UBC's support for wellbeing can be found threaded throughout strategic plans, in research projects across diverse disciplines, and embedded through a broad range of programs, services and initiatives across the University.
We invite you to learn more about how our community members are supporting wellbeing on our campuses and encourage you to share and celebrate your own research, stories of success and wellbeing champions!
Students, staff, and faculty at UBC work and learn in a demanding, high-performance academic environment; having access to healthy food and beverages on campus, plus the information necessary to make healthy dietary choices, will help our community members thrive. That’s why UBC Wellbeing…
Humans are a social species; our drive to connect is embedded in us. Social connection helps us understand human behaviour. It gives us a sense of belonging. This type of connection is what led Jenn Lin to create Humans of UBC Psych, a digital storytelling project inspired by Humans of…
Psychology lecturer Benjamin Cheung believes social connectedness can help support student learning and mental health, as well as his own wellbeing. It’s what inspired him to host #bagelswithben, a weekly meet-up that enables his students to engage with each other over bagels and…
UK-based professors Mark Dooris (University of Central Lancashire) and Sue Powell (Manchester Metropolitan University) have been leading a research project on “Healthy Universities: Whole University Leadership for Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainability” across the globe. In a…
Drawn by a strong desire to understand and help people, Dr. E. David Klonsky is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor in the department of psychology. As director of the Personality, Emotion and Behaviour Lab (PEBL), his research focuses on understanding and preventing…
Have a great idea to promote health, wellbeing and social sustainability on campus? Apply for a UTown@UBC Wellbeing Grant and you could receive up to $1000 towards a project that advances wellbeing for the UBC community. Learn More
For Dr. Neil Armitage, student wellbeing starts with feeling comfortable in his classroom—and that involves getting to know them and encouraging them to get to know one another. Having attended post-secondary school in the UK and Sweden, Dr. Armitage cites his own experiences as a…
Through examining the impact of instructional practices on student mental health and wellbeing, this project is helping create classroom spaces where students can thrive. Read More
With nearly a third of Canadians experiencing mental illness during their lifetimes, researchers and urban planners have been looking at ways to incorporate natural spaces that promote mental wellbeing into designs for healthier cities. Emily Rugel, a PhD candidate at the UBC School of Population…
A professor in the Faculty of Health and Exercise Sciences, Dr. Sally Willis-Stewart has long been an advocate for facilitating academic excellence through integrating wellbeing into her classrooms and lecture halls, a theme that can be seen through many of her current research projects as well as…