Topics: Research Excellence

Fraser Estuary sediment pilot project expands in fall 2025

| Announcement

The project, led by Dr. Enda Murphy in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada, tests whether natural flood barriers can be the solution for protecting Richmond residents from flood risk

Zeroing in on critical minerals

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New sensors, like the ones used by UBC Mining's Bern Klein, can pinpoint profitable ore — and reduce the financial and environmental costs of mining

Additive manufacturing: Faster, cleaner, cheaper

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Layer by layer, new technology developed at UBC Materials Engineering is transforming Canada’s automotive, aerospace and clean energy sectors.

Five UBC Applied Science projects funded through CFI-JELF competition

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These strategic investments by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) support research infrastructure, propel innovation and help institutions attract and retain the very best researchers.

Vancouver residents motivated to prepare for disasters, but seek more support and connection

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A UBC and City of Vancouver study led by Civil Engineering Postdoctoral research fellow and executive director of the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network Dr. Jonathan Eaton aims to understand how Vancouverites perceive risk—and tailor…

Women's cancer treatment in Victoria could get AI boost

Victoria News | | Media coverage

UBC Applied Science researchers receive nearly $2 million from the Peter Wall Legacy Awards

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Awardees include Dr. Lisa Tobber, who received a $1 million Wall Fellowship for her project Building Better: Sustainable and Resilient Housing with Precast Concrete

Beyond AlphaFold: how AI is decoding the grammar of the genome

Nature | | Media coverage

UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Carl de Boer discusses the nuances of biochemical mechanisms on DNA in the pursuit of deciphering the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome.

Build your knowledge with hands-on projects

| Spotlight

When you study engineering at UBC, you will graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science. As an applied science, engineering focuses on using scientific knowledge to solve practical, real-world problems.When you’re an engineering student, your daily…

UBC Applied Science researchers receive over $9.7M in federal funding

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49 Applied Science-led projects receive support from NSERC, SSHRC and NFRF.

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