Research Information for Students

The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science offers many opportunities for students to gain valuable research experience.

Chemistry Student Researcher

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students can volunteer as research assistants, participate in Directed Studies and/or Honours opportunities, or apply for research awards.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS

Graduate Students

Graduate students can pursue their own original research and/or be a part of faculty research projects.

VIRS

OPENING DOORS

A unique research pathway at UBCO leads student from India to Canada
VIRS

OPENING DOORS

A unique research pathway at UBCO leads student from India to Canada
UBC Okanagan Students Studying Water

AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH

Graduate students incorporates traditional Indigenous knowledge into water research
UBC Okanagan Students Studying Water

AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH

Graduate students incorporates traditional Indigenous knowledge into water research

Department Research

For more research opportunities, explore the options available in your department.

Biology
Biochemistry | Biology | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Microbiology | Zoology

Chemistry 
Biochemistry | Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry

Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics
Computer Science | Data Science | Mathematical Sciences | Mathematics | Medical Physics | Physics | Statistics

Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences 
Earth & Environmental Sciences | Freshwater Science | Geography | Bachelor of Sustainability 

Interdisciplinary Research

Bachelor of Sustainability
Environmental Analytics | Environmental Conservation and Management | Environmental Humanities | Green Chemistry

The Bachelor of Sustainability is an interdisciplinary program offered by the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.