News & Events


News & Events will be updated here and announced in LFS today as soon as we received them.
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  • Important Changes: Implementation of the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern
  • Funding Opportunities for UBC-Germany Collaboration: Information session & Faculty spotlight – May 15, 2024
  • NSERC and SSHRC Upcoming Data Centre Move
  • UBC Biosafety Newsletter
  • Application deadline changes for SSHRC PEG and Connection Grants
  • UBC Contribution Rate Changes to the Extraordinary Expense Fund (Policy FM7) Effective April 1st, 2024
  • NSERC Alliance Info Session and Q&A for UBC Researchers
  • UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
  • New Federal Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern
  • NSERC announces improvements to Alliance grants program
  • CIHR Project Grant Webinars
  • UBC ARC Announces Availability of S3 on the UBC ARC Chinook Platform to Research Community
  • NSERC Discovery Horizons Pilot Program (Third Edition)
  • Genome BC’s Data Literacy Series
  • NSERC Presentation on Alliance Option 2 for Canadian university researchers
  • Climate Connections: Built Edition
  • New Research Security Measures and FAQ
  • Upcoming webinars: NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture initiative
  • NSERC Presentation on EDI for Canadian university researchers
  • SSHRC Campus Visit: Town Hall with Director of Research Programs, Kate Hamilton Harding