Gabriel Currier "I quite like the kind of math that people do here, and enjoy working with my supervisors. The campus is also a beautiful place and the graduate student community is pretty laid back and friendly. " Read More Kohle Merry "British Columbia has always been home to my family. In a fortunate series of events, UBC is also a world-class institution with global reach that houses experts in a variety of fields. My supervisor, Dr. Alex Scott, is a world-renowned expert... Read More Emilie Théberge "I was fortunate to have also done my undergraduate degree at UBC (BSc. 2017). From that experience, I knew that UBC had wonderful communities of like-minded researchers and clinicians with whom I knew I wanted to work with and learn from. I was... Read More Emilie Carpentier "I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, and attended Queen's University in Kingston, ON for my undergraduate degree. After a few years of Ontario winters I was ready to move back to the west coast! UBC has a great reputation for graduate... Read More Antoine Belley "What drove me to UBC is really my research group. I started with my group during a summer internship at TRIUMF and really like the research, and so I decided to continue it for my graduate studies. Having the mountains at my doorstep was also... Read More Matthew Billet "I was enamoured with the work on the cultural evolution of religion that was being conducted by a large group of UBC researchers. It was clear that UBC was interested in big questions and had the capability to bring together interdisciplinary... Read More Mopelola Akinlaja "Honestly, Vancouver! It's such a breathtaking city, and it doesn't hurt that one of the best learning institutions in the world is located in it. It's honestly such a blessing to be here. " Read More Cissy Suen "UBC is home to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute! As one of the leading research institutions on quantum materials in the country, I knew that I would be able to challenge myself while networking with the next generation of condensed... Read More Ihoghosa Iyamu "Two main factors influenced my decision to study at UBC. The first was the team I wanted to work with. I had read a lot about the work on digital health at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Clinical Prevention Services... Read More Imranul Laskar "UBC is a global leader in sustainability, ecological and environmental research. It is home to a diverse and dynamic community that works on critical global issues with an interdisciplinary lens, aligning perfectly with my research interests... Read More Titilope Salami "I chose UBC because the institution is one of the best universities in Canada with large research resources. The educational programmes and exhibitions of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) also motivated my interest. Finally and most importantly... Read More Negar Khodarahmi "UBC has a wonderful campus and supportive community that I've been lucky to be a part of throughout my post-secondary degrees. I enjoy working and learning alongside some of the most passionate and brilliant people I've ever met. " Read More Aditi Pradeep "UBC is one of the top universities in the world. With world class research facilities, a supportive and nurturing scientific community and financial support through scholarships and teaching, UBC offered everything I needed to follow my dreams... Read More Justin Wyss "I decided to study at UBC for its excellent research environment, diversity and global reputation. UBC is a world-renowned university with brilliant researchers and distinguished alumni, beautifully located in Vancouver. The campus itself... Read More Gerrit Krueper "I decided to join UBC primarily due to my, now, supervisor Ernest Mathijs, who is an exceptional scholar of media and audience reception. He provides the necessary academic background, experience and network to push my work to its fullest... Read More Paula Pinzón Hernández "UBC is not only one of the best Universities in the world, it is the house of an amazing group of researchers that are taking the time to re-think reproductive health. The work that they have been doing is a key example for my region, it not... Read More Tanya Bennet "UBC is recognized as a leader in biomedical engineering research. I chose to study at UBC so that my research would be a part of the amazing community. " Read More Prerna Gupta "I highly value the interdisciplinary nature and problem focussed approach of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability with which I am primarily associated. Further, I was keen to work with my supervisor Prof M.V. Ramana who... Read More Phoebe Wong "The honest answer is that I just feel comfortable at UBC. I completed both my undergraduate and Master's degrees at UBC, during which time I studied under my two supervisors previously. Molly Babel was my supervisor for my undergraduate thesis... Read More Lianne Cho "I decided to study at UBC to work with Dr. William Honer and the Hotel Study team. Additionally, having lived on the east coast my whole life, I wanted to experience living in British Columbia and be close to my grandparents! " Read More Catherine Liao "UBC is ranked as one of the world’s best universities, and the UBC School of Nursing (SoN) has an array of faculty with expertise