Previous Collective Events
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April 16, 2024
Solutions Scholars Project Pitch Event
This past spring, the Collective solicited ideas from the research community for projects that could be completed by the next round of Solutions Scholars. After a successful call, eight projects have advanced to a pitch session which will be open to the UBC community. Please join us!…
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April 12, 2024
Graduate Student Discussion: Developing Your Network to Drive Climate Solutions
Join us for our monthly Graduate Student Dialogues where we explore topics of relevance to students engaging in climate solutions focused research. These events are hosted on Zoom and open to all interested students in any discipline and at any campus. The challenge of…
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April 4, 2024
Fostering Impactful Research: An Introduction to Knowledge Exchange
Knowledge exchange is a process in which academic and non-academic partners collaborate on research to share ideas, evidence, and expertise to inform policies, practices, public dialogue, and drive positive societal change. This online workshop will introduce key terminology, discuss the purpose of…
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March 28, 2024
Workshop: Creating a Virtual Climate Station with ClimateNA
Researchers occasionally need high-quality historical climate data for locations not found near an official WMO weather station. One solution to this problem is to generate computer simulated climate data from actual measurements using downscaling techniques. ClimateNA is a climate software…
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March 14, 2024
UBCO Climate Café: Student Perspectives on Climate Justice in the follow-up from COP28
Join us at UBC Okanagan for a transformative Climate Café event centered on Climate Justice in the follow-up from the latest Conference of the Parties (COP). This event will be hosted by UBC students who attended COP28 in November 2023. This event is for those who are passionate about…
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March 8, 2024
Graduate Student Discussion: Engaging in Transdisciplinary Climate Research
Join us for our monthly Graduate Student Dialogues where we explore topics of relevance to students engaging in climate solutions focused research. These events are hosted on Zoom and open to all interested students in any discipline and at any campus. Conducting climate change…
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March 1, 2024
Sensemaking Climate: Exploring key challenges for climate communications and engagement
In climate solutions research, we encounter an intriguing ‘implementation gap’ in which net-zero technological solutions can tend to race ahead of social support for climate action. Even people who express concern about climate change can hesitate to act on that concern. Yet, for climate solutions…
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February 15, 2024
Notice of Intent Question & Answer Session for Solutions Scholars Project Ideas
The Collective is soliciting project ideas from the UBC research community for the 2024/2025 Solutions Scholars Program. Learn about our new approach to next year's program by reviewing the Solutions Scholars Program section of our website. Faculty, Research Associates, or…
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February 13, 2024
Human Climate Interactions: Insights from History
Location: AERL Room 107 Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective in dialogue with four UBC researchers investigating the relationship between human action and climate at various scales. The format of this event will be a brief opening by each of the four panelists exploring, from…
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February 12, 2024
Innovations in Energy Transition: Electrification of Mobility
UPDATED WITH NEW DATE! From e-scooters to electric vehicles, individuals are moving towards electric transportation options. What are the barriers and opportunities for widespread adoption of these options? Amir Hassanpour, PhD Candidate is Transportation Engineering and Climate…