UBC Arts is internationally renowned for research in the social sciences, humanities, and creative and performing arts.

We bring together the best of quantitative research, humanistic inquiry, and artistic expression under one umbrella. Most of our departments rank in the top two in Canada and many are among the top 20 in the world.

Research highlights
$34.6M

in annual research funding

81

Royal Society of Canada Fellows

28

active Canada Research chairs

Featured News

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Arts researchers receive CUES funding to partner with communities on climate justice, language revitalization

 
Six community-university projects from the Faculty of Arts received funding from the Community-University Engagement Support Fund.

Karen Bakker awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

 
Geography professor Karen Bakker is one of 180 scholars, artists, scientists, and writers who won a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship this year.

The Centre for European Studies launches at UBC to promote the critical study of Europe

 
The Centre has a mandate to become a multidisciplinary home for the critical study of Europe.
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Research Centres

The Faculty of Arts is home to several world-class research centres, fostering collaboration between researchers within and across disciplines.
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Research Centres

The Faculty of Arts is home to several world-class research centres, fostering collaboration between researchers within and across disciplines.
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Research Grant Recipients
UBC Arts researchers have received numerous fellowships, awards, and grants for their impactful research contributions.
Journals
UBC Arts supports peer-reviewed scholarly journals, including B.C. Studies, Canadian Literature, and Pacific Affairs.
Research Resources
For research grant application details, deadlines, and resources, UBC Arts researchers can visit Arts Internal Resources (AIR).