RISe) Open Access Digital Research Repository (cIRcle) Research & Infrastructure Management Interagency Funding Opportunities Database