The Okanagan Climate Justice Research Award is now Open
Announcing the New Okanagan CER Climate Justice Award UBCO’s Principal’s Research Chair in Communities, Justice, and Sustainability, the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) and UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice are piloting a new award initiative in the 2025/2026 academic year. This award is intended to respond to UBC’s core academic focus of supporting resilient […]
The ICER Student CER Award Applications are Open
ICER Student CER Award In recognition of ICER’s commitment to supporting students involved in community engaged research, we are providing two $1,000 awards 2026. The awards offer financial support to current UBC Okanagan graduate students, or in exceptional circumstances, undergraduate students. The recipients should be actively involved in community engaged research projects or activities and […]
Starting a Conversation with Nassim Zand Disari – Listening with Iranian women in exile: politics of everyday practices of belonging
Everyone is welcome to join us for the next Starting the Conversation! These talks are informal gatherings where a speaker shares some aspect of their community engaged research, as a way to engage with others interested in learning from their experience. We’re delighted to welcome Nassim Zand Disari as the next speaker! Tuesday, Dec. […]
CER Storyteller Event with Dr. Jeannette Armstrong – Nov. 27, 2025
Community Engaged Research (CER) Storyteller Series with Dr. Jeannette Armstrong Thursday, Nov. 27 11:30 to 12:30 talk, in person (ARTS 368), and via Zoom 12:30 to 1:30 post-talk lunch, in person To register: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9vHuLB0sBeFnj3U Please join us for the next CER Storyteller event featuring Dr. Jeannette Armstrong in conversation with Dr. Christine Schreyer! Photo credit: […]
Starting a Conversation with Lindsay DuPré: Indigenous Knowledge and Changing Environments
Wednesday, October 22 12:00 to 1:00 pm In person in Arts 368, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna Via Zoom, please e-mail: icer.ok@ubc.ca for the link Adaptation to change is central to an Indigenous ontology. Indigenous Knowledges have never been passive, rather they are active, dynamic, and have supported Indigenous societies to meet the challenges of changing environments […]
