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August 14 – Report on the 2026 Consultation from the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

June 20 – RUCBC Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services

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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CODI 2027 Student Fellows Program

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Dr. François Bénard appointed as Senior Advisor to the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Life Sciences and Health Research

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Animal Shipment Schedule: Week of November 9

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