A top university
UBC ranks consistently in the top forty research universities in the world. Through the School of Kinesiology, we have an internationally recognized group of scholars and students working in areas encompassed by the Centre including
- physical activity and aging
- sport and peace
- social justice and access to activity resources
- community mobilization for inactive populations
- social, economic, and environmental impacts of large scale sport events
- sport sponsorship and corporate social responsibility
- the evolution of politics and public policy in sport.
Sporting excellence
UBC also excels in sport. UBC Athletics and Recreation Thunderbirds have achieved 80 CIS national championships, 150 Canada West championship, and have produced 231 Olympians winning 64 medals. UBC athletes maintain a high academic standard, consistently having a high number of Academic All-Canadians (achieving a GPA of 80%). Ice Hockey and Sledge Hockey games were held at UBC during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. UBC has also hosted a Davis Cup World Group event and hosted the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.
Leaders in sustainability
UBC leads the way in sustainability. UBC received the first Canadian Gold Star under the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) program. UBC has also set the most aggressive carbon reduction targets out of any top 40 University in the world. The UBC Sustainability Initiative operationalizes sustainability through two cross-cutting themes: “Campus as a living lab” and ” UBC as an agent of change.”