Training and Award Opportunities

The Biodiversity Research Centre provides training and postdoctoral opportunities.

BRITE (Biodiversity Research: Integrative Training and Education)

The Biodiversity Research Centre is pleased to host BRITE, a training program aimed at widening opportunities and skill sets among our students and post-doctoral fellows.

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Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Award 

The UBC Biodiversity Research Centre and Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences share the honor of administering the Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Award, two graduate and undergraduate awards for research in field ornithology.

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Postdoctoral Fellows

In addition to post-doctoral fellows working in individual labs, the Biodiversity Research Centre provides financial support for post-docs conducting original research on core problems in biodiversity. 

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