Learning Exchange
in Action

UBC students turned discarded coffee cups into a representation of Vancouver’s skyline to draw attention to a record-breaking recycling event in the Downtown Eastside.

More than you might think. It’s learning by 'stealth' and social connection for immigrants, refugees and seniors in the Downtown Eastside.

Produced out of an innovative collaboration between UBC students and researchers, these are designed to make complex information easier to access.

A community-based (CBR) approach can transform research and researcher. Learn more about it via Katherine Cheng's journey as our CBR Coordinator.

In this talk, Professor Lu Wang will share what she learned through community-based research about the coping strategies of older Chinese immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for service delivery and practice. 

How can urban rewilding help address climate change in the Downtown Eastside and beyond? Join us for a lively and informative discussion.

Learn how the Making Research Accessible initiative is working with community organizations to ensure important materials like these are easy to find.

Apolline De Schaetzen talks about how working at the UBC Learning Exchange deepened her respect for the Downtown Eastside reinforced her career plans.

Join us at this free workshop where you’ll get the materials and instructions to build an air filter that you can take home, and learn emergency measures to remove contaminants from your indoor air.

Canva is a free online tool that makes it easy to assemble posters, cards, art, and more. ChatGPT is 'artificial intelligence' that can write stories and make art following simple instructions. Sound exciting? A little bit scary? Join us to learn more.

Foundational report provides a glimpse into a variety projects within the Making Research Accessible initiative, including Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal usage details.

Reviewers wrote that the “Learning Exchange embodies the principle and practice of reciprocity, the cornerstone of ethical and constructive university-community engagement.”

Cultural sharing can help build a better path forward. And it can be a lot of fun. See for yourself in this new documentary by two UBC students.

Dr. Stack is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies. Her research focuses on educational equity, knowledge translation and community-engaged research.

Hector Hill - Gy'ax, long-time DTES resident and friend of the Learning Exchange, graduated at 68 with a UBC master’s degree in Education.

Dr. Angela Towle united UBC's academic mission and Downtown Eastside goals with clear-eyed strategy and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude. A look back as her term ends.

Annie Montague explains how developing nature-based activities at the UBC Learning Exchange combined academics, career and community.

Kisun Kim explains how adapting to COVID-19 at the Learning Exchange shifted her academic path and understanding of the Downtown Eastside.

What is a UBC academic librarian doing in the Downtown Eastside? What is he doing on Twitter? How is this connected to open access? We sat down with Nick Ubels to find out.

How do you move forward after prison? That’s the question at the heart of a community-based research project that had been meeting at the Learning Exchange before the COVID-19 restrictions. The project recently released a powerful photography and video exhibit that points the way forward.

Yanice Guo explains how her work in the English Conversation Program also helped her feel more connected in Vancouver.

Alina McKay describes how her Learning Exchange experience informed her academic work and contributed to the MRAi.

For the last four years, Fabio Lima had one goal—to become a Canadian citizen. Dianne J. Campell had another—to learn more about personal technology. Learn how the Linkvan app became a vehicle for both.

Thinking about a research project related to the Downtown Eastside? You might talk to Dr. Heather Holroyd, community-based research coordinator at the Learning Exchange.

On the occasion of its anniversary and partial re-opening, learn how this unique, dynamic hub quietly works to be a trusted part of the community and an important academic unit at the university.

It starts with public links to academic articles, but goes much further. Find out how the Downtown Research Access Portal team works to make research related to the DTES more accessible.