Public Scholars Initiative welcomes 38 scholars for the 2021/22 academic year

Now entering its seventh year, UBC's Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) has announced 38 new doctoral students for the academic year.

The scholars are from nearly every faculty and discipline. Congratulations to the new 2021/22 cohort! View their research profiles below.

The PSI was launched in 2015 to support UBC doctoral students whose research extended beyond traditional/academic disciplinary approaches. Recognized at the Reimagining the PhD Symposium 2017 as ‘revolutionary', and praised in the UBC Strategic Plan as "a key component" of UBC's Public Relevance strategy, the PSI has also received multiple awards for its promotion of excellence and exceptional service to students. 

More than 260 scholars have been accepted into the program during the past seven years, leading to collaborations with more than 150 different partners in 40 different countries. To learn more about how the PSI program reimagines the PhD, visit their website.