Two UBC Doctoral Students receive national recognition for interdisciplinary research.Friday, 20 February 2015 Two of UBC’s doctoral students, Kaylee Byers and Rowan Cockett, not only received NSERC Vanier Scholarships in 2014, but have been further acknowledged for the interdisciplinary nature of their research with the annual the NSERC Gilles Brassard Doctoral Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. Read More New UBC PhD Masahiro Minami begins work as a UBC postdoctoral fellowWednesday, 11 February 2015 Recent UBC PhD in Counselling Psychology, Masahiro Minami, continues his work in peace and reconciliation in a new role - as a postdoctoral fellow with UBC Education's Peace Action Research program. Read More New Associate Dean AppointedWednesday, 21 January 2015 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Janice Eng to the position of Associate Dean, Funding, effective January 1, 2015. Read More New Online ApplicationMonday, 19 January 2015 UBC has introduced a new online application system for prospective graduate students applying for programs with start dates in January 2016 or later. This new technology offers applicants a clear and intuitive path through the application process and greater flexibility for applicants and referees to provide required information and documentation. Read More 5 Reasons Every Grad Student Researcher Should Compete in Three Minute Thesis (3MT)Thursday, 15 January 2015 Here are five reasons every UBC grad student researcher should compete in UBC's 2015 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Read More 2014 UBC Killam Awards for Excellence in Graduate Student MentoringFriday, 28 November 2014 Congratulations to this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring, Dr. Wan Lam and Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi. Read More Meet our Graduate Students: 2014 Vanier ScholarsMonday, 24 November 2014 This fall, 31 UBC graduate students were awarded a record number of Canada's prestigious Vanier Scholarships. Read More New UBC PhD Helps Save An Endangered LanguageThursday, 6 November 2014 Helping to save a language from extinction is beyond the reach of most of us. But newly-graduated Dr. Heather Bliss has been doing just that. Read More Beat the Flu! Join the Resistance!Tuesday, 4 November 2014 Beat the flu! Join the resistance. Get the flu shot. Read More 2014 UBC Killam Awards Celebration RecapThursday, 30 October 2014 On October 14, 2014, an invited audience of UBC faculty, staff, graduate students and their friends and family joined with members of the Killam family and Killam Trustees to celebrate this year’s UBC Killam Laureates. Read More UBC Grad Student In Global 3MT CompetitionMonday, 6 October 2014 Looking for some inspiration? Check out UBC’s 3 minute video entry in the second global Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition sponsored by Universitas 21 (U21). Read More Fall Grad Student OrientationMonday, 18 August 2014 This year’s New Graduate Student Orientation offers events from August 27 to August 29 with the main Orientation Day being on Thursday, August 28, 2014, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Please see our Orientation microsite for all the events and the latest news. Read More Update - New Online Application System Wednesday, 13 August 2014 August 12, 2014 - The opening of the new online application system originally scheduled for launch in August 2014 has been delayed. Read More Summary Report Available: Re-imagining the PhD Symposium Wednesday, 16 July 2014 The symposium for Re-imagining the PhD, held at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on June 6th, 2014, was conceived as an "experiment in community dialogue," an attempt to begin a critical conversation around the parameters, content, and purposes of doctoral education. Read More Spotlight On: 2014 UBC Killam PDF Winner Matthias GörgesTuesday, 15 July 2014 Dr. Matthias Görges is the recipient of a 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prize. Awarded annually, the prestigious $5,000 prize is given in recognition of the distinguished research achievements of a UBC postdoctoral fellow during their time at UBC. Read More Canada’s Best 3-Minute Thesis: UBC in the RunningFriday, 23 May 2014 It's Canada's first National Virtual 3 Minute Thesis Competition and UBC's Stephanie Harvard (PhD, School of Population and Health) is in the running for the top prize. Read More UBC's 2nd Annual PostdocSLAM lives up to its name.Thursday, 22 May 2014 May 8, 2014, there were 10 Postdocs, each with 1 slide and 3 minutes to present their research to the multi-disciplinary crowd and judging panel that filled the lecture hall at UBC’s Life Sciences Centre. And then they began. Read More New UBC PhD Investigates Global Trafficking in Exotic AnimalsThursday, 15 May 2014 We laugh at the antics of monkeys at the zoo. We admire the beautiful plumage of tropical birds in the local pet shop. But how many of us think about where those monkeys and birds came from? Read More UBC PhD Student Advances to National 3MT FinalFriday, 2 May 2014 May 2, 2014 - Congratulations to UBC's PhD Student Stephanie Harvard! She rose to the top of an outstanding group of 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations to place 2nd in the the Western regional English language event hosted by the University of Calgary. Read More Western Canada 3 Minute Thesis Live-streams May 2 Wednesday, 30 April 2014 Watch the live-stream of UBC’s Stephanie Harvard, PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health as she competes in the next