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The Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia is a global leader in research, dedicated to understanding the relationship between people and place.
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Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Congratulations to the 2025 Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund Recipients!
Learn more about the recipients: undergraduate students Sumaiyah Choudry, Aliya Hirji, Akifuzzaman Labib and Bimo Wibowo: geog.ubc.ca/news/congrat...
Learn more about the recipients: undergraduate students Sumaiyah Choudry, Aliya Hirji, Akifuzzaman Labib and Bimo Wibowo: geog.ubc.ca/news/congrat...
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund Recipients!
Learn more about the recipients: undergraduate students Sumaiyah Choudry, Aliya Hirji, Akifuzzaman Labib and Bimo Wibowo: geog.ubc.ca/news/congrat...
Learn more about the recipients: undergraduate students Sumaiyah Choudry, Aliya Hirji, Akifuzzaman Labib and Bimo Wibowo: geog.ubc.ca/news/congrat...
Join us Tues Feb 10th for our next Geography Colloquium with Dan Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, UBC Geography.
Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs
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Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs
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February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Join us Tues Feb 10th for our next Geography Colloquium with Dan Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, UBC Geography.
Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Conference Registration is now open!
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Conference Registration is now open!
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th!
Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, from, March 5-7th!
Conference info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Conference info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, from, March 5-7th!
Conference info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Conference info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
Join us Tuesday Jan 27th for our next Geography Colloquium with Mike Turley, Postdoc Dept of Geography, UBC as he discusses his research on Living with Rivers in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from One of the Most Studied, and Visited, Watersheds in BC.
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Join us Tuesday Jan 27th for our next Geography Colloquium with Mike Turley, Postdoc Dept of Geography, UBC as he discusses his research on Living with Rivers in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from One of the Most Studied, and Visited, Watersheds in BC.
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Tuesday January 20th for our next Geography Colloquium with Marc Tadaki (Lincoln U, NZ) and Jane Kitson (scientist, NZ) as they discuss their latest research on Environmental Justice and the Indigenous Governance of Introduced Species.
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Event info: https//shorturl.at...
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Join us Tuesday January 20th for our next Geography Colloquium with Marc Tadaki (Lincoln U, NZ) and Jane Kitson (scientist, NZ) as they discuss their latest research on Environmental Justice and the Indigenous Governance of Introduced Species.
Event info: https//shorturl.at...
Event info: https//shorturl.at...
We have a great line up for the colloquium series in T2. Please have a look and mark your calendars accordingly.
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We are very pleased to announce our first colloquium on 20 Jan featuring our own Marc Tadaki and the Fish Futures Collective. shorturl.at/RM4L7
Cookies & tea at 12:15!
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We are very pleased to announce our first colloquium on 20 Jan featuring our own Marc Tadaki and the Fish Futures Collective. shorturl.at/RM4L7
Cookies & tea at 12:15!
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We have a great line up for the colloquium series in T2. Please have a look and mark your calendars accordingly.
shorturl.at/t5XSI
We are very pleased to announce our first colloquium on 20 Jan featuring our own Marc Tadaki and the Fish Futures Collective. shorturl.at/RM4L7
Cookies & tea at 12:15!
shorturl.at/t5XSI
We are very pleased to announce our first colloquium on 20 Jan featuring our own Marc Tadaki and the Fish Futures Collective. shorturl.at/RM4L7
Cookies & tea at 12:15!
Researchers at UBC, SFU and the UVic are working with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and BC Parks to better understand and steward some of B.C.’s most iconic and beloved landscapes: the alpine ecosystems of the southwest Coast Mountains.
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/ubc-res...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/ubc-res...
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Researchers at UBC, SFU and the UVic are working with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and BC Parks to better understand and steward some of B.C.’s most iconic and beloved landscapes: the alpine ecosystems of the southwest Coast Mountains.
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/ubc-res...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/ubc-res...
Join us Tuesday November 18th for our next Geography Colloquium with Avery Everhart (Geography, UBC) and Jasbir Puar (Social Justice Institute, UBC) where they will discuss their latest research on the centrality of gender and sexuality to the operations of fascism.
