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Events
| Title | Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Mendeley for citation management |
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. Before the workshop Please ensure you have done all of the following: |
30 January 2023 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Common Academic Expressions in English: Making Connections |
One of the major challenges that academic writers encounter is making connections within the text, for example, making comparisons and drawing conclusions. Rather than counting on readers to figure out the meaning of a difficult text, academic writing requires writers to make clear connections between ideas. |
1 February 2023 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Fundamentals of Statistics V: Intro to Mixed Effects Models |
This is the last workshop in a 5-part series focused on the fundamentals of statistics. This webinar is critical for understanding when linear regression models aren’t applicable and how to model dependent data. Topics that will be covered are: |
2 February 2023 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| Choosing a citation-management tool |
New to citation management, don’t know where to start, or trying to get familiar with the free tools supported at UBC? This workshop compares the two citation-management tools supported at the Research Commons, Zotero and Mendeley, including a discussion of the similarities and unique features of each tool. |
6 February 2023 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Abstracts: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision |
Abstracts play a vital role in the communication of research: studies show that abstracts are the most frequently read part of a research article. But how do writers communicate the relevance and legitimacy of their research to members of the discipline? |
8 February 2023 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Copyright beyond the classroom: Considerations for including 3rd party materials in your academic work |
In this session, we will cover the following: |
8 February 2023 - 12:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success, UBC Library |
| Short, sharp and to the point: communicating your research with brevity and impact |
We live in a world where, if you can’t talk about what you do at the drop of a hat, and sometimes in a very short time frame, you potentially risk losing that next grant, promotion or job. This really is the age of the elevator pitch. |
9 February 2023 - 4:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Steps, tools, & resources for promoting reproducibility |
Researchers across disciplines have called for reproducible research as an attainable minimum standard for assessing the value of scholarly claims, particularly when full independent replication of a study is not feasible. Making your research more transparent and reproducible pays off and is explicitly in the self-interest of every ambitious, career-oriented researcher. |
13 February 2023 - 2:00pm | UBC Library |
| Accessing modern and historical census data |
Are you interested in learning how to access modern and historic census data? Join a virtual presentation with the Statistics Canada Library as we learn about the tools, web pages, and resources that will help you with your census research. In particular, you’ll learn: |
14 February 2023 - 10:00am | UBC Library |
| Research Data Centre (RDC) Rundown |
An overview of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) and Research Data Centre (RDC) program, including some little-known or misunderstood tidbits |
14 February 2023 - 12:00pm | UBC Library |
| Introduction to REST APIs with OpenRefine |
This workshop will introduce participants to web APIs with a focus on using REST APIs for accessing data. Learn about common HTTP methods and responses used in REST APIs and how to understand and extract information from data in JSON format. |
14 February 2023 - 1:30pm | UBC Library |
| Annotated Bibliographies: Synthesizing Multiple Studies |
This evidence-based workshop looks at the typical structure of an annotated bibliography, while accounting for variations in purpose. Typically, the annotations synthesize multiple relevant studies, help develop a discussion of the current field, and help identify a potential knowledge contribution. But how do authors determine relevance for the field? |
15 February 2023 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Lost Your Motivation? Let’s Find it! - Staying on Track in Grad School Series |
Have you ever let a lack of motivation stop you from doing something that you need to do, or know will be beneficial for you? If yes, you are not alone. |
15 February 2023 - 12:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success, Counselling Services |
| Literature reviews: Searching and keeping track |
New to literature reviews? Looking to brush up your skills? This is the workshop for you! |
15 February 2023 - 12:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Exploring BC’s Community Information Tool |
The Community Information Tool (CIT) is a central access point for data to help planners, policy makers, economic developers, researchers, and academics thrive in the digital economy. |
15 February 2023 - 1:30pm | UBC Library |
| Community and stakeholder engagement for ethical data-driven research |
Engagement with the individuals interested in, impacted by, and responsible for implementing the findings of research has been a methodological paradigm shift in the health research sector in the last decade and is gaining popularity in other disciplines. |
16 February 2023 - 11:00am | UBC Library |
