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VPRI Unit: Research Finance
Research Finance has released a new podcast episode (Season 3, Episode 3.5) that looks at the administrative requirements established by the US Federal Government when using their funds provided as assistance (ie. research grants) towards purchasing equipment, including those requirements that…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is pleased to offer a series of technical training and information sessions from February through April 2026. These sessions are designed to support the UBC research community with resource management, system onboarding, and cybersecurity best practices…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
ARC is excited to announce the launch of the ARC Access Management Portal, a new web-based platform designed to simplify and streamline access to UBC’s digital research infrastructure. This self-service portal will enable researchers to: Create projects and request resource allocations…
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Faculty authors at both UBC campuses are now invited to apply for support related to scholarly communication through UBC’s renewed Scholarly Publication and Open Access funds.These funds, previously administered by UBC Library, are available to faculty in any discipline to support work aligned with…
VPRI Unit: Research Finance
Learn more about: what cost transfers are, UBC processes & requirements related to them, external sponsors' guidelines & restrictions surrounding them, as well as examples of cost transfers.Session is geared towards approvers (PIs and grant managers) and reviewers (including department…
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program
As of February 1, 2027, the Rodent Blood Collection Course will be mandatory for all researchers performing rodent blood collection procedures.Experienced researchers who currently perform recovery blood collection or have prior demonstrated competency may be eligible for assessment-based…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
ARC Access Management Portal & Application Forms Outage ARC is excited to announce the launch of the ARC Access Management Portal in February 2026, a new web-based platform designed to simplify and streamline access to UBC’s digital research infrastructure. This self…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Situation and Impact Current disruptions in the global hardware market caused by surging demand for high-performance memory chips such as DDR5 memory modules are impacting all manner of computing products from large-memory computers and servers, to GPUs and accelerators, to networking…
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
A total of 47 UBC-led projects were awarded funding through this competition.
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program
Researchers planning animal work in 2026 should note the following temporary ordering restrictions.During the following 2026 weeks, ACS will not accept live animal shipments from Charles River Laboratories, Inotiv (Envigo), The Jackson Laboratory, or Taconic Biosciences:Week of July 1 (Canada Day…
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