In 2022/23 UBC attracted $747.3 million in research funding from government, non-profit organizations and industry through 9,675 projects, and UBC researchers filed more than 350 patents. Work side by side with passionate scholars as you delve into the most meaningful questions of our world.

Innovative

UBC is a catalyst for innovation with more than 2,500 collaborative research partnerships, 200+ spin-off companies, and 450+ licensing agreements for its technologies across the world.

Modern Facilities

UBC invested more than $1.5 billion dollars into infrastructure and facilities in the past few years.

Academic Excellence

UBC is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world.

Entrepreneurial

Seed funding, tech accelerator, incubator, executives in residence - UBC provides support for all stages of venture creation, from ideation, through business model creation, to company building.

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Research Supervisors

Take a look at who you may be able to work with as part of a thesis-based graduate program. More than 2,000 faculty member can provide mentorship to students.

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Research Projects

Review open research opportunities with faculty members at UBC.

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Research Centres, Institutes & Clusters

Our researchers collaborate in various organizations and interdisciplinary networks to solve key challenges facing society.

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Theses & Dissertation Archive

Browse the Electronic Theses and Dissertations database to get a glimpse into the breadth of research undertaken at UBC.

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Doctoral Citations

Learn about past doctoral student research by reviewing citations - a summary of the research written for a lay audience.

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NSERC CREATE

CREATE supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows in Science and Engineering.

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Publications

Browse through this list of published journal articles by UBC scholars. Find reserach publications that inspire you. 

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