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Update - New Online Application System

August 12, 2014 - The opening of the new online application system originally scheduled for launch in August 2014 has been delayed. All applicants for Vancouver campus programs will continue to use the existing online application system to apply for programs starting in either Summer 2015 or Fall 2015. The existing online application…

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Picture of Summary Report Available: Re-imagining the PhD Symposium

Summary Report Available: Re-imagining the PhD Symposium

The symposium for Re-imagining the PhD, held at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on June 6th, 2014, was conceived as an "experiment in community dialogue," an attempt to begin a critical conversation around the parameters, content, and purposes of doctoral education.  The summary report of the event, including links to…

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Spotlight On: 2014 UBC Killam PDF Winner Matthias Görges

Dr. Matthias Görges is the recipient of a 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prize. Awarded annually, the prestigious $5,000 prize is given in recognition of the distinguished research achievements of a UBC postdoctoral fellow during their time at UBC. Dr. Görges is an exceptional biomedical engineer who specializes in…

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Canada’s Best 3-Minute Thesis: UBC in the Running

It's Canada's first National Virtual 3 Minute Thesis Competition and UBC's Stephanie Harvard (PhD, School of Population and Health) is in the running for the top prize. You can see all the national finalist videos here. https://cags.ca/2018conference/attachment/3mt/Vote for your favourite in the People’s Choice category - voting…

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Picture of UBC's 2nd Annual PostdocSLAM lives up to its name.

UBC's 2nd Annual PostdocSLAM lives up to its name.

May 8, 2014, there were 10 Postdocs, each with 1 slide and 3 minutes to present their research to the multi-disciplinary crowd and judging panel that filled the lecture hall at UBC’s Life Sciences Centre. And then they began.

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New UBC PhD Investigates Global Trafficking in Exotic Animals

We laugh at the antics of monkeys at the zoo. We admire the beautiful plumage of tropical birds in the local pet shop. But how many of us think about where those monkeys and birds came from?  The spotted jaguar - a popular pet with those engaged in the illegal drug trade. Along with hundreds of other species, they, or their…

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UBC PhD Student Advances to National 3MT Final

May 2, 2014 - Congratulations to UBC's PhD Student Stephanie Harvard! She rose to the top of an outstanding group of 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations to place 2nd in the the Western regional English language event hosted by the University of Calgary.

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UBC Graduate student Rachel Cliff wins 2014 Vancouver Sun Run

Rachel Cliff, a student in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health’s MSc OEH program, was looking for a win in her first ever Sun Run race – and she succeeded with a time of 33 minutes, 14 seconds. Congratulations, Rachel from all of us at Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The Vancouver Sun profiled Rachel and her racing…

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New Associate Dean, PDFO and Graduate Student Development

April 28, 2014 – It is with great pleasure that the Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies announces the appointment of Associate Professor Rachel Fernandez to the position of Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows Office and Graduate and Professional Development. Dr. Fernandez will assume strategic…

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3 Minute Postdoc Slam

UBC Postdoctoral fellows and research associates will be presenting at the 2nd  annual 3 Minute Postdoc Slam (3MPS) Members of the public and the UBC community are invited to attend! 3MPS is a university-wide friendly competition where competitors have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of…

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Western Canada 3 Minute Thesis Live-streams May 2

Watch the live-stream of UBC’s Stephanie Harvard, PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health as she competes in the next phase of the inaugural Canada-wide 3MT competition.

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Changes to Study/Work Permits for International Students!

Changes that could affect international students study/work permits starting June 1 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) published new immigration regulations for international students. The changes are due to take effect June 1, 2014 and may affect your plans to work off campus after June 1, 2014.   Citizenship and…

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From Afghanistan to Lapland Via UBC

New UBC PhD heads to postdoctoral work at the edge of the arctic circle. Written by Elizabeth Wallace. Photo of the University of Lapland courtesy Oliver Belcher. Even from as far away as Lapland, UBC inspires. In fact, according to Oliver Belcher who will receive his doctoral degree in May 2013, “There is no better setting to…

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3 Minute Thesis UBC 2014 Results

This year more than 80 University of British Columbia (UBC) graduate students took up the challenge of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with the aim of effectively expressing their thesis research as a three-minute speech for a general audience. While each and every one of them deserves a round of applause, yesterday at the Graduate…

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3MT@UBC Semi-final Results

UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis Semi-Finalists - here are the top finishers from the two heats held March 11, 2014.

