{"id":10177,"date":"2023-12-11T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=10177"},"modified":"2023-12-11T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:08:07","slug":"gradupdate-navigating-an-effective-relationship-with-your-supervisor-national-student-paper-competition-ctlt-winter-institute-foundations-of-pedagogy-teaching-assistant-ta-institute-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-10177","title":{"rendered":"GradUpdate – Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor, National Student Paper Competition, CTLT Winter Institute, Foundations of Pedagogy, Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, and more."},"content":{"rendered":"
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GradUpdate<\/span>
\n*GradUpdate is taking a break & will resume Monday, Jan 8*<\/em><\/p>\n

In this issue, Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor, National Student Paper Competition, CTLT Winter Institute, Foundations of Pedagogy, Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute, Graduate Instructional Skills Workshops, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Navigating an Effective Relationship with your Supervisor<\/span>
\nOnline | Tuesday, Jan 16 | 1 – 3 pm\u00a0Register<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.\u00a0 I’ve also highlighted some online, on-demand recordings to check out if you have end-of-term time.<\/em>
\nVisit\u00a0\u00a0community.grad.ubc.ca\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0grad.ubc.ca\/current-students\/professional-development<\/a>\u00a0for our full events calendar.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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National Student Paper Competition (NSPC)<\/span>
\nThis annual competition offers a unique opportunity for talented graduate students to connect with senior public servants, expand their networks, nurture their leadership skills, and foster employment opportunities with the federal public service.\u00a0Learn more<\/a>\u00a0and submit by Jan 15.<\/p>\n

Recording: Where Research Begins, Night Science, and the Quest for Breakthrough Research<\/span>
\nMiss the Nov 29th webinar? Listen to the insights of three faculty members on the importance of\u00a0finding your “problem,<\/strong>” and the underlying\u00a0“why” of your research<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0foster creativity<\/strong>\u00a0by sharing simple exercises to help uncover the deeper motivation of your research. The\u00a0discussion<\/a>\u00a0tackles:<\/p>\n