Graduate Education

Graduate Pathways to Success Sessions: Procrastination + Planning a statistically sound research project

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success sessions: SCARL I: Planning a statistically sound research project (This is the first workshop in a 6-part statistics series.) Wednesday, October 29th 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  For complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12019-scarl-i-planning-statistically-sound-research-project To register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3967 Breaking Patterns of Procrastination (offered in partnership […]

GAA positions for Year of Research in Education

The Office of Graduate Programs and Research is coordinating the Year of Research in Education and looking for two half-time Graduate Academic Assistants (GAAs). The GAAs will work in close collaboration with Brigitte Gemme, project manager for the Year of Research in Education. Their duties will include writing stories for the Year of Research in […]

November 2014 Graduation Deadline for Graduate Students

Friday, October 24, 2014 is the deadline for applications for November 2014 graduation to be submitted to the SSC.

2014 Killam Lecture – Prof. Jim Miller

Prof. Jim Miller, the 2014 recipient of the Canada Council Killam Prize in the Humanties, will be giving a public lecture on the treaty-making process in BC in the past two decades. One of Canada’s leading historians, Prof. Miller is Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations at the University of Saskatchewan.   4:00pm Monday 20 […]

Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) Workshop: Networking

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success session: Networking (offered in partnership with the PDFO and Mitacs Step) Thursday, October 16th, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM For a complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/12103-networking To register, https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g38ef

Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program – 2014

Each year, the Government of Canada’s Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program seeks out talented professionals, academics, scientists and thinkers, offering them a unique opportunity to launch directly into a stimulating and diverse career in the federal public service. You could soon be joining this dynamic network. Have you finished (or are you about to […]

Student Leadership Conference

The Student Leadership Conference is looking for graduate student Workshop Presenters for January 10th’s event. Details at: http://students.ubc.ca/slc/present Application deadline is extended to Friday, October 10th for graduate students.

Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) Workshop: Getting on Track with your Thesis

Registration is now open for the following Graduate Pathways to Success session: Getting on Track with your Thesis Tuesday, October 7th, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM For a complete session description, see https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11931-getting-track-your-thesis To register, visit https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g38b6 For 1st year PhD students, there is still space in the PhD Connections Lunch.  This is a great […]

PhD year 1 Connections Lunch Series + Webinar recordings

Are you a 1st year PhD Student?  If so, on Sept 10th you would have received an e-mail invitation from the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies Dr. Susan Porter (via Lisa Pountney).  This message was inviting you to the PhD Connections Mentoring Lunch Series at St. John’s College.  This series began last spring and […]

Mental Health Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools – Dr. Stan Kutcher (Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series)

Dr. Blye Frank would like to invite you to the Faculty of Education Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Dr. Stan Kutcher, the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health and the Director World Health Organization Collaborating Care in Mental Health Policy and Training at Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre in Canada. The lecture […]