in social justice and research methodologies. My supervisor, Dr. Colleen Varcoe is a leading expert on violence,... Read More Louisa-May Khoo "I visited UBC as part of an official trip with a Singapore delegation and fell in love with the UBC campus and academic culture instantly! I told myself that if I ever were to pursue doctoral work, this would be the place. Lo and behold, this... Read More Max Cohen "I wanted to work at the geography department at UBC which is home to a conscientious, hardworking, and eclectic mix of human and physical geographers working at the forefront of research and climate justice. The Public Scholars Initiative's... Read More Michelle Kaczmarek "I decided to move to Vancouver from my home in southwest England because graduate study offered a new challenge to live and learn in a new country and UBC had a strong reputation for welcoming international students. Learning about the... Read More Anudeep Dewan "I chose to pursue my doctoral education in the Anthropology department at UBC because I saw that my research would be well supported here. Dr. Sara Shneiderman’s work on territoriality, ethnicity and mobility in Nepal and Darjeeling – informed... Read More Denise Fong "British Columbia has a long history of Asian and other trans-Pacific migrations, and yet for many years, the histories of Asian immigrant and Indigenous communities have been underrepresented in curriculum materials, museums and heritage sites... Read More Bri Watson "One of the major benefits of this research project is the number of interlocking and complimentary community-based projects that I am able draw upon and contribute to. UBC’s campus is home to Out On The Shelves (OOTS), volunteer-run, non-profit... Read More Verónica Relaño-Ecija "As an undergraduate student, I became concerned about marine problems caused by resource mismanagement and political conflicts, which encouraged me to pursue an M.Sc. in Marine Environment and Resources. I graduated with a dissertation on a... Read More Ryan Stillwagon "Meeting Kaitlyn Jaffe at the University of Chicago during my master’s program drew me to apply to UBC. I knew from the work I did after my master’s degree that I wanted to continue working in the fields of medical sociology and queer sexual... Read More Addye Susnick "I largely decided to study at UBC because of the Department of Political Science’s strength in critical political theory and environmental politics. I was also drawn to the Social Justice Institute and various opportunities UBC offers for... Read More Icíar Fernández Boyano "I have a passion for travelling and discovering new places, I had previously visited Canada several times before and knew that it was a place where I could see myself living. I enjoy big cities and Vancouver seemed to have the perfect mix of... Read More Ife Adebara "UBC was the only school I found that readily provided the type of interdisciplinary support that I needed. Most computational linguistic programs usually focus on either computer science or linguistics and I wanted both. I have been able to... Read More Rapichan Phurisamban "I initially came to UBC as an undergraduate in economics because of its overall academic excellence, international recognition, and scholarship opportunities for international students. I immediately felt in love with the city and established a... Read More Ismália De Sousa "I chose UBC for its proximity to the sea, the laid-back lifestyle and the robust scholarship. My supervisors, Dr. Sally Thorne, Dr. Sandra Lauck and Dr. Thalia Field, are an example of the university’s critical mass of world-renowned scholars... Read More Alison Ariss "My prior work experience with UBC had given me a strong sense of the depth and breadth of research expertise within the Faculty of Arts. In both my MA and PhD programs, I have been fortunate to work with supportive faculty members in Art... Read More Hoda Amal Hamouda "I have always seen that my work on citizen media videos involves an aspect that relates to the archival discipline. Actually, one of the early video prototypes I carried out when designing for citizen media videos was called the "living archive... Read More Alejandra Botia "Throughout my undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs, I have felt grateful to access a globally recognized university. Beyond being a stunning place, I chose to continue my graduate degree at UBC because of the invaluable friendships and... Read More Grace Nosek "I’m originally from the east coast of the United States, so I’m pretty far from home. After doing a Fulbright fellowship with the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria I fell in love with this coast and with the community of... Read More Jacob Stubbs "The research group and study I work with at UBC has collected some of the most granular and high-quality longitudinal data on my thesis topic anywhere in the world. Our group is interdisciplinary and highly collaborative, and a true joy to work... Read More Karl Zimmermann "The University of British Columbia is a globally respected school, which is very useful when recruiting speakers for seminars or asking to chat with global water leaders. My PhD supervisor, Dr. Madjid Mohseni has pioneered the Community Circle... Read More Kate Wahl "Early in my training, I realised that researchers can play an important