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
- AP2: Acting Heads Policy
- AP3: Board Appointments Policy
- AP4: Faculty Term Appointments Policy
- AP5: Deans/Principals Appointment Policy
- AP6: Academic Administrator Extension Policy
- AP7: Graduate Student Teaching Policy
- AP8: Deans Extension Policy
- AP9: Academic Heads Policy
- AP10: Postdoctoral Fellows Policy
- AP11: Registrar/Librarian Appointment Policy
- AP12: Academic Administrator Appointment Policy
- AP13: Registrar/Librarian Extension Policy
- HR1: CV Policy
- HR2: Political Leave Policy
- HR3: Death Notices Policy
- HR4: Sick Leave Policy
- HR5: Vacations Policy
- HR7: Strike Policy
- HR8: Study Leave Policy
- HR9: Reduced Work Policy
- HR11: Employment Advertising Policy
- HR12: Non-Union Compensation Policy
- LR1: Honorifics Policy
- LR3: Grants During Leave Policy
- LR5: Research Grants Policy
- LR6: Killam Professors Policy
- SC3: Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy
- FM4: Research Over-Expenditure Policy
- LR2: Research Policy
- LR8: Technology Equity Policy
- LR11: Inventions Policy
- SC3: Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy
- 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
- 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
- UP5: Equipment/Services Use Policy
- UP6: Trade-Mark Policy
- SC17: Sexual Misconduct Policy
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.