Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition

Join the Open Heats for all disciplines

Present your research, learn about the research of other grad students, win prizes | See the full competition details

Personal presentation feedback sessions | begin Friday, Feb 21 Register

Open Heats (for students in all disciplines)
Tuesday, Mar 7, 10 am – 12 pm or Thursday, Mar 9, 3 – 5 pm Register

GradUpdate

In this issue, LifeScience Consulting, CPhyGS Career Fair, Tax Webinars, Designing & Evaluating Search Queries in Scopus, and more.

Seats available

Cover Letters
Online | Tuesday, Feb 14 | 1 – 2 pm Register

Lost Your Motivation? Let’s Find it!
Staying on Track in Grad School series
Online | Wednesday, Feb 15 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

Key Messaging: Effectively Articulating the Why’s and How’s of your Research
Online | Thursday, Feb 16 | 12 – 1:15 pm (Panel), 1:30 – 2:30 (Workshop) 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.

CAREER

Careers Fair, Biology-related
A Cell Biology and Physiology Graduate Society (CPhyGS) event | $5
In person | Tuesday, Feb 21 | 5 – 8 pm | space limited
Visit the website to learn more and register.

The Accidental Career
A HirePhD event | Start a career in a non-profit organization or transition from STEM field to business development
Online | Thursday, Feb 23 | 6 – 7 pm Register

Consulting Careers with Lifescience Dynamics
In person | Monday, Feb 27, | 12 – 1 pm Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Chops and Movie Night
Black Graduate Student Network (BGSN) Black History Month event
In person | Thursday, Feb 16 | 5 pm | GSS loft at the Nest RSVP

Canada Revenue Tax Webinars
Online | Tuesday, Feb 21 | 10 – 11 am or Wednesday, Feb 22 | 10 – 11:30 am Learn more

Fraud Awareness for International Students
Hosted by the RCMP, featuring speakers from the Canadian Border Services Agency and Bank of Canada
Online | Thursday, Feb 23 | 10 am – 12 pm Learn more

RESEARCH

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Online | Wednesday, Feb 22 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Designing & Evaluating Search Queries in Scopus for Complex Reviews
In person | Thursday, Feb 23 | 12 – 2 pm Register

Version control of scientific datasets with DataLad
Online | Friday, Feb 24 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register