Present your Research, Win Prizes!
This annual competition challenges research-based graduate students to present to a non-specialist audience.
Open heats, for students from any program | Tuesday, Mar 5, 3 – 4 pm or Thursday, Mar 7, 10 am – 12 pm | Register
Join a personal feedback session for guidance on your own 3MT.

GradUpdate

In this issue, Submitting Your Thesis, Copyright for your Thesis: How to use Images and other material, Effectively Articulating the Why’s and How’s of your Research, Indigenous Climate Action at the Speed of Consent, #MoveUBC, Using Mendeley, and more.

Registration Open

Communications Strategy for Policy
Online | Tuesday, Feb 27 | 12:30 – 2 pm

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Submitting Your Thesis
Online | Thursday, Feb 29 | 10 – 11 am

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Copyright for your Thesis: How to use Images and other material
This session will also be helpful for those using images on their 3MT slides
Online | Thursday, Feb 29 | 11:15 – 12:45 pm

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Presentations for Policy
Online | Thursday, Feb 29 | 12:30 – 2 pm

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Seats available

Interactive Key Messaging Workshop: Effectively Articulating the Why’s and How’s of your Research
Online | Wednesday, Feb 21 | 1 – 2 pm Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time.
Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Online | Monday, Feb 26 | 12:30 – 2 pm Register

John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights Lecture: Indigenous Climate Action at the Speed of Consent
In-person, with Dr. Kyle Whyte | Thursday, Feb 29 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Reserve a spot.

CAREER

From Petri Dish to Public Health Response: The Career Path of a Scientist Turned Public Health Microbiologist
Alumni Office Hours with Dr. Shannon Russell – Senior Scientist @ BCCDC
In-person | Thursday, Feb 29 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Move UBC short exercise videos
Move UBC is a university-wide initiative every February aiming to increase physical activity and reduce the time students, faculty, staff, and the UBC community spend stationary. Check out UBCREC on YouTube for short movement break videos and virtual fitness classes.

RESEARCH

Introduction to Machine Learning: Classification and Clustering
Online | Thursday, Feb 27 | 1 – 3pm Register

Data Bites – Best Practices for Organizing File Directories
Online | Wednesday, Feb 28 | 12:30 – 1 pm Register

Introduction to the tidyverse R package
Online | Thursday, Feb 29 | 2 – 3 pm Register

TEACHING

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
In-person | Mar 2, 9 & 10 | 9 am – 5:30 pm Apply by Feb 28

Inclusive Teaching: What is it and Why does it Matter?
Asynchronous course | cohort will run from Feb 26 – Mar 4 Enrol

CIRTL SoTL Workshop
Save the date: May 6, 8, and 9 | A three day, in-person, intensive professional development session designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in broadening and enhancing their instructional skills. Learn more about eligibility requirements and apply.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Science Slam Canada: Slam to the Future
In-person | Thursday, Mar 7 | 7 pm
RSVP for the event or sign up to present by Feb 29.