Research Stories
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Jun 5, 2025Professor Johnny Mack appointed as Academic Director at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Situated at the intersection of academic inquiry, historical truth-telling, and community engagement, the IRSHDC plays a vital role in advancing UBC’s academic mission by supporting Indigenous Peoples’ rights to truth, justice, and healing.
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Mar 31, 2025How the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies empowers students and drives legal and social change
In this Q&A, we speak with law students and professors about the impact and the importance of the continuing work at the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies.
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Mar 11, 2025Dr. Jocelyn Stacey awarded UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Dr. Stacey, one of Canada’s leading scholars on disasters and Canadian law, will develop three interconnected projects that will help bridge the gap between the reality of climate change disasters and law and policy.
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Feb 27, 2025New study explores how people react to online hate
A study by Allard Law PhD student Kaitlyn Cumming and UBC Sociology PhD student Sophie Liu aims to bridge the gap between how legislators think about online hate and how victims actually experience it.
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Jan 29, 2025Justice, vulnerability and law’s limits: Meet Associate Professor Ireh Iyioha
Dr. Irehobhude O. Iyioha is a leading expert on health law and policy and international human rights law. Her innovative, interdisciplinary work draws upon moral and legal philosophy to examine why the law works in some cases – and why it fails.
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Jan 21, 2025Allard Research Commons celebrates one million downloads
Launched in 2017, the Allard Research Commons hosts a wide range of open access scholarly works, including articles, books and working papers by Allard Law faculty.