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Student spotlight: Juma Orach

Growing up in Uganda, Juma Orach was inspired by his mother’s work as nurse and midwife at a local hospital. “I often saw people come to our home to speak with my mom and get advice. She was always generous with her knowledge. Seeing that and the impact she had made me want to become a doctor, so I could help our community too.” But…

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Celebrate Black History Month

Please join us in celebrating the achievements and contributions of our black graduate students, current and past.

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Dr. Porter receives award for Outstanding Leadership in Graduate Education

Dr. Susan Porter, Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies receives the Debra W. Stewart Award for Outstanding Leadership in Graduate Education, for her passionate advocacy and invaluable contributions to UBC and the international graduate education community.

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Minimum funding for PhD students raised

In December, the Graduate Council voted to raise minimum funding for PhD students in the first four years of their training from $18,000 to $22,000 as of September 2021. While average funding to PhD students is much higher, this is an important step to ensure that some basic level of funding is provided to all entering PhD students as a…

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Congratulations to the 2020/21 University Killam Professors

On January 14, 2021 UBC announced the appointment of six new University Killam Professors. This is the highest honour that UBC can confer on a faculty member. University Killam Professors are exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and have received international recognition for their talents and…

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Performance, Commissions, and Protest: The Political Pianist

UBC Public Scholar and Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano (DMA) candidate Benjamin Hopkins recently commissioned two pieces with political contexts based on today’s global events: Joel Thompson's "My Dungeon Shook - 3 American Preludes," and Peter Shin's "ravel's miroirs no. 3 but you're dissociating at your recital." Hopkins…

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

More than 1,270 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this year, and we wish all of them the very best in their future endeavours. Everyone being honoured this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements.   Some of this year’s November graduates…

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Meet the 2020 recipients of the Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients of the Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring, Dr. Kiran Soma, Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, and Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.…

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2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship announced

Today, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $26 million over the next four years to support 540 doctoral researchers across Canada through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships…

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During Thrive, learn about graduate research on mental health

November 1 marks the beginning of Thrive, a time where we come together as a UBC community to learn, talk, and explore ways to support our mental health and wellbeing. Fostering and maintaining mental health is a year-round pursuit, and UBC recognizes that it plays a crucial role in the ability to live, work, and learn well—…

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Department shares perspectives on virtual doctoral defences

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine recently published a two-part series on COVID-19 and a new vision of a PhD defence day—sharing both a graduate student’s and a supervisor’s perspectives.

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UBC doctoral student wins three awards at the Canadian Student Health Research Forum

Lianna Wat, a UBC doctoral student in the Cell and Developmental Biology program has won all three trainee awards at the 2020 Canadian Student Health Research Forum. 

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G+PS staff member receives 2020 President’s Service Award for Excellence

Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kirsten Cameron on receiving the 2020 President’s Service Award for Excellence.

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2020 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announced

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

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Honouring this year's Indigenous graduates

Congratulations to all Indigenous graduate students who graduated in 2020! On June 27, the First Nations House of Learning is hosting a virtual graduation celebration to honour and recognize the educational achievements of participating Indigenous graduates.

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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship winners announced

Twenty-one doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and three postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020!

This year’s Spring graduation will be held online, and while the ceremony will include many elements of a traditional ceremony, there will be some unique ones as well. More than 1,270 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this year, and we wish all of them the very best in their future…

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Meet this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal recipients

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…

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Public Scholar alumna wins the Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada

Public Scholars Initiative alumna, Jessica Hallenbeck, has won the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada, in recognition of high-quality graduate research that furthers understanding of the geography of Canada. Dr. Hallenbeck’s research expands on Women in Fish: We Have…

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Working Towards Change: MPPGA Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) alumni are responding to the COVID-19 situation with policies, recommendations, and actions in professional roles that span the public and private sectors, and non-governmental agencies. We heard from twelve MPPGA alumni about what their current policy work entails and…

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UBC doctoral student wins the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship

Jennifer Lavalley is a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies exploring the experiences of Indigenous people who use drugs.

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On this International Women’s Day, meet our amazing grad students

In honour of this year’s International Women’s Day, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to highlight some of the amazing research by our graduate students. From studying socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality, to practicing empowerment journalism, to mapping Indigenous sovereignty through assurgency,…

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Interview with G+PS Dean on why and how doctoral education needs to change

Dr. Susan Porter, past President of the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies and Dean & Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of British Columbia(UBC), shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the…

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Happy Holidays from G+PS!

Everyone at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy.

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Congratulations to this fall's graduating master’s and doctoral students!

From November 27 to November 29, UBC holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Some of these year’s graduates include: Dr. Warner, from Kinesiology, studied the…

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Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fifth Year!

UBC’s groundbreaking Public Scholars Initiative has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019 with a new cohort of 34 students!  

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Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training and Support Program launched

The purpose of the all-day training program is to build the capacity of graduate students to become a Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador (GSWA) for their peers, and to provide health information and resource support to graduate students in order to improve their overall wellbeing.

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G+PS staff member receives 2019 President’s Staff Award

Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kelli Kadokawa on receiving the 2019 President’s Staff Award under the Community Engagement category. The President’s Staff Awards recognize contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion, community engagement, creativity and innovation, emerging leadership, enhancing the UBC…

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Recipient of Killam Connection 2019-2020 announced

The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019-2020 Killam Connection competition is the “Healthy Aging: From Cells to Societies”course proposed by Dr. Eli Puterman (CRC in Physical Activity and Health) from the School of Kinesiology. …

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New support group series for graduate student mental health and wellbeing

We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with. This pilot was…

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