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June 20 – RUCBC Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

NEWS RELEASE – Joy Johnson, president and vice-chancellor of Simon Fraser University, has been appointed chair of the Research Universities’ Council of BC (RUCBC) for a two-year term. [read more…]
The Research Universities’ Council of British Columbia (RUCBC) represents the interests of BC’s research universities. RUCBC’s mandate is to identify issues facing the universities, provide system wide leadership in the development of relevant public policy and communicate on behalf of the university system. RUCBC also provides a coordinating forum for its member universities and acts as a provincial focal point for working with the Government of British Columbia and provincial or national bodies associated with universities.

RUCBC works with and on behalf of its members to improve the quality, accessibility and coordination of university education in British Columbia. The Council provides a single voice on behalf of the six major universities on public policy issues including funding, research, accountability, admissions and transfer. RUCBC is funded by the member universities.

The six university presidents are the members of the Council and the Chair of RUCBC is selected from these members. Dr. Joy Johnson, President, Simon Fraser University, is the current Chair for RUCBC. RUCBC also has three Vice-Presidents Committees (Academic, Research and Finance) as well as a number of standing committees that meet as needed (e.g., Institutional Analysis, Human Resources, etc.).

Staff of RUCBC include the President, a Vice-President, who is also the Executive Director of the University Public Sector Employers’ Association, an Executive Director of Policy & Research, and an Executive Administrative Assistant.

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TRU faculty awarded federal grants to advance global research partnerships

Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building grants will fund international collaborations by Dr. John Church and Dr. Claudia Gonzalez Lozano. [...]

Global workshop strengthens sharing about Indigenous fire stewardship

TRU co-sponsored a gathering of communities, Indigenous leaders and researchers in Colombia to share global perspectives on wildfire. [...]

TRU official partner for World Engineering Day 2026

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Five UBC-led projects supporting Canada's quantum ecosystem funded by NSERC

Five UBC-led projects supporting Canada's quantum ecosystem funded by NSERC The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced funding to support quantum science and engineering projects through [...]

Andrea Damascelli Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

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UBC ARC Launches Multi-year Modernization of UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure

UBC ARC Launches Multi-year Modernization of UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC), working closely with the Learning Technology Innovation Centre (LTIC), is excited to announce the launch of a multi-year, multi-phase investment to modernize the [...]

UBC appoints Dr. Peter Zandstra as Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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$5.4M PacifiCan investment fuels aerospace and AI innovation at UVic

Two UVic researchers have received $5.43 million to strengthen space, climate and dual-use technologies with impact across Canada. The post $5.4M PacifiCan investment fuels aerospace and AI innovation at UVic [...]

UVic receives $15 million to advance climate, health and ocean discovery

UVic researchers awarded $15.2 million from CFI Innovation Fund to advance medical imaging, climate change and deep-sea floor research. The post UVic receives $15 million to advance climate, health and [...]

Strong alcohol policy could reduce cancer in Canada 

A new study looks at the impact cancer warning labels and pricing tied to alcohol content could have on cancer cases and deaths in Canada. The post Strong alcohol policy could reduce [...]

New Southern Ocean observatories advance frontier of remote ocean monitoring

Two new Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) subsea observatories are helping to address a data gap in a rapidly changing part of the planet. The post New Southern Ocean observatories advance frontier of remote ocean [...]