Arts faculty on Latin American Studies and what unites Canada and Latin America
For Latin American Heritage Month, Arts faculty affiliated with the Latin American Studies program share their research and teaching, and what they see as the most significant shared histories or futures of Latin America and Canada.
$30M NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science launches with international partnerships including UBC
Researchers from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts will be partners in the newly announced NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science, which will focus on connecting Indigenous knowledges with mainstream western science to address some of the most pressing issues of our time in a new way.
Arts in the media: September 2023
From insights into global climate goals and nuclear energy, to partnered research on the salmon fishing history of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this September. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month.
Meet the new faculty in Arts 2023-24
The Faculty of Arts is welcoming several new faculty members this year. Meet some of the new profs, and get to know what they’re working on and why they’re excited to be at UBC.
27 SSHRC Grants awarded to Arts Faculty
The SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) has announced that 27 UBC Faculty of Arts researchers were awarded funding as part of Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants, and Insight Grants. Learn more about the recipients and their projects below. Partnership Grants Partnership Grants support large teams working in a formal collaboration between postsecondary institutions […]
Three New Canada Research Chairs in the Faculty of Arts
Three UBC Arts professors have been named Canada Research Chairs in recognition of excellence in their respective fields of study.
Dr. Jamie Peck receives prestigious Vautrin Lud Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Jamie Peck (Geography) for winning the Vautrin Lud Prize, which is considered as the ‘Nobel of Geography’.
Reimagining Academia: Unmasking challenges faced by disabled scholars
When Olivia Dreisinger started her podcast, Diagnosis Grad School, she wanted to take people on a multifaceted journey through the lens of a disabled graduate scholar. We spoke with her about the realities of ableism in higher education and how universities can better support disabled scholars throughout their academic journey.
Arts faculty and graduate students among 2023 Public Engagement Award recipients
Public Engagement Awards are given to individuals and partner organizations who have exhibited outstanding public humanities engagement in the past two years, and whose work has contributed to the expansion of the range of voices in public discourse.
Bridging Divides: Arts scholars to collaborate on major Migration Studies initiative
Movement from one place to another has always been part of the human experience. Whether prompted by conflicts and violence, climate emergencies, food insecurity, the lure of economic opportunity, or love, migrants the world over leave their homelands, either by choice or necessity, for a new life elsewhere. Arduous migration journeys make news headlines and […]