Documentation:Orientation for New Researchers/Welcome
Vice President's Greeting
To all new faculty members:
Welcome to UBC, and congratulations on your recent appointment. We are immensely proud of the calibre of research conducted across all UBC campuses and locations, and you are a welcome addition to our thriving community of outstanding researchers and faculty members.
As part of UBC’s vision “to conduct outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world,” we’re committed to ensuring your research experience at UBC is a positive one. We maintain a sophisticated research infrastructure that efficiently guides investigators in all disciplines through each stage of the research process, from identifying collaborators and funding opportunities to managing knowledge mobilization beyond the campus community.
UBC is a large and complex institution, and it isn’t unusual for new researchers to feel daunted by all they feel they should know. This orientation guide, in combination with our annual Research Orientation Day, will answer many of your initial questions and will put you in touch with the people and the services dedicated to supporting our research enterprise. Thank you for choosing to join us at UBC, and best of luck in your research endeavours.
Yours truly,
John W. Hepburn, FRSC
Vice President Research & International