Dr. Crystal Webster Awarded 2024/2025 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Crystal Webster, one of six professors selected as recipients of the 2024/2025 Dean of Arts Faculty Research award.
Drs. Benjamin Bryce and Henry Yu Awarded 2025/2026 Research Excellence Cluster Funding
Congratulations to UBC History faculty members Drs. Benjamin Bryce and Henry Yu on their recently funded 2025/2026 research clusters! These interdisciplinary networks address societal and cultural problems, working together to solve challenges that transcend traditional boundaries.
Congratulations to Ciara Albrecht and Ethan Lui, Winners of the 2025 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
The UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research is a way to showcase students’ effective and innovative use of library services, information experts and resources provided by UBC Library.
Shifts in the Shifting Tides History Conference
Professor Tina Loo, UBC History faculty and conference co-organizer, shares a reflection on the 2025 Shifting Tides, an undergraduate and graduate student conference that took place this year on January 31 – February 2, 2025.
Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2024 Announcement
The Killam Scholarship and Prize Programmes were established in memory of Izaak Walton Killam through the Will of his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, and through gifts made during her lifetime. Their primary purpose is to support advanced education and research at five Canadian universities and the Canada Council for the Arts. The UBC Killam […]
Dr. Anne Murphy and Dr. Timothy Cheek Awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Cheek and Dr. Anne Murphy on receiving 2023/2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grants. Read about their projects in this announcement.
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder Wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize
As I Remember It: Teachings (ʔəms tɑʔɑw) from the Life of a Sliammon Elder, coauthored by Elsie Paul with Davis McKenzie, Paige Raibmon & Harmony Johnson, wins ACLS Open Source Book Prize in the Multimodal Category. Congratulations to the co-authors.
Alumnus feature: Florian Bobin (UBC History ‘20)
Florian Bobin is a UBC History alumnus who graduated in 2020. In May 2024, Florian will be publishing his first book, Cette si longue quête, a biography of the Senegalese philosopher Omar Blondin Diop. Read this Q&A to learn about Florian’s journey and his advice for current students who want to forge a path as a practicing historian.
When History Speaks Back: UBC History Students Contribute to Vancouver’s Local Oral History
Dr. Anne Murphy’s new undergraduate HIST 400: The Practice of Oral History gives students the unique opportunity to design and conduct oral history interviews, and to engage with and contribute to local Vancouver history. Meet three students whose projects are featured in this Q&A, and read about their learning experiences in the course.