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This newsletter is dedicated to you, the faculty members who help provide our graduate students and postdocs with the best possible experience at UBC. We know you are extremely busy. Our aim is help you by highlighting key information, initiatives, and broader trends in graduate and postdoctoral affairs within the G+PS office, UBC, and academia at large.

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June 2022

Search for Principal and Head of Programs at Green College, initiatives to support racialized graduate students, winners of the 3MT competition

January 2022

Award changes, graduate student survey, 3MT competition, award celebrations and upcoming events.

October 2021

How-to guide for prospective graduate students, new appointments at G+PS, recruitment support and more.

June 2021

Graduate COVID Program Delay Tuition Award, Spring 2021 Graduation, 2020 Killam PDF Research Prize recipients, and more.

February 2021

Black History Month, minimum PhD funding increase, 3MT competition, call for proposals for Killam Connection, and more.

October 2020

New free service for promoting grad student and postdoc positions, supporting those differentially affected by the pandemic, and more.

June 2020

Resources from ORE, new page on how to support students during COVID-19, information on this year's graduation, and more.

December 2019

Spotlight on Associate Dean, postdoc appreciation, International Evaluation Manual and more

September 2019

Spotlight on new Associate Dean, new enrolment and admissions data, 2018-2019 Banting Fellows and more

June 2019

Writing support, 2019 Friedman recipients, #GreatSupervisor nominations and more

April 2019

Spotlight on Dean Kelleher, the Killam PDF Research Prize, #GreatSupervisor Week and more

January 2019

Spotlight on Dean Porter, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Strategic Plan and more

October 2018

Dr. Porter's reappointment, CAGS report on rethinking the PhD and more

August 2018

Spotlight on Dean Yada, the first "on land" defence, information on award adjudications and more

June 2018

Spotlight on Dean Olson, editorial on innovation, tips on how to help newly admitted students settle in and more

April 2018

3MT, Supervisor Appreciation Week, PhD Career Outcome Survey and more

February 2018

Reimagining the PhD, Graduate Careers, PhDs Go Public, 3MT, and more

November 2017

Public Scholars Initiative, Funding, Postdoctoral Fellows, Imposter Syndrome, and more

August 2017

G+PS has some questions for Andrew Szeri, an update on minimum funding for PhD students, change at ISGP, and much more.

June 2017

Santa Ono, #UBC #GreatSupervisor Week results, Principles of Supervision, and more

April 2017

Phd Career Outcomes, minimum funding policy, and more

January 2017

Supervision Resolutions, Scholarship updates, and more

November 2016

Welcome to our first newsletter dedicated to faculty members at UBC.