Oliver Mann
I am a communications strategist
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Storytelling
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How UBC's New Express License Is Fast-Tracking Spin-Offs
A breakdown of UBC's refreshed Express License Agreement, the standardized framework cutting legal costs and timelines for spin-offs.
Leadership Q&A: Innovation UBC's New Associate Director, Innovation Partnerships
A Q&A with Ian Bell on stepping into his new role and where he sees UBC’s biggest partnership opportunities.
Eight Founders on Building Ventures After Venture Founder Fall 2025
Alumni from the program's Fall 2025 cohort on tackling cancer, CO2 emissions, and the rising cost of AI computing.
12 UBC Ventures Take the Stage at the 2026 Investor Showcase
This year's showcase featured pitches from digital therapeutics, medical devices, AI, and clean materials ventures.
10 UBC Spin-Offs Join HATCH Venture Builder's Winter 2026 Cohort
New ventures in climate tech, healthcare, and aerospace kick off the next HATCH cohort.
28 New Ventures Join the Venture Founder Program's 51st Cohort
The latest cohort spans AI, biotech, healthcare, and climate tech, 13 years into UBC's flagship venture-building program.
Stories of Partnership: Community Veterinary Outreach and UBC
How Community Veterinary Outreach and UBC use the bond between people and their pets to improve health access in the Downtown Eastside.
UBC Okanagan Students and a Peachland Conservation Group Are Using Bats and Bugs to Build Community Conservation
A conversation with BEEPS and a UBC Okanagan student on their bat and insect survey project in Peachland.
Community-Engaged Research Ask Me Anything
A live AMA from the 2025 UBC Partnering in Research Conference on what community-led research looks like in practice.
Be the Change Earth Alliance, False Creek Friends and UBC Sustainability Hub
How three community-university partners sustain climate action work through care and collaboration.
Challenges in Partnered Research: Achieving Sustainability in Engaged Research
A conversation with Dr. Henry Yu and Dr. Vicky Bungay on what sustains community-engaged research over the long term.
Your First Year in UBC Arts: Coordinated Arts Program
First-year Arts student Aida Sanjush shares her experience in the Coordinated Arts Program's Global Citizens stream.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibit at UBC
A UBC Rare Books and Special Collections exhibit tracing shifting perceptions of gender and sexuality from 1869 to 1969.
Why Studying Manga and Anime Matters: Faculty Spotlight with Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh
A faculty spotlight on Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, who teaches manga and anime at UBC and researches how stories shape identity.
Research & Indigenous Engagement
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Ethical, Equity-Driven Storytelling in Institutional Communications
During my MA in Professional Communications at Royal Roads University, I developed frameworks for ethical, equity-driven storytelling in institutional communications, advocating for Indigenous-led storytelling and decolonizing communication practices. This research continues to shape how I approach community and Indigenous engagement work today.
Podcast · Nov 2025↗
How the Nuxalk Nation Is Working with UBC's Museum of Anthropology to Host the First-Ever Exhibit of Their People
Research · Jul 2025↗
Reciprocal Storytelling in Community-Based and Indigenous-Led Research
Podcast · Jan 2025↗
Children of the Taku Society and UBCO Partner to Document Language Reclamation and Resilience
Speaking & Leadership
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How Innovation UBC Staff Are Using AI, Innovation UBC Lunch and Learn
Two use cases: accelerating the monthly newsletter with Asana and a custom Claude skill, and producing audiobooks with Adobe Podcast.
Ceremony and Safety in Indigenous Events, and the State of Indigenous Engagement in Canada
Presentation to Community Campus Engage Canada, with Derek Thompson, Director of Indigenous Engagement, UBC Faculty of Medicine.
Challenges to Reciprocal Storytelling in Indigenous Engagement
Presentation to Research Impact Canada.