Excel within grad school by accessing tools, strategies, and resources, beyond disciplinary knowledge and expertise that can help with timely completion of your program.
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The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication supports a diverse community of writers at 亚洲天堂, at various levels of proficiency, across many types of graduate student writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical. Consider booking a one-on-one appointment (in-person or written feedback) with a peer writing consultant to support your writing projects.听听 Visit their to learn more about hours, how to prepare for, and to book, a writing consultation. |
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Consultations are available for Citation Management, NVivo, SPSS, R, Digital Scholarship, and GIS. Appointments are available in 30-minute or 1-hour increments. To request an appointment, visit this and book your chosen consultation. |
Library Research Commons | |
| Subject Librarian Consultation |
Subject Librarians serve as the primary liaison between the Library and the academic departments on campus. They provide skilled reference assistance, manage the library's collections and provide instructional support to faculty. |
亚洲天堂 Library |
| The Monday Motivator |
This weekly email provides positive energy and a productivity tip, with concrete and actionable steps to help with your week or semester.听 Sign up when registering! through 亚洲天堂's subscription. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
| 14-Day Writing Challenge |
The is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability. the site through 亚洲天堂's subscription.听 The next challenge is: March 24th - April 6th, 2025.听 by Mar 14. It's very simple... |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
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The Statistical Opportunity for Students (SOS) program provides one hour of free statistical advice, based on a submitted project description, to any 亚洲天堂 graduate student.听 Visit the SOS program for full details. The SOS program is made possible through funding support from the Office of the Provost and Vice President, Research and Innovation. |
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group | |
| Drop-in Advising: Research Ethics |
Looking for expert answers to your questions about your research ethics application? Staff from the are available for consultations by phone or Zoom. Email allison.stewartgomes@ubc.ca with a brief description of your query topic (and the Ethics ID, if available) and she will forward your request to the appropriate person |
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About the group Are you a graduate student? Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or challenged in balancing work and life? This in-person support group is for graduate students to connect with each other in a non-judgmental and welcoming space to help navigate the unique challenges of grad school. |
Wellness Centre, Counselling Services |
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My IDP is a unique, web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences.听 This website was developed by AAAS/Science, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), and experts from several universities (see authors on their site).听 |
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ImaginePhD is a free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The ImaginePhD project is powered by the Graduate Career Consortium (/; GCC). |
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has developed an online Individual Development Plan (IDP) and resources.听 The IDP is a tool that supports graduate students and PDFs in actively preparing for the career(s) of their choice by exploring career paths, establishing career goals, and identifying skill gaps, culminating in an action plan to achieve their career goal(s). |
亚洲天堂 Career Centre, Graduate Pathways to Success | |
| Statistics Webinar Series |
This statistics webinar series is annually presented by the Applied Statistics and Data Science Group. Recordings and descriptions of each session are provided. |
Applied Statistics and Data Science Group, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Dissertation Success Curriculum |
The 12-week Dissertation Success online, on-demand is designed for doctoral candidates who are focused on finishing their dissertation. Each module includes a recorded training video and resources. with the University of British Columbia's subscription to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. |
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity |
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A short in which Drs Susan Porter and Beth Haverkamp discuss the importance of writing with integrity (the importance of writing and contributing new knowledge and scholarship with integrity; avoiding plagiarism) |
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A series of videos to introduce students to the fundamentals of academic writing and research: 鈥淲riting in Situations鈥, An interview with Dr. Anthony Par茅 plus |
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Study guides, videos, and quizzes to help with Communicating Science, Finding, Integrating, and Citing Sources, Grammar and Style, Developing an Effective Writing Process, and more.听 There are also resources, including , that provide strategies for teaching writing, grading assignments, using peer review, giving feedback, and more. |
Science Writing Resources for Learning (ScWRL) | |
| Scholarships and awards_Presentation materials |
Applying for graduate scholarships or awards? Past presentation materials and webinar recordings provide you with guidance.听 You may also find the tips and best practices helpful. |
Graduate Pathways to Success |
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Available online, on-demand are courses on Good Clinical Practice, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Biomedical Research Ethics, Social and Behavioral Research, Transportation of Dangerous Goods TDG/IATA, Health Canada Division 5 - Drugs For Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects, and CITI Canada Privacy.听 These are available through a 亚洲天堂 subscription and are free to 亚洲天堂 students, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. |
N2 Network of Networks | |
| Planning for your Doctoral Exam |
To help prepare you for a smooth examination process, the doctoral exams team provides tools and resources including a checklist, sample workplan, and past presentation materials and recordings to help you map out a timeline for your final doctoral examination. |
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Thesis Preparation and Submission |
Finishing your thesis or dissertation?听 G+PS provides sample templates, checklists, past presentation materials and recordings, as well as information on how to submit your thesis for review and final submission. |
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The Research Commons鈥 in Koerner Library () has several 听(Rm 454, 456, 495, 496, 499, 553, and 555) bookable through the Library Room Booking System, to study and work in a private space.听 Use of rooms is restricted to 亚洲天堂 graduate students and faculty, and your 亚洲天堂 card is needed for entry.听 Each Project Room includes whiteboards, touchscreen control |
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This program ($245US), exclusively for听graduate students and postdocs, offers听12 weeks of access to the WriteNow platform and timer for听increased writing productivity, goal setting, and community support. NCFDD through 亚洲天堂's subscription then learn more about the , including future offerings.听 What to expect: Every Day (Monday - Friday): |
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The 亚洲天堂 Library provides several bookable study spaces in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Rooms are available to book for students, faculty, or staff members for: 2 hours per day, 2 times a week, and up to 7 days in advance. Learn more or book: |
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Developed by 亚洲天堂's in the Office of the VP, Research + Innovation, the is a self-paced course which aims to increase understanding of our responsibility as 亚洲天堂 scholars, provides an opportunity to reflect on our own research practices, and to practice navigating ethical dimensions of research using a systematic decision-making framework. |
Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation | |
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Check out this for handouts and materials from sessions on citation management, Data Analysis and Management, Literature Reviews, NVivo, R, GitHub, GIS, Dissertation/Thesis Formatting, Copyright, and more. |
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Check out this page听 for numerous resources and supports for both students and instructors. In particular, there are several relevant Canvas modules including: |
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This library GitHub , called "Graduate Student Orientation to the Library in 30 minutes" , includes information on library resources and services such as the reseach commons, guides and events as well as links to electronic resources such as databases and open access resources. |
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Materials, handouts, and recordings from many past Graduate Pathways to Success sessions, including our career and statistics series, are posted online (cwl login required) |
Graduate Pathways to Success |