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Wall Scholars Program

The Wall Scholars program brings together scholars who seek to take time away from their regular activities to explore new ways of thinking and build new connections with scholars outside of their field.

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Racial Injustices and Systemic Oppression in the Academy

We acknowledge the leadership of Indigenous, Black and other racialized scholars in the academy, who for so long have worked to challenge the racial injustices and systemic oppression that many universities were founded on.

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COVID-19 PWIAS Working Groups

The PWIAS has funded four new Working Groups, focusing on how COVID-19 affects our society in areas such as personal privacy, higher education, epidemiology, and religion.

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Ways of Knowing Podcast

Join PWIAS Interim Director Kalina Christoff as she interviews academic experts on the big questions of relevance to our society today.

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Wall Scholars Program

Virtual Roundtables

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A Message from PWIAS Interim Director: The Year in 2020

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Wall Associate and Prominent Disease Modeller, Dan Coombs Appointed Head of UBC Mathematics

UBC mathematical biologist Dr. Dan Coombs, whose research focuses on viral disease dynamics and the dynamics of immune receptors on cell surfaces, has been appointed head of the UBC Department of Mathematics.

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2021 Wall Scholars Announced

We are pleased to announce the Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholars for 2021-2022. The Wall Scholars Research Award is a unique opportunity for faculty members to spend a transformative year in residence at the Institu

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Wall Associate and Prominent Disease Modeller, Dan Coombs Appointed Head of UBC Mathematics

2021 Wall Scholars Announced

Exploring the Wandering Mind