Recognizing the 2025/26 Outstanding Instructors
At UBC Okanagan, we are committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of our educators, and it is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor awards.
2026 UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Award recipients
We are very pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards. The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC.
Celebrating Teaching Excellence: Announcing the 2025/26 recipients of UBC Okanagan Teaching Awards
Dear colleagues, Teaching shapes the overall academic experience. It influences how ideas are examined, how understanding develops, and how students grow intellectually. The impact of excellent teachers extends far beyond the classroom and into professional life. UBC Okanagan is proud to recognize educators whose teaching reflects a strong commitment to student learning. Through their work, classrooms become spaces for thoughtful discussion, inclusion and academic growth. We are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of […]
From the Okanagan to Hong Kong: new pathways for innovation collaboration
UBCO hosts delegation to showcase region’s innovation and strong economy
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UBC announces investment to increase financial support for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows
The University of British Columbia is launching a multi-million-dollar initiative to significantly strengthen funding support for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Alongside concurrent increases in funding investments for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across the broader research ecosystem (e.g., Canada Graduate Research Scholarships; Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards; BC Graduate Scholarships), this initiative represents a substantial expansion of funding resources. It forms one component of an ongoing, system-wide review of graduate and postdoctoral […]
Paul Shipley appointed Dean pro tem for the College of Graduate Studies
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Shipley has been appointed Dean pro tem of the College of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2026, for a one-year term.
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Call for nominations for OER Excellence and Impact Awards
We are pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards.