SFU Renewable Cities Dialogue on Bike Parking Retrofits
On May 7, 2026, SFU Renewable Cities, HUB Cycling and the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre hosted a workshop on bike parking retrofits in multi-unit residential buildings. Participants included housing and service providers; local, regional and provincial government staff; and transportation, climate and mobility organizations. CSS Research and Information Coordinator and UBC Kinesiology doctoral candidate Jeanette […]
Upcoming talk by Dr. Rebecca Olive: Outdoor swimming as a social and climate resilience infrastructure of care
Outdoor swimming as a social and climate resilience infrastructure of care Abstract: The compounding, cascading impacts of the changing climate on our everyday lives are becoming increasingly apparent. As heatwaves increase in frequency, duration, intensity, and fatalities due to a changing planetary climate, public health advice to stay indoors during extreme heat deepens social isolation […]
Congratulations to CSS Associate Julia Lawrence on a successful Ph.D. defense!
On July 8, 2026, UBC Kinesiology and CSS Associate Julia Lawrence successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation, entitled ‘Tracking Pow(d)er: Outdoor Sport, Environmental (Re)creation, and the Politics of Nature‘. Julia’s dissertation can be found here. Congratulations Julia!
‘Changing Gears: A short documentary about bicycles and development’ available on Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource!
The short documentary Changing Gears is available to watch for free on the Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource! Click here to watch.
Event Recap – Digital Participatory Action Research and Documentary Film: Reimagining Knowledge Production in Sport, Gender, Development and Mobility Justice
On May 28th, 2026, UBC’s School of Kinesiology, the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program and UBC’s Centre for Sport and Sustainability hosted a screening of a short documentary film entitled ‘Changing Gears’ and a presentation by the filmmakers. Changing Gears is a collaborative documentary film that traces the stories of three community-based organizations […]
CSS members present at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference!
The North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Conference took place in Vancouver and Seattle from November 6-8, 2025, along with virtual sessions. Centring on the theme of Sport, Justice and Belonging: Critical Analysis and Worldmaking, scholars at the Vancouver conference gathered at UBC Robson Square to share recent research. Congratulations to the […]
Upcoming symposium: Advancing Mobility Justice, Gender Equity, and Climate Action through Sport
From October 15th to 17th, 2025, York University in Toronto will host “Advancing Mobility Justice, Gender Equity, and Climate Action through Sport”. A number of CSS Associates are involved in organizing and/or presenting at the event, including Lyndsay Hayhurst (who is event organizer) , Brad Millington (event organizing committee), Courtney Szto, Rob Millington, Simon Darnell, […]
Upcoming talk by Dr. Jason Laurendeau: “I don’t want to do this half-assed”: Unsettling teaching in a colonial context
As part of the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Series, the UBC Centre for Sport and Sustainability and UBC Kinesiology are hosting the following talk by Dr. Jason Laurendeau on September 22nd: “I don’t want to do this half-assed”: Unsettling teaching in a colonial context Abstract: Drawing on interviews with kinesiology faculty members at […]
CSS affiliates present at Global Climate and Health Summit!
On July 16th and 17th of 2025, the Physiological Society (of the United Kingdom) put on the Global Climate and Health Summit. The UBC CSS and School of Kinesiology was well represented with two UBC KIN PhD alumnae (Drs. Luisa Giles and CSS Associate Sarah Koch) giving keynote presentations, and CSS Associate Dr. Michael Koehle […]
CSS affiliates present at 2025 World Congress of Sociology of Sport
CSS affiliates gathered in Seoul, South Korea in July for the 60th anniversary of the World Congress of the Sociology of Sport. Two UBC Kinesiology MA students presented at the conference! Joseph Silva presented a paper entitled “Cool Poses, Sanitized Portrayals: Promotional Media Recontextualizations of Breaking during the 2024 Olympic Games”, and Kailan Tan presented […]