COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ABOUT THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS
When people come together it is possible to create positive, significant and lasting differences in communities. Building respectful, reciprocal relationships between communities and UBC is central to the university’s vision of “inspiring people, ideas and actions for a better world” and foundational to excellent teaching, learning and research.
The Community Engagement office at UBC supports university and community partners to work together, bringing the full force of our combined experiences, expertise and knowledge to advance a more just and sustainable society.
Funding & Opportunities
- Apply for the 2025/26 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
Apply for up to $25,000 to support community-university partnerships that advance collaborative research, teaching and learning and benefit communities across the province.
Events
- Lessons from What Didn’t Go as Planned
November 25 | Join us for a light and humble conversation about the value of learning from missteps in community-university partnerships. Hear stories from colleagues about what went wrong, what they learned, and how they’re doing things differently now. - Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health
November 3, 2025 | Join UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, to welcome Dr. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, and Silke Appel-Cresswell on how learning, exercise, and lifestyle transform and protect your brain throughout life. - Presentation to CCE Canada: Ceremony and Safety in Indigenous Events, and the State of Indigenous Engagement in Canada
September 29, 2025 | Learn about the origins of the Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Speaker Series, the importance of ceremony and safety in Indigenous events, and the state of community and Indigenous engagement in Canada.
News & Stories
- Celebrating Our Work Learn Students’ Journeys: Q&A with Jadi Ng
Meet Jadi Ng (she/her), our Communications and Engagement Assistant from May 2024 to August 2025. Jadi reflects on her experience as a Work Learn in our office. - Rivershed Society of BC Provides On-the-Ground Learning Opportunities to Restoration Researchers Along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River) Corridor
Researchers from UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems have been conducting studies within restored riparian zones along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River) Corridor, located on the shared territory of the Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, and Matsqui Nations in Langley. - Meet the Spring 2025 Recipients of UBC’s Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
This spring, the PRE Fund supported 16 new university-community partnerships advancing food justice, cultural memory, Indigenous resurgence, and more across BC. These projects prioritize community leadership, ethical engagement, and experiential learning through reciprocal collaboration.
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