Deadlines & important upcoming dates | FOR DOMESTIC GRADS Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Master’s (CGRSM) - deadline December 1, 2025 Please visit the link below for information on eligibility and application instructions More information | FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADS UBC Affiliated-Masters Fellowships - deadline December 1, 2025 For international students and students who are not eligible for the CGSM.
Please visit the link below for information on eligibility and application instructions More information
| | FOR GRADS Zoology Travel Award Application Open - deadline December 1, 2026 For Zoology graduate students for travel in April 2026 – March 2027. Successful applicants will be notified in early 2026. Application form | FOR GRADS January Awards Application will open Dec 1! - deadline January 15, 2026 Our biggest annual award competition! Full list of this cycle’s awards will be announced with the application but it will be our usual ZGF, 4YF, and department-recommended donor awards. Open to all Zoology students who meet the eligibility criteria (varies by award). | | FOR EVERYONE COSEWIC calls for new Species Specialist Subcommittee members - calls of expression of interest from October 29 to December 10, 2025 For more information | FOR FACULTY Call for nomination: CUFA BC Distinguished Academic Awards - nominations open until January 31, 2026 For more information | | 🌟 UBC Fall Graduation 👏 - November 28, 2025 at 8:30 am 🎓 Bridget Barraclough- PhD, Ramer
🎓 Justin Carless - MSc, Brauner
🎓 Natasha Klasios - PhD, Tseng
🎓 Nadia Paez - PhD, Srivastava
🎓 Rashika Ranasinghe - PhD, Irwin
🎓 Calla Raymond - PhD, O’Connor
🎓 Cormac Toler-Scott - MSc, Leander
🎓 Natalie Westwood - PhD, Srivastava
🎓 Carley Winter - MSc, Schulte UBC Graduation Ceremonies - Niovember 2025 | ⏰ 2025-Zoology Department Meetings🗓️
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, unless indicated* - November 17: location TBD
- December 9: location TBD
| Meet Ben Jan! - Manager, ZCU: Zoology Computing Unit
- read to learn more about Ben's professional background and experience at UBC
- Find Ben if you need to:
- Discuss Computer Policies
- Information on Security Standards and procedures
- Departmental IT Billing, Planning, and Projects
Read more about Ben | | Graduate Students - in the news |
· Many thanks to Dolph and Sally for donating funds from major awards they received to endow the Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship
Details here | 🖥️ ADMIN OFFICE REMINDER 💽 For Departmental support for purchase order related tasks:
We would like to share with you a change in the level of support we provide with the PO process. Instead of Rafael Passos, Jackie Carpio will be your main point of contact for the following tasks: - Troubleshooting when creating purchase requisitions
- Help with the PO invoice payments
- Help with creating PO receipts in workday
For everything else please continue contacting Rafael - more information HERE
| 🖥️ ZCU TIPS & REMINDERS 💽 | ⛑️ Safety TIPs ☣️ - Preparing for Extreme Fall and Winter Weather at UBC - beginning in November and continuing through February, we experience our highest incidence of time-loss injuries related to slips, trips and falls. Please avoid taking unpaved or side routes that may not be cleared. Stick to treated and designated pathways whenever possible, and report any hazards you observe: contact the Facilities Service Centre at 604-822-2173.
- Daylight Savings Ends - a reminder that daylight savings ends on November 2 at 2:00 am. To help you feel safe when the sun goes down, have a look at the following UBC-V campus information and resources:
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities - join the Centre for Workplace Accessibility and the Equity and Inclusion Office in celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday, December 3.
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Protect Yourself This Flu Season - the UBC Pharmacists Clinic is offering free influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible BC residents through the provincial Get Vaccinated system - when booking select: Vancouver – UBC Pharmacists Clinic – Wesbrook Mall.
