A Collaborative Symposium with SFU, UBC & UVic This two-day Tri-University symposium helps PhD students and postdocs explore what their career paths can look like across academia, industry, and public adjacent roles. Through a series of panels, including an opening keynote address on BC's evolving labour market, speakers share candid, experience-based perspectives on navigating diverse […]
A Collaborative Symposium with SFU, UBC & UVic This two-day Tri-University symposium helps PhD students and postdocs explore what their career paths can look like across academia, industry, and public adjacent roles. Through a series of panels, including an opening keynote address on BC's evolving labour market, speakers share candid, experience-based perspectives on navigating diverse […]
At Davos in January 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney famously declared that we are experiencing a rupture in the international order. But what exactly did he mean? American threats to Canadian sovereignty alongside interventions in Venezuela and Iran are just a few symptoms of this rupture. But how has Canada’s place in this much more […]
The Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at The University of British Columbia is marking its 10th Anniversary in 2026. This milestone also commemorates over 70 years of groundbreaking research, policy engagement, education, and innovation in fisheries and ocean science at UBC. To honour this occasion, we are holding a one-day symposium to look […]
Speaker: Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General, WorldFish, CGIAR’s Senior Director of Aquatic Food Systems. Moderator: Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC, University Killam Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) & School of Public Policy and Glbal Affairs (SPPGA) Location: AERL Theatre Please note: this is an in-person event only. Abstract As the world confronts the intertwined crises […]
The Chagos brain coral, Ctenella chagius, is ostensibly the world’s rarest coral. A once common denizen of the shallow reefs around the Chagos Archipelago, recent decades have seen populations of this iconic species crash to the very brink of extinction. The only member of its genus and endemic to this utterly remote island chain, it was […]
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