| Key Messaging: Effectively Articulating the Why's and How's of your Research (Panel and Workshop) |
For academics, explaining the depth and complexity of your specialized research for those outside your discipline or for the general public can be challenging. Being able to articulate your research for a broad audience is important for thriving as an academic, as it can help in crafting competitive grant applications, presenting at conferences, being interviewed on the radio, or writing peer- |
16 February 2023 - 12:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Tidy up your data: Using MS Excel & Power Query to transform and organize your data |
This workshop provides participants with a framework to recognize and tidy messy data and some practical skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Query to enable data collection in a tidy format, so that analysis is possible. Hands-on participants must have MS Excel (2019+) with Power Query. |
16 February 2023 - 1:00pm | UBC Library |
| Advanced statistical modeling: Introduction to Non-linear analysis |
In this webinar we will discuss the foundational concepts behind non-linear modeling, when should these models be applied and how to implement them correctly. We will show how this complex methodology can be applied in a correlated data example. While complete R code is provided for this analysis, the focus of this webinar will be on the statistical methodologies. |
23 February 2023 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| Using Zotero for citation management |
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. Before the workshop |
27 February 2023 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
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Services
| Title | Description | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Consultations |
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication supports a diverse community of writers at UBC, at various levels of proficiency, across many types of graduate student writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical. Consider booking a one-on-one appointment (in-person or written feedback) with a peer writing consultant to support your writing projects. Visit their website to learn more about hours, how to prepare for, and to book, a writing consultation. |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| One-to-One Assistance |
Consultations are available for Citation Management, NVivo, SPSS, R, Digital Scholarship, and GIS. Appointments are available in 30-minute or 1-hour increments. To request an appointment, please complete form. |
Library Research Commons |
| Subject Librarian Consultation |
Subject Librarians serve as the primary liaison between the Library and the academic departments on campus. They provide skilled reference assistance, manage the library's collections and provide instructional support to faculty. |
UBC Library |
| The Monday Motivator |
This weekly email provides positive energy and a productivity tip, with concrete and actionable steps to help with your week or semester. Sign up when registering! Register through UBC's subscription. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| 14-Day Writing Challenge |
The 14-Day Challenge is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. The upcoming session for 2023 is February 20 - March 5. Register for the site through UBC's subscription. Registration for the challenge closes Feb 15 It's very simple... |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| Free Statistics Consulting |
The Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS) program provides one hour of free statistical advice, based on a submitted project description, to any UBC graduate student. Visit the SOS program page for full details. The SOS program is made possible through funding support from the Office of the Provost and Vice President, Research and Innovation. |
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| Drop-in Advising: Research Ethics |
Looking for expert answers to your questions about your research ethics application? Staff from the Office of Research Ethics are available for consultations by phone or Zoom. Email leah.meanwell@ubc.ca with a brief description of your query topic (and the Ethics ID, if applicable) and she will forward your request to the appropriate person |
Office of Research Ethics |
| Getting Through Grad School with Grace & Grit: The Online Support Group |
We recognize that graduate students face many unique challenges. The experience can sometimes feel isolating and overwhelming, and maintaining a sense of community is important. If you are a graduate student at UBCV or UBCO, please join Getting Through Grad School with Grace & Grit. Tuesdays Jan 24 - Mar 7, 3 - 4:15 (following sessions tbc). |
Wellness Centre, Counselling Services |
Resources
| Title | Description | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Development Plan, Sciences |
My IDP is a unique, web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences. This website was developed by AAAS/Science, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), and experts from several universities (see authors on their site). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Individual Development Plan, Humanities and Social Sciences |
ImaginePhD is a free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The ImaginePhD project is powered by the Graduate Career Consortium (https://gradcareerconsortium.org/; GCC). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Individual Development Plan, Health |
