PSI Home About PSI Profiles What's New Events Blog Resources FAQ / Contact Apply Public Scholars Award Announcements on PSI-organised talks & workshops, and public engagement activities by PSI scholars. Reimagining the PhD Symposium 2017 Friday, 29 September 2017 - 9:00am to 5:00pm This one-day Symposium will be continuing the conversation we started on the future of doctoral education three years ago here at UBC. Join noted scholars, community partners, practitioners, and students to discuss how we can transform the doctorate in ways that facilitate community engagement, public contribution, and broader career readiness for students. Read More Advancing Health and Inclusion Thursday, 4 May 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm How can rigorous research help us advance society's health and wellbeing? Read More Open Access: Making your Research Matter in the Digital Age Wednesday, 19 April 2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm How can we move beyond the ‘publish or perish’ mentality in academia? Is there an ethical imperative for scholars to ensure that their work reaches outside of academic circles to engage the public? Organized by UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative in partnership with the Making Research Accessible Initiative, this interdisciplinary panel brings together faculty and students to discuss the importance of open access to research dissemination and ethical research practices. The panel intends to inspire graduate students to think of multiple venues of publication and research impact to help expand their academic profiles as well as contribute to the democratization of knowledge. Read More (Re)Searching for Social Justice Wednesday, 12 April 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm Read More PhDs Go Public: Culture and Diversity Thursday, 23 March 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm In the third event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, eight PhD students from UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes each to talk about their research, and share their stories of cultural and artistic diversity in Canadian and international communities. Read More Human(e) Interactions with the Environment Wednesday, 15 March 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm How can doctoral level research help create a more sustainable future? In the second event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, nine PhD students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes to talk about their environmental research, and how we can establish healthier human-nature relationships. Dr. Peter Wood from the David Suzuki Foundation joins as a guest speaker. Read More Public Scholars Award: Info Sesssion Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you a doctoral student at UBC interested in integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into your doctoral work, and making a tangible positive impact in the world? UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) provides academic and financial support (up to $10,000), professional development, and network Read More The Ethical Public Scholar Thursday, 16 February 2017 - 11:00am to 1:00pm This workshop will feature three experts speaking to the ethical dimensions of scholarship in different contexts: in work involving community engagement or partnership, in the health field, and in the work of ‘public intellectuals’ from any sector. Read More Engaging Education for Public Good Thursday, 26 January 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm How can education go beyond the classroom to reach the lives of the public? In the first event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, seven PhD students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes to talk about their research involving education, and how it can make a positive contribution in and out of the university. Read More Exhibition: The Suitcase Thursday, 8 December 2016 - 9:00am to Tuesday, 31 January 2017 - 6:00pm Co-curated by PSI scholars Lyana Patrick and Ashli Akins, "The Suitcase" exhibition opens on December 8th to take us on a multimedia journey through the life of Gramma Aloo -a Carrier (Dakelh) woman, and Lya Read More Exhibition: West African Vodu Sunday, 13 November 2016 - 1:00pm Ethnomusicology PhD Student and PSI Scholar Curtis Andrews is the co-curator of the West African Vodu Exhibition, which opens on November 13th. The exhibition is a component of Curtis' PSI engagement activities, and it's closely linked to his doctoral dissertation. Read More Exhibition Opening: Continuity and Change in High Places Monday, 12 September 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm Environmental change researcher and photographer, PSI scholar Graham McDowell launches his breathtaking exhibition of photos from the planet's "high places", such as mountains and the Arctic. Read More Integrating Film in Research Monday, 27 June 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am Can filmmaking deepen and broaden the scope of rigorous scholarship? This panel brings together three faculty who incorporate filmmaking into their research to discuss the increasing collaboration between academic and artistic forms. Read More People, Place, and Community Thursday, 28 April 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm What does community-based research look like and what can it achieve? How can scholars co-create with and work in alliance with local and indigenous communities? In this interdisciplinary event opened by Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, 9 PhD students from UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative share stories of their research with communities on 4 different continents. The event offers a platform to discuss the socio-cultural, political, environmental, and ethical dimensions of engaged research in Canada and beyond. Read More PhDs Go Public: Health and Wellbeing Thursday, 24 March 2016 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Curious about cutting-edge research that positively impact the health and wellbeing of Canadians? Inspired by TV's "Dragon's Den" format, this event features 8 research talks by PhD Students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative. Three health experts ("dragons"!) respond to the scholars’ projects. Read More Sustainability Research Symposium Friday, 18 March 2016 - 11:00am to 4:00pm How does the wide-ranging research of UBC's graduate students help address global issues related to sustainability? Through a series of poster displays and research presentations, this interdisciplinary symposium showcases the spectrum of graduate research at UBC focusing on sustainability. Read More PSI Info Session Tuesday, 1 March 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you a doctoral student at UBC interested in integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into your doctoral work, and making a tangible positive impact in the world? Read More Changing the World through Research: A Panel on Public Scholarship Wednesday, 25 November 2015 - 11:30am to 1:30pm Read More PhDs Go Public - Research Talk Series Thursday, 19 November 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Event #1: Storytelling for Positive Social Change Read More
