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Research and projects
SCARP's Julia Harten joins Bridging Divides Research Program with her bold project
Julia Harten is one of 7 new members of the interdisciplinary inter-university Bridging Divides Research Program, for her project, “Leveraging Machine Learning to Study Immigrant Renting via Online Advertisements in Vancouver”.
January 20, 2025
Research and projects
Holly Caggiano's report on climate action popularity
SCARP's Holly Caggiano led a report on how popular phasing out fossil fuels really is.
January 13, 2025
Spotlight
SCARP student reflects on her experience at COP29
SCARP student Brinn Cooper, one of UBC's delegates to the COP29 climate change conference, reflects on what she experienced and learned, "underscoring the urgent need for structural reforms in how climate responsibilities are shared across nations".
January 10, 2025
Academics, Development, and Resouces
2025 Summer Global Seminars - multiple still available
Global Seminars are intensive and immersive courses taught by dedicated UBC faculty in international locations, most open to students in various programs and departments. Applications extended to January 28.
January 6, 2025
Announcements and updates
CIP honours and awards open for nomination
You can recognise an extraordinary planner with several of the most prestigious awards to achieve as a Canadian Planner, including a CIP Fellowship, CIP Honorary Membership, or CIP Emerging Planner. Deadline to nominate January 20.
January 6, 2025
Announcements and updates
Partners can now apply as speakers for SCARP students' 2025 symposium
SCARP's Planning Students Association are bringing together their 2025 Student Symposium in earnest, and are now arranging several breakout panels. They now invite interested partners and alumni as speakers! Respond to apply by January 31.
January 2, 2025
Academics, Development, and Resouces
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships open
Indigenous awardees are selected on the basis of academic merit, and provided a stipend ($25,000/year for doctoral students; $17,500/year for master’s students), and eligible for tuition funding. Deadline February 14, 4:00pm PST.
January 2, 2025
Research and projects
SCARP student's and professor's paper on landless farmers
SCARP PhD student Khadija Anjum reflects on the paper authored alongside SCARP Professor Nora Angeles: "Farm workers’ food security during food price hikes: a political economy of landless rice-wheat farm labourers in Pakistan’s Punjab".
January 2, 2025
Academics, Development, and Resouces
UBC undergraduate prize in library research
A way to showcase students’ effective and innovative use of library services, information experts and resources provided by UBC Library. Prizes of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,500. Applications open January 2 - February 28, 2025.
December 9, 2024
Spotlight
Inaugural Peter Wall Legacy Award honours 3 SCARP recipients
We’re proud to announce that SCARP Professor Kelly Clifton, SCARP Associate Member Alex Bigazzi, and SCARP PhD student Juri Kim have all been honoured with the Peter Wall Legacy Awards for its inaugural year.
December 9, 2024