Two new Canada Research Chairs investigating critical emerging fields—quantum computing and metabolomics—have been appointed ...

If you’re an international student, this summer 2025 program might be for you! Work on a full-time research project with a faculty supervisor, and grow your skills in communication and project ...

A specialization is also known as a major. By the end of first year, every UBC Science undergraduate student must choose a specific area of study. Throughout the rest of your time at UBC, you’ll ...

Studying for exams doesn’t have to be difficult. Drop in to our Coaches Corner for 15 minutes to kick off your final exam preparation. Study smarter, not harder. From Nov 25 to Dec 6, the Science Peer ...

If a medical or personal issue is affecting your academic life, see us as soon as possible! Don't wait for exams. Our advisors can connect you with resources to help you cope with extenuating ...

Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered northern abalone, according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing sea ...

UBC unveiled the Department of Chemistry’s new Shared Instrument Facility today, a ground-breaking learning space designed to provide undergraduate students with unprecedented access to highly ...

UBC Science researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada and international partners to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint ...

The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it ...

UBC mathematician Young-Heon Kim and computer scientist Andrew Warfield have been awarded 2012 Sloan Research Fellowships. Adjudicated annually since 1955, the prestigious fellowships are given to ...

UBC researchers have developed a technique that brings scientists a big step closer to unlocking the secrets of the most abundant form of matter in the universe. Plasmas-or ionized gas-can be found in ...