phase of the inaugural Canada-wide 3MT competition. Read More 3 Minute Postdoc SlamWednesday, 30 April 2014 UBC Postdoctoral fellows and research associates will be presenting at the 2nd annual 3 Minute Postdoc Slam (3MPS) Read More New Associate Dean, PDFO and Graduate Student DevelopmentWednesday, 30 April 2014 April 28, 2014 – It is with great pleasure that the Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies announces the appointment of Associate Professor Rachel Fernandez to the position of Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows Office and Graduate and Professional Development. Read More UBC Graduate student Rachel Cliff wins 2014 Vancouver Sun RunWednesday, 30 April 2014 Rachel Cliff, a student in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health’s MSc OEH program, was looking for a win in her first ever Sun Run race – and she succeeded with a time of 33 minutes, 14 seconds. Read More Changes to Study/Work Permits for International Students!Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Changes that could affect international students study/work permits starting June 1 Read More From Afghanistan to Lapland Via UBCMonday, 7 April 2014 New UBC PhD heads to postdoctoral work at the edge of the arctic circle. Read More 3 Minute Thesis UBC 2014 ResultsFriday, 14 March 2014 This year more than 80 University of British Columbia (UBC) graduate students took up the challenge of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with the aim of effectively expressing their thesis research as a three-minute speech for a general audience. Read More 3MT@UBC Semi-final ResultsWednesday, 12 March 2014 UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis Semi-Finalists - here are the top finishers from the two heats held March 11, 2014. Read More It's Time: 3 Minute Thesis Semi-final and FinalMonday, 10 March 2014 Please join the audience - attendance is free - and prepare to be intrigued, amazed and inspired as UBC graduate students deliver a fascinating 3 minute presentation about their graduate student research. Three Minute Thesis @ UBC semi-final and final rounds take place this week at the Ballroom, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. Read More UBC PhD at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic GamesTuesday, 25 February 2014 How does it feel to be competing as a cross-country skiing guide in the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, and then graduating with a PhD from UBC a few weeks later? Read More Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014Monday, 27 January 2014 The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014. Read More Pages« first ‹ previous … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 next › last »
Two UBC Doctoral Students receive national recognition for interdisciplinary research.Friday, 20 February 2015 Two of UBC’s doctoral students, Kaylee Byers and Rowan Cockett, not only received NSERC Vanier Scholarships in 2014, but have been further acknowledged for the interdisciplinary nature of their research with the annual the NSERC Gilles Brassard Doctoral Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. Read More
New UBC PhD Masahiro Minami begins work as a UBC postdoctoral fellowWednesday, 11 February 2015 Recent UBC PhD in Counselling Psychology, Masahiro Minami, continues his work in peace and reconciliation in a new role - as a postdoctoral fellow with UBC Education's Peace Action Research program. Read More
New Associate Dean AppointedWednesday, 21 January 2015 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Janice Eng to the position of Associate Dean, Funding, effective January 1, 2015. Read More
New Online ApplicationMonday, 19 January 2015 UBC has introduced a new online application system for prospective graduate students applying for programs with start dates in January 2016 or later. This new technology offers applicants a clear and intuitive path through the application process and greater flexibility for applicants and referees to provide required information and documentation. Read More
5 Reasons Every Grad Student Researcher Should Compete in Three Minute Thesis (3MT)Thursday, 15 January 2015 Here are five reasons every UBC grad student researcher should compete in UBC's 2015 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Read More
2014 UBC Killam Awards for Excellence in Graduate Student MentoringFriday, 28 November 2014 Congratulations to this year’s recipients of UBC’s Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring, Dr. Wan Lam and Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi. Read More
Meet our Graduate Students: 2014 Vanier ScholarsMonday, 24 November 2014 This fall, 31 UBC graduate students were awarded a record number of Canada's prestigious Vanier Scholarships. Read More
New UBC PhD Helps Save An Endangered LanguageThursday, 6 November 2014 Helping to save a language from extinction is beyond the reach of most of us. But newly-graduated Dr. Heather Bliss has been doing just that. Read More
Beat the Flu! Join the Resistance!Tuesday, 4 November 2014 Beat the flu! Join the resistance. Get the flu shot. Read More
2014 UBC Killam Awards Celebration RecapThursday, 30 October 2014 On October 14, 2014, an invited audience of UBC faculty, staff, graduate students and their friends and family joined with members of the Killam family and Killam Trustees to celebrate this year’s UBC Killam Laureates. Read More
UBC Grad Student In Global 3MT CompetitionMonday, 6 October 2014 Looking for some inspiration? Check out UBC’s 3 minute video entry in the second global Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition sponsored by Universitas 21 (U21). Read More
