You may have seen in LFS Today that the Dairy Centre Open House will be held on July 20, from 9 am to 4 pm.  Meet student researchers and see the exciting research being conducted in animal welfare, animal reproduction and resource recovery.

For cyclists, this is the same day as the Agassiz Farms Cycle Tour which is a self-guided cycle route to explore other farms in the area.

 

Dairy Centre Open House – July 20 2019

 

Lesley Dampier  MSc PAg (She, Her, Hers)
Applied Biology Program Coordinator
Animal Welfare Program Research Coordinator

Room 191 MacMillan
Phone 604 822 2794
lesley.dampier@ubc.ca
https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/undergraduate/applied-biology/  |  https://awp.landfood.ubc.ca/

Call for applicants

On behalf of the International Relations Office, Warsaw University of Life Sciences  – SGGW, Poland I would like to kindly invite your PhD students (under 40 years old, active student status) to participate in PROM – International Scholarship Exchange of PhD candidates and Academic Staff.

PROM aims to enable participation in short forms of education : conference at WULS-SGGW in 2019 (until middle September 2019).

Costs of travel, living expenses (and conference fees) are covered from the program’s budget.

Additional call for applicants is open until July 12th of 2019. Detailed information are provided on the institutional website: http://www.sggw.pl/en/international-cooperation_/educational-programs/tempus_

We would greatly appreciate, if you promoted PROM at your institution. In accordance with program’s assumptions WULS-SGGW can finance 1 PhD student, especially from non-OECD countries. In order to maintain a relevant sex balance within our project, male applicants will be welcome.

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Conferences organised at WULS-SGGW in September (11-13.9) 2019: Faculty of Economic Sciences (http://www.wne.sggw.pl/event/konferencja-katedr-finansow-pt-finanse-95-lat-po-reformie-wladyslawa-grabskiego/) – detailed information will be published in the nearest time.
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With kind regards,
PROM Team

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International Relations Office PROM Project Coordinator

International Relations Office 166 Nowoursynowska str. [building 8, room 20], 02-787 Warsaw, Poland +48 22 59 310 45/46 email: prom@sggw.pl

There are still seats remaining in:

Scholarships and Award Opportunities for Graduate Students (Overview) | Jul 10 | In- Person: 10 – 12| Webinar:  1:30 – 3 pm

Submitting your Thesis (Webinar) | Jul 11 | 9: 30 – 10: 30 | Register here

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Career

Resumes and Cover Letters (Webinar)  | Jul 10

 

Grad School Success

Lay Summaries | Jul 8

Thesis Formatting: Tips, tricks, and resources | Jul 8

Introduction to R for statistical analysis | Jul 10

Downtown Writing Group @ VPL (Every Saturday)

 

Events

Instructional Skill Workshop (ISW) Registration dates | for August session: Reg. open Jul 1st

Network Meta-Analyses: Methods and Statistical Analysis | Jul 3, 4

The Art of Saying No (Webinar) | Jul 11

Foundations of Project Management I (Mitacs) @ UBC Robson Square| Jul 11, 12

Please let me know if you have questions!

Thank you,

Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory
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/

Our July newsletter is out (available below or online at http://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsJuly2019).

Check out the section about our Online workshops which will start in August (for NVivo and Thesis Formatting). I am sure many or most of you have remote students doing their research around the world – finally they will be able to attend some of our workshops with this online option. If you have questions about this or anything else, please just let me know.

Thank you for help with spreading the word,

Sarah Blay (she, her, hers)
Program Coordinator | UBC Library Research Commons
Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Walter C. Koerner Library | 219-1958 Main Mall | V6T 1Z2
604 822 6363 sarah.blay@ubc.ca
researchcommons.library.ubc.ca

The waitlist registration for the Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) for Aug 17, 18 & 24, 2019 OPENS ON JULY 1, 2019.  The Grad ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for individuals new to teaching as well as those who wish to refresh and enhance their skills.  Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and participants receive transcript notation and are awarded a Certificate of Completion. In addition, upon successful completion of the workshop, graduate students are eligible to become CIRTL associates.

 

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must attend all three days for the complete duration of the workshop, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop.

 

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the Aug 17, 18 & 24, 2019 ISW WAITLIST please go to the following link and sign-up for the waitlist: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-august-17-18-24-2019/

 

Waitlist registration will close on August 14, 2019 at 4:30 pm. By clicking this link, you are signing up for the WAITLIST only,  this DOES NOT register you for the workshop. Due to high demand, participants are randomly selected from the waitlist. If you have registered for more than one ISW waitlist, your name will appear more frequently when generating the participant list and you will have a higher chance of being selected for an ISW. IF you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted by our office to confirm your registration. For more info or a list of all upcoming sessions visit: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/gradisw

 

 

 

Elisa Herman
Events Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
214-1961 East Mall  | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 4871
elisa.herman@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT

http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca