VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
This spring, the University of British Columbia awarded over $700,000 in support of community-university partnerships. These partnerships, spanning across British Columbia, are aimed at benefiting communities and advancing collaborative research, teaching and learning.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
UBC Okanagan is celebrating three inspiring faculty members whose research is making a difference on some of the most pressing issues in society.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
These awards are valued at approximately $4 million annually, and have been made possible by the groundbreaking $100 million Peter Wall Legacy Fund, which was established through generous and recently revitalized donations from Dr. Peter Wall, dating back to 1991.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Twenty-one researchers awarded combined funding of more than $47 million
Event Date: Apr 2, 2024
VPRI Unit: Office of Research Services (news)
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Today, Canada’s tri-council research funding agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR; Tri-Agencies) and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) simultaneously published updated guidance to support the safeguarding and integrity of sensitive Canadian research domestically and internationally.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
27 faculty members have been recognized for their research excellence and scholarly achievements across a broad range of disciplines.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
March 13, 2024
Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced support for 7,700 researchers and research projects all across Canada. This represents an investment of over $1.7 billion.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Combined funding of $17.5 million supports UBC-led R&D collaborations with partners from the private, public and not-for-profit sector.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
UBC-led projects received a combined investment of more than $2.75 million from SSHRC.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
13 new and six renewed Canada Reseach Chairs annouced, with additional CFI JELF support for five new chairs
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
UBC-led projects awarded $36 million from CFI
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Twenty-five Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers at UBC Vancouver have received grant funding through the 2024/25 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC). A further 14 clusters are being supported in the second year of their existing grant.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
February 2, 2024
A total of 46 projects led by UBC researchers were awarded $31.3 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant: Fall 2023 competition.
Event Date: Apr 25, 2024
VPRI Unit: SPARC
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.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
January 16, 2024
The Federal Government today released the new Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern, which will impact researchers making new applications for funding through the federal granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) and CFI.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
UBC Faculties are invited to propose Tier II Canada Research Chairs based on their robust plans for recruiting or retaining leading disabled scholars.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Appointees include the Honourable Steven Lewis Point, and Drs. Morris Barer and Deborah Money.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Convening & Collaborating (C2) and Reach competitions to create pathways from research evidence to impact and help ensure that cutting-edge health research can directly improve the health of British Columbians and BC’s health system.
These collaborative teams consisting of researchers, health professionals, trainees, and research users, are investigating research areas that address BC health...