role in ensuring that new knowledge gets into the hands of people who can use it to improve health outcomes. I decided to focus my doctoral research on the development of... Read More Ameen Amanian "I am currently completing the UBC Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency program, one of the strongest programs in the country both from a surgical training and research production perspective. In medical school, I was drawn to Head... Read More Alberto Campos "I’ve decided to study at UBC because of a combination of academic excellence in a progressive and culturally rich environment, surrounded by an invigorating natural setting. Professor Kai Chan’s multidisciplinary group and approach, in terms of... Read More Hamidreza Galavi "For me, first, working with my supervisor, Prof. Steven Pelech, was the main reason for my choice of UBC. Dr. Pelech's lab is a pioneer and a world leader in the development of antibodies and antibody microarrays for tracking kinases,... Read More Maryam Vaseghi-Shanjani "I became interested in UBC’s MD/PhD program after attending a conference in Vancouver in 2017. On my visit there, I was able to roam around the UBC campus and explore some research facilities affiliated with UBC. This sparked my interest. I... Read More Caitlyn Yates "The opportunity to live in Vancouver for a few years was certainly a draw to ultimately study at UBC, but there were several substantive facets of UBC that ultimately drew me in. I was really excited about the number of scholars across the... Read More Meryem Belkadi "When I was applying to PhD programs in North America, UBC was the only university I applied to in Canada. I was attracted by the beauty of the campus, as well as the diversity of students, faculty and staff as reflected on the university’s... Read More Pablo Gonzalez Moctezuma "When I was looking for a place to develop my research, the Landscapes and Livelihoods lab (landandlives.ca) at UBC Forestry was the perfect fit. Jeanine Rhemtulla, my potential advisor, was very caring, kind and interested in what I wanted to... Read More Shayda Swann "I wanted to study at UBC quite simply because I wanted to achieve a world-class education at a stunningly beautiful location. I was also attracted to UBC because of it’s reputation for putting forth ground-breaking HIV research. Vancouver is... Read More Elizabeth Castle "First and foremost, I was interested in pursuing my PhD in the Zandstra lab. My Masters work exposed me to the question of “how do we build systems to best understand the mechanics behind cell behaviour”. When I researched where in Canada would... Read More Pages« first ‹ previous … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … next › last »
Gabriel Currier "I quite like the kind of math that people do here, and enjoy working with my supervisors. The campus is also a beautiful place and the graduate student community is pretty laid back and friendly. " Read More
Kohle Merry "British Columbia has always been home to my family. In a fortunate series of events, UBC is also a world-class institution with global reach that houses experts in a variety of fields. My supervisor, Dr. Alex Scott, is a world-renowned expert... Read More
Emilie Théberge "I was fortunate to have also done my undergraduate degree at UBC (BSc. 2017). From that experience, I knew that UBC had wonderful communities of like-minded researchers and clinicians with whom I knew I wanted to work with and learn from. I was... Read More
Emilie Carpentier "I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, and attended Queen's University in Kingston, ON for my undergraduate degree. After a few years of Ontario winters I was ready to move back to the west coast! UBC has a great reputation for graduate... Read More
Antoine Belley "What drove me to UBC is really my research group. I started with my group during a summer internship at TRIUMF and really like the research, and so I decided to continue it for my graduate studies. Having the mountains at my doorstep was also... Read More
Matthew Billet "I was enamoured with the work on the cultural evolution of religion that was being conducted by a large group of UBC researchers. It was clear that UBC was interested in big questions and had the capability to bring together interdisciplinary... Read More
Mopelola Akinlaja "Honestly, Vancouver! It's such a breathtaking city, and it doesn't hurt that one of the best learning institutions in the world is located in it. It's honestly such a blessing to be here. " Read More
Cissy Suen "UBC is home to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute! As one of the leading research institutions on quantum materials in the country, I knew that I would be able to challenge myself while networking with the next generation of condensed... Read More
Ihoghosa Iyamu "Two main factors influenced my decision to study at UBC. The first was the team I wanted to work with. I had read a lot about the work on digital health at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Clinical Prevention Services... Read More
Imranul Laskar "UBC is a global leader in sustainability, ecological and environmental research. It is home to a diverse and dynamic community that works on critical global issues with an interdisciplinary lens, aligning perfectly with my research interests... Read More
