UBC's Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies support graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and the entire UBC graduate community in pursuit of a personal, professional and academic experience second to none.
Professional advancement workshops
UBC Graduate Student Professional Development
The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' professional development program offers guides and workshops for graduate students to help them succeed academically and plan for a career after graduation.
MITACS Skills Enhancement Program
In support of MITACS mandate to bridge the academic and industry communities, the network has developed the MITACS Skills Enhancement Program. This program aims to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the MITACS network position themselves as Canada’s future innovators and entrepreneurs by building on existing technical and ‘soft’ skill sets and providing opportunities for them to connect with potential, future employers and collaborators.
Graduate school advice and resources from across the web
How to succeed in science
www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v9/n5/pdf/nrm2389.pdf
On being a successful graduate student in the sciences
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/thompson/StudentSuccess.pdf
So long, and thanks for the PhD!
www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html
Grad student resources on the web
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/graduate.html
Maternity and parental leave and support
- Vivien Srivastava Child-Care Stipend for Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students
- UBC Graduate and Post-doctoral Studies policies and procedures on leaves
- NSERC: Paid parental leave for students and post-doctoral fellows
- Paid parental leave for students and post-doctoral fellows at UBC
Communicating and Presenting
Presentation Zen: Blog on giving presentations and making slides
Beyond Bullets Blog
Why PowerPoint is Evil (Edward Tufte)
www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html
Srivastava career mentoring workshops resources
Resources and slides based on the interactive sessions of the 2008 and 2010 Vivien M. Srivastava Career Mentoring Workshops.
Learn more about the Srivastava career mentoring initiative
Making the Most of your graduate training
Roadmap to success Personal growth and career growth Find your multiple intelligences profile
Transitioning After the PhD
Panelists' Reading Tips
- Mixing Science, Activism and Community (PDF)
- CRA-W Career Mentoring Booklet (PDF)
- Resources for Women in Science
