This program is affiliated with one of UBC's top-ranked research areas. 1 Environmental sciences concentrates on understanding the major environmental issues facing human societies and adopts a ...

While studying Data Science, you’re learning how to extract insights from data by combining techniques from computer science, statistics, and domain expertise. You’ll develop skills to process, ...

The Science Spotlight on Undergraduate Research showcases the diversity of research happening across our Faculty, as well as the people who are doing it. This includes research that ranges from course ...

Geology is the science of the solid earth--its composition, structure, physical properties and history. Professionals in geological fields tend to have a strong background in chemistry and basic ...

Dr. Anka Lekhi—a UBC professor focused on making the transition into first-year chemistry more accessible—has won a West ...

The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...

UBC Science researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada and international partners to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint ...

UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...

UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.

Increasing levels of ocean acidity could spell doom for British Columbia's already beleaguered northern abalone, according to the first study to provide direct experimental evidence that changing sea ...

This program is affiliated with one of UBC's top-ranked research areas. 1 Earth and ocean sciences spans all aspects of understanding the history and dynamics of our planet, as well as how to best ...