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Discover the latest news from across the VP Research & Innovation portfolio through our aggregated news and events feed below.

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Jens Dilling is Associate Lab Director of TRIUMF’s Physical Sciences Division and an Adjunct Professor in Physics and Astronomy at UBC

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Seven UBC faculty named as Fellows and two named Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

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UBC faculty authors wishing to publish in Open Access books and journals are invited to apply to the new UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research.

Up to $3,500 is available to cover associated fees, sometimes known as article processing charges (APCs), where no other funding is available to the author for this purpose. 

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The Tŝilhqot’in Nation and University of British Columbia sign Memorandum of Understanding and Indigenous Knowledge Protocol Agreement to strengthen collaborative research partnerships with UBC’s Centre for Environmental Assessment Research.

Event Date: Aug 27, 2020
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35 projects led by UBC researchers supported as part of national investment.

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Forty-one projects at UBC supported as part of $96-million national investment.

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The VPRI has established the Research Facility Support Grants (RFSG) competition to provide funding for the operation, maintenance, replacement, repair or upgrade of equipment to support research.

This competition is open to faculty located at the UBC Vancouver campus and affiliated hospital sites. The RFSGs are one-year grants of up to $50,000 intended to enhance UBC research and training. Apply by October 1, 2021.

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Funding also awarded through Canada Foundation for Innovation to support newly appointed UBC CRC.

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UBC alumnus, Michael Audain, OC, OBC, one of B.C.’s most ardent champions of the visual arts has donated $3 million to UBC to create the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art.

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49 projects led by UBC researchers supported as part of $91M national investment.

Event Date: Jun 29, 0000
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Based on the findings of a specially convened task force,  UBC Vancouver and Okanagan Behavioural Research Ethics Boards have updated their review processes to allow for the limited resumption of on- and off-campus in-person behavioural research. The health and safety of the UBC and broader community continues to be our first priority.

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Funding awarded through NSERC's Discovery Grants competitions.

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Twenty-one doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and three postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.

 

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Funding supports 19 UBC-led projects in drug research, global health, obstetrics, medical imaging, public health, and Indigenous health.

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Amanda Vincent becomes first marine conservationist to win Indianapolis Prize. 

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UBC researchers lead three projects supported by SSHRC Partnership Grants and a further six projects through SSHRC Partnership Development Grants.

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Funding supports 20 UBC-led projects that bring disciplines together in nontraditional ways to explore new research directions.

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UBC is embarking on a search for a new Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation to succeed Professor Helen Burt who completes her term in early 2021.

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Event Date: Jun 10, 2020
VPRI Unit: Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium

As we look towards a phased resumption of on-campus research activities, we appreciate that many of you are actively planning your projects and experiments. 

We are pleased to now offer virtual office hours to answer questions about sequencing methods, project planning or if you would like to understand mnore about UBC sequencing resources and how they can be integrated into your research. These virtual office hours provide direct online access to our technical experts. Office...

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