2020 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 21 July 2020 Twelve graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More Honouring this year's Indigenous graduatesThursday, 25 June 2020 Congratulations to all Indigenous graduate students who graduated in 2020! On June 27, the First Nations House of Learning is hosting a virtual graduation celebration to honour and recognize the educational achievements of participating Indigenous graduates. Read More Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship winners announcedFriday, 19 June 2020 Twenty-one doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and three postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020!Tuesday, 16 June 2020 This year’s Spring graduation will be held online, and while the ceremony will include many elements of a traditional ceremony, there will be some unique ones as well. More than 1,270 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this year, and we wish all of them the very best in their future endeavours. Read More Meet this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal recipientsMonday, 8 June 2020 The Governor General’s Gold Medal is an opportunity to honour the best in the graduating class within the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. One gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a master’s student completing a thesis. And a second gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. Read More Public Scholar alumna wins the Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on CanadaWednesday, 27 May 2020 Public Scholars Initiative alumna, Jessica Hallenbeck, has won the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada, in recognition of high-quality graduate research that furthers understanding of the geography of Canada. Read More Working Towards Change: MPPGA Alumni Confront the COVID-19 CrisisWednesday, 29 April 2020 Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) alumni are responding to the COVID-19 situation with policies, recommendations, and actions in professional roles that span the public and private sectors, and non-governmental agencies. We heard from twelve MPPGA alumni about what their current policy work entails and how is it impacting their organization and key stakeholders, both in Canada and across the world. Read More UBC doctoral student wins the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation ScholarshipMonday, 6 April 2020 Jennifer Lavalley is a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies exploring the experiences of Indigenous people who use drugs. Read More On this International Women’s Day, meet our amazing grad studentsSunday, 8 March 2020 In honour of this year’s International Women’s Day, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to highlight some of the amazing research by our graduate students. From studying socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality, to practicing empowerment journalism, to mapping Indigenous sovereignty through assurgency, the breadth and range of research projects is vast. Read More Interview with G+PS Dean on why and how doctoral education needs to changeMonday, 3 February 2020 Dr. Susan Porter, past President of the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies and Dean & Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of British Columbia(UBC), shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the 21st century, at the 4th UKCGE International Conference on Doctoral Education and Training. Read More Happy Holidays from G+PS!Friday, 13 December 2019 Everyone at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More Congratulations to this fall's graduating master’s and doctoral students!Wednesday, 27 November 2019 From November 27 to November 29, UBC holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Some of these year’s graduates include: Read More Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fifth Year!Thursday, 17 October 2019 UBC’s groundbreaking Public Scholars Initiative has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019 with a new cohort of 34 students! Read More Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training and Support Program launchedTuesday, 10 September 2019 The purpose of the all-day training program is to build the capacity of graduate students to become a Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador (GSWA) for their peers, and to provide health information and resource support to graduate students in order to improve their overall wellbeing. Read More G+PS staff member receives 2019 President’s Staff AwardMonday, 26 August 2019 Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kelli Kadokawa on receiving the 2019 President’s Staff Award under the Community Engagement category. The President’s Staff Awards recognize contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion, community engagement, creativity and innovation, emerging leadership, enhancing the UBC experience, leadership and wellbeing. Read More Recipient of Killam Connection 2019-2020 announcedThursday, 15 August 2019 The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019-2020 Killam Connection competition is the “Healthy Aging: From Cells to Societies”course proposed by Dr. Eli Puterman (CRC in Physical Activity and Health) from the School of Kinesiology. Read More New support group series for graduate student mental health and wellbeingFriday, 9 August 2019 We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with. Read More 2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship announcedTuesday, 16 July 2019 Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $285 million for over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. Read More 2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 11 June 2019 Eight graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More Congratulations to the 2019 graduating master’s and doctoral students!Wednesday, 22 May 2019 From May 22 to May 30, UBC is holding graduation ceremonies to honour thousands of students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this spring has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More Congratulations to this year's #GreatSupervisorsWednesday, 22 May 2019 May 6-12, 2019 was the third annual Great Supervisor Week at UBC, when students were invited to give kudos to their graduate supervisors using the hashtags #GreatSupervisor and #UBC. These are just a few of the ways our students feel their faculty are helping mentor them: Read More Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 16 May 2019 Twenty-three doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and four postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More UBC professor wins 2019 CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate MentorshipWednesday, 15 May 2019 Matei Ripeanu, UBC Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the Faculty of Applied Science, is the winner of the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship, given by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. The award recognizes graduate faculty members with a record of outstanding mentorship of graduate students under their supervision. Read More Two UBC students are finalists in the 2019 SSHRC’s Storyteller challengeMonday, 15 April 2019 Miriam Miller, a doctoral student in Human Development, Learning and Culture program, in the Faculty of Education, and SIQI Xiao, a masters student in Sociology program, in the Faculty of Arts, are among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)'s 2019 Storytellers challenge. Read More PhDs Go Public Research Talks are back in 2019!Wednesday, 13 February 2019 The PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series returns once again in 2019 with four exciting talks, where doctoral students tell their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes. Read More Six Strategic Plan projects will directly impact grad students and postdocsMonday, 7 January 2019 Graduate students and postdocs will directly benefit from at least six of the recently funded UBC pilot projects and change initiatives. Read More G+PS wishes you Happy Holidays!Monday, 10 December 2018 Everyone at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More Congratulations to the master’s and doctoral students graduating this November!Tuesday, 27 November 2018 From November 28 to November 30, UBC holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is launchedTuesday, 9 October 2018 What is the U21/PwC competition? This online competition challenges U21 students to respond to contemporary, globally-important work-related issues (set by PwC) via a short three-minute video. The videos are judged by PwC and their clients, who are leaders in graduate career development. The challenge offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to ‘real-world’ situations and reflect on their own experiences. Read More UBC Psychology and PSI alumna awarded the 2018 CAGS Distinguished Dissertation AwardThursday, 4 October 2018 UBC psychology graduate and Public Scholar alumna, Dr. Ashley Whillans, has received the 2018 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Distinguished Dissertation Award. Read More Pages« first ‹ previous … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 next › last »
2020 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 21 July 2020 Twelve graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More
Honouring this year's Indigenous graduatesThursday, 25 June 2020 Congratulations to all Indigenous graduate students who graduated in 2020! On June 27, the First Nations House of Learning is hosting a virtual graduation celebration to honour and recognize the educational achievements of participating Indigenous graduates. Read More
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship winners announcedFriday, 19 June 2020 Twenty-one doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and three postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More
Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020!Tuesday, 16 June 2020 This year’s Spring graduation will be held online, and while the ceremony will include many elements of a traditional ceremony, there will be some unique ones as well. More than 1,270 master's and doctoral students have earned the right to cross the virtual stage this year, and we wish all of them the very best in their future endeavours. Read More
Meet this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal recipientsMonday, 8 June 2020 The Governor General’s Gold Medal is an opportunity to honour the best in the graduating class within the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. One gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a master’s student completing a thesis. And a second gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. Read More
Public Scholar alumna wins the Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on CanadaWednesday, 27 May 2020 Public Scholars Initiative alumna, Jessica Hallenbeck, has won the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada, in recognition of high-quality graduate research that furthers understanding of the geography of Canada. Read More
Working Towards Change: MPPGA Alumni Confront the COVID-19 CrisisWednesday, 29 April 2020 Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA) alumni are responding to the COVID-19 situation with policies, recommendations, and actions in professional roles that span the public and private sectors, and non-governmental agencies. We heard from twelve MPPGA alumni about what their current policy work entails and how is it impacting their organization and key stakeholders, both in Canada and across the world. Read More
UBC doctoral student wins the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation ScholarshipMonday, 6 April 2020 Jennifer Lavalley is a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies exploring the experiences of Indigenous people who use drugs. Read More
On this International Women’s Day, meet our amazing grad studentsSunday, 8 March 2020 In honour of this year’s International Women’s Day, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies wants to highlight some of the amazing research by our graduate students. From studying socio-cultural dynamics that shape our perceptions of morality, to practicing empowerment journalism, to mapping Indigenous sovereignty through assurgency, the breadth and range of research projects is vast. Read More
Interview with G+PS Dean on why and how doctoral education needs to changeMonday, 3 February 2020 Dr. Susan Porter, past President of the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies and Dean & Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of British Columbia(UBC), shared her reflections on why and how doctoral education needs to change to better serve academia and society in the 21st century, at the 4th UKCGE International Conference on Doctoral Education and Training. Read More
