Karen Bakker named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
The prestigious fellowship is awarded to individuals whose scholarship is considered exceptional.
Get to know Desirée Valadares!
Get to know our newest incoming faculty member, who joins us from a background in architectural history and will be exploring issues of empire and the aftermath of wartime confinement in Canada and the US.
New COVID-19 arrangements for Winter Term 2
All Geography teaching will take place online from January 10th through 24th.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There will be no teaching or classes at UBC Geography.
Siobhán McPhee named Associate Dean, Equity, Innovation & Strategy
The Faculty of Arts appointment runs from July 20, 2021 to June 30, 2024.
Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC Geography faculty
Both are widely known for their work on climate justice and social change, and will teach undergraduate courses with this focus.
GEOB course codes changing to GEOS
All undergraduate GEOB course codes for UBC Geography will be changing to GEOS course codes, from 2021 Winter Term 1.
Desirée Valadares appointed Assistant Professor, Geographies of Settler Colonial Canada
In her research, Desirée uses photography, landscape archaeology and architectural documentation to study the extant remains of Second World War internment camps in the Pacific.
COVID-19: Update on student travel restrictions
On October 20th, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced amended travel restrictions for international students wishing to come to Canada.
New UBC Geography website
As of Monday 19th October at 9am, the department website has relaunched with a new, more accessible design.