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Events
| Title | Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to R and RStudio |
Do you want to learn about R, but don’t know where to start? This workshop is for you! R is a popular free software program with many applications in both the humanities and sciences. RStudio is a set of integrated tools designed to help you be more productive with R. |
27 September 2022 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Reproducible research PART I: Intro to reproducible research and its pitfalls |
In this webinar we will introduce the importance of reproducible research, as well as give a historical overview on the beginnings of reproducible research. Once we introduce benefits and elements of reproducibility, we will discuss the most common pitfalls and guide ways toward reproducibility. In this webinar you will learn about: |
28 September 2022 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| CGS-Master’s Proposal: Crafting a Compelling Research Story |
This workshop is designed for undergraduate and master’s students applying for funding from the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) Program. Drawing on evidence-based research about successful grant proposals, facilitators discuss particular elements of this written academic genre: audience, purpose, knowledge gap, competence claim, structure, style, and more. |
28 September 2022 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| UBC Graduate & Professional Schools Fair – September 28, 2022 |
We are excited to welcome everyone back on-campus for our annual UBC Graduate & Professional Schools Fair! This one-day in-person fair is open to all UBC students, alumni, and staff interested in pursuing professional or post-graduate degrees and programs to further their educational careers. |
28 September 2022 - 11:00am | Centre for Student Involvement and Careers |
| Research as a book – Academic book publishing 101 |
The talk will focus on scholarly publishing and will provide an opportunity to ask questions about the process of publishing a book with a university press. Topics of discussion include: |
28 September 2022 - 2:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Writing in STEM: Writing to Engage in Scholarly Conversations |
Writing at the graduate level involves participating in ongoing debates and conversations in your field, to a range of audiences more or less likely to agree with you. Engaging in this conversation requires aligning with certain perspectives while distancing yourself from others, and emphasizing certain interpretations while allowing for other perspectives. |
29 September 2022 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Using Zotero for Citation Management |
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. |
3 October 2022 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Fundamentals of Statistics I: Exploratory Data Analysis |
This is the first workshop in a 5-part series focused on the fundamentals of statistics. |
6 October 2022 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| Academic Oral Presentations: Presenting as a Scholar |
How does one give a successful oral presentation? “Make eye contact,” “be confident,” “dress professionally”… The advice that we often receive tends to focus on the performance aspect of presenting, rather than viewing it as an opportunity to communicate and further our research. |
6 October 2022 - 11:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| 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. |
10 October 2022 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Reproducible research PART II: Intro to reproducible research tools |
In this webinar we will introduce the best practices and tools for creating reproducible workflows for your statistical analyses. |
12 October 2022 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Applied Statistics and Data Science Group |
| Writing With Integrity: Citing Like an Insider |
In this workshop, we focus on the interrelations between writers (academic and professional), their source materials (cited works), and their readers (intended audience). |
19 October 2022 - 10:30am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Teaching with Integrity: Methods and Strategies for Fostering Academic Integrity in Your Classroom or Laboratory |
This two-hour interactive workshop will introduce graduate students to current concepts in academic integrity. Beginning with case studies, we will examine misconceptions (both TAs/instructors’ and students’) about who commits academic misconduct, how, and why. |
20 October 2022 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Visualization with R |
R is a popular, free software program. This workshop will introduce concepts and tools for visualizing data in R, with emphasis on the ggplot2 package. Participants are expected to be familiar with R and the RStudio environmnet. (If you are new to R, consider attending ‘Introduction to R and RStudio’ first.) |
20 October 2022 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Using Zotero for Citation Management |
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. |
24 October 2022 - 4:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Writing in STEM: Writing to Weave Your Findings Into the Scholarly Conversation |
Writing at the graduate level involves bringing findings into conversation with explanatory and methodological frameworks, and theoretical ideas and concepts. Presenting your specific study requires waves of meaning-making, articulating how your findings can be explained or how ideas are exemplified or illustrated by your evidence. |
25 October 2022 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Applying for Scholarships for your Master’s program |
This session will provide a detailed overview of the Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) and Affiliated Fellowship Award competition for Master’s-level funding, including advice on writing a successful application. |
27 October 2022 - 2:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| CGS-Master’s Proposal: Crafting a Compelling Research Story |
This workshop is designed for undergraduate and master’s students applying for funding from the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) Program. Drawing on evidence-based research about successful grant proposals, facilitators discuss particular elements of this written academic genre: audience, purpose, knowledge gap, competence claim, structure, style, and more. |
10 November 2022 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| R for Statistical Analysis |
R is a popular, free software program used for quantitative analysis in both the humanities and sciences. Many state-of-the-art models and various graphs are available in R. This workshop covers data preparation and management, descriptive statistics, and common statistical analyses (T-test, ANOVA, correlation, regression). |
10 November 2022 - 4:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Writing in STEM: Writing for Clarity in Complexity |
Writing at the graduate level involves bringing complex and technical ideas together, through description and interpretations of causation, correlation and more. Building this complexity in long texts is itself a complex process, requiring the simultaneous management of individual technical words, phrasing, and whole sentences and paragraphs to layer meanings together. |
15 November 2022 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
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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 fall session for 2022 is October 17 - 30. Register for the site through UBC's subscription. Registration for the challenge closes Oct 12 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? Until drop-in sessions can be resumed, please contact the Office of Research Ethics staff to book an online consult: For Behavioural research, email Wendy Bond. For Clinical research, see their contact list. |
Office of Research Ethics |
| Getting Through Grad School with Grace & Grit: The Online Support Group |
We recognize that graduate students face ongoing challenges. The stress and uncertainty at this time can feel isolating and overwhelming, and maintaining a sense of community is more important than ever. This support group is a nonjudgmental online community where graduate students come together in solidarity to discuss what matters most to them, support each other, and apply grace and grit to succeed in their current challenges. |
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 |