This is an orientation session for Winter Work Learn students and will cover the following topics: workplace/professional conduct, office etiquette, strategies to maximize their experience, Networking, LinkedIn, developing a learning plan to develop competencies that will better prepare students for future work opportunities.

CITIZEN SCIENCE: INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE By Dr. Jennifer Preece Professor and Dean, University of Maryland Citizens have been informally contributing to science for hundreds of years. One of the best known modern examples is of sightings by bird watchers. The Christmas Bird Count, an annual national count in the USA, is one hundred years […]

This is an orientation session for Winter Work Learn students and will cover the following topics: workplace/professional conduct, office etiquette, strategies to maximize their experience, Networking, LinkedIn, developing a learning plan to develop competencies that will better prepare students for future work opportunities.

Run by Science Student Support Programming, Launch into Leadership is a multi-week workshop series to help students gain soft skills to bring to a leadership environment. This program is officially open to any undergraduate Science student. The workshop series brings in various UBC staff who lead activities to help students learn more about themselves and their […]

This is an orientation session for Winter Work Learn students and will cover the following topics: workplace/professional conduct, office etiquette, strategies to maximize their experience, Networking, LinkedIn, developing a learning plan to develop competencies that will better prepare students for future work opportunities.

The Linguistics Department presents the inaugural lecture by Professor Lisa Matthewson since her promotion to Full Professor. This is a stellar accomplishment for any scholar. Professor Matthewson’s promotion is also a landmark within the Department of Linguistics at UBC, as she is the first female full professor in the department’s history. ABSTRACT: Any speaker of […]

The Positive Space Campaign is a UBC Vancouver campus-wide initiative to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, transgender, transsexual, gender variant, two-spirit and intersex (LGBQTTI) communities, individuals and issues on campus. Workshops aim to foster a welcoming atmosphere and inclusive, respectful dialogue on campus for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities by […]

This workshop is part of a series of four workshops designed to provide the international students in the UBC-Ritsumeikan Exchange Program with different, tips to adapt to academic culture at UBC etc. In these sessions, students interact in both small and larger groups.

Thunderstudy is study hall held for varsity athletes at UBC and is facilitated by the Department of Athletics and Recreation.  Thunder-study is a chance for athletes to have a dedicated study space and also be able to access tutors in Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Math, Physics and Writing Skills. Visit the Academic Support page at the UBC Thunderbirds […]