Indigenous Reads Book Club

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

As the weather gets colder, we are eager to pour a hot drink and get quiet with a new book. We hope you’ll join us as we read and reflect on Waubgeshig Rice’s new book Moon of the Turning Leaves

Accessing Statistics Canada Data for your Research

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Looking for data for your graduate thesis or post-doctoral project? This workshop will introduce you to both publicly available and restricted access Statistics Canada data, and how to apply to use restricted access data through UBCO Research Data Centre.

Free

Event Series Writing Community

Writing Community

Online virtual event

Tired of solo writing sessions? Craving a supportive environment to fuel your creativity? Look no further than our weekly Writing Community, tailored for the UBCO community.

Free

Library Graduate Student Orientation

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This orientation will provide an overview of the people, services, spaces and collections available to you through UBC Library.

Event Series Writing Community

Writing Community

Online virtual event

Tired of solo writing sessions? Craving a supportive environment to fuel your creativity? Look no further than our weekly Writing Community, tailored for the UBCO community.

Free

Thesis and Dissertation Structure

Online virtual event

Embarking on the journey of writing your thesis or dissertation? This online workshop offers valuable tools and techniques to support your thesis writing process.

Free

Technology Petting Zoo

Engineering, Management, and Education Building (EME) 1137 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by to try a variety of assistive technology and ergonomic equipment.

Reading Math for the Social Sciences

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This is a minimal-math introduction to interpreting math for social science researchers who want to feel more comfortable with the tools they use in every study.

Free
Event Series Writing Community

Writing Community

Online virtual event

Tired of solo writing sessions? Craving a supportive environment to fuel your creativity? Look no further than our weekly Writing Community, tailored for the UBCO community.

Free

Navigating Code-Switching and Language Biases in Academic Settings

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada +1 more

This workshop will focus on code-switching in academic settings, and the colonial, patriarchal, and exclusionary language barriers that graduate students often face. We will discuss how to navigate the university’s expectations around language while still asserting our own voices, and how we, as TAs and instructors, can support other students in navigating these questions themselves.

Free

Thesis Writing: Methods and Results

Online virtual event

Join our online workshop, where we'll unveil strategies for crafting the methods and results sections of your thesis.

Free

Informed Consent Workshop for Ethics Approval

Online virtual event

Are you in the process of applying for ethics approval for your research? This online workshop will discuss how to write an informed consent form for your ethics application with a focus on writing for a non-specialist member of the public to read and understand.

Free

Navigating Code-Switching and Language Biases in Academic Settings

Online virtual event

This workshop will focus on code-switching in academic settings, and the colonial, patriarchal, and exclusionary language barriers that graduate students often face. We will discuss how to navigate the university’s expectations around language while still asserting our own voices, and how we, as TAs and instructors, can support other students in navigating these questions themselves.

Free

Accessing Statistics Canada Data for your Research

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Looking for data for your graduate thesis or post-doctoral project? This workshop will introduce you to both publicly available and restricted access Statistics Canada data, and how to apply to use restricted access data through UBCO Research Data Centre.

Free
Event Series Writing Community

Writing Community

Online virtual event

Tired of solo writing sessions? Craving a supportive environment to fuel your creativity? Look no further than our weekly Writing Community, tailored for the UBCO community.

Free

Exploring Tactical Urbanism: Strategies for Transforming Cities

Online virtual event

If you are a graduate student involved in research that engages with the community, or if you have a strong interest in improving your community, you may find this tactical urbanism workshop appealing. The workshop aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of tactical urbanism by discussing its concept and presenting examples from international and Canadian contexts.

Free