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Sign up for our English Reading and Writing Classes catered for different age groups from K-G5. The instructor Jenni is a fully qualified elementary school teacher with 22 years of teaching experiences across 5 continents. She is passionate about reading and sharing this love of reading with children. Jenni believes in the power of books […]
UBC Library’s Music Art and Architecture (MAA) Library and Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are celebrating the new year with an exhibit showcasing a selection of new acquisitions from […]
Did you know that dinosaurs could continuously replace their teeth throughout their lives, and some had hundreds of teeth in their mouths at one time? Join Dr. Kirstin Brink to examine […]
What’s it like to be a botanist? Come and find out at a very special Nocturnal, where we will explore the museum’s herbarium collection with curator Linda Jennings. Come in […]
Corallines are diverse, abundant, and charismatic seaweeds found in a range of marine habitats worldwide. Some coralline species grow as crusts, and can act as the “cement” holding large reef […]
What was life like in British Columbia before humans arrived? Spend a night exploring the story of this land, from how it was shaped by the pull of tectonic plates, […]
Treehoppers are peculiar insects that wear a 'helmet' on their bodies and hire ants as bodyguards! Find out how they've adapted to spread from the lush Amazonian jungle to right […]
Do you love plants? Are you interested in a career in horticulture? Are you currently a horticulture professional and want to take the next step in your career? If you […]
Do you want to learn how to prune according to professional standards or need to brush up on basic pruning techniques? This class is designed for nursery and landscape professionals […]
Do you want to sharpen your plant identification skills according to professional standards or have plant ID skills and need to brush up on plant identification specifics? This class is designed […]
Do you want to know the scientific foundations of seed and vegetative propagation methods? There are numerous techniques for multiplying plants. This class is designed for nursery and landscape professionals and […]
Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy special ecosystem activities for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue movie, museum tours, and more! These drop-in sessions are FREE for UNA residents and are designed for children 5-12 years old accompanied by an adult (not […]
Do you love plants? Are you interested in a career in horticulture? Are you currently a horticulture professional and want to take the next step in your career? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then check out UBC Botanical Garden’s Horticulture Training Program. The instructors will provide a short presentation and you […]
Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy special ecosystem activities for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue movie, museum tours, and more! These drop-in sessions are FREE for UNA residents and are designed for children 5-12 years old accompanied by an adult (not […]
The Asian Library and the University Neighbourhood Association (UNA) are collaborating to present Asian Language Storytime on Sunday, June 2 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. during Congress 2019. The event will include storytellers reading picture books in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Punjabi with English-language translations. The program will include breaks […]
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library's acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the collection throughout the summer. Join this tour for an introduction to the Puban Collection, hosted by UBC Library's Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer, Ya Min Wu. The event […]
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library's acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the collection throughout the summer. Join this tour for an introduction to the Puban Collection, hosted by UBC Library's Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer, Ya Min Wu. The event […]
In June 2019, look out for a new exhibition, "A Queer Century, 1869-1969," which will open officially for the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, which will be held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people. Hosted by UBC Rare Books and Special […]
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library's acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the collection throughout the summer. Join this tour for an introduction to the Puban Collection, hosted by UBC Library's Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer, Ya Min Wu. The event […]
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library's acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the collection throughout the summer. Join this tour for an introduction to the Puban Collection, hosted by UBC Library's Chinese Rare Books Cataloguer, Ya Min Wu. The event […]
This is a beginner session on how to do online shopping on Amazon.
Join us and participate in youth engagement on interdisciplinary solutions to tackle the climate crisis and biodiversity.
May 21, 2021 @ 1 pm | Talk by Dr. Sm’hayetsk Teresa Ryan. Take a mind walk through forests
Interested in hiking and exploring the lower mainland? Join us as we discuss safety tips including trip planning, packing the essentials, outdoor travel tips, and more. Please note that this session will be held on Zoom and a link will be sent to registered participants. Register here
Saturday, June 5, 2021 @ 10:30 am-12 pm | Learn how to grow your own plants
Join us to learn about Indigenous Fire Stewardship.
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 10:30 am | Join us to learn about citizen science and how to identify plants.
In recent history, cities around the world have endured large emergencies with devastating impacts. Vancouver could experience a severe emergency too, like a big earthquake. Do you know how you could be prepared for something like this? This session introduces simple things you can do to be prepared in advance of an emergency and ways […]
Session 1: Energy & Climate Action Join our first Sustainability Session to hear from guest speaker Ralph Wells, UBC Community Energy Manager. This virtual lunch & learn will review green building standards on campus, energy and emissions recommendations, and resources available to residents at the household level to contribute to Climate Action, and the Climate […]
