Project Partners

cIRcle works in collaboration with UBC departments, Library branches, and other groups within the UBC community to build our digital collections. In cIRcle, you can find articles, conference and workshop papers, theses and dissertations, technical reports and working papers, books, datasets, learning objects, multimedia and audio-visual materials including podcasts, webcasts and more. cIRcle provides a permanent, openly accessible home for thousands of peer-reviewed articles and non-traditional research outputs, making it a valuable resource for interdisciplinary research and inquiry.

Below you'll find a featured selection of highlighted project partners. You can browse all of cIRcle's content in Open Collections.

The Database of Religious History

The Database of Religious History is the world’s first comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history. Entries from the database are deposited to cIRcle to ensure long term preservation and access. Items are contributed by academic scholars from all over the world in partnership with the UBC Department of Asian Studies.

Visit the Database of Religious History website and view the items in cIRcle.

From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions Project

From the Ground Up aims to foster the next generation of scholars working on Buddhism and East Asian religions through innovative practices of research and training such as the creation of new digital materials made publicly accessible via cIRcle. These materials will act as the basis for scholarly symposia, conferences, and a rotating exhibition, all of which will establish UBC as a leading centre for the study of East Asian religions and cultures. This international and interdisciplinary project was made possible by a $2.5 million grant from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and is being coordinated by the UBC Department of Asian Studies.

Visit the From the Ground Up website and view the items in cIRcle.

Making Research Accessible Initiative

Led by UBC’s Learning Exchange, the Making Research Accessible Initiative is a collaboration between community organizations and university partners to improve access to academic research and community-generated materials with a focus on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). This is being done in part by the development of the DTES Research Access Portal, which harvests materials hosted in cIRcle.

Visit the Making Research Accessible Initiative website, the DTES Research Access Portal, and view the items in cIRcle.

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS)

“The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) provides opportunities for world-class scholars to explore innovative research questions in a vibrant, collegial milieu spanning all disciplines.”

Visit the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies website and view the items in cIRcle.

Punjabi Oral History Project

Led by the UBC Department of Asian Studies, this project engages UBC students of Punjabi and Punjabi Canadian history in the collection of oral histories within Greater Vancouver's Punjabi Canadian community. Recordings and transcripts of oral histories and interviews are deposited into cIRcle for long term preservation and access.

Visit the Punjabi Oral History Project website and view the items in cIRcle.

School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Graduating Projects

In the final year of their program, each Masters of Architecture and Masters of Landscape Architecture student completes a Graduating Project, colloquially referred to as their "design thesis". As of 2019, these graduating projects are now deposited into cIRcle as part of the final submission phase.

Visit the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture website and view the items in cIRcle.

SEEDS Sustainability Program Reports

SEEDS (UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) is one of cIRcle's earliest partners and is a growing collection of student work in one of UBC's premier areas of research excellence. Addressing a wide range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues, SEEDS graduate and undergraduate projects feature a unique combination of applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between UBC students, faculty, staff and community partners.

Visit the SEEDS website and view the items in cIRcle.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

UBC is one of the first universities in North America to host a 3MT competition. Organized by the UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office in collaboration with various UBC partners, sponsors and affiliates, current graduate students have only three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their thesis research project to a non-specialist audience. The recordings of these three minute presentations are now being deposited into cIRcle.

Visit the UBC 3MT website and view the items in cIRcle.