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VPRI Unit: Research Awards & Prizes
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Six UBC faculty members have been named Fellows and three UBC faculty members as Members of the of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
VPRI Unit: Research Awards & Prizes
New event: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards and the Institutional Council for Research Prizes and Awards are hosting an online panel event on Thursday September 18 to discuss research award adjudication in the context of DORA, the Declaration on Research Assessment, which recognizes the…
VPRI Unit: Research Awards & Prizes
The Royal Society of Canada will soon open nominations for the 2026 cohort of RSC Members - New Fellows and Members of the RSC College - and RSC Awards. We encourage you to begin considering nominations for your colleagues, especially if you are a current Fellow or College Member.The deadline is…
VPRI Unit: Research Awards & Prizes
(This information was circulated to ADRs by email on Aug 25/25)VPRI is seeking self-nominations to the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships, which recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering (first 10 years of academic appointment and holding an…
VPRI Unit: SPARC
SPARC will be providing reviews for the CIHR Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact. To receive a SPARC review, please email Flora To-Miles the following (in MS Word format) by 10am on Tuesday, Oct. 14 (submissions sent before this date are also encouraged):Proposal (5 pages…
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Get up to 25k to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities across BC and advance collaborative research, teaching and learning.
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program
UBC Safety & Risk Services has updated the Exposure Control Plan (ECP) for Hazardous Drugs (effective September 2025). The new ECP significantly expands the list of regulated substances beyond the previous cytotoxin protocol.For more information and implementation guidance, contact SRS …
VPRI Unit: SPARC
Applicants are invited to submit their Insight Grant materials (both individual modules and full proposals are accepted) for review by members of the SPARC team by or before Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12pmSPARC staff will endeavour to return feedback on the One Page Summary and Budget modules…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
The Advanced Research Computing, Research Cybersecurity and Compliance team is pleased to announce the availability of our improved Security Threat Risk Assessment (STRA) process. An STRA analyzes the security posture of a research project or service. For UBC research, it includes reviewing how…
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