UBC KILLAM ACCELERATOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - FOM APPLICATIONS OPEN
The Faculty of Medicine has launched an internal selection process to nominate two faculty members for the 2025 UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship (KARF) competition. These annual fellowships are intended to support exceptional early- career researchers across all disciplines who have the potential for significant impact in their field of scholarship and are ready to launch the next stage of their career.
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Events
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute PITCH Seminar Series NEW
Description: The guest speaker Dr. Michael Schmueck-Henneresse, Group Leader, Experimental Immunotherapy, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) Centre for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), presenting Engineering T Cells and Organoid Platforms for Cancer Immunotherapy, Viral Defense, and Immune Regulation.
Date & Time: Sept 17; 9:30–10:30am
Location: Zoom, and in person at BCCHRI Room 2108
Meeting ID: 689 5564 9564
Passcode: 467779
Innovation UBC 2025 Immersion Week
Date: Sept. 23–24, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PT
Location: UBC Robson Square
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Green College Feature Lecture: From Biodiversity Preservation to Innovation: The Role of Biological Resource Centres
Date: Sept. 25, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. PT
Location: 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd. (limited capacity) & livestream
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NSERC Discovery Grant 2025 - Research Security Considerations NEW
Date: Sept. 29, 2025
Time: 10:00–10:45 a.m. PT
Location: Virtual
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ATM Learns - Advances & Challenges in AI for Healthcare NEW
Date: Oct 15, 2025
Time: 3:00–4:00 p.m. PT
Location: Zoom
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Application for the 2025 Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student Awards are now open! NEW
These awards are in various research areas, ranging from general medical research, cancer research, and infectious diseases, to specific areas of research like brain injury, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s diseases. Please see the full list of awards to check the description and individual award amount.
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Reminder: New Government of Canada security-related requirements for certain SSHRC grant applications
SSHRC and Public Safety Canada recently released updated requirement regarding submissions for certain SSHRC grants (see below). The update is an expansion of the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships. Under the updated requirements, applicants who are working with private sector partners must complete risk assessments of their partners/projects and submit them as part of their complete grant application.
The risk assessment forms must be submitted to research.security@ubc.ca prior to grant submission, at least 3 business days prior to the ORS or internal faculty submission deadline.
Affected grants:
- SSHRC Partnership Grants (Stage 2); effective for Oct. 29, 2025 deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grants; effective for Nov. 17, 2025 deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants; effective for March 2026 deadline
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