The UBC Connects speaker series is currently on hiatus. In the meantime, join us at UBC Connects at Robson Square, a public engagement program featuring events such as film screenings, town halls and pop-up concerts.
UBC students, faculty, staff and alumni—as well as community partners working in collaboration with UBC—can apply for funding to host UBC Connects at Robson Square events.
Learn more about UBC Connects at Robson Square events
Media
October 27, 2022Covering the Apocalypse: What it is like being an Indigenous journalist in Canada
Geopolitics
April 20, 2022The Ukraine Crisis and Europe’s Future: A New Cold War?
Social Theory
January 25, 2022Decolonising Social Theory
Resilience
December 2, 2021Education through dialogue: the human cost of colonialism
Communication
November 15, 2021Thinking with the Land
Pluralism
May 18, 2021Pluralism: Strengthening respect for diversity
Social Justice
March 12, 2021Beyond the Police state: a conversation with Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard
Representation
March 4, 2021Represent, Represent: The stories we tell change the world around us
Justice
November 3, 2020Prisons and the F-word: Has the time come for a fundamental rethink?
Identity
September 23, 2020“Our Existences Are Political”: Identity and History as Pathways for Transformation
Biodiversity
July 31, 2020The Future of Food and Farming in a Pandemic World
Physics
November 25, 2019Laser Focus: Insight from a Nobel Laureate
Love
September 10, 2019Swipe, Right?: The Future of Romantic Relationships in the Digital Age
Author
March 13, 2019Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an award-winning Nigerian author whose work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Activist
March 6, 2019A movement that empowers: “Me too” and the role of empathy in healing and change
Politician
February 26, 2019Two-term former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich is a politician, a New York Times best-selling author, and a Senior Political Commentator for CNN
Plants
February 11, 2019Food, plants and psychedelics: Revolutionary approaches to human health and well-being
Literature
November 20, 2018The Alchemy of Truth: The power of story to change the world
Physics
September 26, 2018The Universe in a Nutshell: Why physics is the key to pretty much everything
Society
April 19, 2018The Wisdom of Reconciliation: A roadmap for multiculturalism
Economics
March 8, 2018The Third Industrial Revolution: Can we prevent the next mass extinction of life on Earth?
