Winter can be a hard time. To brighten your dark winter night, we would like to invite you to our wellbeing story telling night. Join us for tea and cookies and share your favorite story or wellbeing strategy with us. We will provide room for discussion and exchange as well as some food.
When: January 28th 2026, 4.30pmWhere: Room 1510 at the LSI
Register here.
Calling UBC postdocs to tap into their inner artists and join us for Paint Night on Thursday 20th November 2025, 5 pm in LSI Room 1330. Food, drinks, and materials provided.
Register here.
Get excited for our biggest event of the year. Research Day 2025 will be on Monday, 1st December at the Life Sciences Institute. Sign up here to attend or present.This is your chance to present your work to an audience from diverse disciplines, practise your research communication skills, meet like-minded people, and be inspired by the wonderful work that the postdocs do at UBC.
Weekly write-ins are on every Tuesday at 9 am. Bring a cup of coffee or tea and that writing project that has been looming over your head. The goal of the write-ins are to provide a supportive environment for postdocs to connect with another while carving out important time to write.
Join our slack channel #weekly-write-ins for more information! If you are not yet on our Slack workspace, email ubc.postdoc@gmail.com for an invite link!
Structure: Each write-in we will do a brief check-in to establish the goals for the day, and then we will dive into our writing blocks. We will use a modified Pomodoro method, where we set a timer to write distraction free, followed by a 5 minute break. We will use the following time structure:
9:00- Check-in
9:05- Block 1- Write 25 minutes, Check-in/Break 5 Minutes
9:35- Block 2- Write 35 Minutes, Check-in/Break 5 Minutes
10:15- Block 3- Write 45 Minutes, Quick Debrief
Tell us all about your research in 3 minutes! Sign up to present at the 3M Slam on Thursday 2nd October, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Life Sciences Institute in LSC3, followed by a reception and awards. Food and drink provided at the reception.
We will open with an exciting keynote presentation from Dr. Marissa Lithopoulos, a UBC postdoc and science communicator who founded Science, Stand-Up, & Song. Check out some of her work here.
New to UBC? No results yet? Tell us all about your project without being tempted to load it with too much data.
Been here for a while but never presented? Let us finally hear what you’ve been up to!
Presented last year or the year before? Perfect – you’ll know the drill!
Register here. Note: if you change your mind later and decide you want to present, just fill out the registration form again!
Register now for the upcoming PDA Career Virtual Panel discussions – two sessions with previous UBC postdocs focusing on their career paths after their time at UBC! Registration link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3WNug7ADF5qXqtw
Join the UBC and SFU Postdoctoral Associations for a social event at the Bloedel Conservatory and Queen Elizabeth Park on Thursday 17th April!
4-5 PM – Visit the Bloedel Conservatory (Free Entry)
5 PM – BBQ at Queen Elizabeth Park
Feel free to join for both parts of the event or just one.
Come and catch up with your UBC postdoc peers at Jericho Beach on Wednesday June 26th for a summer beach party. Food and drinks will be provided!
Ready to rock and bowl?! 
Then join us for the PDA Bowling Night Social!
When: Thursday February 29th at 5-7pm
Where: Grandview Lanes (2195 Commercial Dr, Vancouver)
+1’s are welcome but will be required to pay $15.
Food will be provided.
Register here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WZJBsfqF8K7DAq
Oh my gourd! It’s almost Halloween?! Join us for a Spooktacular Halloween Postdoc Social!
When: Thursday October 26th at 6pm
Where: Glitch (2287 West Broadway, Vancouver)
Register now:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Sm7Ey8AxfuP3Yq
