UBC Science Central

Science Central at UBC: Catalyzing innovation for a healthy planet

Imagine an interconnected scientific ecosystem where education, transformative research and real-world challenges converge.

Science central at UBC: Imagine an interconnected scientific ecosystem where education, transformative research and real-world challenges converge.

As the university’s new hub for interdisciplinary chemical sciences, Science Central will combine revitalized curriculum, advanced training, and a lab-to-market research ecosystem. It will be the epicentre of cutting-edge, challenge-oriented STEM education, research and engagement at UBC. 

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Experiential education

Science Central One will redefine experiential learning with cutting-edge classrooms, collaborative collision spaces, industry engaged coop, labs equipped with AI and robotics. It will prepare undergraduates and trainees for impactful careers in healthcare, technology, biotechnology, and more.

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Transformative research

Science Central Two will amplify UBC’s role in leading transformative, interdisciplinary research across the health sciences, renewable energy, chemical automation, materials science and environmental sustainability. Its very design will help bridge discovery and applied research.

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Chemical sciences innovation for ...

HEALTH

An improved building block for improved medicines

A tricky synthesis by UBC chemists could help drug developers improve the safety profiles of medications and reduce side-effects.
 

HEALTH

Towards universal blood and organ types, one snip at a time

Researchers at UBC are using enzymes to strategically snip antigens from type A and B blood and organs. The result could be universal O on demand.
 

SOCIETY

Smart chemistry to combat toxic drug supplies

UBC chemists are re-envisioning existing techniques and technology to make drug checking and entering treatment quicker and easier.
 

SUSTAINABILITY

AI is powering a revolution in clean energy chemistry

Self-driving labs pioneered at UBC have come of age, speeding advanced materials discovery and lab-to-market solutions like CO2 electrolyzers and smart windows.

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

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Science Central at UBC

Catalyzing innovation for a healthy planet

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