Spotlight

Most of today's university undergraduates were born in the 2000s. Like every generation before them, their formative years are being influenced by a distinct set of social conditions, significant events, opportunities, and challenges. What's it like to be a student today? What do Gen Z want from university? And how are universities helping them prepare for their (and our) futures?

Webcasts

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Learn how innovation and research can ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for BC wine.

Laura Dowling, BA’09, MSc, ECPC, PCC (she/hers) — Principal Consultant and Leadership Coach, LD Performance Consulting Nikola Girke, BHK’99, PCC, CEC, OLY (she/her/hers) — Professional Performance and Executive Coach, Own Your Podium

Learn how developing EQ can increase your potential and success in work and life.

Three alumni UBC career coaches

Learn how you can level up your workplace skills and move from stuck to unstuck.

women talking

Learn how we can decolonize health-related research and practices.

Discover actionable steps for moving forward in your career.

Learn how unplugging can build healthier brains and benefit our overall wellbeing.

Learn how to take proactive steps towards reaching a fulfilling and intentional career.

Tips for finding the right assertiveness to best position yourself for success at work.

Listen to this conversation about the lawsuit and recent controversies surrounding Twitter.

Learn 10 critical skills for relationship success.

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong smiling against a yellow background

How we can ensure encouraging futures for Indigenous languages, cultures, and people?

Learn to combine human creativity with AI assistance to boost your job hunt.

Dr. Nika Shakiba smiling against a yellow background.

Learn about the promising future of cell therapies, regenerative medicine, and our health.

Pasima Sule in a blue blazer

Everything you need to know about cross-cultural interactions in the professional world.

A woman working in agriculture

A UBC researcher shares ideas and expertise on how we can help shape our future of food.

Photo of parents sitting on a couch watching their children

How you can ensure your own resiliency and wellbeing in our increasingly connected world.

Elena Giorgetti in a yellow sweater against a grey background.

Learn interviewing skills to boost your chances of landing that job you really want.

Suzanne Simard against a yellow background.

Learn about natural solutions for ensuring a healthy future for our forests and ourselves.

Indigenous youth on a field trip

Three Indigenous speakers and mentors share their wisdom.

Two kids playing on a cellphone and ipad.

Learn how youths can develop healthier approaches to social media, cyberbullying and more.

Two young adults chatting and sitting on a set of concrete stairs on a sunny day

How to tackle this common feeling when it arises, whether in your academic or career journey.

Photo of Dr. Azim Shariff against a white and yellow animated background

How do we apply morality to emerging or unprecedented situations? Find out from a UBC prof.

Animated photo of different women holding their arms up across their chests.

Find out the importance of allyship and inclusion in the workplace.

Photo of Dr. Elizabeth Dunn on a stage with a red background

Learn how your everyday choices about time, money, and technology can cultivate happiness.