Events

We are excited to host the 48th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 The Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held annually at UBC in Vancouver. This multi-event competition is an energetic, intellectual and hands-on building and testing challenge for secondary students, showcasing creative physics and engineering talents from across the province.  […]

Dear Colleagues and Students, We are pleased to share that Dr. Nurhayat Günes Aytaç solo exhibition is opening at UBC, in the Liu Lobby Gallery at the Liu Institute for Global Issues from December 5 to 19, 2025. There will also be a small reception on December 9th, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. All are […]

We are thrilled to introduce the Rita L. Irwin Art Teacher Dissemination of Knowledge Award, generously donated by Dr. Rita L. Irwin, Professor Emerita in Curriculum and Pedagogy, and proudly sponsored by the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA). This award celebrates the creativity, insight, and pedagogical leadership of art teachers across Canada through 80-minute […]

Friday, June 20, 2025 | 8:30 A.M – 2:30 P.M.Irving K. Barber Learning CentreDodson Room (302) In recognition of World Refugee Day, this symposium centers the experiences of Afghan women shaped by forced displacement, political upheaval, and gendered exclusion. We aim to explore the complex constructs of “Afghan Women” nationally and internationally, focusing on how […]

Please join us for the Learning with the Land Symposium  Saturday, June 14, 2025 | UBC Vancouver Campus, Scarfe Room 1128 Hosted as part of the SSHRC-funded Learning with the Land international research partnership, this one-day free public symposium brings together artists, educators, and researchers exploring how art education can respond to the climate crisis and support decolonial […]

FROM STARS ABOVE TO WATER BELOW: Indigenous Stories of STEM Education for Mathematical Flourishing May 13 and May 20, 2025 | Virtual * Note: Limited free student registration is now closed. Please register using the payment link The skies hold stories, the Elders say. Looking up, maybe you’ve experienced the Northern Lights as Spirits dancing across […]

Join Us for the Opening of Mapping Stories Through Textile Cartographies Message sent on behalf of Dr. Elly Yazdanpanah, Post-Doctoral Fellow I am thrilled to invite you to the opening of “Mapping Stories Through Textile Cartographies,” an exhibition that intertwines cultural origins and reflections through the universal language of textile art. Presented by the Department of […]

Disrupting Norms: Beyond Representation Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. | Room 310, Scarfe Building *If attending in person is not possible, you are welcome to join virtually. For the meeting link or any other inquiries, please email Elly at elly.yazdanpanah@ubc.ca Undisciplined Conversations, a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education and […]

Translating Values in Knowledge, Research, and Archival Production To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. This event is organized by the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in collaboration with UBC’s Asian Library. Monday, February 3rd, 2025 | Irving K. Barber […]

You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada (UBC Press, Purich Books, 2024) Thu, Nov 28, 2024 | 12:00 – 11:30 p.m. | West Mall Swing Space (SWNG) – 206, 2175 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 You are invited to a book launch to […]

Clayton Gauthier | Sacred Salmon Journey Indigenous Community, Storytelling, and Mathematical Flourishing May 14 and May 21, 2024 | Virtual This powerful mural by artist Clayton Gauthier Cree/Dakelh tells the story of the salmon’s journey from mountain rivers to ocean and back again. It’s a story of risk and strength, of protection and ceremony. It’s a story of inter-relationships, […]

The Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held annually at UBC in Vancouver. This annual out­reach event attracts over 600 high school stu­dents, competing in teams, and over 70 teachers/coaches from across the province. This competition, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. […]

Drs. Kerry Renwick and Shannon Leddy are pleased to announce the launch of a second arts-based public pedagogy project in the Faculty of Education. Inspired by Jaime Black’s Red Dress Project, they would like to contribute to her purpose in raising awareness of the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on this […]

To enthusiasts across all disciplines: Join us for “Undisciplined Conversations,” a dynamic space for transdisciplinary dialogues between the arts, education, and beyond. This event will take place monthly in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Participate in conversations and enjoy light refreshments as we host invited guests who foster diverse research perspectives, inviting us to […]

The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) Invites you to their fifth webinar featuring four food literacy scholars ‘What is Food Literacy?’ | Thursday May 18th, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. *PDT * (Pacific Daylight Time) Time zone converter REGISTER Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied […]

The Physics Olympics is a high school physics competition held annually at UBC in Vancouver. This annual out­reach event attracts over 600 high school stu­dents, competing in teams, and over 70 teachers/coaches from across the province. This competition, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. […]