WATCH: ‘What is the Learning Exchange?’
Welcome! Want to know more about us? Click the video and come inside to see how we connect UBC and the Downtown Eastside.
Three honors for three team members in three months
One from a community partner and two from UBC, the recognitions highlight the dedication and skills of the Learning Exchange team.
COMMUNITY VOICE: UBC Tandem study meets the DTES CREW
One of the authors of the ‘Research 101’ manifesto writes about how community members are bringing Downtown Eastside perspectives to a study on brain health.
‘Beat the Heat’ in the DTES
An action-oriented conversation about staying cool in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Second in a series. About the event: While it may be getting cold outside, preparing for dangerous summer heat in […]
Workshop identifies new approaches to tent cities
The UBC Housing Research Collaborative brought legal scholars, researchers, and community voices to the Learning Exchange to re-imagine housing advocacy together. Here is their report.
Five inspirational takeaways from the ‘Community Climate Justice Forum’
Organized by CLEAR, the forum brought together Downtown Eastside communities, researchers, students, and policymakers to connect, learn, and strategize.
Student profile: ‘You can get lost in theories without real-world applications’
Rachel Yu reflects on how her work at the UBC Learning Exchange grounded her lessons in political science.
New Learning Exchange Strategic Plan Launched!
We are proud to announce the release of the the UBC Learning Exchange Action Plan, an exciting roadmap for the next five years.
EVENT: Community Climate Justice Forum
Lessons learned in Portland and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside About the event: Meet some of the NGOs and policymakers behind the Portland Clean Energy Fund, which taxes large corporations to fund […]
EVENT: Knowledge We Share
Join UBC students at nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona library as they present new, accessible ways to communicate research related to the Downtown Eastside.