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Contributions to Viral Hepatitis, Vaccine Task Force and COVID-19Dr. Lorne TyrrellOC, AOE, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRSC, FCAHS Distinguished Professor at the University of AlbertaRecipient of the 2021 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Lecture 2…
Appointees include Drs. Allen Eaves, Paula Gordon, David Ley and Pitman Potter
VPRI Unit: Institutional Programs Office
December 19, 2022The BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) has awarded $3.7 million for 13 research projects being led by researchers at the University of British Columbia.Through the BCKDF, the Government of B.C. is providing more than $4.3 million for projects at the University of British…
Tthe objective of the Embassy of France in Canada’s mobility program is to initiate scientific partnerships between French and Canadian research teams. Deadline for the 2023 Call: February 5th 2023, 11:59pm PST (Canada)
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Results from UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) needs assessment survey have been released as a joint report from UBC Library, and UBC Advanced Research Computing (UBC ARC). The report outlines findings from a survey of over 200 UBC researchers on both campuses undertaken in…
Nominations are open for the Earthshot Prize, an initiative created and led by the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek new and innovative ways to address the environmental challenges we face today. The university is now accepting nomination submissions for the 2023…
A new partnership in clean energy that builds on a long history of Canada-Germany research cooperation
NSERC has recently launched a new edition of the Science Exposed contest, in collaboration with Acfas. The research image contest challenges researchers to combine creativity and science for a chance to win cash prizes of $2,000.The Science Exposed contest is devoted exclusively to…
VPRI Unit: SPARC
Interested applicants are asked to email danica.kell@ubc.ca by Friday, January 6th to receive a copy of the institutional support letter template and instructions for confirming internal contributions. This support letter is a mandatory element of the Stage 1 proposal and applicants must work with…
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