• CHSPR Seminar | Global Trends in Health Worker Protests and Advocacy During and Beyond COVID-19

    School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    Speaker: Veena Sriram, University of BC Countries around the world are experiencing health workforce crises, characterized by shortages, burnout and attrition of health workers. Protests by health workers have also gained visibility, exemplified by widespread attention to these actions during COVID-19. Dr Sriram will present findings from research on trends in the use of protest […]

  • Disability Justice Book Club: Disability Allies Cohort

    Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    UBC Library's EDI Scholars-in-Residence program is pleased to host the Disability Justice Book Club across Term 1, in two groups: the Disability Allies cohort and Disabled and Proud cohort. The club, led by Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, will explore themes of disability justice, ableism, allyship, and what it means to be disabled in academia. We will […]

    Free
  • Writing a Grant Proposal: Crafting a Compelling Research Story

    Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Researchers who study academic writing across the disciplines offer a number of evidence-based models for the macro-structure of research grant proposals. This writing workshop draws on that body of research to produce a versatile, malleable, and dynamic model or heuristic to help solve the problem of what a grant proposal achieves and how. Facilitator: Dr. Xuan Zhang, Centre for […]

  • CHSPR Health Policy Conference | The Quintuple Aim: Can’t Get There From Here?

    Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

    The UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) will hold its 38th annual health policy conference March 12-13, 2026 at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on the UBC campus. This long-standing Canadian health policy conference promotes debate and discussion on timely issues facing health systems in Canada. The 2026 conference will engage attendees […]