Excel within grad school by accessing tools, strategies, and resources, beyond disciplinary knowledge and expertise that can help with timely completion of your program.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, visit this page and book your chosen consultation. |
Library Research Commons |
| Grad Student Support Group |
About the group Are you a graduate student? Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or challenged in balancing work and life? This in-person support group is for graduate students to connect with each other in a non-judgmental and welcoming space to help navigate the unique challenges of grad school. |
Wellness Centre, Counselling Services |
| 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 allison.stewartgomes@ubc.ca with a brief description of your query topic (and the Ethics ID, if available) and she will forward your request to the appropriate person |
Office of Research Ethics |
| 14-Day Writing Challenge |
The 14-Day Challenge is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. Join the site through UBC's subscription. The next challenge is: July 21 to Aug 3rd, 2025. Register by July 11. It's very simple... |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| Title | Description | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WriteNow, online supportive writing community |
This program ($245US), exclusively for graduate students and postdocs, offers 12 weeks of access to the WriteNow platform and timer for increased writing productivity, goal setting, and community support. Join NCFDD through UBC's subscription then learn more about the WriteNow program, including future offerings. What to expect: Every Day (Monday - Friday): |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| 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 |
| Toolkits for Public Scholarship and Practice |
Developed by the Public Humanities Hub, as part of their public scholarship series, each toolkit is themed around a specific kind of public scholarship, including:
Toolkits include presentation recordings, examples, resources, and more. https://publichumanities.ubc.ca/resources/toolkits/ |
Public Humanities Hub |
| 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 |
| Statistics Webinar Series |
This statistics webinar series is annually presented by the Applied Statistics and Data Science Group. Recordings and descriptions of each session are provided. |
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group, 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 |
| Responsible Conduct of Research Course_Foundations |
Developed by UBC's Scholarly Integrity Initiative in the Office of the VP, Research + Innovation, the Foundations of Responsible Research is a self-paced course which aims to increase understanding of our responsibility as UBC scholars, provides an opportunity to reflect on our own research practices, and to practice navigating ethical dimensions of research using a systematic decision-making framework. |
Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation |
| Responsible Conduct of Research Course |
Available online, on-demand the CITI program Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course discusses many scholarly integrity topics including: |
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 |
| Open Education Resources, Workshop Materials |
Check out this page for handouts and materials from sessions on citation management, Data Analysis and Management, Literature Reviews, NVivo, R, GitHub, GIS, Dissertation/Thesis Formatting, Copyright, and more. |
Library Research Commons |
| Media training for UBC researchers |
UBC Media Relations makes basic media training available to UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan researchers online. The course is designed specifically to help scholars develop the confidence to engage with media about newsworthy research. Trainees will learn: |
UBC Media Relations |
| Library Orientation for Graduate Students in 30 minutes_Links, Materials |
This library GitHub page , called "Graduate Student Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes" , includes information on library resources and services such as the reseach commons, guides and events as well as links to electronic resources such as databases and open access resources. |
UBC Library |
| KxM Research to Impact Foundations Course |
KxM Research to Impact Foundations Course is a self-paced, online course designed for members of the UBC community — including faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and researchers — whose research aims to create social impact through informing practice and policy and/or expanding public conversation. Learn more and enroll here: https://kx.ubc.ca/programs/kxm-research-impact-foundations Course format: |
Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation |
| 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). |
UBC Career Centre, 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). |
UBC Career Centre, 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). |
UBC Career Centre, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Hidden Handbook |
A mini-series of short videos (5 - 10 mins each), to provide quick tips for success in a variety of areas across the academic sphere. Join for free with UBC's subscription, then watch. https://www.ncfdd.org/hiddenhandbook Chapter 1: Accountability Matters: When it comes to research and writing, accountability matters. This video highlights three ways to increase academics’ accountability and boost their research productivity. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| GPS Workshop Materials, Recordings |
Materials, handouts, and recordings from many past Graduate Pathways to Success sessions, including our career and statistics series, are posted online here (cwl login required) |
Graduate Pathways to Success |