Workshops & Events

In this session, we present a process for you to use to realign quickly and gracefully when you have found yourself off track or feeling misaligned from your goals. ...

This workshop and resource provides an overview of mapmaking with QGIS, a free and open-source Geographic Information System for analyzing, modifying, and visualizing spatial data. By the end of this short overview, you will: ...

This workshop will cover the following topics: ...

R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is suitable for people with little or no R experience. ...

This workshop will cover an assortment of digital exhibit and storytelling tools such as Omeka, Scalar, static site generators (CollectionBuilder and Wax), and narrative tools such as Timeline.js and Storymaps from Knight Lab. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: ...

Workshop: Choosing File Formats for Research Data ...

Are you looking to get more out of the Unix command-line shell and increase your productivity in the terminal? Then this workshop is for you! ...

Treasury Management: Inside the Corporate Finance Engine Hosted by AFP Vancouver – UBC Campus Chapter Launch Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Date: June 2nd Location: Bruce Birmingham Undergraduate Centre, UBC Sauder ...

Putting things off to the last minute? Having a hard time starting a project? Or is it hard to finish and actually put a close to something you are working on? ...

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) invites current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to an on-campus day of dedicated, distraction-free writing time. ...

NVivo is computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software. This workshop introduces NVivo and provides an overview of features for importing files, annotating, coding and running queries. ...

Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. ...

Workshop: Creating README Files for Research Data ...

Learnthe basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely usedversion control software that tracks changes to a groupoffiles, referred to as a repository. ...

Considering how to gain meaningful career-relevant experience during your degree? ...

This workshop will introduce concepts and tools for visualizingdata in R, with emphasis on the ggplot2 package. Participants are expected to be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. ...

Mendeley is a reference management tool that helps you build libraries of references and then add citations and bibliographies to word-processed documents. This workshop is meant for those using or considering Mendeley as a Citation Management tool. ...

Workshop: Optimize Directory Structures for Research Data ...

Learnthe basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely usedversion control software that tracks changes to a groupoffiles, referred to as a repository. ...

Citations do more than give credit or prevent plagiarism. They shape your voice within scholarly conversations. This workshop examines citation strategies, the common functions of citations in academic writing, and effective ways to engage with sources to build your research narrative. ...

Workshop: Creating a Data Dictionary for Research Projects ...

Regular expressions are a powerful and standardized way of representing patterns in text using special symbols and syntax. ...

We will introduce Voyant, a free suite of visual tools for text analysis. Participants will get hands on experience applying common tools within Voyant to acorpus.No prior experience with text analysis is required. ...

Shiny apps are web applications that react to user input and provide a visual representation of datasets. They are a great way to make large datasets more accessible to the public and share research findings. ...

Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. ...

Plain text formats have received increasing attention fromscholars in recent years and have been described as among the best ways to store knowledge persistently. ...

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn to create simple, static maps to accompany academic publications. You will be introduced to a variety of maps as well as best practices in cartography. ...

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) invites current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to an on-campus day of dedicated, distraction-free writing time. ...

This workshop will cover an assortment of digital exhibit and storytelling tools such as Omeka, Scalar, static site generators (CollectionBuilder and Wax), and narrative tools such as Timeline.js and Storymaps from Knight Lab. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: ...

Workshop: Licensing Your Research Data ...

This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. ...

This intermediate-level workshop will demonstrate how to create thematic maps using QGIS, a free and open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) for analyzing, modifying, and visualizing spatial data. ...

Learn how to create your own podcast in this introductory and interactive workshop. This workshop will cover all levels of podcast production including content creation, recording, editing, and promotion. No previous podcasting experience is necessary. ...

Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. ...

Learn how to create effective and funder-compliant Data Management Plans (DMPs) in this hands-on workshop led by UBC’s Research Data Management team, designed for graduate students and researchers across disciplines. ...

Are you looking to get more out of the Unix command-line shell and increase your productivity in the terminal? Then this workshop is for you! ...

This workshop is a brief introduction to the Digital Storytelling tool, Twine. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: ...

This intermediate-level workshop is focused on common tools and workflows in QGIS. ...

This workshop provides a gentle introduction to web mapping using the browser-based platforms uMap and Google MyMaps. ...

Learnthe basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely usedversion control software that tracks changes to a groupoffiles, referred to as a repository. ...

This workshop provides a gentle introduction to web mapping with Leaflet, a free and open-source code library. No prior experience necessary! ...

Workshop: Introduction to De-identification ...

Learnthe basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely usedversion control software that tracks changes to a groupoffiles, referred to as a repository. ...

Regular expressions are a powerful and standardized way of representing patterns in text using special symbols and syntax. ...

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) invites current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to an on-campus day of dedicated, distraction-free writing time. ...

This workshop and resource provides an overview of mapmaking with QGIS, a free and open-source Geographic Information System for analyzing, modifying, and visualizing spatial data. By the end of this short overview, you will: ...

Workshop: Introduction to Manual Data De-identification ...

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn to create simple, static maps to accompany academic publications. You will be introduced to a variety of maps as well as best practices in cartography. ...

Plain text formats have received increasing attention fromscholars in recent years and have been described as among the best ways to store knowledge persistently. ...

This intermediate-level workshop will demonstrate how to create thematic maps using QGIS, a free and open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) for analyzing, modifying, and visualizing spatial data. ...