New Open Science Prize spurs global researchers to open up their research
A new open science prize has arrived on the international scholarly community stage and is causing a positive stir among global researchers and their research teams who come from a wide breadth of disciplines and fields of study. It is “sponsored by a collaboration among the U.K.-based Wellcome Trust, the U.S. National Institutes of […]
Upcoming Faculty Town Hall with SSHRC – April 5th, 2017
Faculty Town Hall with SSHRC – April 5th, 2017 UBC – VPR and SPARC invite you to attend a Faculty Town Hall with SSHRC. This is an opportunity to hear first-hand about SSHRC’s new programs and changes in eligibility. WHO: Tim Wilson, Executive Director, SSHRC Research Grants and Partnerships WHEN: 1:30-3:30pm on Wednesday 5th […]
Discover the new series of Grand Rounds by UBC SPPH
It is exciting to announce the arrival of a new series of Grand Rounds from the UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) now underway in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! UBC SPPH encompasses “both public health and population health” as they each relate to the “well-being of a community equally” in terms […]
NEW: Citizens’ Reference Panel on Pharmacare in Canada
It is a pleasure to announce that the Citizens’ Reference Panel on Pharmacare in Canada report is available in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository! The report was created by a group of 35 volunteers who were randomly chosen from different walks of life, that is, in terms of their ages (ranging from just 15 months […]
January is Alzheimer Awareness Month 2017
Official message from Minister of Health – January is Alzheimer Awareness Month in Canada Showing its support of Bill C-233 “to establish a national dementia strategy”, the government is “support[ing] research and surveillance through investments in areas like the largest ever study of dementia in Canada led by the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration […]