Water, science, and sovereignty: UBC research brings clean drinking water partnership to remote Indigenous communities

UBC Professor Pierre Bérubé and his team take a selfie in the forest — At the heart of the project is over a decade of research by UBC Professor Pierre Bérubé, Bérubé's team demonstrated that submerged hollow fibre ultrafiltration membranes can operate passively — using gravity and naturally occurring microorganisms instead

April 16, 2026

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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