UBC is committed to providing an open, accountable and respectful environment that fosters academic excellence.
The following guidelines and policies are relevant to the university’s academic mission.
Important guidelines
The freedom to engage in research, scholarship and teaching without constraint is the backbone of any university. Above all, we protect and promote an open environment in which to explore, question, discover and share knowledge. Learn more about how UBC is working to protect and promote academic freedom.
The UBC Vancouver Academic Calendar outlines examples of academic misconduct and plagiarism.
UBC conducts periodic external reviews of faculties and academic units in order to continuously improve academic excellence and promote accountability and transparency across the university. See the Principles, Procedures and Guidelines for External Academic Unit Reviews.
Information about what UBC is doing to keep our campuses safe and resources for faculty and staff.
Sexual assault response and education for faculty and staff: view protocols and resources for assisting student survivors.
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Find sexual assault resources for faculty and staff.
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This statement speaks to our freedoms and our responsibilities, and provides the guiding principles to support us in building an environment in which respect, civility, diversity, opportunity and inclusion are valued.
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The Joint Policy of the UBC Vancouver and Okanagan Senates on Third-Party Recruitment (#J-55) represents a part of the University of British Columbia’s response to the opportunities and challenges posed by third-party recruitment agent engagement.
An interpretive and procedural guide has been developed to provide guidance to UBC's academic and other units interested in engaging with recruitment agents and agencies. The guidelines detail the steps that must be taken before the University will enter into an agreement with an agent or agency, and are available on request. Please email the International Student Intitiative (ISI) directly.
Selected policies
Browse a selection of important UBC policies below.
- AP1: Retired Faculty Appointments Policy (was Policy #27)
- AP2: Acting Heads Policy (was Policy #26)
- AP3: Board Appointments Policy (was Policy #25)
- AP4: Faculty Term Appointments Policy (was Policy #42)
- AP5: Deans/Principals Appointment Policy (was Policy #21)
- AP6: Academic Administrator Extension Policy (was Policy #24)
- AP7: Graduate Student Teaching Policy (was Policy #75)
- AP8: Deans Extension Policy (was Policy #23)
- AP9: Academic Heads Policy (was Policy #22)
- AP10: Postdoctoral Fellows Policy (was Policy #61)
- AP11: Registrar/Librarian Appointment Policy (was Policy #17)
- AP12: Academic Administrator Appointment Policy (was Policy #18)
- AP13: Registrar/Librarian Extension Policy (was Policy #43)
- HR1: CV Policy (was Policy #51)
- HR2: Political Leave Policy (was Policy #50)
- HR3: Death Notices Policy (was Policy #39)
- HR4: Sick Leave Policy (was Policy #62)
- HR5: Vacations Policy (was Policy #56)
- HR7: Strike Policy (was Policy #64)
- HR8: Study Leave Policy (was Policy #54)
- HR9: Reduced Work Policy (was Policy #49)
- HR11: Employment Advertising Policy (was Policy #20)
- HR12: Non-Union Compensation Policy (was Policy #31)
- LR1: Honorifics Policy (was Policy #47)
- LR3: Grants During Leave Policy (was Policy #37)
- LR5: Research Grants Policy (was Policy #35)
- LR6: Killam Professors Policy (was Policy #57)
- SC3: Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy (was Policy #97)
- HR10: Employment Equity Policy (was Policy #2)
- HR11: Employment Advertising Policy (was Policy #20)
- SC7: Discrimination Policy (was Policy #3)
- FM4: Research Over-Expenditure Policy (was Policy #90)
- LR2: Research Policy (was Policy #87)
- LR8: Technology Equity Policy (was Policy #105)
- LR11: Inventions Policy (was Policy #88)
- SC3: Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy (was Policy #97)
- It is important COI forms are completed when submitting Ethics documentation. (RISe On-line Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Declaration forms
- SC6: Scholarly Integrity Policy (was Policy #85)
- This policy makes clear the responsibilities and standards required of UBC researchers engaged in scholarly activity. It also provides a process for dealing with allegations of scholarly misconduct. Read more
- SC15: Financial Investigations Policy (was Policy #111)
- UP5: Equipment/Services Use Policy (was Policy #16/109/121)
- UP6: Trade-Mark Policy (was Policy #110)
- SC17: Sexual Misconduct Policy (was Policy #131)
Joint Policy #J-55 (Third-Party Recruitment Agreements) was produced to provide binding regulation regarding the place of third-party recruitment agents within UBC’s academic system.