UBC’s departments of statistics and computer science have joined forces to create a new undergraduate, interdisciplinary data ...

6 credits of communication coursework must be completed before promotion to 4th year class standing View required courses in the UBC Academic Calendar Learn more about your eligibility to take English ...

Ranking Agency Global Ranking Canadian Ranking Environmental Sciences QS World University Rankings 2025 17 1 Earth and Marine Sciences QS World University Rankings ...

Solve a real-world science case together with your friends and compete against others for prizes.

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 ...

Viruses and bacteria fall back to Earth via dust storms and precipitation. 2011 dust storm in the Sahara. An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere – and falling ...

Three types of granitoid rocks—tonalite, trondhjemite and granodiorite (TTG). Geoscientists have uncovered a missing link in the enigmatic story of how the continents developed—a revised origin story ...

UBC's First-Year Seminar in Science offers a small-class experience where you will learn about what science is and how it is done. Students learn to develop and analyze arguments, read scientific ...

Artist’s conception of Kepler telescope observing planets transiting a distant star (NASA Ames/W Stenzel). There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way ...

An international team of astronomers, including University of British Columbia researchers, has announced the discovery of 62 new moons orbiting Saturn, catapulting the planet back into first place in ...

Drs. Emiliano Di Cicco and Andrew Bateman (co-authors of the study) sampling wild Pacific salmon (Amy Romer). Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook ...

The Specialization Application is now closed. You must complete all departmental and faculty requirements listed below by the end of the current Winter Session for any specialization to which you ...