Announcements
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February 17, 2026
Upcoming UBC ARC Information and Training Sessions
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is pleased to offer a series of technical training and information sessions from February through April 2026. These sessions are designed to support the UBC research community with resource management, system onboarding, and cybersecurity best practices…
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February 10, 2026
Introducing the ARC Access Management Portal
ARC is excited to announce the launch of the ARC Access Management Portal! This new web-based platform is designed to streamline the management of digital research infrastructure services—from resource applications to user management—within a single interface.Virtual Information SessionAn…
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February 2, 2026
UBC ARC Supporting Researchers Affected by Global Supply Chain Issues
Current disruptions in the global hardware market, caused by surging demand for high-performance memory chips such as DDR5 memory modules, are impacting all manner of computing products, from large-memory computers and servers to GPUs and accelerators, to networking components and mobile devices…
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September 26, 2025
Getting Started with ARC Services: Training Sessions This Fall
UBC Advanced Research Computing is excited to offer a series of training sessions throughout October and November, including onboarding support for Sockeye users. These sessions are designed to help researchers get started, build foundational skills to key tools and services available to the…
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September 26, 2025
Stay Safe Online: Join Cybersecurity Awareness Month Events
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and to help build awareness, Privacy Matters @ UBC is hosting a month-long series of virtual and in-person events. Highlights include the Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium on October 29.In addition, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada is offering a series…
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August 29, 2025
Security Threat Risk Assessment (STRA) Process Updated
The Advanced Research Computing, Research Cybersecurity and Compliance team is pleased to announce the availability of our improved Security Threat Risk Assessment (STRA) process. An STRA analyzes the security posture of a research project or service. For UBC research, it includes reviewing how…
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August 25, 2025
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program Now Open
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is excited to share a new external funding opportunity for PhD students: NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program The NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program offers up to $60,000 USD per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated…
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August 6, 2025
NVIDIA & Sony Research Grants Now Open
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is excited to share two external funding opportunities for researchers. NVIDIA Academic Grant Program NVIDIA is inviting research proposals in three key areas: Generative AI Training and Model Development Generative AI Alignment and…
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August 6, 2025
New data management plan templates available to help researchers planning projects
New resources to support sound data management practices when planning research projects are now available for the UBC research community.
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July 7, 2025
Now Live: A Faster, Easier Way to Request Software on UBC ARC Sockeye
UBC ARC is pleased to announce the official launch of its new Software Installation Request Process. This streamlined system introduces a centralized web form for submitting software installation requests, making it easier than ever for researchers to access the tools they need. Before submitting a…