Academic Support and Success
Excel within grad school by accessing tools, strategies, and resources, beyond disciplinary knowledge and expertise that can help with timely completion of your program.
Events
Title |
Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leading Diversity and Inclusion |
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) at work is more important now than ever before. Stories of anti-Asian sentiment and harassment, women’s career struggles while balancing work and family during COVID-19 lockdowns, and protests in support of #BlackLivesMatter are now part of the daily news headlines. |
19 August 2020 - 12:00pm | alumni UBC |
| NVivo Part 1: (PC or Mac) Getting started with NVivo |
Wed, July 29, 2020 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 July 2020 - 1:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| NVivo part 2: classification and datasets |
Wed, July 8, 2020 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
8 July 2020 - 1:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Overcoming Perfectionism |
We live in a culture that emphasizes being perfect as a virtue in everything from body image to relationships to career achievements. The problem is that life and being human, in spite of our best efforts, is messier than this. Having high standards is one thing, but taking a perfectionistic approach to life can actually get in the way of your success. |
3 November 2020 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Preparing Excellent Applications for Fall Fellowship Competitions (10:00 am) |
Writing grant applications is an important part of research. For many graduate students the first opportunity is to write their own fellowship application. This session will give tips for putting together a strong application. The facilitator will also provide an adjudicator’s perspective on the review process. Learning Objectives |
16 July 2020 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Preparing Excellent Applications for Fall Fellowship Competitions (4:00 pm) |
Writing grant applications is an important part of research. For many graduate students the first opportunity is to write their own fellowship application. This session will give tips for putting together a strong application. The facilitator will also provide an adjudicator’s perspective on the review process. Learning Objectives |
16 July 2020 - 4:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Research Data Management Part 1: Managing Active Research Data |
Wed, July 22, 2020 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
22 July 2020 - 3:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Research Data Management Part 2: Preserving and Reusing Research Data |
Wed, July 29, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
29 July 2020 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Statistical analysis with R |
Wed, July 15, 2020 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
15 July 2020 - 1:30pm | Library Research Commons |
| Submitting your Thesis |
Working on your thesis? This session will review the UBC formatting and submission requirements and include:
FACILITATOR Nick Rizzo, Senior Thesis/Information Clerk, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies |
17 September 2020 - 10:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| The Art of Saying No |
This webinar is directed to faculty but provides helpful suggestions for academics to say 'yes' or 'no' to requests. Register via UBC's subscription to NCFDD. |
9 July 2020 - 11:00am | National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| Time Management |
This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the workshop provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. |
29 October 2020 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| Time Management |
This energetic, intensive one-day course will sharpen your professional time management skills and optimize your working week. Building on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) best practices, methodologies, and productivity tactics, the workshop provides tools and techniques that can be applied to a partner industry project or employment-based role. |
3 March 2021 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| Using Pressbooks for Text Publishing - The Basics |
Tue, July 21, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
21 July 2020 - 11:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Using the UBC Wiki to Enhance Student Learning Through Open Assignments |
Fri, July 10, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
10 July 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Using Zotero for Citation Management |
Thu, July 16, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
16 July 2020 - 12:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Which Tool Should I Use? Selecting a Tool for Open Education |
Tue, July 7, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
7 July 2020 - 11:00am | Library Research Commons |