IRES Newsletter: March 6, 2023 | This week, join Dr. Derek Gladwin for his talk about digital presence as a process of professionalization! Geared towards grad students, but all are welcome. Learn More | Dr. David Boyd, IRES/SPPGA prof and UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment, is launchng a new thematic report on Women, Girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Join the launch on March 7th from 5-7am PST. Click to Join Virtual Meeting | The IRES Seminar Series continues with Dr. David Boyd, who will talk about rights-based approaches to climate and environmental action. We will announce the location soon! Learn More | Policy Comms Clinic | Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions UBC Democracy is offering free workshops & individual consultation services for the policy communications and policy impact needs of students, staff, and faculty at UBC! Learn More | | Internship positions | Sustainability Scholars Program The deadline to apply for the Sustainability Scholars Program has been extended! Check out these 6 paid internships for graduate students to work with regional partners on applied research projects! Event date: March 12, 2023 Learn More | | Spring Break Science Slam Welcome to the wonder of Science Slam! We are Vancouver’s most epic science showdown. Sit back, relax, and watch as our competitors battle to achieve science communication fame and glory. Event date: March 16, 2023 Register Here | | 44th Annual Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC) PEEC is an annual conference that provides a wonderful opportunity for early career scientists to get together, exchange ideas, and collaborate with peers from across the Pacific Coast of Canada and the United States. Event date: April 1 – 2, 2023 See eventbrite page where presenters and general attendees can register and pay fees. Ticket prices will be $80 ($86.53 after fees). Deadline to register for event: March 18, 2023 Learn More | | Call for application: Green Labs Fund The Green Labs Fund supports sustainable research and lab activities. All UBC staff, faculty, and students are invited to apply to receive up to $4000 for project implementation. Deadline: March 19, 2023 Learn More | | 2023 EnviroCon | University of Western Ontario 2023 EnviroCon is an interdisciplinary conference that welcomes students from all departments, including Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Business, Policy, and Management. Conference date: March 24, 2023 Learn More | | Call for submissions: BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation The Foundation’s purpose in issuing this call is to recognize and reward the work done by conservationist organizations, institutions and agencies in carrying forward environmental conservation policies and projects, and the efforts of communication professionals who have placed their abilities at the service of protecting our natural heritage. Deadline: March 31, 2023 Learn More | | Call for Papers – Addressing Inequality: papers that address policy challenges linked to inequality, abroad and in Canada | Queen's Policy Review 2023 The Queen’s Policy Review is seeking paper submissions from across Canada in English for publication in its 2023 (Volume 14) edition. The QPR is a graduate-level scholarly publication, edited and reviewed by students and faculty at the Queen's University School of Policy Studies. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact our editors at qpr@queensu.ca. Deadline: April 14, 2023 Learn More | | Program for Open Scholarship and Education | Open UBC The Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) is an online three month flexible and blended program that will help you develop foundational knowledge of Open Scholarship, Open Education, and Open Research. Deadline: May 1, 2023 Learn More | | Elizabeth Henry Scholarship | Fraser Basin Council The Elizabeth Henry Scholarship for Communities and Environmental Health supports graduate students working on research projects in partnership with one or more Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous British Columbia communities that are addressing air quality, environmental health issues and/or promoting environmental sustainability through cooperative initiatives. Deadline: May 10, 2023 Learn More | | UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter Check out the latest UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter for events, workshops, and more! Learn More | UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Update Newsletter Check out the latest "GradUpdate" - a weekly snapshot of workshops and opportunities available to UBC graduate students. Read the Newsletter | | Evan Bowness & Hannah Wittman (2023) Sites, stakes, and scales: radical relationalism and the shifting nature of food sovereignty mobilization, Globalizations, DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2023.2171623 Eyster, H. N., Satterfield, T., & Chan, K. M. A. (2023). Empirical examples demonstrate how relational thinking might enrich science and practice. People and Nature, 00, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10453 López de la Lama R, Bennett N, Bulkan J, Boyd D, Chan KM. A legal assessment of private land conservation in South America: committed landowners yet unsupportive governments. Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. 2023 Feb. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14068 | Beyond “Climate Refugees": Understanding global and local communities displaced by climate change This event will centre the voices of people who have experienced displacement due to climate change and bring together UBC students, community members and local organizations working towards climate and social justice. When: Wednesday, March 8, 5:30pm Where: Zoom/CIRS BC Hydro Theatre Registration: Link to event registration Learn More | Have news to share or want to unsubscribe? Email us at:
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