GradUpdate

In this issue, Academic CV, Citing to Communicate, Articulating your Key Messages, Effective Mentorship of Racialized Grad Students, Rock Your Profile with LinkedIn Learning, and more.

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Academic CV
Thursday, Feb 10 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM

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Key Messaging: Effectively Articulating the Whys and Hows of your Research
12:00 – 1:15 PM Panel + 1:30 – 2:30 PM Interactive workshop
Arts and Education | Tuesday, Feb 8
STEM | Friday, Feb 11

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Short, sharp and to the point: communicating your research in three minutes (or less!)
Tuesday, Feb 1 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Keynote from Simon Clews, Writing Centre Director, University of Melbourne Register

Negotiating Job Offers
Wednesday, Feb 2 | 12:30 – 2:00 PM Register

Overcoming Perfectionism
Thursday, Feb 3 | 9:30 – 12:00 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 SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Monday, Feb 7 | 4:00 – 5:30 PM Register

Citing to Communicate: Who, What, When, Where, Why
Wednesday, Feb 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Register

How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
A facultydiversity.org webinar | Thursday, Feb 10 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Join through UBC’s subscription. Already a member? Register here.

Take part in the Effective Mentorship of Racialized Graduate Students (EMRGS) project
The EMRGS project team is inviting racialized graduate students to take part in their project exploring mentorship in graduate school. Learn more

CAREER EXPLORATION

Rock Your Profile with LinkedIn Learning
Wednesday, Feb 9 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Register

Western’s Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program
Graduating with a PhD in in Engineering, Neurosciences, Biosciences, Computer Science, or related discipline? Apply for this paid 10.5 mo program | starts Aug 2022 | Learn more about upcoming info sessions and how to apply.

Employer Virtual Info Sessions
DHL Supply Chain | grad students in Commerce/Supply Chain | Thursday, Feb 10 | 12:00 PM Register
Kamengo | grad students in Mech Engineering/Engineering Physics | Thursday, Feb 10 | 1:00 PM Register

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

CRA (tax) webinars for students
Post-Secondary & Financial Literacy | Thursday, Feb 3, 6:30 – 7:30 PM PST or Wednesday, Feb 9, 1:30 – 2:30 PM PST
International Students | Thursday, Feb 10, 1:30 – 2:30 PM PST
Scam Awareness – Be scam smart | Thursday, Feb 3, 1:30 – 2:15 PM PST
Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Geocoding and Web Mapping with Python
Monday, Feb 7 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register

NVivo part 2: classification and datasets
Wednesday, Feb 9 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop
Mar 15, 20, 27 & Apr 3 | various days and times | Register by Mar 9
Learn about additional upcoming sessions.

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Framing Your Project in a Masterful Presentation (Mitacs Training)
Asynchronous learning “Refine your writing and presentation skills” prior to synchronous course | Tuesday, Feb 8 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM Register

Communicating your science through podcasting interviews
Theunscientificmethod.ca event | Feb 11 & 18, Mar 4 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM Learn more

Special Event – Three Minute Thesis 2022

Present your Research in 3 minutes, win prizes
Heats Feb 17 – Mar 4 | Various dates, and times
Semi-finals, Mar 8&9 | Final, Mar 30
For research-based masters and PhDs from all disciplines | Hone your presentation skills, share your research broadly.
Register.