Titilope Salami "I chose UBC because the institution is one of the best universities in Canada with large research resources. The educational programmes and exhibitions of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) also motivated my interest. Finally and most importantly... Read More
Negar Khodarahmi "UBC has a wonderful campus and supportive community that I've been lucky to be a part of throughout my post-secondary degrees. I enjoy working and learning alongside some of the most passionate and brilliant people I've ever met. " Read More
Aditi Pradeep "UBC is one of the top universities in the world. With world class research facilities, a supportive and nurturing scientific community and financial support through scholarships and teaching, UBC offered everything I needed to follow my dreams... Read More
Justin Wyss "I decided to study at UBC for its excellent research environment, diversity and global reputation. UBC is a world-renowned university with brilliant researchers and distinguished alumni, beautifully located in Vancouver. The campus itself... Read More
Gerrit Krueper "I decided to join UBC primarily due to my, now, supervisor Ernest Mathijs, who is an exceptional scholar of media and audience reception. He provides the necessary academic background, experience and network to push my work to its fullest... Read More
Paula Pinzón Hernández "UBC is not only one of the best Universities in the world, it is the house of an amazing group of researchers that are taking the time to re-think reproductive health. The work that they have been doing is a key example for my region, it not... Read More
Tanya Bennet "UBC is recognized as a leader in biomedical engineering research. I chose to study at UBC so that my research would be a part of the amazing community. " Read More
Prerna Gupta "I highly value the interdisciplinary nature and problem focussed approach of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability with which I am primarily associated. Further, I was keen to work with my supervisor Prof M.V. Ramana who... Read More
Phoebe Wong "The honest answer is that I just feel comfortable at UBC. I completed both my undergraduate and Master's degrees at UBC, during which time I studied under my two supervisors previously. Molly Babel was my supervisor for my undergraduate thesis... Read More
Lianne Cho "I decided to study at UBC to work with Dr. William Honer and the Hotel Study team. Additionally, having lived on the east coast my whole life, I wanted to experience living in British Columbia and be close to my grandparents! " Read More
Catherine Liao "UBC is ranked as one of the world’s best universities, and the UBC School of Nursing (SoN) has an array of faculty with expertise in social justice and research methodologies. My supervisor, Dr. Colleen Varcoe is a leading expert on violence,... Read More
Louisa-May Khoo "I visited UBC as part of an official trip with a Singapore delegation and fell in love with the UBC campus and academic culture instantly! I told myself that if I ever were to pursue doctoral work, this would be the place. Lo and behold, this... Read More
Max Cohen "I wanted to work at the geography department at UBC which is home to a conscientious, hardworking, and eclectic mix of human and physical geographers working at the forefront of research and climate justice. The Public Scholars Initiative's... Read More
Michelle Kaczmarek "I decided to move to Vancouver from my home in southwest England because graduate study offered a new challenge to live and learn in a new country and UBC had a strong reputation for welcoming international students. Learning about the... Read More
Anudeep Dewan "I chose to pursue my doctoral education in the Anthropology department at UBC because I saw that my research would be well supported here. Dr. Sara Shneiderman’s work on territoriality, ethnicity and mobility in Nepal and Darjeeling – informed... Read More
Denise Fong "British Columbia has a long history of Asian and other trans-Pacific migrations, and yet for many years, the histories of Asian immigrant and Indigenous communities have been underrepresented in curriculum materials, museums and heritage sites... Read More
Bri Watson "One of the major benefits of this research project is the number of interlocking and complimentary community-based projects that I am able draw upon and contribute to. UBC’s campus is home to Out On The Shelves (OOTS), volunteer-run, non-profit... Read More
Verónica Relaño-Ecija "As an undergraduate student, I became concerned about marine problems caused by resource mismanagement and political conflicts, which encouraged me to pursue an M.Sc. in Marine Environment and Resources. I graduated with a dissertation on a... Read More
Ryan Stillwagon "Meeting Kaitlyn Jaffe at the University of Chicago during my master’s program drew me to apply to UBC. I knew from the work I did after my master’s degree that I wanted to continue working in the fields of medical sociology and queer sexual... Read More
Addye Susnick "I largely decided to study at UBC because of the Department of Political Science’s strength in critical political theory and environmental politics. I was also drawn to the Social Justice Institute and various opportunities UBC offers for... Read More
