Ten graduate students advancing to Three Minute Thesis FinalMonday, 14 March 2022 Ten graduate students will compete in the 3MT Final on March 30. Read More 28 graduate students advance to 3MT semi-finalsMonday, 7 March 2022 28 graduate students are competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) semi-final events on March 8 and 9. Read More Celebrating Black History MonthWednesday, 9 February 2022 Black History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate Black history and excellence; and the many contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians, and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC. Read More Mentoring racialized graduate studentsWednesday, 2 February 2022 A new student-led initiative is looking at the complexities in mentoring racialized graduate students. Read More In the news: graduate students and postdocsTuesday, 1 February 2022 UBC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows contribute to research projects, make discoveries and develop solutions to problems. Their outstanding work is featured in the news every month. Here are some highlights from the fall. Read More Reimagining funding for Indigenous graduate studentsThursday, 27 January 2022 Indigenous graduate students are invited to participate in one of several upcoming engagement sessions. Read More UBC participating in Canadian Graduate and Professional Student SurveyTuesday, 25 January 2022 Your voice is important. Participate in the survey for graduate students by Feb. 22. Read More Congratulations to the Fall 2021 graduatesWednesday, 24 November 2021 More than 1,400 graduate students are receiving their diplomas this week at convocation. Read More Supporting graduate students facing food insecuritySaturday, 20 November 2021 G+PS is encouraging the UBC community (faculty, students, staff, departments and units across UBC) to consider supporting graduate students in need by donating to the food bank, or to UBC's Meal Share program. Read More New Canvas course launched to support responsible researchWednesday, 27 October 2021 A new Canvas course about the responsible conduct of research is available to support UBC’s culture of research excellence. Read More Application Advice guide for prospective studentsFriday, 15 October 2021 New “how to” guide to help you on the path to graduate school. Read More BPOC graduate student funding engagement sessionsFriday, 15 October 2021 Racialized graduate students are invited to attend engagement sessions on funding. Read More Public Scholars Initiative welcomes 38 scholars for the 2021/22 academic yearTuesday, 5 October 2021 The incoming 2021/22 PSI scholars are from nearly every faculty and discipline at UBC. Read More Dr. Jenny Phelps appointed Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesFriday, 24 September 2021 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jenny Phelps as the new Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Strategic Academic Initiatives effective September 1, 2021. Read More 2021 President's Awards honour former G+PS staff memberWednesday, 1 September 2021 Emi Sasagawa has received the President’s Staff Award for Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence. Read More Faculty of Medicine professor joins Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies as new Associate DeanMonday, 30 August 2021 Professor Michael Hunt will be the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs effective September 1, 2021. Read More A message to the UBC community about the situation in AfghanistanWednesday, 18 August 2021 Many in the university community have been watching the situation in Afghanistan, and have expressed concern for those in the community with ties to Afghanistan. Read More 2020/2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded to 26 UBC researchersThursday, 15 July 2021 Twenty doctoral students at UBC have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS), and six postdoctoral fellows have received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. Read More 2021/22 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Recipients AnnouncedFriday, 18 June 2021 Nineteen UBC doctoral candidates have received a Killam Doctoral Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Read More UBC launches Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition AwardThursday, 17 June 2021 The Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition Award supports graduate students whose academic and/or research progress was delayed by disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More 2021 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedWednesday, 9 June 2021 Sixteen graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More In memoriam: Dr. John GraceTuesday, 8 June 2021 Dr. John Grace, 1943-2021 Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1990-96 Read More Impact story: the climate crisisMonday, 7 June 2021 The climate crisis ranks among one of the most crucial forces that is shaping the livelihoods of younger generations. Worried for their futures, students have been empowered as social change agents through acts of activism, putting pressure on higher powers. UBC consistently ranks among the top universities for taking urgent action to fight climate change, and UBC students have had a huge impact in this. Read More G+PS Message on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolFriday, 4 June 2021 For far too long, Indigenous parents, families and communities whose children were stolen by residential schools and who never returned home, have been calling for answers. They have demanded accountability for the emotional, physical and sexual abuse, malnourishment and harsh conditions children were forced to endure, and have long sought support for investigation and protection of those sites where children were buried. Read More Meet the 2021 Governor General’s Gold Medal recipientsTuesday, 1 June 2021 The Governor General’s Gold Medal is an opportunity to honour the best in the graduating class within the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. One gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a master’s student completing a thesis. And a second gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. Read More Congratulations to the master's and doctoral students graduating this JuneMonday, 31 May 2021 More than 1,700 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this Spring. Everyone being honoured this June has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More UBC Statement on the missing children of the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolMonday, 31 May 2021 Read More PSI scholar publishes book about food securityFriday, 7 May 2021 As we move into an environmentally uncertain future where issues of food supply are increasingly more urgent, questions around food security are being tackled by researchers around the globe. Read More From PhD to language coach for First Nations languagesWednesday, 21 April 2021 Dr. Sonja Thoma first became interested in language documentation and revitalization while completing her Linguistics doctorate at UBC in 2016. Read More Impact story: mental health Tuesday, 20 April 2021 At a time when stress, anxiety and depression have become part of people’s everyday vocabulary, research on mental health remains ever so important. Read More Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last »
