Events

Applying to course-based and professional programs

12:00pm

In this general Zoom session, part of Course-Based Programs Application Week, take a closer look at these programs and share advice on how to apply successfully.

Town Hall with Leilani Farha, former UN Rapporteur

6:30pm - 8:00pm

The Carnegie Housing Project is hosting this event featuring Leilani Farha, who is the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on The Right to Adequate Housing.

"Considering MCRP" Ask-Me-Anything session

11:00am - 12:30pm

Thinking of applying to SCARP's MCRP program for next year? Starting a grad degree often comes with a lot of practical questions, about the School, the University, the city, or your process. SCARP faculty and staff are here for you. Ask us anything!

Habitat: 50 Years of Transforming Cities

Half a century after the Vancouver Declaration first established adequate housing as a basic human right, UBC and UN-Habitat return to the city where it began — to take stock of what cities have become, and to chart what they must become next.

Graduate Student Career Development Day 2026

1:00pm - 5:30pm

An afternoon of exploring careers in science, technology and beyond, complete with a practical workshop, career panel, speed networking, and a social hour. Hear from UBC alumni working in diverse fields and career planning professionals from G+PS.

Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogies in the Classroom

3 days. Principles of trauma informed teaching, culturally sustaining practices to teaching and translate theory into concrete teaching and learning strategies that respond to race-based traumatic stress that may present itself in the classroom.

Networking and learning session: Accelerating Housing Development with Intelligent Tools

5:30pm - 9:00pm

Socializing, demonstrations and discussion to learn about BC Housing’s new DASH (Digitally Accelerated Standardized Housing) and PIBC’s Intelligent Inventory tools.

Applying to grad school at UBC

4:00pm

For those gearing up to apply to grad school, with insights and practical advice on your application strategy, whether you're a prospective UBC grad student or have started the application process.

Applying to a PhD program at UBC

10:00am

you’re considering a PhD, preparing an application, or have already applied to UBC, this session will help you better understand the opportunities, requirements, and supports available to PhD students at UBC Vancouver.

Science Communication Skills: Lay Abstracts and Media Training

12:30pm - 1:20pm

Lay abstracts/summaries; Graphical abstracts; media training and controlling the conversation during a media interview.

Adapting to the Future of Planning in BC

11:30am - 1:30pm

This 2-part online workshop (Nov 6, 13) explores how municipal planning governance, decision-making, and operational practice in British Columbia are evolving in response to recent provincial legislative changes and increasing housing expectations.

ReROW IDEAthon 2026: (Re)Imagine Spaces

ReROW (Rethinking the Right of Way, a research cluster led by SCARP Professor Kelly Clifton) is hosting their next free, interdisciplinary design competition for undergraduate students at UBC. Registration is open but spots are limited.