Dr. Anusha Kassan appointed as the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School or Counselling Psychology
Dr. Anusha Kassan has been appointed as the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School or Counselling Psychology for a three-year term, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Congratulations, Dr. Kassan! During the term of the Professorship, Dr. Kassan is charged with the following mandate: demonstrably impact education in and beyond BC by advancing […]
UBC 2025 Partnering in Research Conference
Program Link: https://communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-ubc-partnering-in-research-conference/ Sponsor: The conference is a collaborative venture between the Knowledge Exchange Unit and Indigenous Research Support Initiative of UBC’s Vice President Research and Innovation, the Office of Community Engagement under the Vice President External Relations, and the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement in the Faculty of Arts. Description: Today’s societal challenges are complex. Addressing them requires the co-creation of new […]
SSHRC Policy Innovation Partnership Grants – New Pilot Funding
Program Link: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/policy_innovation-politiques_innovantes-eng.aspx Sponsor: Social Science and Humanities Research Council Value: $400,000 per year over 15 years for up to a total of $6 million Description: The goal of this pilot funding opportunity is to support a partnership between a postsecondary research entity and one or more federal government departments to establish a long-term research program focusing on specific […]
NFRF Transformation 2026 Competition – Launch and Upcoming Webinars
Program Link: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/transformation/2026/competition-concours-eng.aspx Sponsor: New Frontiers in Research Fund Value: Minimum $2,000,000 per year (including indirect costs); Maximum $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs) for six years Description: The 2026 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on February 18th, 2025. All competition information is available on our website, and the […]
UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Program Link: https://scholcomm.ubc.ca/ubc-open-access-fund/ Sponsor: Office of the VP Research & Innovation and Office of the Provost Value: $4,000 maximum Description: The UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research assists UBC faculty members who wish to publish in Open Access books and journals and who are required to pay associated fees, sometimes known as article processing charges (APCs). This fund […]
UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Program Link: https://scholcomm.ubc.ca/ubc-open-access-fund/ Sponsor: Office of the VP Research & Innovation and Office of the Provost Value: $4,000 maximum Description: The UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research assists UBC faculty members who wish to publish in Open Access books and journals and who are required to pay associated fees, sometimes known as article processing charges (APCs). This […]
ORE Office Hours
September 24, 2024 Update: Office Hours with Dr. Nancy Perry returns on October 2nd, 2024! Please reach out to educ.ore@ubc.ca should you have any questions. The Office of Research in Education is happy to announce the introduction of ORE Office Hours. Faculty members are invited to a weekly informal check-in with Dr. Nancy Perry, Associate Dean, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Patricia (Patsy) Duff!
The Faculty is extremely pleased to learn that Dr. Patricia (Patsy) Duff, Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), has been inducted as a Fellow into the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Social Sciences. Dr. Duff has been elected by her peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly achievement. Fellowship in […]
Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Leddy and team for being awarded $15,000 in Public Humanities Hub Research Cluster Grants
A warm congratulations to Dr. Shannon Leddy, Associate Professor in EDCP and her team for being one of two UBC teams awarded $15,000 Public Humanities Hub Research Cluster Grants in the most recent cluster competition. The PHH Research Cluster Grants are designed to support interdisciplinary research cluster development among Humanities scholars in the Faculties of Arts […]
CIHR Multifactor Authentication Coming to ResearchNet
Program Link: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53537.html Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Description: CIHR will be implementing multifactor authentication in ResearchNet on September 18, 2024. Multifactor authentication (or MFA) is a way of confirming the identity of a user that involves checking two different proofs of identity before they are given access to a website or application. It is […]