Research Community News

UBC-led programs awarded a combined $8.25 million over six years by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

CIHR is seeking new Institute Advisory Board (IAB) members. Terms for these positions are up to three years and may be reappointed for a second term of up to three years, for a maximum of six consecutive years of service on any one IAB. Responsibilities include advising on Institute health research priorities and strategies and implementation plans for engaging the broader research community. Deadline for applications is April 25, 2023.

UBC awards over $745,000 to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching and learning throughout British Columbia.

The report from the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System was released on Monday, March 20, 2023. This panel was appointed by the ISED Minister and the Minister of Health to provide independent and expert advice on the structure and governance of the federal research system. Read more

The National Killam Program announced today the 2023 Killam Prize and Dorothy Killam Fellowship winners, recognizing the inclusive collaborators, research leaders and barrier breakers who are driving the future of Canada.

The recipients included UBC's Dr. Sally Otto, University Killam Professor and professor of zoology in the Faculty of Science as well as Dr. Pieter Cullis, from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Faculty of Medicine.

The Animal Care Committee's research protocol writing and breeding protocol writing workshops are designed for Principal Investigators, staff, or students who prepare animal care ethics applications.

This is an opportunity for you to learn or have a refresher on how to write an effective animal care protocol. In the workshop, you will learn from some of the Animal Care Committee members about the levels of detail to include, sections of the application that are commonly omitted or...

Program Overview

In support of Canada’s Small Modular Reactor Action Plan, NSERC is partnering with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to fund research on SMRs. NRCan has set aside approximately $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years, to co-fund research projects through NSERC’s Alliance grants program. Full program terms here.

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McGill University will no longer provide controlled substances to researchers holding a Health Canada Exemption to Use a Controlled Substance for Scientific Purposes. This means they can no longer be listed as the supplier on the Health Canada Exemption.   UBC Animal Care Services has an account with an alternate supplier CDMV, to allow researchers to order controlled drugs listed on their Health Canada Exemption.  

Effective February 14, 2023, the Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) has reduced its COVID safety requirements for conducting in-person research. While continuing to be concerned for the safety of research participants, the BREB will no longer require researchers to submit Safe Research Plans for in-person research, except in the following circumstances: 

A team of researchers from UBC and Simon Fraser University (SFU) have received $6.8M in funding from the Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants, including $3M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), for their research that aims to promote healthy aging, by tackling the epidemics of physical inactivity and loneliness that plague older adults living in medium- and large-sized cities.