Icíar Fernández Boyano "I have a passion for travelling and discovering new places, I had previously visited Canada several times before and knew that it was a place where I could see myself living. I enjoy big cities and Vancouver seemed to have the perfect mix of... Read More
Ife Adebara "UBC was the only school I found that readily provided the type of interdisciplinary support that I needed. Most computational linguistic programs usually focus on either computer science or linguistics and I wanted both. I have been able to... Read More
Rapichan Phurisamban "I initially came to UBC as an undergraduate in economics because of its overall academic excellence, international recognition, and scholarship opportunities for international students. I immediately felt in love with the city and established a... Read More
Ismália De Sousa "I chose UBC for its proximity to the sea, the laid-back lifestyle and the robust scholarship. My supervisors, Dr. Sally Thorne, Dr. Sandra Lauck and Dr. Thalia Field, are an example of the university’s critical mass of world-renowned scholars... Read More
Alison Ariss "My prior work experience with UBC had given me a strong sense of the depth and breadth of research expertise within the Faculty of Arts. In both my MA and PhD programs, I have been fortunate to work with supportive faculty members in Art... Read More
Hoda Amal Hamouda "I have always seen that my work on citizen media videos involves an aspect that relates to the archival discipline. Actually, one of the early video prototypes I carried out when designing for citizen media videos was called the "living archive... Read More
Alejandra Botia "Throughout my undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs, I have felt grateful to access a globally recognized university. Beyond being a stunning place, I chose to continue my graduate degree at UBC because of the invaluable friendships and... Read More
Grace Nosek "I’m originally from the east coast of the United States, so I’m pretty far from home. After doing a Fulbright fellowship with the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria I fell in love with this coast and with the community of... Read More
Jacob Stubbs "The research group and study I work with at UBC has collected some of the most granular and high-quality longitudinal data on my thesis topic anywhere in the world. Our group is interdisciplinary and highly collaborative, and a true joy to work... Read More
Karl Zimmermann "The University of British Columbia is a globally respected school, which is very useful when recruiting speakers for seminars or asking to chat with global water leaders. My PhD supervisor, Dr. Madjid Mohseni has pioneered the Community Circle... Read More
Kate Wahl "Early in my training, I realised that researchers can play an important role in ensuring that new knowledge gets into the hands of people who can use it to improve health outcomes. I decided to focus my doctoral research on the development of... Read More
Ameen Amanian "I am currently completing the UBC Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency program, one of the strongest programs in the country both from a surgical training and research production perspective. In medical school, I was drawn to Head... Read More
Alberto Campos "I’ve decided to study at UBC because of a combination of academic excellence in a progressive and culturally rich environment, surrounded by an invigorating natural setting. Professor Kai Chan’s multidisciplinary group and approach, in terms of... Read More
Hamidreza Galavi "For me, first, working with my supervisor, Prof. Steven Pelech, was the main reason for my choice of UBC. Dr. Pelech's lab is a pioneer and a world leader in the development of antibodies and antibody microarrays for tracking kinases,... Read More
Maryam Vaseghi-Shanjani "I became interested in UBC’s MD/PhD program after attending a conference in Vancouver in 2017. On my visit there, I was able to roam around the UBC campus and explore some research facilities affiliated with UBC. This sparked my interest. I... Read More
Caitlyn Yates "The opportunity to live in Vancouver for a few years was certainly a draw to ultimately study at UBC, but there were several substantive facets of UBC that ultimately drew me in. I was really excited about the number of scholars across the... Read More
Meryem Belkadi "When I was applying to PhD programs in North America, UBC was the only university I applied to in Canada. I was attracted by the beauty of the campus, as well as the diversity of students, faculty and staff as reflected on the university’s... Read More
Pablo Gonzalez Moctezuma "When I was looking for a place to develop my research, the Landscapes and Livelihoods lab (landandlives.ca) at UBC Forestry was the perfect fit. Jeanine Rhemtulla, my potential advisor, was very caring, kind and interested in what I wanted to... Read More
Shayda Swann "I wanted to study at UBC quite simply because I wanted to achieve a world-class education at a stunningly beautiful location. I was also attracted to UBC because of it’s reputation for putting forth ground-breaking HIV research. Vancouver is... Read More
Elizabeth Castle "First and foremost, I was interested in pursuing my PhD in the Zandstra lab. My Masters work exposed me to the question of “how do we build systems to best understand the mechanics behind cell behaviour”. When I researched where in Canada would... Read More