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Creating solutions for an everchanging world. The Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) is where science meets society’s urgent needs. Our students and faculty members use their diverse perspectives and experience to inspire their research. We work together to build resilient food systems, further sustainable agriculture, improve food security, promote healthier communities, and ensure the health and welfare of animals.

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The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC is where you’ll uncover your interests and get connected with the global issues that matter to you most.

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We take an interdisciplinary approach to investigating and solving problems, because today’s problems are complex. Working through them involves many different areas of expertise.

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Advance your career, upgrade your skills. Flexible micro-courses, micro-certificate programs and seminars to support lifelong learners.

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By listening and learning from different perspectives, we aim to build pathways for transformation and continuous improvement.

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News Stories

Campus living lab projects address low-carbon food and plant viruses

UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Competition results are in and LFS faculty members are leading two of the eight projects. The 2025 CLL competition funded $500,000 in total across the eight projects, each of which brings a visionary approach to respond and adapt to pressing sustainability challenges.

Campus living lab projects address low-carbon food and plant viruses

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

How Canada’s Front-of-Pack Policy Relates to Hospitalization

Congratulations to Order of Canada recipient Nina von Keyserlingk

How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

Flooding and the B.C. Farming Community