Announcements

Undergraduate and graduate students will receive $1,000 and $1,500 respectively for their successful research paper or product on topics related to nuclear disarmament and/or global security.

UBC graduate students, apply now to the IAR Fellows Program. The program brings together UBC grad students with an interest in advancing research that addresses a broad range of issues — particularly those with relevance to policy or global affairs.

Dr. Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor in Environmental Governance and Business, joins SPPGA and the Department of Forest Resources Management. Learn more about her research and policy engagement in this interview.

SPPGA welcomes Prof. M. V. Ramana as Graduate Program Director of the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program.

Profs. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF), Timothy Cheek (SPPGA; History), Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History), Milind Kandlikar (SPPGA; IRES), and Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) received SSHRC funding through Partnership Development, Partnership Grants, and Insight Grants for various projects.

Three members of the SPPGA community were appointed by the Government of Canada to the newly established Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee.

“Heavy Metal,” a new collaborative course jointly sponsored by SPPGA, the Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Peter A. Allard School of Law, and the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at UBC, is the latest winner of the Killam Connection competition.

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs students are graduating from the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs ready to shape a better world. Learn more from four of our graduates about their experiences in the program, what issues they’re passionate about, and their career aspirations.

Congratulations to Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) student Shifa Thobani for receiving the Jamaloddin Khanjani Family Scholarship in recognition of her work in the space of menstrual hygiene management with the adolescent girls and women in the villages of India.

Registration is now open for Designing for Transformation, a free, non-credit course available to UBC graduate students to build capacities to empower transformative change.

Prof. Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) was appointed to the Expert Advisory Panel on Online Safety at Heritage Canada.

Researchers at UBC and Carleton University received IDRC funding for their joint project, “Placement, Preservation and Perseverance: Afghan At-Risk Scholars, Activists and Students,” to help scholars and others who are fleeing the crisis in Afghanistan establish a new intellectual community in Canada.

Congratulations to MPPGA alum Chiamaka Mọgọ, who was recently elected as the Board Vice-Chairperson of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

Our alumni careers series showcased MPPGA alumni who are committed to addressing urgent and complex public policy challenges. This particular series highlighted alumni careers focused on the environment as well as careers focused on the advancement of education, rights, and health for Indigenous people.

During our Spotlight on MPPGA Alumni Careers series, meet Claudia Kobetitch who works as an Advisor for the First Nations Health Council / First Nations Health Directors Association Shared Secretariat.

During our Spotlight on MPPGA Alumni Careers series, meet Kingsley Eze who is a Senior Consultant in the Climate Change and Sustainability Practice at Ernst & Young.

During our Spotlight on MPPGA Alumni Careers series, meet Alfonso Hernandez who is a Project Manager at the Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) at UBC.

SPPGA Assistant Professor Tara Cookson has been appointed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Gender, Development, and Global Public Policy.

We welcome Dr. Jessica DiCarlo as Chevalier Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Transportation and Development in China.

During our Spotlight on MPPGA Alumni Careers series, meet Joshua Diemert who works as a Policy Analyst for Métis Nation of BC’s Ministry of Postsecondary Education.

Jory Smallenberg reflects on her time as a fellow in the Yale-UBC Fox International Fellowship, hosted by the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. 

Congratulations to the seven UBC students who are the recipients of the 2021 Simons Award, selected by the Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.

Dr. Rashid Sumaila is the recipient of the 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Award in the Partnership category. Dr. Sumaila will receive the Impact Award on behalf of the OceanCanada Partnership, a SSHRC-funded research initiative.

UBC Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs students recently appointed their 2021-22 Student Association executive members and set forth their strategic vision for this academic year.

In our SPPGA Faculty Leadership series, meet Dr. Allison Macfarlane, Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, who outlines her background and current research, her vision for the school, and the ways that students, faculty, and policymakers can engage with our work.

In our SPPGA Faculty Leadership series, Professor Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security, discusses what drives him to address the risks posed by nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, his external collaborations, his goals in the classroom, and how students can connect with his work.

UBC graduate students, apply now to the IAR Fellows Program. The program brings together UBC grad students with an interest in advancing research that addresses a broad range of issues — particularly those with relevance to policy or global affairs — and is based on engagement with and deep knowledge of Asia.

Congratulations to Tamara Baldwin, Director of the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement and acting Assistant Director at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs on receiving the UBC 2021 President’s Service Award for Excellence.

Professor Maxwell A. Cameron joined the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs as a core faculty member. In this interview, Professor Cameron outlines his current research, engagement and how students can get involved in his work. Learn more about his work.

SPPGA congratulates professors Philippe Le Billon, Rashid Sumaila, Sheryl Lightfoot, and Kristen Hopewell whose projects received SSHRC funding through Partnership Development and Insight Grants.