2023/2024
The 2023-2024 report shares the scope of UBC climate research, summarizes the activities of the CSRC in its first year, and looks towards the future.
- During its first year of operation, the CSRC assessed the depth and breadth of climate research at UBC. Across our two campuses is an array of new and established centres, institutes and programs which tackle different aspects of climate science, climate justice, clean energy and other dimensions of climate change.
- Through the first eight months of the program, the CSRC hosted twenty-five events, using a range of formats and featuring different topics, to connect diverse members of the UBC research community.
- The 700+ event participants illustrates the deep interest of the research community in connecting with one another. The CSRC showcases climate-oriented activities being hosted by other units through an online events calendar and newsletter.
- The Solutions Scholars program was designed to engage graduate students in scholarly research projects related to climate change solutions and to engage faculty from different disciplines as co-supervisors. The 2023/24 cohort was made up of eight graduate students from UBC Vancouver and two from UBC Okanagan, whose research project proposals related to either wildfires and/or extreme heat, urban transformations, or the links between both.
- Building on the successes and learnings from the first year of operations, the CSRC’s Steering Committee and staff are developing an exciting set of programming for the 2024/25 academic year and beyond.