Programs

The Institute offers rare opportunities for UBC researchers who are likely to make the breakthrough discoveries over the long term. At the Institute, researchers have explored a myriad of issues, from developing sustainable human-natural systems to understanding global capitalism and the future of agrarian society; deconstructing narratives of disease, disability, and trauma; and modeling the complex computations, sensing, and motor actions that are required to control our eyes and hands. The Institute’s Major Thematic Grant projects, such as “Pathogenomics: An Interdisciplinary Approach for the Study of Infectious Diseases,” have later garnered multimillion dollar grants and research centres for UBC-led teams.

The programs of the Institute target the UBC Vancouver campus. They can be grouped into three broad categories: National, International and Partnership Programs.

A new program, The Wall Exchange has been created as part of the Institute's commitment to provide outreach to the larger community.