GradUpdate

In this issue, Structure your Summer, Planning & Goal-setting, Navigating Gen AI in Graduate Research, Doctoral Writing Consultant positions, TA Principles & Strategies, Writing a Literature Review, and more.

Registration Open

Structure your Summer: Find Clarity, Build Habits, and Create Momentum
Hoping to make headway into that paper, chapter or project? This interactive workshop will help you clarify what a meaningful and realistic summer of progress could look like. 
Online | Thursday May 21 | 10 - 11:30 am

Register

Seats Available

Planning and Goal-setting with Intention
This interactive session will help you map an action plan to project manage your degree, & explore and prioritize your goals for your program and career. 
Hybrid (in-person preferred) | Wednesday May 13 | 11 am - 12:30 pm Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below. 
Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for additional events.

RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT

New self-paced CIRTL courses
Online teaching and learning courses designed for graduate students and postdocs and available free through UBC's subscription to the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). New courses:

• TA Principles and Strategies
• Teaching Transferable Skills and Work-Integrated Learning in the College Classroom

Check out all 9 self-paced, asynchronous courses.

ACADEMIC

Navigating Generative AI in Graduate Research at UBC and Beyond
Online | Wednesday, May 20 | 1 - 2:30 pm Register

Knowledge Synthesis Workshop
Part 3: Covidence, Screening Criteria and Appraisal
Online | Thursday, May 21 | 12 - 1:30 pm Register

UBC Public Scholars Award
Applications for the Public Scholars Initiative's (PSI) 2026-2027 cohort are open. Two awards of up to $10,000 to support doctoral scholars whose PhD research impacts the public good during their PhD, builds connections, community, and capacity and/or is presented in creative ways. 
Learn more and apply by May 22.

Health Policy Fellowship 2026-27
9-month (~150-175 hrs) voluntary and non-credit certificate program starting Sept 2026 at the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research | $5000 stipend Learn more and apply by May 31.

Health Policy Foundations in Canada
In-person | Nov 9 - 10 | $200 for UBC grad students | The workshop will provide an introduction to how health policy is conceived, made, implemented, and evaluated in Canada. Apply early. Maximum participation is 50.

CAREER

Doctoral Writing Consultant positions
7 - 12 hrs/wk, Sep - Apr | $26.02/hr Learn more. Applications close May 29 but hiring happens quickly so apply today.

Venture Founder Fall 2026
Innovation UBC's 16-Week Entrepreneurship Program
Learn more and apply by May 31. Attend an info session:
In-person | Friday, May 15 | 12:15 - 1 pm RSVP
Online | Wednesday, May 27 | 12:15 - 1 pm RSVP

Lab2Market Validate Foundations Summer 2026
Online | Jun 1, 3 and 5 (6 hours) | Free three-day intensive training program aimed at providing researchers with a comprehensive understanding of the process and best practices for taking research from lab to market.
Apply today. Deadline May 11.

Building your project network map
Online Mitacs training | Tuesday, May 19 | 9 am - 12 pm | Mandatory online pre-requisite "Advance your reach". Topics: industry transition skills, LinkedIn
Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge

RESEARCH

Introduction to Digital Storytelling with Twine
Hybrid | Wednesday, May 20 | 11 am - 12:30 pm Register

TEACHING

GenAI and Open Educational Resources (OER) in Teaching and Learning
Online | Tuesday, May 19 | 11 am - 12:30 pm Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Writing a Literature Review: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation
Hybrid | Wednesday, May 20 | 12 - 1:30 pm | Register