GradUpdate

In this issue, Career Planning using Designing Your Life Principles, Research Mingling, Launch your Career in Canada, Academic CVs, Using Mendeley, Media Training, Anti-Racism Response Training, and more.

Registration Open

Career Planning using Designing Your Life Principles
In-person | Thursday, Feb 20 | 10 – 11:30 am

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Seats available

Key Messaging: Effectively Articulating the Why’s and How’s of your Research
Online | Tuesday, Feb 11 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Faculty Panel: Communicating Research to the Public
Join Drs. Anna Blakney, Priti Narayan, and Andrew Trites for a conversation focused on strategies for effectively communicating your research.
Online | Friday, Feb 14 | 10 – 11:15 am Register

Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey

All graduate students are invited to participate in the 2025 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey. This national survey is conducted every three years and provides valuable insight – allowing us to better understand and improve the various aspects of the graduate student experience. Each participant is entered into a draw for one of five $250 gift cards. Look for the invite in your inbox and complete the survey by March 15.

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.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Tuition Tax Credit Information Session
Hosted by the Canadian Revenue Agency
Online | Tuesday, Feb 18 | 12 pm Register

Tax Assistance Clinics for Students (TACS)
In-person | Mar – Apr 2025 | Don’t miss this opportunity to get your taxes sorted stress-free. Spaces are limited, so register early to secure your spot!
Priority booking for international students ends Feb 23.

Launch Your Career in Canada
Online and in-person | Feb 24 – 28 | Career Development for International Students. Sessions include:

• Chart Your Path: Making Career Decisions in Uncertain Times
  Monday, Feb 24 | 12 – 1 pm | Register
• Path to Professional Success: Your First Canadian Work Experience
  Tuesday, Feb 25 | 1 – 2 pm Register
• Ask Hiring Managers and Alumni How to Get Recruited
  Wednesday, Feb 26 | 6 – 8 pm Register
• Pathways to Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP)
  Thursday, Feb 27 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register
• Strategies for Success in Canadian Immigration
  Friday, Feb 28 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

ACADEMIC

Research Mingling: Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate!
Join the GSS for interdisciplinary research exchanges and peer connection.
In-person | Thursday, Feb 12 | 4 – 6 pm Register

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Online | Wednesday, Feb 19 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

Creating and Managing Your Academic Profile – Author IDs
Online | Thursday, Feb 20 | 2 – 3 pm Register

KxM Research to Impact Fellowship Program
Immersive seven-week training program that equips UBC graduate students & postdoctoral fellows with practical, marketable skills to support careers focused on Knowledge Exchange & Mobilization (KxM)
In-person and asynchronous | May 5 – Jun 20
Learn more and apply by Feb 18

CAREER

Building your project network map
Online Mitacs training | Wednesday, Feb 19 | 7 – 10 am | Mandatory online pre-requisite “Advance your reach”. LinkedIN, Networking with positive results.
Learn more and register for this or upcoming sessions through Mitacs Edge.

Introduction to Academic CVs
Online | Thursday, Feb 20 | 11 am – 12 pm Register

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Weaving Relations for Meaningful and Genuine Change
Online | Wednesday, Feb 12 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

RESEARCH

Data Bites – Introduction to depositing datasets in Borealis
Online | Tuesday, Feb 18 | 12:30 – 1:15 pm Register

Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models
Online | Tuesday, Feb 18 | 1 – 3 pm Register

Introduction to the Unix Shell
Online | Thursday, Feb 20 | 12:30 – 2:30 pm Register

TEACHING

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
In-person | Saturdays Feb 22, Mar 1 & 8 | 9 am – 5:30 pm Apply by Feb 19.
Check out other upcoming ISWs.

WORKING WITH OTHERS

Planning sub-committee, Partnering in Research
Join this planning committee for the opportunity to advise and plan the June 12th Partnering in Research conference programming for graduate students
$100 honorarium Learn more

Anti-Racism Response Training (ART)
Offered by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies this workshop is designed to build awareness around issues of race and racism in Canadian higher education and is premised on the active-witnessing model.
Online | Thursday, Feb 27 | 9 am – 12 pm | $75 Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Media Training for UBC Researchers
Online, on-demand (Canvas) | Learn how to distill complex findings, promote findings, prepare for an interview, and more. Register

Refined project communication plan
Online Mitacs training | Thursday, Feb 20 | 7 – 10 am | Mandatory online pre-requisite “Enhance your communication skills”
Learn more and register for this or upcoming sessions through Mitacs Edge.