GradUpdate
In this issue, Defending the Doctoral Exam, Career Uncertainty Discussion Group, Data Management Series, Writing Literature Reviews, 14 Day Writing Challenge, and more! |
Open Registration |
Defending the Doctoral Exam in a Virtual Environment Wednesday, October 14 | 2:00 to 3:15 PM |
Seats still available |
Mitacs Internship Info Session: Advance your career with non-academic collaborations-STEM Wednesday, October 7 | 3:00 to 4:30 PM Learn more Mitacs Internship Info Session: Advance your career with community partnerships – Arts and Social Sciences |
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 |
Free Statistics Support Apply by end of Oct for consultations through Stat 551 course Learn more Bookable Study Space in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Using RefWorks for Citation Management |
CAREER EXPLORATION |
Employer Virtual Information Sessions FDM Group | Tuesday, Oct 13 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more Isaac Operations | Wednesday, Oct 14 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Learn more Toronto Finance International | Thursday, Oct 15 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM Learn more Opportunities for Humanities and Social Science PhDs in the Private Sector |
HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
Graduate Wellness Discussion Group: Career Uncertainty Tuesday, Oct 20 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more Own your financial future: Managing debt and making credit work for you |
RESEARCH SKILLS |
Introduction to Sensitive Data & De-identification Tuesday, Oct 13 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Learn more Introduction to REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) Data Horror Stories & Open Panel with UBC Researchers Taking Git one step further – collaborating through GitHub ARC Cloud Computing Research Fall Training |
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
Literature Reviews: Writing Tuesday, Oct 13 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more 14 Day Writing Challenge |