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2026 President’s awards for staff: call for nominations

Each year, the President’s awards for staff recognize and celebrate staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community, and who enable us to shape the future of research, teaching, and work. I invite you to nominate your staff colleagues for the 2026 awards. Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, […]

Voting open for Board of Governors positions and second call for nominations for both Senates

Further to the UBC Broadcast issued last month, the first round of elections for the 2026-2029 triennium is currently underway with opportunities for you to participate. We previously invited nominations for representatives for the UBC Board of Governors, as well as the Vancouver and Okanagan Senates. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination. We […]

UBC community advised to be aware of sophisticated phishing campaign

Faculty, staff and students are being encouraged to be on alert for phishing emails impersonating Human Resources, payroll and/or university administration. UBC’s cybersecurity team has identified highly convincing emails that include links to fraudulent login pages and multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompts designed to compromise payroll systems. The phishing campaign uses deceptive HR- and payroll-themed emails […]

Launching UBC’s Strategic Directions 2025–2030

I am pleased to announce that the Board of Governors and the Vancouver and Okanagan Senates have endorsed UBC’s Strategic Directions 2025–2030 The plan was developed through extensive community input and was informed by a long-term visioning process that looked ahead to 2050. Together, students, faculty, and staff imagined an ambitious and optimistic future – one […]

Message from the President: Congratulations and thank you for everything you do

Hello everyone, It is that time of year again! We are in the midst of our graduation ceremonies, and this spring, we are celebrating 10,380 graduates at UBC Vancouver and 2,618 graduates at UBC Okanagan. To each and every one of you—congratulations! We are incredibly proud of you and excited to see you on your […]