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The School of Kinesiology is a large and complex organization consisting of four departments, two schools, academic and administrative units, and research centres and institutes.
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Ranked #1 in Canada and North America for sports-related subjects
Ranked #4 in the world for sports-related research and teaching

 

Welcome to the UBC School of Kinesiology

Kinesiology is the study of human movement, physical activity and sport, their impact on health, performance, society, and quality of life. Research and teaching in kinesiology addresses human movement from diverse perspectives across disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, sports medicine, psychology, sociology and the humanities. The School promotes lifelong participation in physical activity through its community outreach programs, and encourage a diverse, holistic, and active lifestyle in support of developing healthy individuals, groups, and societies.
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UBC School of Kinesiology ranked 1st in Canada and North America, and 4th in the World, in the QS World University Rankings.

Drs. Moss Norman and Jan Hare Awarded Funding for their innovation project, (Re)Imagining Indigenous Centered UBC Campus Recreation
  Congratulations to Dr. Jan Hare (EDST; Associate Dean, Indigenous Education) and Dr. Moss Norman (KIN) for being one of four teams across UBC awarded Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund grants. These inaugural grants are designed to support innovative research projects on the Vancouver campus that support strategic sustainability priorities and embody the […]

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UBC named one of BC’s Top Employers in 2021
Some of the reasons being the Thrive Event, Move U Crew, and Move UBC.

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Alumni Online Codenames Games Night – March 23

  • KIN Alum Codenames Virtual Games Night – March 23

  • Seminar: Are we born to rest or run? – March 24

  • Career Opportunities for Kinners in the Public Interest Technology, and Digital Government Sectors – April 8

  • Seminar Series: Training your arteries – vascular function with exercise training in healthy and clinical populations – April 21

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What Moves You Blog

 

Dr. Tania Lam on helping people walk again

Here at the School of Kinesiology, we study human movement. We know our research often has wide community implications, but what about the effect it has on our own lives?

Dr. Andrea Bundon on the importance of community conversation

Dr. Cameron Mitchell on the important relationship between nutrition and exercise

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Welcome back to your UBC community Kin Alum!

Hundreds of Kinesiology Alumni work locally, nationally and internationally in 100 countries.

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We recognize the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking Musqueam people.


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