Are you conducting qualitative research? Would you like to meet with other qualitative researchers from across UBC to discuss paradigms, methods, analysis and writing?

If so, join our qualitative research community of practice!

Meeting time and place: Feb. 14, 2:00 pm in 184 in Irving Barber Library near the Centre for Teaching and Learning technology offices (CTLT). We are now meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month!

Next meeting (Feb. 14) topic: Participant observation: tips, questions and everything in between, led by Katie Mills and Katie Koralesky

Please email katie.koralesky@alumni.ubc.ca with questions or to confirm attendance.

We hope to see you there!

Qualitative COP

On February 22nd the Student Biotechnology Network will be hosting Biotech Expo 2018. This event is a great chance for students to build connections and learn more about career opportunities in the biotech industry. We would be greatly appreciative if you could help us by sharing the following information with the students in your program.“

The Student Biotechnology Network is pleased to invite you to one of our biggest events of the year, Biotech Expo 2018! Join us at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC for a night filled with networking and career exploration! Meet professionals from the top companies in the biotech industry, ask questions about the careers that interest you, and start building connections to help you land a job! This year’s expo will feature exhibitions from STEMCELL Technologies, KPMG, CDRD, Precision NanoSystems, and AbCellera!

After learning more about these companies and the career opportunities available to you, our keynote speaker, Dr. Jennifer Gardy, will share her personal career journey and tips for success. Dr. Gardy is a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control, an Assistant Professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, and a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics. She is also an occasional host of CBC’s The Nature of Things, a science communicator, and a children’s book author!

Following the keynote speaker, there will be 3 breakout sessions hosted by leaders within the biotech industry which will allow you to explore exciting career paths. The speakers include: 1) Jennifer Kaufman-Shaw, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs at ZymeWorks, 2) Helen Burt, Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation at UBC, 3) Nicole Quinn, Manager, Scientific Communications and Publishing at STEMCELL Technologies. Tickets for this event are now available at the SBN website! For more information about this event and how to register, click here.

Heats have begun for Three Minute Thesis!  Interested in presenting?  Join the Mar 7^th Multidisciplinary Heat or others posted at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/schedule/ . Learn more on tmrw’s webinar: How to Present your Research Concisely and Coherently

Wed, Feb 14, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (PST)  www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16659-how-present-your-research-concisely-coherently-webinar 

Registration is now open for:

Discovering the Entrepreneur Within (Mitacs)

Wed, Feb 21, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM @Thea Koerner House

Register at: www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16376-discovering-entrepreneur-within

 

(CSIC Event) Graduate Career Exploration Series: Careers in Sales and Business Development

Tues, Feb 27, 5:30 – 7:00 http://bit.ly/2EDsRXi

 

Visit community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

February Workshops for International Students | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4364

Workshop on Health Sciences Databases, Feb 13 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4400

Build your Academic Profile, Feb 14 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4404

Literature Review Workshop, Feb 16 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4405

Career Directions for Arts Grad Students, Feb 16 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4345

Mini-MBA for STEM and Arts, Mar 2 – Apr 27 https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4431

 

Thank you,

Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

ATTENTION ALL LAND AND FOOD SYSTEMS GRADUATE STUDENTS!

 

The 5^th annual Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Conference is currently accepting abstracts for our one-day conference on Friday, March 16^th, 2018. This conference will include a plenary address, and both poster and oral presentations with associated competitions with cash awards. 

All graduate students within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems are eligible to present any part of their research. Whether you are preparing to defend, or are just getting started and would like to give a proposal presentation, the floor is yours! 

Participation in this event is an ideal way to hone your presentation skills in an open academic environment, prepare for other conferences, and add to your CV. Come share your research alongside other graduate students in our diverse faculty with professors and students from across campus. 

More information on this conference, as well as Abstract Submission and Conference Registration is available online at http://gsc.landfood.ubc.ca/ 

Abstracts are due by midnight on Sunday, February 11^th. 

Questions? Feel free to contact us at lfs.gsc@ubc.ca
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Faculty of Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Council

lfsgrads@gmail.com

Worried about Climate Change? Want to use your science background to make an impact?
We’ve got you covered with the Climate Action Mentors program with Let’s Talk Science and Be the Change Earth Alliance.
Who: Any undergraduate, graduate or post-doc student who’s passionate about making change!
What: We’re delivering our same awesome hands-on science methods with a social action twist for youth around Vancouver. All you’ll be required to do is deliver a 1-2 hour workshop! Training is provided!
When: Training is happening ASAP (with free food!), but the workshop can be anytime over the next few months.
Just email lts@ubclts.com to sign up, or for more details!

Thank you!

Gillian
Executive Coordinator Let’s Talk Science UBC

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Climate Action Mentors Program

Training will be provided! Email lts@ubclts.com to sign up!

Let’s Talk Science and Be the Change Earth Alliance

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