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A graduate's hands holding a UBC graduation event program, from the spring 2014 congregation. Photo credit: Don Erhardt / UBC Communications & Marketing

Congratulations to all graduating master's and doctoral students!

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Congratulations to all of the master's and doctoral students who will be accepting their degrees from May 24 to June 1.

François Lachapelle (left) and Patrick John Burnett

Sociology PhD Students Win Prize for Co-Authored Paper

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Congratulations to sociology PhD students and Public Scholars Initiative members François Lachapelle and Patrick John Burnett on winning the Canadian Sociological Association's Best Student Paper Award.

May 8-14 is #UBC #GreatSupervisor Week!

Announcing GreatSupervisor Week at UBC!

Monday, 8 May 2017

Do you have a great graduate supervisor? From May 8 to 14, 2017, graduate students are invited to let everyone know! Offer kudos using #GreatSupervisor #UBC on Twitter and Facebook, or visit grad.ubc.ca/greatsupervisor to add your comments and see what students have to say.

Exterior building renovations are scheduled for our offices from June 26 - 30 which will impact access to our welcome centre. Read more

Upcoming Events

Essentials of Productive Teams

Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Building Effective Supervisory Relationships

Thursday, 12 October 2017
Assertiveness - Speaking Up for Yourself in Difficult Conversation

Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Overcoming Perfectionism

Thursday, 02 November 2017
Submitting Your Thesis

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Next Deadlines

Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (September 2017 Degree Conferral)

Friday, 28 July 2017
Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Fall 2017 Graduation)

Friday, 28 July 2017
Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (August 31, 2017 Program End Date)

Friday, 11 August 2017
Last day for application for September degree granting and November Congregation

Friday, 18 August 2017
Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (September 2017 Degree Conferral)

Friday, 18 August 2017

Upcoming Awards

John W. Davies Memorial Award

Friday, 30 June 2017
The Kathryn Huget Leadership Award

Likely in June 2017
Norm Bromberger Research Bursary

Likely in June 2017
Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding

Applicants: check with graduate program; Graduate program nomination deadline: 4:00pm on Friday, 14 July 2017
Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists

Likely in August 2017