Additional vaccines such as MMR, tetanus, and pneumococcal pneumonia will also be available. Clinic dates and times:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (9:00 am to 12:00 pm)
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm) Location: Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, 2nd floor, 2405 Wesbrook Mall | Committees and other units - updates | BIOLOGY Program: UBC Sustainability: Catalyst certification program: Catalyst is a free UBC certification program that recognizes sustainability engagement and leadership. Participants can choose how they want to get involved and receive recognition for their sustainability and climate action efforts. The program is open for all UBC students, staff, faculty and community members.
How to enroll and more information: https://sustain.ubc.ca/programs/catalyst FoS - SKYLIGHT: The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching - Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) - deadline for applications is November 13, 2025, at 3:00pm.
The 2026-2027 call for proposals for Small TLEF projects is now open. These projects are often grassroots projects that aim to support innovative pedagogical approaches to enrich student learning. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $50,000 in funding. Further details can be found on the TLEF website (http://tlef.ubc.ca). The deadline for applications is November 13, 2025, at 3:00pm.
Skylight offers early internal feedback on potential submissions with the objective of assisting prospective applicants with the proposal development process. We can help applicants connect with similar existing and/or proposed TLEF projects (including cross-faculty applications), connect with support units such as the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), and provide pedagogical, technical, evaluation, project planning, and/or budget consultation.
If you would like early Skylight support and/or feedback on your project ideas, please contact Skylight’s TLEF lead, Ashley Welsh (ashley.welsh@ubc.ca), by October 20, 2025. Ashley can also review draft proposals if they are submitted to her by October 30, 2025.
For more information about our Small TLEF support services, please visit our website (https://skylight.science.ubc.ca/grants/tlef).
- Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund
In alignment with UBC’s strategic plan, the Office of the Provost has committed $250,000 in annual funding to support the use of Open Educational Resources. The OER Fund consists of two grant pathways:
Affordability Grants: Large grants of up to $25,000 for UBCV faculty who wish to incorporate OER as required materials into their UBCV credit courses. The application deadline for Affordability Grants is January 15, 2026, by 3:00pm.
Rapid Innovation Grants: Small grants of up to $2,000 are available to the UBCV community for innovative activities that increase OER development, awareness, and capacity building. This grant is available on a rolling basis until the $24,000 allocated each year is depleted.
Detailed information about the OER grants, including fall deadlines and priorities, is now available at https://oerfund.open.ubc.ca/grants.
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program
The SoTL Seed Program provides graduate research assistants, collegial collaborations, and complementary funding for projects that research impactful pedagogies. The call for applications will open October 9, 2025, and the deadline to apply is November 17, 2025. Learn more at https://isotl.ctlt.ubc.ca/services/sotl-seed-program/.
You can find up-to-date information about the competitions listed above, and other teaching and learning funding opportunities across UBC, by visiting our website (https://skylight.science.ubc.ca/funding-opportunities-across-ubc).
Sex and Gender Inclusivity Canvas site
Are you interested in learning how to create an inclusive learning environment for sex and gender diverse students in your course, but not sure how or where to start? If so, then check out the Sex and Gender Inclusivity Canvas site. This self-enrol Canvas site was co-created by students, faculty, and staff within the UBC Faculty of Science and includes key definitions/concepts, frequently asked questions, teaching materials, resources, relevant articles, and more! | BIOLOGY COMMUNITY PANTRY - please contribute to replenish the pantry! Who is it for? Biology undergraduate students Where is it? Biosciences, 2nd floor, East wing | | REFUNDABLE CONTAINER RECYCLING in Biological Science Building: 100% of the money collected will go to purchase food for the Biology Community Pantry ⬆️ ⬅️ Look out for the refundable recycling bins | | All members of the department are welcome!
Nov 7 LSC 1410
Nov 14 BRC Atrium
Nov 21 Biosci 3rd floor lounge
Nov 28 BRC Atrium
Please remember to bring your own mug! Venues might change - for the latest updates, please check the zoology website: Friday Coffee and Donuts schedule | | Please disregard the unsubcribe button below - you are receiving this message because you are a member of the Department of Zoology. If you have question or any NEWS or UPDATES to share EMAIL US | | | | | |