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has developed an online Individual Development Plan (IDP) and resources. The IDP is a tool that supports graduate students and PDFs in actively preparing for the career(s) of their choice by exploring career paths, establishing career goals, and identifying skill gaps, culminating in an action plan to achieve their career goal(s). |
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Statistics Webinar Series |
This 6-part statistics webinar series is annually presented by the Applied Statistics and Data Science Group. Slides and descriptions of each session are provided. |
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Thesis Formatting Guides |
Templates and How-to-Guides for Formatting your thesis in PC and MAC |
Library Research Commons |
| Dissertation Success Curriculum |
The 12-week Dissertation Success online, on-demand Program is designed for doctoral candidates who are focused on finishing their dissertation. Each module includes a recorded training video and resources. Register with the University of British Columbia's subscription to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| Understanding Stress |
Tips, resources, and in-person support for managing stress |
Wellness Centre |
| Annotated Research Articles |
A series of 8 annotated research articles from across the disciplines (listed under "Academic Writing Resources" here) . The annotations point out standard features of research articles, while accounting for disciplinary difference. Technical vocabulary appears in blue italicized text with relevant definitions in floating text. |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Writing with Integrity |
A short video in which Drs Susan Porter and Beth Haverkamp discuss the importance of writing with integrity (the importance of writing and contributing new knowledge and scholarship with integrity; avoiding plagiarism) |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Video Guides to Writing and Research |
A series of videos to introduce students to the fundamentals of academic writing and research: “Writing in Situations”, An interview with Dr. Anthony Paré plus |
Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Science Writing Resources |
Study guides, videos, and quizzes to help with Communicating Science, Finding, Integrating, and Citing Sources, Grammar and Style, Developing an Effective Writing Process, and more. There are also resources, including podcasts, that provide strategies for teaching writing, grading assignments, using peer review, giving feedback, and more. |
Science Writing Resources for Learning (ScWRL) |
| Scholarships and awards_Presentation materials |
Applying for graduate scholarships or awards? Past presentation materials and webinar recordings provide you with guidance. You may also find the tips and best practices helpful. |
Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Good Clinical Research Practice Courses, Online |
Available online, on-demand are courses on Good Clinical Practice, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Biomedical Research Ethics, Social and Behavioral Research, Transportation of Dangerous Goods TDG/IATA, Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs For Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects, and CITI Canada Privacy. These are available through a UBC subscription and are free to UBC students, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. |
N2 Network of Networks |
| Planning for your Doctoral Exam |
To help prepare you for a smooth examination process, the doctoral exams team provides tools and resources including a checklist, sample workplan, and past presentation materials and recordings to help you map out a timeline for your final doctoral examination. |
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Thesis Preparation and Submission |
Finishing your thesis or dissertation? G+PS provides sample templates, checklists, past presentation materials and recordings, as well as information on how to submit your thesis for review and final submission. |
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Bookable Project Rooms: Koerner Library Research Commons |
The Research Commons’ in Koerner Library (1958 Main Mall) has several project rooms, bookable through the Library Room Booking System. Groups of two or more UBC graduate students, faculty, or librarians can book these Project Rooms (Rm 454, 456, 496, 499, 553, and 555) in Koerner Library for research-related work. Each Project Room includes whiteboards, touchscreen control an |
Library Research Commons, UBC Library |
| Pivoting to Online Teaching, Webinar Recording and Resources |
In this webinar Sara Schley, PhD, walks you through a practical framework for moving your course online quickly. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| WriteNow, online supportive writing community |
This new program ($195US), exclusively for graduate students and postdocs, offers 12 weeks (next session, May 16 - Aug 7, 2022) of access to the WriteNow platform and timer for increased writing productivity, goal setting, and community support. Future dates will be posted once available Register through UBC's subscription. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| Bookable Study Space_Irving K Barber Learning Centre |
The UBC Library is providing bookable study space in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Monday through Saturday. This space will include access to desktop computers, printing and scanning and be organized to ensure safe physical distancing at all times. |
UBC Library |
| Responsible Conduct of Research Course |
Available online, on-demand the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course discusses many academic and scholarly integrity topics including: |
N2 Network of Networks |