Government of Canada invests $265 million plus in SSHRC funding support for researchers across Canada
News Release from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC): Research is at the heart of understanding the challenges and opportunities people face in areas such as education, immigration and technology. That’s why the Government of Canada continues to support the work of our country’s social scientists and humanities researchers. The […]
International Open Access Week – October 2017 News Round-Up
Above image is courtesy of SPARC In the News: UBC and Abroad BCcampus, BCIT, SFU, UBC CTLT and UBC Library celebrate International Open Access Week 2017 A BC collaborative event, in celebration of this global movement now in its 10th year, will be happening at BCIT’s downtown campus location tonight. […]
Join the Open Scholarship conversation at Open Access Week 2017
Marking its tenth anniversary this October, the International Open Access Week: October 23-29, 2017 is a large scale, global event. It is where open access advocates, supporters and participants share their knowledge and experiences about the benefits of Open Access. This event serves to “inspire wider adoption and participation in helping to make Open […]
Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution (APDR) Project
Photo credit: Don Erhardt Situated on the UBC Vancouver campus, the Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution (APDR) Project is comprised of a network of colleagues not just from UBC but also from partner institutions in North America and Asia. The APDR Project supports research, analysis and policy proposals on cross-cultural dispute resolution in the areas […]
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 […]