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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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Shape Indigenous health research at TRU

Thompson Rivers University is inviting applications from Indigenous scholars for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health. [...]

A summer of research: TRU welcomes record Mitacs cohort

Thirty visiting research students from around the globe took part in use-inspired research projects at TRU this summer through Mitacs. [...]

Counting the hidden costs of wildfire

New Canada Research Chair Dr. Soodeh Saberian is studying what happens to people and communities long after the flames and smoke are gone. [...]

TRU researchers receive inaugural Health Research BC Engage Awards

Six TRU-led projects received the award supporting early collaboration between researchers and research users to address health challenges. [...]

Call for Self-Nominations by Oct 1-26: NSERC McDonald Fellowships

Call for Self-Nominations by Oct 1-26: NSERC McDonald Fellowships (This information was circulated to ADRs by email on Aug 26/26)VPRI is seeking self-nominations to the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships, [...]

UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)

UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1) marychen Thu, 08/27/2026 - 07:44 https://news.ubc.ca/2026/08/eddie-goldenberg-research-chairs-of-canada/ [...]

Thirty-one projects led by UBC researchers awarded close to $6 million through CFI JELF competition

Thirty-one projects led by UBC researchers awarded close to $6 million through CFI JELF competition The Government of Canada has announced more than $118 million through the Canada Foundation for [...]

New podcast episode: Pre-Travel Considerations

New podcast episode: Pre-Travel Considerations Research Finance has released a new podcast episode (Season 4, Episode 4.1) that kicks off a series covering research-related travel expenses.  This first episode discusses [...]

Two internationally recognized scholars join UVic through federal research chair program

A $16 million federal investment announced on Thursday is helping the University of Victoria (UVic) expand its leadership in marine sustainability and preventative health research through the Eddie Goldenberg Research [...]

Humans trained to spot AI faces in battle against deepfake fraud 

AI-generated deepfake faces are increasingly realistic and difficult to spot—until now—in a new study that suggests humans have been successfully trained to spot the computer-generated faces from photos of real [...]

Study strengthens alcohol’s link to deadly pancreatic cancer

A new paper led by researchers at UVic contributes to mounting evidence that alcohol use can cause pancreatic cancer. The post Study strengthens alcohol’s link to deadly pancreatic cancer appeared [...]

50 years of data reveals true extent of climate change impacts on kelp forests

New research from UVic has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than previously thought. The post 50 years of data reveals true extent of [...]