University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with major campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna.
UBC Vancouver: The University of British Columbia’s main campus, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. This campus is the university’s largest academic and research center.
McGill University College of British Columbia: A predecessor institution that provided university-level instruction in British Columbia before UBC opened. It supplied early university teaching in the province before UBC’s establishment.
TRIUMF: Canada’s particle accelerator centre, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. UBC hosts this national laboratory, a major site for physics research.
Michael Smith (chemist): A Canadian biochemist who won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for site-directed mutagenesis. He conducted much of his Nobel Prize-winning work at UBC.
Simon Fraser University: A public research university in British Columbia with campuses in Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver. It is a major neighboring university in Metro Vancouver.
UBC Okanagan: The University of British Columbia’s campus in Kelowna, British Columbia. This campus extends the university’s teaching and research into the Okanagan Valley.
University Act (British Columbia): British Columbia legislation that established the University of British Columbia in 1908. The act created the legal basis for the university.
UBC Farm: A working farm and research site at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. It supports agricultural research, teaching, and community food initiatives.
Bertram Brockhouse: A Canadian physicist who shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics for neutron scattering research. He taught at UBC and helped establish its reputation in physics.
University of Victoria: A public research university located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. It is another major provincial university, based on Vancouver Island.