Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

Close up on elderly person's face and eye.


Researchers discover the eye’s hidden cleanup system

Read more


Supportive doctor in blue scrubs soothing a worried overweight patient in a hospital gown, discussing test result in emergency room.


Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer

Read more


Pigeon with head-mounted camera. Credit: Anthony Lapsansky


How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

Read more


A coyote at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. Photo credit: Nathan Lewis


How we can coexist with coyotes, and other lessons from Stanley Park

Read more


A blonde woman in a lab coat and black medical gloves pipes a lab sample into a tube.


Billions of doses later: Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise

Read more


young salmon in a test tank


Warming streams are pushing young salmon beyond their limits: new research

Read more


person trying to cool off with a fan


Behind closed doors: The heightened risk of extreme heat for people living with schizophrenia

Read more


an experiement being performed in a gymnasium in which a child is wired through to computers via a VR headset


Kids who take risks at play make faster, smarter decisions in traffic

Read more


A photo of a natural landscape, with a lake or ocean in the foreground, a forest behind and mountains and cloudy blue sky behind


UBC researchers find Indigenous lands can outperform protected areas on conservation

Read more


A tabby cat standing in front of a tree, with wide eyes.


Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

Read more


Doctor touching hands to encouragement mental of elderly patient after surgery at bed in hospital.


Drugging the undruggable: Scientists achieve million-fold leap in targeting elusive cancer proteins

Read more


Dr. Suzanne Simard wearing a red jacket and sitting inside a hole in very large tree.


Smarter forest practices could help protect B.C. forests from wildfire and climate stress, new research suggests

Read more


First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.



UBC Crest The official logo of the University of British Columbia. Urgent Message An exclamation mark in a speech bubble. Caret An arrowhead indicating direction. Arrow An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Bluesky The logo for the Bluesky social media service. Chats Two speech clouds. Facebook The logo for the Facebook social media service. Information The letter 'i' in a circle. Instagram The logo for the Instagram social media service. External Link An arrow entering a square. Linkedin The logo for the LinkedIn social media service. Location Pin A map location pin. Mail An envelope. Menu Three horizontal lines indicating a menu. Minus A minus sign. Telephone An antique telephone. Plus A plus symbol indicating more or the ability to add. Search A magnifying glass. Twitter The logo for the Twitter social media service. Youtube The logo for the YouTube video sharing service.