Reimagining the PhD Symposium 2017 Friday, 29 September 2017 - 9:00am to 5:00pm This one-day Symposium will be continuing the conversation we started on the future of doctoral education three years ago here at UBC. Join noted scholars, community partners, practitioners, and students to discuss how we can transform the doctorate in ways that facilitate community engagement, public contribution, and broader career readiness for students. Read More
Advancing Health and Inclusion Thursday, 4 May 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm How can rigorous research help us advance society's health and wellbeing? Read More
Open Access: Making your Research Matter in the Digital Age Wednesday, 19 April 2017 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm How can we move beyond the ‘publish or perish’ mentality in academia? Is there an ethical imperative for scholars to ensure that their work reaches outside of academic circles to engage the public? Organized by UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative in partnership with the Making Research Accessible Initiative, this interdisciplinary panel brings together faculty and students to discuss the importance of open access to research dissemination and ethical research practices. The panel intends to inspire graduate students to think of multiple venues of publication and research impact to help expand their academic profiles as well as contribute to the democratization of knowledge. Read More
PhDs Go Public: Culture and Diversity Thursday, 23 March 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm In the third event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, eight PhD students from UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes each to talk about their research, and share their stories of cultural and artistic diversity in Canadian and international communities. Read More
Human(e) Interactions with the Environment Wednesday, 15 March 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm How can doctoral level research help create a more sustainable future? In the second event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, nine PhD students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes to talk about their environmental research, and how we can establish healthier human-nature relationships. Dr. Peter Wood from the David Suzuki Foundation joins as a guest speaker. Read More
Public Scholars Award: Info Sesssion Tuesday, 7 March 2017 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you a doctoral student at UBC interested in integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into your doctoral work, and making a tangible positive impact in the world? UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) provides academic and financial support (up to $10,000), professional development, and network Read More
The Ethical Public Scholar Thursday, 16 February 2017 - 11:00am to 1:00pm This workshop will feature three experts speaking to the ethical dimensions of scholarship in different contexts: in work involving community engagement or partnership, in the health field, and in the work of ‘public intellectuals’ from any sector. Read More
Engaging Education for Public Good Thursday, 26 January 2017 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm How can education go beyond the classroom to reach the lives of the public? In the first event of the 2017 PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series, seven PhD students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative have seven minutes to talk about their research involving education, and how it can make a positive contribution in and out of the university. Read More
Exhibition: The Suitcase Thursday, 8 December 2016 - 9:00am to Tuesday, 31 January 2017 - 6:00pm Co-curated by PSI scholars Lyana Patrick and Ashli Akins, "The Suitcase" exhibition opens on December 8th to take us on a multimedia journey through the life of Gramma Aloo -a Carrier (Dakelh) woman, and Lya Read More
Exhibition: West African Vodu Sunday, 13 November 2016 - 1:00pm Ethnomusicology PhD Student and PSI Scholar Curtis Andrews is the co-curator of the West African Vodu Exhibition, which opens on November 13th. The exhibition is a component of Curtis' PSI engagement activities, and it's closely linked to his doctoral dissertation. Read More
Exhibition Opening: Continuity and Change in High Places Monday, 12 September 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm Environmental change researcher and photographer, PSI scholar Graham McDowell launches his breathtaking exhibition of photos from the planet's "high places", such as mountains and the Arctic. Read More
Integrating Film in Research Monday, 27 June 2016 - 9:30am to 11:30am Can filmmaking deepen and broaden the scope of rigorous scholarship? This panel brings together three faculty who incorporate filmmaking into their research to discuss the increasing collaboration between academic and artistic forms. Read More
People, Place, and Community Thursday, 28 April 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm What does community-based research look like and what can it achieve? How can scholars co-create with and work in alliance with local and indigenous communities? In this interdisciplinary event opened by Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, 9 PhD students from UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative share stories of their research with communities on 4 different continents. The event offers a platform to discuss the socio-cultural, political, environmental, and ethical dimensions of engaged research in Canada and beyond. Read More
PhDs Go Public: Health and Wellbeing Thursday, 24 March 2016 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Curious about cutting-edge research that positively impact the health and wellbeing of Canadians? Inspired by TV's "Dragon's Den" format, this event features 8 research talks by PhD Students from UBC's Public Scholars Initiative. Three health experts ("dragons"!) respond to the scholars’ projects. Read More
Sustainability Research Symposium Friday, 18 March 2016 - 11:00am to 4:00pm How does the wide-ranging research of UBC's graduate students help address global issues related to sustainability? Through a series of poster displays and research presentations, this interdisciplinary symposium showcases the spectrum of graduate research at UBC focusing on sustainability. Read More
PSI Info Session Tuesday, 1 March 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you a doctoral student at UBC interested in integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into your doctoral work, and making a tangible positive impact in the world? Read More
Changing the World through Research: A Panel on Public Scholarship Wednesday, 25 November 2015 - 11:30am to 1:30pm Read More
PhDs Go Public - Research Talk Series Thursday, 19 November 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Event #1: Storytelling for Positive Social Change Read More
