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UBC SCARP

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The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC offers accredited innovative Planning degrees: undergrad, masters, and PhD; as well as partnership and research opportunities in the wider world of Planning.

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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you're applying, we can't wait to hear from you, and hopefully welcome you aboard as one of our students. Good luck!
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you read our PhD page and still have questions, about the process or the SCARP PhD experience, come to our infosession on September 28! More details on our events page. scarp.ubc.ca/phd-infosess...
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SCARP PhD application process infosession - Event | SCARP
Are you preparing to apply to SCARP's PhD Program for 2027's intake? Applying for a PhD is a process, and we'd love to talk you through some of the questions you may still have! We're convening a virt...
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
They'll let you know whether they're taking on PhD students this year. By the time you apply, your prospective research supervisor should already be in dialogue with you!
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Next, you'll introduce yourself before you apply. Choose a faculty member to reach out to, one whose research and style vibes with yours, and start talking about what you're all about and bring to the UBC SCARP table. scarp.ubc.ca/faculty
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Faculty | SCARP
SCARP is internationally recognized for research and teaching excellence, undertaken across the many sub-fields of planning, each with their own lens on how to equitably protect communities in partner...
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
First, read our PhD Program webpage for details on how it all works. scarp.ubc.ca/phd
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PhD Program | SCARP
SCARP's extraordinary PhD students conduct and mobilise original research with cunning new insights, and enter a broader world as a planning scholar.
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Considering a PhD at UBC SCARP? We'd love to have you! Our PhD application process has been updated: it's simpler and it starts sooner. Applications open October 5, and your process starts even sooner. Details in the comments!
Several students and faculty members sharing a picnic in a park.
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Can Vancouver Be Fixed?" SCARP PhD Wes Regan talks Planning, Policy & Hope on the Ship of Fools Podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwRz...
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Can Vancouver Be Fixed? Wes Regan on Planning, Policy & Hope | Ship of Fools Podcast
YouTube video by Ship of Fools Podcast | Host Steven Malkowich
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We interviewed Rynn Zhang on taking "Liveable Cities", a course put on as part of the Go Global program that pairs UBC and NUS students. Rynn shows us the adventure she had and what she learned from the course and her student peers. Thanks Rynn for sharing your adventure! youtu.be/6wp9ZfkDM3E
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Liveable Cities: student Rynn Zhang on this UBC SCARP course
YouTube video by UBC SCARP
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The study is called, “How Does Planning Education Impact the Evolution of Planning Praxis?” by SCARP Professor and Director Heather Campbell, SCARP Associate Professor James Connolly, SCARP Postdoc Dr. Keisha Maloney, and SCARP PhD Candidate Wes Regan
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Link to the survey: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
SCARP is 75 years old! We’re conducting a study to hear your stories about the School, the Planning field, or the impact you’ve had. If you’re an alum or friend of SCARP, you can participate in our survey, and let us know if you’d also like to be interviewed! Details in the comments:
Graphic image of people engaging in a sit-down talk, captioned, "Tell your SCARP stories", and summarising the message in the text of the post.
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Whether you're gaining a research Masters Degree (MSc or MA) or joining our PhD program, we'd love to have you. Expressions of Interest are a highly recommended step to tell us about your vision and how you'd realise it at SCARP. Go to scarp.ubc.ca to begin! We can't wait to meet many of you.
A picture of two students and one faculty member, in graduating regalia, the faculty member holding a ceremonial mace. Caption: Expressions of Interest are open for SCARP's PhD and Research Master programs! Submit yours by November 28 to join the biggest Planning conversations of our time!
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
We're delighted to now share the talk given by our latest Speaker Series visiting speaker, Dr. Andrew Zitcer of Drexel University. He shared fascinating insights about what unites arts, urbanism and democracy. Take a look! The SCARP Speaker Series resumes in the Fall! youtu.be/UgS7fL40NKA
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Andrew Zitcer - Artistic Methods and Democratic Practice
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Julia Harten's research leverages new data methods to study housing and socio-spatial inequality. She focuses on housing strategies of marginalized people and the role of cities and housing for social mobility, in Asia and North America. We're proud she's one of us! scarp.ubc.ca/directory/ju...
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Julia Harten
Assistant Professor | SCARP
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
January 2025 Part 2: Harten sounds the call for a Postdoc and a Graduate Research Assistant to kick her Data Science for Housing Research work into high gear! scarp.ubc.ca/positions-av...
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Positions Available | SCARP
Internal positions for students, staff, and faculty at UBC SCARP, when they open, and how to get involved.
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
January 2025: Harten joins the Bridging Divides Research Program (which is committed to advancing knowledge about the challenges and opportunities that migrant integration poses in Canada and beyond) for her work. scarp.ubc.ca/news/2025/sc...
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SCARP's Julia Harten joins Bridging Divides Research Program with her bold project - News | SCARP
Julia Harten is one of 7 new members of the interdisciplinary inter-university Bridging Divides Research Program, for her project, “Leveraging Machine Learning to Study Immigrant Renting via Online Ad...
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
June 2024: Harten awarded the New Frontiers in Research Fund for her research into meaningful change in the housing crisis and to "democratise housing development, revolutionise housing supply, and unlock a new path for social science research leveraging ethical AI". scarp.ubc.ca/news/2024/sc...
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SCARP Assistant Professor Julia Harten wins prestigious funding for revolutionary housing research - News | SCARP
We're delighted to congratulate SCARP Assistant Professor Julia Harten for receiving research funding from the 2023 New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Stream, and showcase the revolutionary re...
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
April 2023: Harten presents her work so far showing stunning phenomena with housing strategies among marginalised peoples. She envisions large language models as a way to unravel the process to benefit all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2V8...
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Julia Harten: Data Innovation for Housing and Inclusive Urbanization
YouTube video by UBC SCARP
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Our Speaker Series is launching in full swing again! Next up, on February 25, SFU's Tammara Soma talks Indigenizing Food System Planning! Stay tuned for more dates... scarp.ubc.ca/events/2025/... @universityofbc.bsky.social
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SCARP Speaker Series: Tammara Soma - Event | SCARP
SCARP showcases innovative perspectives across numerous fields from UBC, Vancouver, and beyond. This time, SFU's Tammara Soma talks Indigenizing Food System Planning for Food System Resiliency.
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Find out all about it at scarp.ubc.ca/urban
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UBC SCARP @ubcscarp.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As applications open (tonight!) for our Bachelor's in Urban Studies, let's hear again from one of its founders on just how needed, how beneficial, and TBH just how COOL this degree is! apsc.ubc.ca/news/2023/sh...
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Shaping tomorrow's cities: SCARP and Geography introduce an innovative Major in Urban Studies - News | UBC Applied Science
The School of Community and Regional Planning and the Department of Geography at UBC have introduced a Major in Urban Studies — the first of its kind in British Columbia.
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