HIBAR RESEARCH BUDDIES - OCTOBER 2023 NEWSLETTER

WELCOME!

Welcome to the first newsletter of the HIBAR Research Buddies. We are thrilled to have you as a member of this emerging student-led community, designed to create a supportive and engaging environment for graduate students who, like you, care deeply about engaging directly with experts outside academia through their research.

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A Message from the HIBAR-B leadership team

We are the first cohort of graduate students to take a leadership role in building this HIBAR Research Buddies, or "HIBAR-B", community. We'll each take a turn introducing ourselves in future issues of this newsletter, and we hope to have the opportunity to meet you in person at our upcoming events. Together, we aim to: 

       

Our newsletters will be a key channel for sharing information and promoting meaningful connections, and we are excited to launch this first one!
 

But, what is a HIBAR research project??

Good question!  "HIBAR" is a new label for a well-known idea that lacked a common name.   

Highly Integrative Basic And Responsive (HIBAR) research projects are co-led by collaborative cross-sectoral teams, including both academics and experts working outside of academia who bring leadership skills and deep understanding of a societal problem. 

 

Do we care if everyone calls it "HIBAR research"? Not particularly. We just want to make it easier for more graduate students to do it, and having a consistent label for it is helpful.

Stay tuned for details in our future newsletters.

In the meantime, click below to watch a short introduction to HIBAR projects.

Watch the 6-minute video
 

Some great examples of HIBAR projects at UBC

HIBAR projects have always existed at UBC, and these are three great examples:

The impact of direct giving on homelessness

Research findings from project partners at UBC and Vancouver-based non-profit Foundations for Social Change suggest that unconditional cash transfers can be an effective solution to reduce homelessness. 

The future of vaccines and genomic medicine

The groundwork for the delivery systems used in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines was laid more than 40 years ago by UBC researchers, and the success of these vaccines is the tip of the iceberg for genetic medicine.

Forensic detection of illegally logged timber

Through this work, deep partnerships developed between the academic institutions that hold critical reference collections of timber and the law enforcement agencies responsible for policing the illegal timber trade.

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HIBAR research and funding opportunities

In each newsletter, we'll share research and funding opportunities related to HIBAR research. Here are two to get us started:

Health After 2020

Researchers at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan are invited to submit proposals for Health After 2020, a UBC Health program offering up to $10,000 per team to support collaborations and capacity building with partners from outside UBC.

Submission deadline: November 15, 2023

More details here

National Student Paper Competition 

This annual competition offers a unique opportunity for talented graduate students to connect with senior public servants, expand their networks, nurture their leadership skills, and foster employment opportunities with the federal public service.

Submission deadline: December 15, 2023

More details here
 

Stay tuned for these regular features in our newsletter

Along with sharing research and funding opportunities, we'll have other regular features, such as:

Interviews with students

We'll learn from students who are working on exciting projects.

Events and activities

You'll be the first to know about interesting events and activities!

What we're reading

We'll share articles and papers that we think you might like.
 

HIBAR tips and takeaways

In a recent webinar presentation, Dr. Sarah Rebolloso McCullough, Associate Director of the Feminist Research Institute at the University of California, Davis, described how the Asking Different Questions program creates meaningful and respectful dialogue across boundaries that typically divide—between universities and communities, activists and researchers, scientists and humanists, workers and policymakers.

She described that universities, can, and should support graduate students as change leaders.

Watch the 1-minute video
 

We need your help!

We can build a thriving community of engaged researchers, and we need your help to do it.

Are you interested in research projects that are co-led with experts outside academia? Let us know what resources our community can provide.

Have you participated in one of these projects? Let us know what advice you would offer to others. 

Do you have an idea for an event or activity?  We're all ears!

To share your advice and ideas, please contact us by email at: hibar.b@ubc.ca. 
 

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