Fall Grad Student OrientationMonday, 18 August 2014 This year’s New Graduate Student Orientation offers events from August 27 to August 29 with the main Orientation Day being on Thursday, August 28, 2014, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Please see our Orientation microsite for all the events and the latest news. Read More
Update - New Online Application System Wednesday, 13 August 2014 August 12, 2014 - The opening of the new online application system originally scheduled for launch in August 2014 has been delayed. Read More
Summary Report Available: Re-imagining the PhD Symposium Wednesday, 16 July 2014 The symposium for Re-imagining the PhD, held at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on June 6th, 2014, was conceived as an "experiment in community dialogue," an attempt to begin a critical conversation around the parameters, content, and purposes of doctoral education. Read More
Spotlight On: 2014 UBC Killam PDF Winner Matthias GörgesTuesday, 15 July 2014 Dr. Matthias Görges is the recipient of a 2014 UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research prize. Awarded annually, the prestigious $5,000 prize is given in recognition of the distinguished research achievements of a UBC postdoctoral fellow during their time at UBC. Read More
Canada’s Best 3-Minute Thesis: UBC in the RunningFriday, 23 May 2014 It's Canada's first National Virtual 3 Minute Thesis Competition and UBC's Stephanie Harvard (PhD, School of Population and Health) is in the running for the top prize. Read More
UBC's 2nd Annual PostdocSLAM lives up to its name.Thursday, 22 May 2014 May 8, 2014, there were 10 Postdocs, each with 1 slide and 3 minutes to present their research to the multi-disciplinary crowd and judging panel that filled the lecture hall at UBC’s Life Sciences Centre. And then they began. Read More
New UBC PhD Investigates Global Trafficking in Exotic AnimalsThursday, 15 May 2014 We laugh at the antics of monkeys at the zoo. We admire the beautiful plumage of tropical birds in the local pet shop. But how many of us think about where those monkeys and birds came from? Read More
UBC PhD Student Advances to National 3MT FinalFriday, 2 May 2014 May 2, 2014 - Congratulations to UBC's PhD Student Stephanie Harvard! She rose to the top of an outstanding group of 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations to place 2nd in the the Western regional English language event hosted by the University of Calgary. Read More
Western Canada 3 Minute Thesis Live-streams May 2 Wednesday, 30 April 2014 Watch the live-stream of UBC’s Stephanie Harvard, PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health as she competes in the next phase of the inaugural Canada-wide 3MT competition. Read More
3 Minute Postdoc SlamWednesday, 30 April 2014 UBC Postdoctoral fellows and research associates will be presenting at the 2nd annual 3 Minute Postdoc Slam (3MPS) Read More
New Associate Dean, PDFO and Graduate Student DevelopmentWednesday, 30 April 2014 April 28, 2014 – It is with great pleasure that the Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies announces the appointment of Associate Professor Rachel Fernandez to the position of Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows Office and Graduate and Professional Development. Read More
UBC Graduate student Rachel Cliff wins 2014 Vancouver Sun RunWednesday, 30 April 2014 Rachel Cliff, a student in UBC’s School of Population and Public Health’s MSc OEH program, was looking for a win in her first ever Sun Run race – and she succeeded with a time of 33 minutes, 14 seconds. Read More
Changes to Study/Work Permits for International Students!Tuesday, 29 April 2014 Changes that could affect international students study/work permits starting June 1 Read More
From Afghanistan to Lapland Via UBCMonday, 7 April 2014 New UBC PhD heads to postdoctoral work at the edge of the arctic circle. Read More
3 Minute Thesis UBC 2014 ResultsFriday, 14 March 2014 This year more than 80 University of British Columbia (UBC) graduate students took up the challenge of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) with the aim of effectively expressing their thesis research as a three-minute speech for a general audience. Read More
3MT@UBC Semi-final ResultsWednesday, 12 March 2014 UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis Semi-Finalists - here are the top finishers from the two heats held March 11, 2014. Read More
It's Time: 3 Minute Thesis Semi-final and FinalMonday, 10 March 2014 Please join the audience - attendance is free - and prepare to be intrigued, amazed and inspired as UBC graduate students deliver a fascinating 3 minute presentation about their graduate student research. Three Minute Thesis @ UBC semi-final and final rounds take place this week at the Ballroom, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. Read More
UBC PhD at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic GamesTuesday, 25 February 2014 How does it feel to be competing as a cross-country skiing guide in the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, and then graduating with a PhD from UBC a few weeks later? Read More
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Goes National in 2014Monday, 27 January 2014 The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) announced earlier this month that it is sponsoring the first national English language Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in May of 2014. Read More
