Join us, learn about grad student research

Semi-finals | Tuesday, Mar 14 | 10 am – 12 pm or 4 – 6 pm
Dodson Room, Irving K Barber Learning Centre or Online Register

3MT Final (for students in all disciplines)
Who will represent UBC at the Western Regional? Watch the top 10 live
Thursday, Mar 16, 12 – 2 pm | Jack Poole Hall South, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre or Online Register

GradUpdate

In this issue, Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education, Citation practices, Literature Reviews, Machine Learning: finding pre-trained models, Getting Practical Career Experience That “Counts” in Canada, and more.

Seats available

Doctoral Defence: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures
Online | Tuesday, Mar 7 | 2 – 3:15 pm Register

The Practice of Realignment, or, Getting Unstuck
Staying on Track in Grad School Series
Online | Wednesday, Mar 8 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register

Careers in Teaching and Education (Panel)
An SFU/UBC collaborative event for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Online | Wednesday, Mar 8 | 4 – 5:30 pm Register

Submitting Your Thesis
Online | Thursday, Mar 9 | 10 – 11 am 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

Public Humanities Seed Grants
Up to $2500 | to support new creative, collaborative, and experimental public humanities projects in the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Allard School of Law
Apply by April 3

Citation Practices in Academic and Professional Writing
In person and Online | Wednesday, Mar 15 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track
Online | Wednesday, Mar 15 | 12 – 1 pm Register

Tools, Screening Criteria, and Appraisal
Systematic and Scoping Review Workshop Series
Online | Thursday, Mar 16 | 12 – 1:45 pm Register

CAREER

Launch Your Career in Canada
In person and Online | until Fri, Mar 17 | Click here to access recordings of past sessions and learn about upcoming events, including:

• My Career Story: Getting Practical Experience That “Counts” in Canada | In person (with UBC alumni, 3 who have masters degrees) | Wednesday, Mar 15 | 6 – 8 pm
• Using labour market information in career decision making | Online | Thursday, Mar 16 | 10 – 11 am

RESEARCH

Diving Deeper with Esri StoryMaps
In person | Monday, Mar 13 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Creating Digital Exhibits: A Survey of Tools
Online | Tuesday, Mar 14 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Designing Web Maps with Mapbox
In person | Tuesday, Mar 14 | 10 am – 12:00 pm Register

Data manipulation with dplyr
Online | Wednesday, Mar 15 | 1 – 2 pm Register

Machine Learning: Finding pre-trained models for transfer learning
In person | Friday, Mar 17 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

TEACHING

Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education
Online | Monday, Mar 13 | 11 am – 12 pm Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

WhereWeStand: multimedia storytelling collaboration
May to Aug 2023 | Participants receive $500 honorarium
Must identify as an Indigenous person living on Turtle Island, or a newcomer to Canada. Apply by Mar 22