Event info: kntn.ly/7acd4c85
Event info: kntn.ly/7acd4c85
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Join us Tuesday November 18th for our next Geography Colloquium with Avery Everhart (Geography, UBC) and Jasbir Puar (Social Justice Institute, UBC) where they will discuss their latest research on the centrality of gender and sexuality to the operations of fascism.
Event info: kntn.ly/7acd4c85
Event info: kntn.ly/7acd4c85
Join us in welcoming new Assistant Professor Dr. Dolpopa to @ubc Geography! Dr. Dolpopa’s research focuses on Indigenous political ecology.
Learn more about Dr. Dolpopa and his research:
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Learn more about Dr. Dolpopa and his research:
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November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Join us in welcoming new Assistant Professor Dr. Dolpopa to @ubc Geography! Dr. Dolpopa’s research focuses on Indigenous political ecology.
Learn more about Dr. Dolpopa and his research:
rb.gy/w9rqhf
Learn more about Dr. Dolpopa and his research:
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Join us Tuesday November 4th for our next Geography Colloquium with UBC Geography PhD student Suman Bhattacharyya and professor Marwan Hassan discuss how Human Impacts Both Amplify and Dampen Climate-Driven Extreme Streamflow.
Talk abstract and speaker bio:
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Join us Tuesday November 4th for our next Geography Colloquium with UBC Geography PhD student Suman Bhattacharyya and professor Marwan Hassan discuss how Human Impacts Both Amplify and Dampen Climate-Driven Extreme Streamflow.
Talk abstract and speaker bio:
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October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Join us Tuesday November 4th for our next Geography Colloquium with UBC Geography PhD student Suman Bhattacharyya and professor Marwan Hassan discuss how Human Impacts Both Amplify and Dampen Climate-Driven Extreme Streamflow.
Talk abstract and speaker bio:
geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Tuesday November 4th for our next Geography Colloquium with UBC Geography PhD student Suman Bhattacharyya and professor Marwan Hassan discuss how Human Impacts Both Amplify and Dampen Climate-Driven Extreme Streamflow.
Talk abstract and speaker bio:
geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Thursday, October 30th, 6 PM at the The xwθəθiqətəm Liu Institute for Global Issues, Priti Narayan, Assistant Professor from Geography, UBC, will be moderating a panel which will discuss the continued silence on caste-based discrimination in Canada.
More details here: asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
More details here: asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Thursday, October 30th, 6 PM at the The xwθəθiqətəm Liu Institute for Global Issues, Priti Narayan, Assistant Professor from Geography, UBC, will be moderating a panel which will discuss the continued silence on caste-based discrimination in Canada.
More details here: asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
More details here: asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us for our next Geography Colloquium with UBCs EDGES Collaborative
Leila Harris, IRES and GRSJ, UBC
Rachel Stern, Geography, UBC
Manvi Bhalla, EDGES, UBC
Renata Rovelo, IRES, UBC
Kendra Fanconi, Artist, Director, Creator
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Leila Harris, IRES and GRSJ, UBC
Rachel Stern, Geography, UBC
Manvi Bhalla, EDGES, UBC
Renata Rovelo, IRES, UBC
Kendra Fanconi, Artist, Director, Creator
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us for our next Geography Colloquium with UBCs EDGES Collaborative
Leila Harris, IRES and GRSJ, UBC
Rachel Stern, Geography, UBC
Manvi Bhalla, EDGES, UBC
Renata Rovelo, IRES, UBC
Kendra Fanconi, Artist, Director, Creator
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Leila Harris, IRES and GRSJ, UBC
Rachel Stern, Geography, UBC
Manvi Bhalla, EDGES, UBC
Renata Rovelo, IRES, UBC
Kendra Fanconi, Artist, Director, Creator
Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
This upcoming Tuesday, we are very fortunate to be hosting Rosalba Velasco, the Chief Counselor of the CRIC (consejo regional indígena del Cauca) in Colombia. This event is co-sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Landscapes cluster
Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This upcoming Tuesday, we are very fortunate to be hosting Rosalba Velasco, the Chief Counselor of the CRIC (consejo regional indígena del Cauca) in Colombia. This event is co-sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Landscapes cluster
Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund has been extended to October 17th!
