University of British Columbia

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public research university university

The University of British Columbia is a major public research university in Canada known for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and globally recognized campuses in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
University of British Columbia canonical	106
UBC Vancouver	8
UBC Vancouver campus	8
University of British Columbia campus	5
University of British Columbia Vancouver campus	2
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science (Okanagan)	1
UBC	1
UBC Faculty of Science	1
UBC Okanagan	1
University of British Columbia Faculty of Science	1
University of British Columbia Okanagan	1
University of British Columbia Point Grey campus	1
University of British Columbia Vancouver Senate	1
University of British Columbia Vancouver campus system	1
University of British Columbia system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of British Columbia
Context triple: [U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, member, University of British Columbia]

A. University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a leading Canadian public research university renowned globally for its academic excellence, extensive research output, and influential alumni.
B. McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
C. Concordia University
Concordia University is a major public research university in Montreal, Canada, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in arts, engineering, business, and social sciences.
D. York University
York University is a major public research university in Toronto, Canada, known for its diverse academic programs and large student population.
E. Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal is a major French-language public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its contributions to fields such as artificial intelligence and deep learning.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of British Columbia
Target entity description: The University of British Columbia is a major public research university in Canada known for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and globally recognized campuses in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

A. University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a leading Canadian public research university renowned globally for its academic excellence, extensive research output, and influential alumni.
B. McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
C. Concordia University
Concordia University is a major public research university in Montreal, Canada, known for its diverse student body and strong programs in arts, engineering, business, and social sciences.
D. York University
York University is a major public research university in Toronto, Canada, known for its diverse academic programs and large student population.
E. Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal is a major French-language public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its contributions to fields such as artificial intelligence and deep learning.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
abbreviation	University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UBC
city	Kelowna ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
endowmentCurrency	Canadian dollar ⓘ
foundedBy	British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Province of British Columbia
foundingDate	1908 ⓘ
hasCampus	Great Northern Way campus ⓘ Point Grey campus ⓘ Robson Square campus ⓘ University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UBC Okanagan University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UBC Vancouver
hasFacility	Beaty Biodiversity Museum ⓘ Chan Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre ⓘ Museum of Anthropology at UBC ⓘ Nitobe Memorial Garden ⓘ Thunderbird Stadium ⓘ UBC Botanical Garden ⓘ UBC Library ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Applied Science ⓘ Faculty of Arts ⓘ Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (Okanagan) ⓘ Faculty of Education ⓘ Faculty of Forestry ⓘ Faculty of Health and Social Development (Okanagan) ⓘ Faculty of Land and Food Systems ⓘ Faculty of Management (Okanagan) ⓘ Faculty of Medicine ⓘ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Science ⓘ University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science (Okanagan) Peter A. Allard School of Law ⓘ Sauder School of Business ⓘ
hasNotableAlumniField	arts and culture ⓘ business ⓘ politics ⓘ science ⓘ
knownFor	high international rankings ⓘ large international student population ⓘ strong research output ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Kelowna ⓘ surface form: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver ⓘ surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
memberOf	Association of Pacific Rim Universities ⓘ U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities ⓘ Universitas 21 ⓘ
motto	Tuum Est ⓘ
mottoEnglish	It is yours ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
province	British Columbia ⓘ
sportsTeamName	Thunderbirds ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ research-intensive university ⓘ
website	https://www.ubc.ca/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (139)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities → member → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Justin Trudeau → educatedAt → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Naomi Klein → employer → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Vancouver → hasUniversity → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Association of Pacific Rim Universities → hasMember → University of British Columbia ⓘ

U15 → hasMember → University of British Columbia ⓘ

University of British Columbia → hasCampus → University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver

University of British Columbia → hasCampus → University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Okanagan

University of British Columbia → abbreviation → University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC

University of British Columbia → hasFaculty → University of British Columbia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science (Okanagan)

Metro Vancouver, Canada → containsUniversity → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Metro Vancouver

Justin → educatedAt → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Justin Trudeau

Robert F. Christy → educatedAt → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Carl E. Wieman → employer → University of British Columbia ⓘ

BC → hasMajorUniversity → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: British Columbia

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this entity surface form: University of British Columbia Vancouver campus

Tosca Musk → educatedAt → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Philippe Beaudoin → educatedAt → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Kelowna → hasPostSecondaryInstitution → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of British Columbia Okanagan

Santa J. Ono → employer → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Dorothy J. Killam → hasBeneficiary → University of British Columbia ⓘ

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Tuum Est → mottoOf → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Tuum Est → associatedWith → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver campus

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subject surface form: Faculty of Applied Science (UBC)

Faculty of Applied Science → campus → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Applied Science (UBC)

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver

Faculty of Applied Science → parentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Applied Science (UBC)

Faculty of Forestry → partOf → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Forestry (University of British Columbia)

Faculty of Forestry → campus → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Forestry (University of British Columbia)

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver

Faculty of Forestry → hasParentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Forestry (University of British Columbia)

this entity surface form: UBC Faculty of Science

Faculty of Land and Food Systems → partOf → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Faculty of Land and Food Systems → campus → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver campus

Faculty of Land and Food Systems → parentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (Okanagan) → parentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (Okanagan) → affiliation → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of British Columbia system

Faculty of Health and Social Development (Okanagan) → parentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Faculty of Management (Okanagan) → parentOrganization → University of British Columbia ⓘ

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Point Grey campus → partOf → University of British Columbia ⓘ

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Point Grey campus → hasSubCampus → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver

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Museum of Anthropology at UBC → locatedIn → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Museum of Anthropology at UBC → campus → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: UBC Vancouver campus

Museum of Anthropology at UBC → affiliation → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Museum of Anthropology at UBC → governedBy → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre → locatedOn → University of British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of British Columbia campus

Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre → ownedBy → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre → operatedBy → University of British Columbia ⓘ

Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre → affiliation → University of British Columbia ⓘ

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