GradUpdate

In this issue, July Instructional Skills Workshop,  Booking a writing consultation, Using Mendeley, Descriptive Statistics in R, and more.

Seats available

Developing and Sustaining Your Academic Writing Practice
With UBC alum, Prof. Raul Pacheco-Vega (see his blog to learn more about his research and writing advice)
Online | Thursday, Jun 22 | 10 am – 1 pm Register

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  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, June 26 | 4:30 – 6 pm
Register

CAREER

Summer career preparation with LinkedIn Learning
Online, on-demand | Have you identified competencies you’d like to hone to help you progress in grad school or to help with future career goals?
Check out how to access courses for free.

Not sure where to begin? Book a career advising appointment to help.

RESEARCH

Introduction to Web Mapping with Leaflet
Online | Monday, Jun 26 | 1 – 3 pm Register

Map production with QGIS
Online | Tuesday, Jun 27 | 1 – 3 pm Register

Descriptive statistics with R
Online | Thursday, Jun 29 | 11 am – 12 pm Register

TEACHING

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
In-person | July 2, 8 & 9 | 8 am – 5 pm
Apply by June 28 | See all upcoming sessions.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Writing Consultations
In-Person (Research Commons or IKBLC) or Written Feedback | May 23 – Aug 18 | Various days and times
Writing consultations support writers across many types of graduate writing situations: academic, creative, professional, and technical.
Learn more and book your consultation