A Vision for Canadian Space Exploration
“The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.” — Albert Einstein, Astrophysicist It is thrilling to announce the new arrival of a collaborative report which just archived in cIRcle, UBC`s Digital Repository! This report was “submitted to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Space […]
NEW: Spectacular Opera Across Borders: Cantonese Opera Theaters in North America During the 1920s
Photo courtesy: Pixabay It is a pleasure to announce the arrival of a new item recently added to cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository resulting from the collaborative efforts between a world-renowned scholar and several of UBC’s academic research units and community partners – School of Music, Hong Kong Studies Initiative, Centre for Chinese Research, Museum […]
Expanding UBC Graduate Research from here and beyond
Image: cIRcle Graduate Non-Thesis Research Submission Workflow Overview The GSS (Graduate Student Society) cIRcle Open Scholar Award was a lottery based award held twice a year for graduate students at UBC Vancouver which went live on July 9, 2012. Graduate students were eligible to submit exemplary non-thesis manuscripts or projects related to graduate coursework […]
U15 Statement on Sustainable Publishing is released
There is excitement among researchers both nationally and internationally on the recent U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities’ statement. Why? It focuses on sustainable publishing. As a collaborative body of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities’ works to “foster the development and delivery of long-term, sustainable higher education […]
Open Access, Open Data, Open Education and more – June 2017 News Round-Up
Photo: Susan Parker Don Liebig / UCLA Photography In the News: UBC and Abroad UBC appoints new University Librarian – Susan E. Parker “Being named University Librarian at UBC is an honour, and the highlight of my career,” says Susan Parker. “I look forward to partnering with UBC’s excellent library staff, students, and […]