Undergraduate and graduate LFS students study, research and address crucial real-world questions. You’ll dive deeply into issues of sustainability, climate change, resource management and more, understanding their interdisciplinary connections while also pioneering new answers to pressing global challenges.
Research Stories
NSERC Grants to Study Aging, Food and Nutrition, Plants and Packaging
Congratulations to LFS researchers who were successful in the 2025 NSERC Discovery Research Program and NSERC CREATE Program.
Land conservation research funded by SSHRC Grant
Congratulations to Joséphine Gantois who has received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project titled Quantifying the Conservation Value of Land Investments using Local Ballots and Bird Outcomes.
Tariffs and Trade in the Agriculture Industry
Tariffs and Trade in the Agriculture Industry How often does your food travel? Dr. Rick Barichello explains Canada’s food supply chain, and how the industry can adapt in the wake of a trade war. With every week bringing more news of tariffs, between Canada, America, and the rest of the world, Dr. Rick Barichello sheds […]
News Stories
2025 Wall Legacy Award Recipient: Dr. Andrea Frommel
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Frommel from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems on being one of the recipients of the 2025 Peter Wall Legacy Awards. This prestigious award supports research addressing urgent sustainability challenges in BC and beyond.
UBC Dairy Centre receives funding for a new integrated data hub
The UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre is partnering with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) to embark on a new era of research that includes the broad use of data intelligence and AI.
Extension of appointment of Dr. David Kitts as Dean pro tem
A message from Simon Bates, Acting Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver regarding Dr. David Kitts' extension as Dean pro tem.