Happy Holidays from G+PS!Friday, 13 December 2019 Everyone at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More
Congratulations to this fall's graduating master’s and doctoral students!Wednesday, 27 November 2019 From November 27 to November 29, UBC holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Some of these year’s graduates include: Read More
Public Scholars Initiative Launches its Fifth Year!Thursday, 17 October 2019 UBC’s groundbreaking Public Scholars Initiative has launched its fifth year on September 26, 2019 with a new cohort of 34 students! Read More
Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador Training and Support Program launchedTuesday, 10 September 2019 The purpose of the all-day training program is to build the capacity of graduate students to become a Graduate Student Wellbeing Ambassador (GSWA) for their peers, and to provide health information and resource support to graduate students in order to improve their overall wellbeing. Read More
G+PS staff member receives 2019 President’s Staff AwardMonday, 26 August 2019 Our warm congratulations to G+PS staff member Kelli Kadokawa on receiving the 2019 President’s Staff Award under the Community Engagement category. The President’s Staff Awards recognize contributions in advancing diversity and inclusion, community engagement, creativity and innovation, emerging leadership, enhancing the UBC experience, leadership and wellbeing. Read More
Recipient of Killam Connection 2019-2020 announcedThursday, 15 August 2019 The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019-2020 Killam Connection competition is the “Healthy Aging: From Cells to Societies”course proposed by Dr. Eli Puterman (CRC in Physical Activity and Health) from the School of Kinesiology. Read More
New support group series for graduate student mental health and wellbeingFriday, 9 August 2019 We are pleased to announce a new joint pilot initiative with Counselling Services, Wellbeing and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies designed to offer additional mental health and wellbeing support geared specifically towards graduate students and centered around known stressors many graduate students are faced with. Read More
2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship announcedTuesday, 16 July 2019 Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $285 million for over 6,900 researchers and graduate students across Canada. This investment, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will fund research in areas including education, immigration, Indigenous health and the environment. Read More
2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health recipients announcedTuesday, 11 June 2019 Eight graduate students doing research in the field of health have received this year’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Read More
Congratulations to the 2019 graduating master’s and doctoral students!Wednesday, 22 May 2019 From May 22 to May 30, UBC is holding graduation ceremonies to honour thousands of students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this spring has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More
Congratulations to this year's #GreatSupervisorsWednesday, 22 May 2019 May 6-12, 2019 was the third annual Great Supervisor Week at UBC, when students were invited to give kudos to their graduate supervisors using the hashtags #GreatSupervisor and #UBC. These are just a few of the ways our students feel their faculty are helping mentor them: Read More
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients announcedThursday, 16 May 2019 Twenty-three doctoral students at UBC have received a Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship, and four postdoctoral fellows have received a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read More
UBC professor wins 2019 CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate MentorshipWednesday, 15 May 2019 Matei Ripeanu, UBC Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the Faculty of Applied Science, is the winner of the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship, given by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. The award recognizes graduate faculty members with a record of outstanding mentorship of graduate students under their supervision. Read More
Two UBC students are finalists in the 2019 SSHRC’s Storyteller challengeMonday, 15 April 2019 Miriam Miller, a doctoral student in Human Development, Learning and Culture program, in the Faculty of Education, and SIQI Xiao, a masters student in Sociology program, in the Faculty of Arts, are among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)'s 2019 Storytellers challenge. Read More
PhDs Go Public Research Talks are back in 2019!Wednesday, 13 February 2019 The PhDs Go Public Research Talk Series returns once again in 2019 with four exciting talks, where doctoral students tell their community-engaged research stories in just under seven minutes. Read More
Six Strategic Plan projects will directly impact grad students and postdocsMonday, 7 January 2019 Graduate students and postdocs will directly benefit from at least six of the recently funded UBC pilot projects and change initiatives. Read More
G+PS wishes you Happy Holidays!Monday, 10 December 2018 Everyone at UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies wishes you a happy holiday season, filled with peace and joy. Read More
Congratulations to the master’s and doctoral students graduating this November!Tuesday, 27 November 2018 From November 28 to November 30, UBC holds graduation ceremonies to students receiving their baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Everyone crossing the stage this fall has their own story of hard work, challenges, setbacks, and achievements. Read More
U21/PwC Innovation Challenge is launchedTuesday, 9 October 2018 What is the U21/PwC competition? This online competition challenges U21 students to respond to contemporary, globally-important work-related issues (set by PwC) via a short three-minute video. The videos are judged by PwC and their clients, who are leaders in graduate career development. The challenge offers students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to ‘real-world’ situations and reflect on their own experiences. Read More
UBC Psychology and PSI alumna awarded the 2018 CAGS Distinguished Dissertation AwardThursday, 4 October 2018 UBC psychology graduate and Public Scholar alumna, Dr. Ashley Whillans, has received the 2018 Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Distinguished Dissertation Award. Read More
