News

Two graduate students selected as SSHRC Storytellers finalists

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Lois Evans (PhD candidate, School of Information) and Niki Oveisi (PhD student, Pharmaceutical Sciences) have been selected as finalists in the 2022 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge.

Winners of the Three Minute Thesis competition

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Ten finalists competed in the 3MT finals on Wednesday, March 30.

Leaders’ Dialogue: A conversation with Chancellor Steven Point and Indigenous graduate students

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Indigenous graduate students, both current and prospective, are invited to attend.

Ten graduate students advancing to Three Minute Thesis Final

Monday, 14 March 2022

Ten graduate students will compete in the 3MT Final on March 30.

28 graduate students advance to 3MT semi-finals

Monday, 7 March 2022

28 graduate students are competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) semi-final events on March 8 and 9.

Celebrating Black History Month

Wednesday, 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.

Mentoring racialized graduate students

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

A new student-led initiative is looking at the complexities in mentoring racialized graduate students.

In the news: graduate students and postdocs

Tuesday, 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. October Dr. Chaahat Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Medical Genetics Graduate Program at UBC’s…

Reimagining funding for Indigenous graduate students

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Indigenous graduate students are invited to participate in one of several upcoming engagement sessions.

UBC participating in Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Your voice is important. Participate in the survey for graduate students by Feb. 22.

Congratulations to the Fall 2021 graduates

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

More than 1,400 graduate students are receiving their diplomas this week at convocation.

Supporting graduate students facing food insecurity

Saturday, 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.

New Canvas course launched to support responsible research

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

A new Canvas course about the responsible conduct of research is available to support UBC’s culture of research excellence. Launched as an extension of the teaching, learning and discussion resources already available on the Responsible Conduct of Research website, the Canvas course invites researchers to consider seven foundational…

BPOC graduate student funding engagement sessions

Friday, 15 October 2021

Racialized graduate students are invited to attend engagement sessions on funding. 

Application Advice guide for prospective students

Friday, 15 October 2021

New “how to” guide to help you on the path to graduate school.

Public Scholars Initiative welcomes 38 scholars for the 2021/22 academic year

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

The incoming 2021/22 PSI scholars are from nearly every faculty and discipline at UBC.

Dr. Jenny Phelps appointed Assistant Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Friday, 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. 

2021 President's Awards honour former G+PS staff member

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Emi Sasagawa has received the President’s Staff Award for Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence.

Faculty of Medicine professor joins Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies as new Associate Dean

Monday, 30 August 2021

Professor Michael Hunt will be the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs effective September 1, 2021. 

A message to the UBC community about the situation in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 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. The Office of the Vice-Provost International has issued a statement detailing some of the immigration and funding supports available. One of these supports is the waiving of…

2020/2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded to 26 UBC researchers

Thursday, 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.

2021/22 Killam Doctoral Scholarship Recipients Announced

Friday, 18 June 2021

Nineteen UBC doctoral candidates have received a Killam Doctoral Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year.

UBC launches Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition Award

Thursday, 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.

2021 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announced

Wednesday, 9 June 2021

Sixteen graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health.

In memoriam: Dr. John Grace

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

Dr. John Grace, 1943-2021 Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1990-96   With his family, friends, and his many colleagues and former mentees across the world, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies dean’s office mourns the loss of Dr. John Grace, the Dean of this Faculty from 1990-96. Dr. Grace was a renowned scholar in the field…

Impact story: the climate crisis

Monday, 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…

G+PS Message on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School

Friday, 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…

Meet the 2021 Governor General’s Gold Medal recipients

Tuesday, 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…

UBC Statement on the missing children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School

Monday, 31 May 2021

Congratulations to the master's and doctoral students graduating this June

Monday, 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.   To view doctoral citations for our graduates visit the the G+PS 2021 Virtual Graduation page. Tune in…