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Change to service offerings – Thesis Formatting
As of June 30, 2021, UBC Library will no longer offer Thesis Formatting workshops or support. Students are encouraged to explore the many online resources that provide guidance on Thesis Formatting. For templates and FAQs, please visit the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/style-guides-computer-tools.
Last call for Thesis Formatting workshops and consultations
Join us for the last Thesis Formatting consultations and workshops offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. Even if you are not finishing for a while, now is the time to meet with one of our experts.

Dissertations and theses formatting: strategies for successful submission
Thursday, June 17
12 to 1:30 p.m.

Book a Thesis Formatting consult
This is your chance to bring your own thesis to a one-on-one consult and get tips from experts.

Note: Last Thesis Formatting consults offered on Thursday, June 29, 2021.

News

At its simplest, dryad2dataverse, developed by Paul Lesack (Data/GIS Analyst, UBC Library Research Commons), is a standalone program that automatically harmonizes research data from Dryad into Dataverse. What does this mean for you as a researcher?
Answer: Much of UBC’s research holdings are now available in one place: Scholars Portal Dataverse.
Read the full story

Online resource feature
Celebrate Student Research: Games in Asia

Image credit: Bianca Chu’s thesis journey sugoroku
As part of Celebrate Learning Week and explorASIAN festival, Celebrate Student Research: Games in Asia was successfully held on May 18, 2021. Now you can view the research that was showcased online!
View research showcase

Upcoming workshops

NVivo and CAQDAS support
Catch UBC Library Research Common’s NVivo expert, Amir Michalovich, as guest host on a Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) podcast. Also join him for an NVivo workshop this month.

???? Qualitative Conversations | Episode 26: CAQDAS – Listen on demand

NVivo part 1
Monday, June 21 – 4 to 6 p.m.

NVivo part 2
Monday, June 28 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Learn about Git and GitHub + building websites
Join our Digital Scholarship experts this month to get a handle on Git and GitHub, including how to make websites with GitHub Pages.

Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll
Monday, June 21
1 to 2:30 p.m.

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Monday, June 28
1 to 2:30 p.m.

View the full calendar

Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.
View calendar

Open scholarship

Open pedagogies and assignments: using UBC blogs and the UBC wiki to enhance student learning
Wednesday, June 23
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Citation management

Choose the right citation management tool for your research
Thursday, June 24
12 to 1:30 p.m.

Literature reviews

Literature reviews for engineering, forestry, health science, land & food systems, and science
Thursday, June 17
1 to 2 p.m.

Literature reviews for humanities, social sciences, education, and art
Friday, June 25
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Data visualization

Intro to visualization using Tableau
Wednesday, June 30
10 to 11:30 a.m.

Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)

▸ Upcoming writing workshops for graduate students

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UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science Applied Animal Biology (AABI)

Lara Sirovica

“Public perceptions of dairy cow-calf management systems differing in type of social and maternal contact”

9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Virtually
Join Zoom Meeting

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67362947243?pwd=T0VmbUU3ejhXdE0wdlpWSDdPM2FPUT09

EXAMINING COMMITTEE

Chair: Dr. A. Protopopova

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Supervisor
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Dr. S. Gulati – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. M. von Keyserlingk – Supervisor
Dr. D. Weary – Committee member
Dr. S. Gulati – Committee member
Dr. D. Fraser – External

 

GradUpdate In this issue, COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market, Job Negotiation, Citation Management, Thesis Formatting workshop, Summer ISW, Black Women in the Academy, How to Start in Tech, and more.

Registration now open

 

COVID-19 and its Impact on the Labour Market Conference Board of Canada presentation | Tuesday, Jun 22 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM Register Job Negotiation Wednesday, Jun 23 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register

Seats still available

 

From the Editor’s Desk: The Ins and Outs of Publishing Tuesday, Jun 15 | 10:00 – 11:15 AM Register Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor Thursday, Jun 17 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM Register

Additional Events and Opportunities

 

The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

 

Dissertations and Theses Formatting: Strategies For Successful Submission (final offering of this workshop) Thursday, Jun 17 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register Choose the right citation management tool for your research Thursday, Jun 24 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Register Literature Reviews for Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Art Friday, Jun 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

CAREER EXPLORATION

 

JEDI Strategies for Your Career Management Journey Open UofAlberta Session | Monday, Jun 21 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM Learn more Alumni Office Hours with Mareike Entzian | Senior Product Specialist, Google | How to Start Out in Tech, Without Being Techy? Tuesday, Jun 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

 

Black Women in the Academy Wednesday, Jun 23 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM Register

RESEARCH SKILLS

 

Building a website with Github Pages and Jekyll Monday, Jun 21 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Register NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo Monday, Jun 21 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register NVivo part 2: classification and datasets Monday, Jun 28 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

 

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop Jul 27, Aug 3, 8 & 15 | Registration opens Jun 14. Visit CTLT’s website for additional sessions Designing course with inclusion and decolonization in STEM Wednesday, Jun 23 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM | part of the summer STEM series Register and learn more about this series. WordPress & Wiki Clinic (Drop-In) Thursday, Jun 24 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

 

Online Writing Community Wednesdays until Aug 18 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Register Bringing Visibility to LGBTQ2S+ STEM by Presenting Hands-On Science on Media UofAlberta event | Science Communication in TV, News, and Digital (social) Media | June 29 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM PDT Register

 

Workshops and events Services Resources

Reminder:

We invite you to apply for TA positions in the Biology program. These arefull TAships, at 196h per term. Please

•   Go to http://www.biology.ubc.ca/
•   Click on the “teaching assistants’ tab” and then on “Biology TA application 2021W”
•   Fill the form and please read info given on this form.
• Application must be submitted by June 20th and acceptance of offer must be sent by July 15th to ensure that your first paycheck will not be delayed. (Note: if you miss these deadlines, you can still be hired, BUT there is a possibility of delay for your first paycheck).
•  We will start sending offers by July 2nd, and offers will continue until all positions are filled. Please check your email daily so that you can reply to our offer promptly.
• Do not forget to get permission from your PI to TA for Biology.
• All communication regarding TA’ship application must be sent to this email address:
  taship-application@biology.ubc.ca

  If there is a problem, do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, TA’ship team

Best,  Yuki

Yuki Matsumura, Program Asst.
Biology Program & TAship | Faculty of Science
3156 – 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Hours: Mon/Thurs/Fri  8am-2pm

  

Please include your student number and full name in all student correspondence.

Attention: thesis students and supervising faculty.

For several years now, the Research Commons at the Koerner Library has offered workshops and individual assistance to students with the computer programs they use to produce their theses. Unfortunately, due to changing circumstances at the Library, this service will no longer be available after June 30^th.

G+PS would like to thank the Research Commons for the help it has provided to students. G+PS will continue to provide the resources on our website and pre-reviews of theses. We will also continue to offer the “Preparation and Submission of Theses and Dissertations” seminars through G+PS’ Graduate Pathways to Success. The Microsoft Word template developed by the Research Commons is now available on our website here:

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/dissertation-thesis-preparation/style-guides-computer-tools

However, G+PS is not able to provide assistance or training on how to use this template or any other computer program students have chosen to use.

Students: Visit the Research Commons online to register to attend the final Dissertations and Thesis formatting workshop https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3599885

or to book a thesis formatting consultation https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/appointments/research_commons before this service ends.

 

Max Read
Associate Director, Student Academic Services
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0283
max.read@ubc.ca | http://www.grad.ubc.ca