News And Events

New Group Content: CIHR Webinars for Students -fills up fast‏

Good morning/afternoon, It is my pleasure to announce that once again this year, CIHR will be offering information sessions to students and university staff about CIHR award programs as well as recent improvements made to these. Information will also be provided on relevant CIHR policies, tips for applicants, and guidelines on how to submit an […]

Mentorship Opportunity for Graduate Students‏

URO is a student-run and AMS constituted club here at UBC; this September, we will be running a program called The Research EXperience (REX). As part of REX, faculty members, graduate students or postdoctoral fellows will be paired with undergraduate students to design a prospective research project or solve & explain a question developed by […]

2016-2017 Vanier Competition – Eligibility rules‏

Please do not apply for this scholarship if you do not have a first class average (80% or higher over last two years of study) or you have completed more than 20 months of  PhD study as of May 1, 2016. Citizenship Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens are eligible to be […]

2016-2017 Vanier Competition – please note the deadline of Vanier competition – August 31‏

If you are planning to apply for this competition, please let me know by August 4th, so I can plan how to best facilitate the process. If you want me to read over and give you any suggestions on your application, you need to send the application to me by August 24th. AND PLEASE READ ELIGIBILITY RULES CAREFULLY […]

NEW BIOINFORMATICS MEET & GREET – Tuesday, Sept 8th‏

Hi All, The program will be hosting a new student MEET & GREET on Tuesday, Sept 8 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the Lunch room of the BCCRC (675 west 10th Avenue) Pizza and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.  Please make every effort to attend this event to meet the new students and make them feel welcome, […]

Bioinformatics Student Rotation Presentations – Friday, July 24‏

July 2015 Rotation Presentation Agenda  

New Group Content: Revision to Airfare for Graduate Travel Competition Eligibility‏

New content with the title “Revision to Airfare for Graduate Travel Competition Eligibility” has been posted into a group you belong to. You can view the new content at https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca/group/3909/announcement/4888 The entire content will be displayed at the bottom of this email for your review. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies – Faculty & Staff website (https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca) […]

New Group Content: NSERC IPS program winding down‏

For many years, the NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship (NSERC IPS) program has supported graduate students who undertake research projects in partnership with industry sponsors. However, as directed in the federal government’s Economic Action Plan 2015, Mitacs’ Accelerate program (https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/program-details) will become the primary delivery agent for federally supported graduate-level industrial research and development internships. As […]