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Solving-FCB Co-PIs Named Highly Cited Researchers for 2025

Solving-FCB Co-principal investigators Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Rashid Sumaila have once again been named on Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list. This prestigious annual list acknowledges researchers whose work ranks in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields over the past 11 years, signifying their significant global influence. Dr. Sumaila, a Canada … Read more

Dr. William Cheung. Photo: Claire Kiernan/UBC

Dr. William Cheung named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Update 11/17/25: Dr. William Cheung inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Read more at oceans.ubc.ca. The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has announced that Dr. William Cheung, Professor and Director of the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) at UBC, and co-Director for the Solving-FCB Partnership, has been elected as … Read more

Gender dynamics, climate change threats and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

New Solving-FCB paper explores how gender inequality shapes the impacts of climate change and IUU fishing on small-scale fisheries, highlighting the need for equity in ocean governance.

The Ubyssey: William Cheung is confronting the inequities of ocean conservation through collective action

Solving-FCB’s Principal Investigator Dr. William Cheung is the focus of an article by The Ubyssey. The article details Dr Cheung’s career, achievements, and current work, including Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus. a climate scientist and director at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, has dedicated his career to ocean conservation. Inspired … Read more