Welcome

UBC Public Affairs is responsible for communicating the Vision and Values of Place and Promise: the UBC Plan and the UBC Brand to the internal community of students, faculty, staff and alumni, and to the broader external community.

UBC Public Affairs reports to the Office of the Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations.

UBC Public Affairs Communications Services

• UBC Reports, UBC’s monthly newspaper
• 604.UBC.INFO line (over 1,000 calls per month)
• placement of UBC’s people and stories in the media
• media monitoring service
• UBC Annual Report & Annual General Meeting
• UBC Experts media contact service
• media training and issues management advice
• communications & publications consultation
• strategic planning on the use of the Web
• communications coordination across all UBC units

Live TV and Radio Capabilities

UBC Public Affairs can provide local, national and international broadcast outlets with live television and radio feeds from the UBC campus.

UBC’s information lines

Looking for general information at UBC, or assistance in finding a UBC expert for news stories? Call the UBC Information Line, 604.UBC.INFO (604.822.4636), or the UBC News Line, 604.UBC.NEWS (604.822.6397), 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (PST).

Latest Media Releases

• Sep. 3: Orientation activities replace most first-day undergrad classes at UBC’s Vancouver campus
• Sep. 3: Oscar nominee joins UBC Graduate School of Journalism as Canwest Visiting Professor
• Sep. 1: Seafood stewardship questionable: UBC-Scripps experts
• Aug. 30: UBC researchers unveil “toolbox of MiniPromoters” for gene research and therapy
• Aug. 30: Sixth year of Okanagan campus growth increases opportunities for UBC degree
• Aug. 26: Fat serves as cells’ built-in pH sensor: UBC research
• Aug. 11: UBC entrepreneurs to storm Silicon Valley
• Aug. 9: UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal
• Aug. 6: Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C: UBC study
• Aug. 4: Tiny fish evolved to tolerate colder temperature in three years: UBC study

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