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Congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin!

Congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin!

A warm congratulations to Dr. Derek Gladwin (LLED) and his team for receiving a $20,000 UBC Public Humanities Hub (PHH) Priority Thematic Research Incubator Grant for their project, “Sustainable Sound Installations: Harmonizing Aesthetics, Education, and Upcycling”. This project and team are affiliated with the Systems Beings Lab, a transdisciplinary research collective centred on systems and complexity […]

Congratulations to Dr. Jillianne Code!

Congratulations to Dr. Jillianne Code!

A congratulations to Dr. Jillianne Code (EDCP) for being awarded a UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship. UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowships are awarded annually across UBC from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies, established through a bequest from the late Dorothy J. Killam. These awards assist promising faculty who wish to devote […]

Horizon Europe Pillar II Resources Page and Working Group

Program Link: https://research.ubc.ca/support-researchers/attracting-funding/horizon-europe Sponsor: Horizon Europe and Vice-President, Research and Innovation Value: Pillar II of the Horizon Europe program has a budget of approximately EUR 52.5 billion Description: Horizon Europe is the world’s largest research and innovation program, facilitating collaboration and strengthening the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies, while […]

UBC Library Basic Indigenous Reference Training

Program Link: https://about.library.ubc.ca/2024/02/27/how-ubc-library-is-addressing-the-growing-demand-for-indigenous-reference-help/ Sponsor: UBC Library Description: UBC Library is offering Basic Indigenous Reference Training, a new type of workshop recently developed by UBC Library to address the growing demand from all disciplines to learn more about Indigenous topics in coursework and research. To address the growing demand and expand capacity for Indigenous reference help across […]

Congratulations to Dr. David Wright!

Congratulations to Dr. David Wright!

A warm congratulations to Dr. David Wright (PI) in the School of Kinesiology for his successful CIHR Project Grant application! Dr. Wright and his co-applicant Dr. Margaret Hahn (U Toronto) were awarded $956,250 for their project Targeting the Exercise-Inducible Signalling Factor FGF21 as a Novel Approach to Mitigate the Side Effects of Antipsychotics.  Project abstract: […]

Faculty of Education International Research Visiting Fellowship (IRVF)

Download IRVF Application Form & Instructions Here [PDF] Program Link: https://ore.educ.ubc.ca/research/internal-and-external-funding/ Sponsor: UBC Faculty of Education Value: Up to three fellowships valued at a maximum $8,000 will be awarded in this competition. Description: PROGRAM OBJECTIVES The Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia is pleased to receive nominations for International Research Visiting Fellowships […]

Congratulations to Dr. Eli Puterman, member to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!

Congratulations to Dr. Eli Puterman, member to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!

The Faculty of Education is extremely pleased to learn that Dr. Eli Puterman, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology, and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Health, has been inducted as a member to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Founded in 2014, the College is […]

Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS) Grant

Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS) Grant

The Faculty of Education’s Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS) program is designed to help Education faculty pursue excellent research as defined by the disciplines represented within the Departments and the Schools, by supporting activities and expenses that are typically ineligible for support from research grants or for which stand-alone support is challenging. RISS supports are […]

Congratulations to Newly Appointed David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education, Dr. Surita Jhangiani!

Congratulations to Newly Appointed David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education, Dr. Surita Jhangiani!

The Faculty of Education would like to congratulate Dr. Surita Jhangiani from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS) for being appointed as the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education for a three-year term (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026). Dr. Jhangiani’s vision for the Chair is to equip educators […]