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Latest Order of Canada Appointees Include UBC Faculty

Dr. Andrew Martindale and his colleagues in the Canadian Archeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG) receive a 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Award

Dolph Schluter named 2023 AAAS Fellow

Faculty Research Award Winners 2023

UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities…

Notice of Royal Society of Canada Medals Competition - Deadline March 15, 2024

The Royal Society of Canada is offering thirteen (13) distinct Medals and Awards this year in multiple domains, including the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and medical sciences.Deadline: March 15, 2024There is no internal selection process. Candidates may be nominated by existing…

UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees

Call for SSHRC Impact Awards nominations by January 31

The 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards Competition is now open. UBC is limited to one nomination per award, so the Office of the VP Research & Innovation is seeking nominations and will coordinate an internal selection process for the Gold Medal, Insight, Connection and Partnership Awards. Self…

Andrew Martindale wins 2023 SSHRC Impact Connection Award

Nomination Support for NSERC Prizes

NSERC has recently launched its 2024 awards competition, and the Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for all UBC nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff.  The prizes, which offer up to $1M (Herzberg), …

Navigating Bias in Peer Recognition: A Panel Discussion on Crafting and Evaluating Faculty Research Award Nomination Letters

New event: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards will be hosting a panel event that will dig into the complications and complexities of writing and evaluating inclusive letters of nomination for colleagues and peers. Drawing from their own experiences, the panelists will engage us in a…