Ten graduate students advancing to Three Minute Thesis FinalMonday, 14 March 2022 Ten graduate students will compete in the 3MT Final on March 30. Read More
28 graduate students advance to 3MT semi-finalsMonday, 7 March 2022 28 graduate students are competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) semi-final events on March 8 and 9. Read More
Celebrating Black History MonthWednesday, 9 February 2022 Black History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate Black history and excellence; and the many contributions of Black Canadians, Black British Columbians, and Black students, faculty and staff at UBC. Read More
Mentoring racialized graduate studentsWednesday, 2 February 2022 A new student-led initiative is looking at the complexities in mentoring racialized graduate students. Read More
In the news: graduate students and postdocsTuesday, 1 February 2022 UBC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows contribute to research projects, make discoveries and develop solutions to problems. Their outstanding work is featured in the news every month. Here are some highlights from the fall. Read More
Reimagining funding for Indigenous graduate studentsThursday, 27 January 2022 Indigenous graduate students are invited to participate in one of several upcoming engagement sessions. Read More
UBC participating in Canadian Graduate and Professional Student SurveyTuesday, 25 January 2022 Your voice is important. Participate in the survey for graduate students by Feb. 22. Read More
Congratulations to the Fall 2021 graduatesWednesday, 24 November 2021 More than 1,400 graduate students are receiving their diplomas this week at convocation. Read More
Supporting graduate students facing food insecuritySaturday, 20 November 2021 G+PS is encouraging the UBC community (faculty, students, staff, departments and units across UBC) to consider supporting graduate students in need by donating to the food bank, or to UBC's Meal Share program. Read More
New Canvas course launched to support responsible researchWednesday, 27 October 2021 A new Canvas course about the responsible conduct of research is available to support UBC’s culture of research excellence. Read More
Application Advice guide for prospective studentsFriday, 15 October 2021 New “how to” guide to help you on the path to graduate school. Read More
BPOC graduate student funding engagement sessionsFriday, 15 October 2021 Racialized graduate students are invited to attend engagement sessions on funding. Read More
Public Scholars Initiative welcomes 38 scholars for the 2021/22 academic yearTuesday, 5 October 2021 The incoming 2021/22 PSI scholars are from nearly every faculty and discipline at UBC. Read More
Dr. Jenny Phelps appointed Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesFriday, 24 September 2021 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jenny Phelps as the new Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Strategic Academic Initiatives effective September 1, 2021. Read More
2021 President's Awards honour former G+PS staff memberWednesday, 1 September 2021 Emi Sasagawa has received the President’s Staff Award for Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence. Read More
Faculty of Medicine professor joins Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies as new Associate DeanMonday, 30 August 2021 Professor Michael Hunt will be the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs effective September 1, 2021. Read More
A message to the UBC community about the situation in AfghanistanWednesday, 18 August 2021 Many in the university community have been watching the situation in Afghanistan, and have expressed concern for those in the community with ties to Afghanistan. Read More
2020/2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded to 26 UBC researchersThursday, 15 July 2021 Twenty doctoral students at UBC have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS), and six postdoctoral fellows have received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. Read More
2021/22 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Recipients AnnouncedFriday, 18 June 2021 Nineteen UBC doctoral candidates have received a Killam Doctoral Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Read More
UBC launches Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition AwardThursday, 17 June 2021 The Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition Award supports graduate students whose academic and/or research progress was delayed by disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
2021 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedWednesday, 9 June 2021 Sixteen graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More
In memoriam: Dr. John GraceTuesday, 8 June 2021 Dr. John Grace, 1943-2021 Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1990-96 Read More
Impact story: the climate crisisMonday, 7 June 2021 The climate crisis ranks among one of the most crucial forces that is shaping the livelihoods of younger generations. Worried for their futures, students have been empowered as social change agents through acts of activism, putting pressure on higher powers. UBC consistently ranks among the top universities for taking urgent action to fight climate change, and UBC students have had a huge impact in this. Read More
G+PS Message on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolFriday, 4 June 2021 For far too long, Indigenous parents, families and communities whose children were stolen by residential schools and who never returned home, have been calling for answers. They have demanded accountability for the emotional, physical and sexual abuse, malnourishment and harsh conditions children were forced to endure, and have long sought support for investigation and protection of those sites where children were buried. Read More
Meet the 2021 Governor General’s Gold Medal recipientsTuesday, 1 June 2021 The Governor General’s Gold Medal is an opportunity to honour the best in the graduating class within the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. One gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a master’s student completing a thesis. And a second gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. Read More
Congratulations to the master's and doctoral students graduating this JuneMonday, 31 May 2021 More than 1,700 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this Spring. Everyone being honoured this June has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More
UBC Statement on the missing children of the Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolMonday, 31 May 2021 Read More
PSI scholar publishes book about food securityFriday, 7 May 2021 As we move into an environmentally uncertain future where issues of food supply are increasingly more urgent, questions around food security are being tackled by researchers around the globe. Read More
From PhD to language coach for First Nations languagesWednesday, 21 April 2021 Dr. Sonja Thoma first became interested in language documentation and revitalization while completing her Linguistics doctorate at UBC in 2016. Read More
Impact story: mental health Tuesday, 20 April 2021 At a time when stress, anxiety and depression have become part of people’s everyday vocabulary, research on mental health remains ever so important. Read More
