Research Community News

UBC is developing a Research Data Management (RDM) Strategy in response to the Tri-Agency Policy on RDM. Help shape the strategy and the future of RDM at UBC by attending a virtual town hall open to the entire UBC research community: October 19th at 2pm. 

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. If you still wish to participate, please email arc.support@ubc.ca for the connection details. 

Funding includes 18 awards to UBC faculty members through the Scholar Program and 43 awards to UBC research trainees to support health research at UBC and its affiliated health research institutions.

Read the UBC Advanced Research Computing blog post here. 

UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund Competition (2021-22) is now open. Proposals are invited from UBC Faculty & Staff to co-develop innovative, impactful and collaborative ‘living lab’ projects on campus. The competition closes on November 12, 2021.

Are you a community group working with UBC on a shared project? Are you a UBC faculty member, staff or student seeking funding for your community partner?

Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) is a competitive funding program that provides successful recipients at eligible community organizations in British Columbia the funds to build partnerships and pursue shared projects with UBC. Infomation Session Spetmeber 22. Notice of Intent October 14.

The NSERC Alliance grants playbook has been updated to reflect and include the most recent changes to the program, and includes a section on the new National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships. The playbook is available for download on the SPARC NSERC Resources webpage (CWL required).

August 13, 2021

The B.C. government is investing nearly $25 million to support 34 post-secondary research projects that will drive innovation and economic growth. They will also help create jobs, protect our biodiversity and environment, and help keep British Columbians healthy and safe.

This includes 26 projects being led by UBC researchers that have been awarded a combined $22.4 million.

August 11, 2021

UBC researchers received more than $5.7m in funding for 37 projects from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).

The JELF awards were announced by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, as part of a larger announcement of more than more than $77 million to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities across the country.

Following the Government of Canada's new National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships, NSERC Alliance Grant applications with private sector organization partners now require a risk assessment form to be completed by the researcher. 

Registration is now open SSHRC Insight Grant 2021 Internal Peer Review.

Interested applicants should register online by the deadline of July 26, 2021.  Please note, a draft one page summary of your project is required as part of the registration process. 

Please visit the page below for more information, and to register. 

Internal Review Program for SSHRC Competitions

The Offices of Research Ethics on the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses have updated their guidance in anticipation that authorization to resume in-person behavioural research will be fully implemented in the coming months.

Although the safety of research participants continues to be a factor in how research ethics applications are reviewed, the behavioural REBs have eased their requirements in alignment with updates issued by the British Columbia Public Health Officer (PHO) on May...