This award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
This award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
October 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund has been extended to October 17th!
This award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
This award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
Geography Colloquium for Term 1 starts next Tuesday, October 14th. See the schedule here:
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October 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Geography Colloquium for Term 1 starts next Tuesday, October 14th. See the schedule here:
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geog.ubc.ca/news/geograp...
Jamie Peck to speak at UBC Dialogues series "Challenges, changes, and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors"
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Challenges, changes, and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors - alumni UBC
Meet UBC’s three newest University Killam Professors as they explore the local and worldwide impact of their innovative research in biological, socio-political, and legal systems.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jamie Peck to speak at UBC Dialogues series "Challenges, changes, and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors"
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alumni.ubc.ca/event/challe...
Jennifer Williams, Nina Hewitt and Courtney Collins showcasing Alpine Horizons alpinehorizons.ca at the Beaty BRC opening short-url.org/1brdJ
September 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Jennifer Williams, Nina Hewitt and Courtney Collins showcasing Alpine Horizons alpinehorizons.ca at the Beaty BRC opening short-url.org/1brdJ
Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund are now open! Created in partnership with @UBCeoas, this award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund are now open! Created in partnership with @UBCeoas, this award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC.
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
Geography Professor Michele Koppes and several graduate students from the Critical Physical Geography research collective call for diversity of scientific thought and reflexive approaches in a new Ecosphere article.
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Learn more:
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August 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Geography Professor Michele Koppes and several graduate students from the Critical Physical Geography research collective call for diversity of scientific thought and reflexive approaches in a new Ecosphere article.
Learn more:
geog.ubc.ca/news/geoscie...
Learn more:
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The Atmospheric Apparitions mini-symposium on Sept 18-19 2025 is free and open to the public. We encourage you to visit the departmental Atmospheric Apparitions: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke! exhibition July 21-Sept 26, 2025
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Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
August 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Atmospheric Apparitions mini-symposium on Sept 18-19 2025 is free and open to the public. We encourage you to visit the departmental Atmospheric Apparitions: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke! exhibition July 21-Sept 26, 2025
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
UBC Geography and the UBC Liu Lobby Gallery welcome you to an interdisciplinary art exhibition titled ATMOSPHERIC APPARITIONS: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke, currently on view until September 26, 2025.
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/atmosph...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/atmosph...
July 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
UBC Geography and the UBC Liu Lobby Gallery welcome you to an interdisciplinary art exhibition titled ATMOSPHERIC APPARITIONS: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke, currently on view until September 26, 2025.
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/atmosph...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/atmosph...
UBC Geography Professors Simon Donner, Kate Hale, McKenzie Kuhn and Marysa Laguë recognized for excellence with 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
UBC Geography Professors Simon Donner, Kate Hale, McKenzie Kuhn and Marysa Laguë recognized for excellence with 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants.
Learn more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/ubc-art...
Learn more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/ubc-art...
Congratulations Assistant Profs Avery Everhart (@averyeverhart.bsky.social) & Kate Hale, recipients of the 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award! 👏Their exceptional research spans transgender healthcare access and snow hydrology.
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July 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Congratulations Assistant Profs Avery Everhart (@averyeverhart.bsky.social) & Kate Hale, recipients of the 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award! 👏Their exceptional research spans transgender healthcare access and snow hydrology.
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/drs-ave...
Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/drs-ave...
New @harvard.edu research, along w/ Dr. @tinaliu.bsky.social, launches an online platform to help identify areas in need of controlled burns or other #wildfire management strategies, to increase safety and reduce smoke exposure. 🔥
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Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke
New app estimates health impacts of breathing smoke from wildfires
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July 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New @harvard.edu research, along w/ Dr. @tinaliu.bsky.social, launches an online platform to help identify areas in need of controlled burns or other #wildfire management strategies, to increase safety and reduce smoke exposure. 🔥
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/2025/06...
@soa-mazing.bsky.social
More: seas.harvard.edu/news/2025/06...
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