MA alum Haley Magrill awarded microgrant from Glocal Foundation of Canada
Haley Magrill’s project investigates legal constraints to misinformation legislation in five democracies and provides a comparative analysis for potential Canadian responses to social media misinformation. A key question of the project is how to balance free speech and preventing harmful misinformation spread.
UBC Students contribute to recent SAR Student Advocacy Report
Scholars at Risk publish an annual Student Advocacy Report featuring student research on human rights. This year features POLI 334 student advocacy, including an Instragram post and book display in Koerner Library educating UBC students about imprisoned scholars and the university’s student advocacy program.
New student-directed seminar for 2023W Term — Policing in Canada & the United States
A new student-directed seminar on policing in Canada and the United States is now open for third year students and above to register for 2023W Term 2.
Undergrad students conduct original research in the UBC & VinUni Student Research Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam
UBC Poli Sci students joined with Vietnamese students to problem-solve on the world’s toughest issues and co-create original research at a forum in Hanoi.
Call for Applications: Graduate Teaching Assistants
Applications are now being accepted for the 2023/24 academic year for up to 40 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs). Deadline to apply is July 14th, 2023.
UBC Poli Sci student Jory Smallenberg was invited to represent the UBC Department of Political Science to Yale University as part of the Yale-Fox fellowship
Political Science student Jory Smallenberg recently presented her work at Yale University for the Yale-Fox Fellowship reunion conference in New Haven, Connecticut. The Yale-Fox fellowship is an international scholarly exchange between Yale University and partner institutions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The Yale-Fox fellowship was created during the Cold […]
Watch: UBC Political Science Graduate Student Association hosted its 2023 Annual Conference
This year’s Graduate Student conference featured an exciting lineup of presentations covering diverse topics, ranging from extraterrestrial life to right-wing memory politics. The keynote address was delivered by UBC Political Science Professor Nazmul Sultan and titled, Gandhi and Empire: A Reconsideration.
UBC Political Science Student Mathew Ho wins Schuman essay writing challenge
As a winner of the Schuman Challenge, Mathew Ho will be invited for a one-week visit to Brussels in September where he will be introduced to all key institutions of the EU.
UBC Political Science students learn from European Union travel experiences
Under the leadership of Professor Kurt Huebner, UBC Political Science offers a range of educational opportunities for students to explore European politics with opportunities to learn both in Europe and across North America.
Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners!
UBC Political Science congratulates our award winners in undergraduate and graduate Political Science programs and the International Relations program who were recognized at a special ceremony on May 25, 2023. Undergraduate Awards Erik Bruendl Political Science Gold Medal & the Department of Political Science Scholarship Erik’s thesis receives the Carolyn Atwell Memorial Prize as the […]