UBCO researchers awarded $4.3M in NSERC Discovery grants
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced more than $492 million in funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), through its Discovery research program. This funding will support researchers across the country as they pursue research in a wide variety of natural sciences and engineering disciplines, […]
UBCO researcher awarded $1M SSHRC Partnership grant
SSHRC has announced that $75M in total funding has been awarded across Canada through the 2019-20 competitions for the Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships. UBC researchers are leading three projects supported by Partnership Grants, with a combined award of $6.1M. Six projects led by UBC researchers are receiving $1.2M through Partnership […]
UBCO researchers receive $500K from New Frontiers in Research: Exploration stream
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2019 Exploration competition awarded a total of $46.3 million in funding nationally to support 186 research projects that bring disciplines together in nontraditional ways to explore new research directions. NFRF is a federal research funding program that fosters world-leading discovery and innovation by encouraging Canadian researchers to explore, […]
2020 Researchers of the Year
Awards for Excellence in Research and/or Creative Scholarly Activity Dear colleagues, Each year, we recognize the achievements of faculty and student researchers who have made significant contributions to research and creative scholarly activity at UBC Okanagan. Please join me in congratulating this year’s outstanding awardees, who will be honoured at a special online awards […]
COVID-19 Research FAQs
While acknowledging that the Public Health Agency of Canada currently assesses the public health risk associated with COVID-19 as low for the general population in Canada, there is currently a great deal of uncertainty relating to COVID-19. The following FAQs address some of the key concerns relating to ongoing research activities on both campuses. Questions: […]
2019 CRET Funding Announcement
The Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation is pleased to announce the first round of funding for the Critical Research Equipment and Tools (CRET) program. This annual funding program helps improve the range and quality of our research infrastructure, enables us to keep pace with technology, and provides increased opportunities for student research […]
Feb 25 – Eminence Cluster Trainee Poster Session
The Eminence Clusters of Research Excellence are interdisciplinary networks of researchers working to solve pressing challenges facing society. The Inaugural Cluster Trainee Poster Session will provide trainees with opportunities to share their research, showcase their creativity, and update the campus community on ongoing Eminence Cluster research activities. Each trainee will have 30 seconds to ‘pitch their […]
Allison Hargreaves receives 2019 UBC Killam research prize
2019 ubc FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Faculty Research Awards. Winners were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, business, applied science, science, and medicine. UBC KILLAM RESEARCH PRIZE: Recognizing outstanding research and scholarly contributions. Up to ten prizes of $5,000 each […]
Cultural Safety Workshop Delivers Insights for Researchers Working With Indigenous People
UBC Okanagan’s Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VPRI) launched a pilot project to offer Cultural Competency Training to twelve Eminence-funded Clusters of Research Excellence.