News & Events


News & Events will be updated here and announced in LFS today as soon as we received them.
Please fell free to let us know (email us at lfs.research@ubc.ca ) if you find a good news/event that you’d like to share with your colleagues.


  • 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
  • Important Update to BREB COVID Safety Requirements
  • CIHR Reviewer in Training (RiT) program
  • NSERC CREATE Information Webinar for Prospective Applicants
  • Invitation: Genome Canada Hubs webinar Nov. 23 at 1 pm ET
  • Alliance Option 2 updates: funding limit increase and removal of application limits
  • Oct. 31 & Nov. 3 – Webinar: New partnering opportunities with PepsiCo and Bayer for academics and startups
  • UBC RDM Strategy Project – Strategy Draft Request for Feedback
  • CIHR Reviewer in Training Opportunity for Early Career Researchers
  • Fall 2022 CIHR Project Grant Webinar and Early Consultations
  • SPARC NSERC Alliance Grant Information Session
  • Lab2Market NSERC Info Session