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Leah Edelstein-Keshet awarded the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet, a pioneer in mathematical biology, has been awarded the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize by the Centre de recherches mathématiques, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, and the Fields Institute.

Government of Canada Research Security (STRAC) Policy Applicable to Upcoming NSERC Promotions and Prizes

As announced in early 2024, potential applicants and nominees to several NSERC promotions and prizes should be aware that the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC) applies to those awards. To receive any of the selected prizes, potential recipients will be…

Dr. Kayla King awarded NSERC McDonald Fellowship

UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young researchers, earning an Arthur B. McDonald fellowship from NSERC.

Nomination Support for NSERC Prizes Fall 2024

The Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for NSERC Prize nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff. The prizes, which offer up to $1M (Herzberg), $250,000 (Brockhouse, Polanyi, and Strickland), or $200,000 …

Call for Nominations: King Charles III Coronation Medal

UBC has been invited to nominate individuals for the King Charles III Coronation Medal, in recognition of outstanding contributions in their communities in the areas of service, the environment and sustainability, and our nation’s diversity. Nominees may be UBC faculty, staff, students, etc. …

RSC Fellows, College Members, and Medals

The nomination period for the 2025 cohort of RSC Members - New Fellows and Members of the RSC College and RSC Awards - is now open. We encourage you to begin considering nominations for your colleagues, especially if you are a current Fellow or College member.The deadline is December 13, 2024 at…

France Canada Research Fund Call for Proposals

The 2025 France Canada Research Fund (FCRF) New Research Collaboration Program, which promotes partnerships between researchers in Canada and France, has launched.This program is open to every field of expertise and promotes interdisciplinary projects.  The program provides funding for new…

Dr. Azim Shariff awarded Royal Society of Canada Kitty Newman Memorial Award in Philosophy

Fifteen UBC Faculty Members Elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Supporting Faculty Research Awards: Lessons Learned from Departmental Award Committees

New event: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards and the Institutional Council of Research Prizes and Awards (ICRPA) will be hosting a panel event to discuss how unit-level award committees develop nomination strategies, support nomination packages and identify and select nominees…