In this issue, Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor, P/T Doctoral Writing Consultant positions (Sep-Apr), Principles of Data Visualization, Navigating Knowledge Gaps on Indigenous Contexts and Topics in Teaching and Learning, and more. | Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor
Online | Tuesday, May 27 | 9:30 - 11 am Register | Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Experience: Designing Your Grad School/Career Strategy
Join this session to learn about available supports, and build an action plan/road map for navigating grad school that includes career planning strategies.
Online | Tuesday, May 13 | 10 am - 12 pm Register | The Dissertation Success Curriculum, Writing Support, and more
Available through UBC's subscription, the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity provides various online, on-demand programming to support graduate students, including: - Core webinar series: Every Semester Needs a Plan, Academic Time Management, and more
- A Monday Motivator Email Series
- The Dissertation Success Curriculum, designed to provide the skills, strategies, and support needed to overcome the three biggest obstacles to finishing a dissertation: perfectionism, procrastination, and isolation.
- The Hidden Handbook, a series of short videos to topics including accountability, productivity, re-thinking self-care, and more!
Register through UBC's subscription, then check out the member resources to help hone your summer grad school plan. | P/T work on campus: Doctoral Writing Consultant
10 hrs/wk | Sep 2025 - Apr 2026 | Learn more and apply today. Interviewing and hiring happens quickly. Position closes May 23. Mastering the elevator pitch
Online Mitacs training | Wednesday, May 21 | 11 am - 1 pm | Mandatory online pre-requisite "Boost your career".
Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge PGWP Application Review
These in-person sessions are designed for students who have already started their application and would benefit from guidance and feedback from an International Student Advisor. Dates include (register for one only):
Friday, May 16, 2 - 3 pm
Wednesday, May 21, 1 - 2 pm
Friday, May 30, 10 - 11 am
Register | Incorporating reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion into your project
Online Mitacs training | Tuesday, May 20 | 8 - 10:30 am | Mandatory online pre-requisite "Fostering a culture of reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion".
Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge | Visual Literacy at UBC Library
In-person | Tuesday, May 20 | 9:30 - 11:30 am Register Data Bites - Intro to using Markdown with Research Data
Online | Tuesday, May 20 | 12:30 - 1 pm Register Knowledge Synthesis workshop series, Part 3: Covidence, Screening Criteria and Appraisal
Online | Thursday, May 22 | 12 - 1:30 pm Register Principles of Data Visualization
Online | Thursday, May 22 | 2 - 3 pm Register | Fostering Neurodiversity Affirming Teaching Approaches
Online | Wednesday, May 21 | 1 - 2:30 pm Register Addressing the Gap: Navigating Knowledge Gaps on Indigenous Contexts and Topics in Teaching and Learning
Online | Thursday, May 22 | 10 - 11:30 am Register | WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | Refined project communication plan
Online Mitacs training | Thursday, May 22 | 1 - 3:30 pm | Mandatory online pre-requisite "Enhance your communication skills".
Learn more and register through Mitacs Edge | | | | |