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It's Time: 3 Minute Thesis Semi-final and Final

Please join the audience - attendance is free - and prepare to be intrigued, amazed and inspired as UBC graduate students deliver a fascinating 3 minute presentation about their graduate student research. Three Minute Thesis @ UBC semi-final and final rounds take place this week at the Ballroom, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent…

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UBC PhD at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

How does it feel to be competing as a cross-country skiing guide in the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, and then graduating with a PhD from UBC a few weeks later? Andrea Bundon knows. And no-one will be surprised to hear that she’s “very excited”. Andrea (pictured right) first met Paralympian Margarita Gorbounova (pictured left) at the 2010…

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014

The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014.

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Two UBC PhD Students Receive Inaugural Prostate Cancer Canada Awards

Two University of British Columbia PhD students have been selected to be among the first-ever recipients of the prestigious Prostate Cancer Canada Graduate Studentship awards. Natives of British Columbia Peter Axerio-Cilies and Philip Edgcumbe will split a total of $80,000 for two research projects with the potential to transform…

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Spotlight on Excellence: UBC Banting Postdocs: Part II

Dr. Jeremy Hirota is one of UBC's 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awardeesa and winner of one of two 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prizes  - here we get the chance to learn more about his research into air quality and health. Written by Cloe Scott and used with permission. Air quality is a hot topic, yet we know…

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UBC's Aboriginal Graduate Students Receive 41 Barber Scholarships

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the 41 UBC graduate students recently awarded a 2013 Irving K Barber Aboriginal Student Award. UBC's First Nations Longhouse is a resource centre for aboriginal students. Announced in Victoria last month, the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society granted a record 265…

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UBC PhD Student Awarded Inaugural Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates Land and Food Systems graduate student Jovana Kovacevic on being awarded $15,000 -- the first PhD level Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship.   In Ottawa earlier this week the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation (AICF) announced the first recipients of the prestigious Dr. Karl…

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UBC Killam Award Close-up: Sabine Laguë

Each year a number of UBC doctoral students achieve the singular honour of becoming Killam Doctoral Fellows. Here we have a chance to meet PhD Student Sabine Laguë, one of 2013’s outstanding young researchers. Sabine pursues her research toward a PhD in Zoology under the guidance of Dr. William K. Milsom and Dr. Anthony P.…

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UBC PhD Graduate Delivers Valedictory Address

Fall graduation is underway at UBC and for the first time in recent memory, attendees at Friday’s 11:30 a.m. convocation will be treated to a student address given by one of our newly-minted PhDs – Dr. Olga Pena, PhD Microbiology and Immunology. As a graduate student within Dr. Robert Hancock’s lab at the Center for Microbial…

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UBC Appoints New Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic at UBC today released the following memo announcing the appointment of Dr. Susan Porter to the post of Dean & Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. To: All members of the UBC Vancouver community – faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and staff From: David H.…

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Spotlight on Excellence: UBC 2013 Banting Postdocs: Part I

Over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you our Spotlight on Excellence series - your chance to get to know a little more about UBC's Banting Postdoctoral Fellows. First up, meet Dr. Supipi Duffy, a UBC postdoctoral fellow seeking to understand if, and how, genetic changes give rise to disease states such as cancer. Dr. Duffy…

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UBC Remembers, Monday November 11th

Please Note: the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office will be closed Monday, November 11, 2013 in observance of Rememberance Day. We hope to see many of you for the service at War Memorial Gym, 10:45 a.m. Lest we forget. The office resumes regular business hours 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

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UBC Killam Award Close-up: Dr. Dory Nason

The annual UBC Killam Celebration held this past month was both an opportunity to celebrate the 2013 Killam prize-winners and a chance to get to know some of them a little better. Among the 23 outstanding University of British Columbia (UBC) faculty whose teaching excellence was recognized by a Killam Teaching Prize in 2013, is Dr.…

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Inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship Awarded

UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to congratulate PhD student Yao Xiao on being awarded the inaugural Hanson Lau Graduate Scholarship. This annual scholarship has been endowed by Mr. Hanson Lau specifically to provide support for a Master’s or Doctoral student conducting research into the significant contributions…

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U21 3 Minute Thesis Final Results!

UBC political science PhD student Serbulent Turan, has received special acknowledgement from the judging panel in the inaugural Universitas 21 3MT Global Final.

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