亚洲天堂鈥檚 groundbreaking聽Public Scholars聽Initiative聽has launched its fourth year on September 21, 2018聽with a new cohort of 35 students!聽聽
The award-winning program continues to encourage and support doctoral students from all disciplines across 亚洲天堂 who wish to undertake impactful dissertation research and/or knowledge mobilization that engages聽partners from outside the academy or who hold diverse roles inside the academy. Recognized at the Reimagining the PhD Symposium 2017 as 鈥榬evolutionary', and praised in the 亚洲天堂 Strategic Plan as "a key component" of 亚洲天堂's Public Relevance strategy,聽the PSI has also received multiple awards for its promotion of excellence and exceptional service to students. With its fourth cohort, the PSI now boasts a network of 150 doctoral students from almost all Faculties across 亚洲天堂!聽In the 2018-19聽season, the PSI will continue with its signature PhDs Go Public talks uniting scholars with the public, and a series of professional development events and networking opportunities for 亚洲天堂鈥檚 PhD Students.
Visit the聽PSI pages聽to learn more about the initiative, get to know its students and their pioneering research, and join us in this very exciting journey as we continue to reimagine the PhD at 亚洲天堂, in Canada, and beyond.
Contact PSI Coordinator Dr. Serbulent Turan (serbulent.turan@ubc.ca) with questions about the initiative, and to find out more.