Gail Murphy

QS rankings place UBC first in Canada for social impact, third globally overall

The University of British Columbia ranks first in Canada for social impact and second for environmental impact in the new Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sustainability.

Oct 26, 2022

UBC researchers play pivotal role in confronting COVID-19

UBC researchers play pivotal role in confronting COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges, exacerbated inequalities and sparked uncertainty for many. But one area of particular strength and inspiration is Canada’s research community and its response to the pandemic.

Sep 9, 2020

UBC tops global university impact rankings: Times Higher Education

UBC tops global university impact rankings: Times Higher Education

The University of British Columbia is ranked number one in the world for taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and ranked one in Canada for making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, according to Times Higher Education (THE).

Apr 3, 2019

Move over oil, Big Data is the new fuel to run the world

The National Post spoke to Gail Murphy, UBC’s vice-president of research and innovation, for an article about Canada’s “supercluster” initiative, in which companies, academia and the non-profit sector will collaborate […]

Feb 27, 2019

B.C. universities using tech from China despite warnings

Times Colonist mentioned UBC in an article about Canadian universities’ use of technology from China. Political science professor Michael Byers said it’s not the role of universities to do security assessments […]

Dec 12, 2018

Huawei’s UBC partnership unchanged by company executive’s arrest

The Vancouver Sun reported that sponsored research projects between UBC and Huawei will continue. UBC’s vice-president of research and innovation Gail Murphy said in a statement that the university “is […]

Dec 10, 2018

Huawei arrest puts focus on Chinese company’s relationship with Canadian telecoms

A number of media outlets reported on the arrest of Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng. UBC is one of several Canadian universities that collaborate with Huawei on research projects. Gail Murphy, […]

Dec 7, 2018

A hub of innovation

Castanet reported on the opening of the Innovation UBC Kelowna Hub. “For more than a century, UBC’s discoveries and spin-off companies have played key roles in advancing technology, natural resources […]

Oct 15, 2018