Examine. Create. Challenge. Partner. Innovate. Ideas and advancements that change how we live.

RESEARCH AROUND UBCO

Para-athlete plays tennis.

GAME CHANGERS

Kathleen Martin Ginis and her students help people with spinal cord injuries live active, improved lives.
Para-athlete plays tennis.

GAME CHANGERS

Kathleen Martin Ginis and her students help people with spinal cord injuries live active, improved lives.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Lael Parrott.

CLEVER CONSERVATION

Professor Lael Parrott develops environmental models that balance ecosystem protection and progress.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Lael Parrott.

CLEVER CONSERVATION

Professor Lael Parrott develops environmental models that balance ecosystem protection and progress.
Man holding a 3D printed object using bio-ink

PRINTING PARTS

Discoveries in tissue engineering present 3-D-printed options for successful transplants.
Man holding a 3D printed object using bio-ink

PRINTING PARTS

Discoveries in tissue engineering present 3-D-printed options for successful transplants.
Gloved hand holding glass bottle.

WATER WORLD

From 3D-printed water sensors to wastewater management, see how UBCO examines H2O.
Gloved hand holding glass bottle.

WATER WORLD

From 3D-printed water sensors to wastewater management, see how UBCO examines H2O.
Professor Karis Shearer.

SOUND BITES OF HISTORY

The Poetry Okanagan Sound Archive project is moving reel-to-reel and aural literature into the digital age.
Professor Karis Shearer.

SOUND BITES OF HISTORY

The Poetry Okanagan Sound Archive project is moving reel-to-reel and aural literature into the digital age.
cannabis in a glass container being held by a gloved hand.

O CANNABIS

Legalized marijuana in Canada is on the horizon. UBCO has been exploring its potential for years.
cannabis in a glass container being held by a gloved hand.

O CANNABIS

Legalized marijuana in Canada is on the horizon. UBCO has been exploring its potential for years.

CELEBRATE RESEARCH

Recognizing the outstanding achievements of those who have made significant contributions to research and/or creative scholarly activity at UBC Okanagan. Learn more.

Research BY THE NUMBERS

Research Infographic 2020-21

CHANGE AGENTS

Our faculty don’t just pursue their passions. They ignite ideas and challenge our thinking. Explore research in UBCO’s faculties.

Search for a researcher in the UBC Experts Guide.

RESEARCH SUPPORT AND FUNDING

Grants to ethics. Proposal to product— everything you need to administer your research.

 

CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

Interdisciplinary teams of professors and students are taking on challenges and delivering outcomes.

 

VICE-PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICE

Setting the strategy for UBC Okanagan’s next decade of discovery.

 

Innovation UBC Hub

Our downtown Innovation Hub provides the UBC community space to interact with Kelowna’s innovation network.

 

LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS

Access journals, databases, books, media—over 7.8 million items. Explore what’s new in UBC research.

THE TALE OF TWO HOMES

STUDYING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

How can we build sustainable, greener homes? Bring together UBC Okanagan, NSERC, Wilden, AuthenTech Homes, GeoTility, Okanagan College and FortisBC for the Wilden Living Lab joint research project.

A “home of today” constructed to the standard residential building code. A “home of tomorrow” equipped with cutting-edge energy-efficient technologies. A family living in each, and a team of UBC engineers using sensors to monitor and compare energy-use patterns over three years.

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