UBC Okanagan Graduate Studies

UBC Okanagan Graduate Studies Our role is to support grad students, postdoctoral fellows and the UBCO community in achieving a tier-one academic, professional and personal experience.

You probably have a plethora of academic and professional obligations as well as opportunities that you could engage in ...
10/08/2026

You probably have a plethora of academic and professional obligations as well as opportunities that you could engage in during your time in grad school. It can be challenging to decide how to prioritize or choose your engagements and projects when there are only so many hours in the day, week, or semester.

How do you choose which opportunities to take advantage of?

What does “succeeding” in and after grad school look like for you?

Are you setting yourself up to thrive in your intended career path after graduate school? Do you know that path?

Join this interactive workshop to take charge of your journey in grad school, set your big-picture goals with intention, and build your personalized game plan.

Register: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/118045-planning-goal-setting-intention

Award opportunity: Exeter-UBC Okanagan Sustainability & Resilience Partnership – Visiting Research Student Fellowship UB...
10/08/2026

Award opportunity: Exeter-UBC Okanagan Sustainability & Resilience Partnership – Visiting Research Student Fellowship

UBC Okanagan has partnered with the University of Exeter to encourage and expand academic research, education, and exchange between the two world-class institutions.

The Visiting Research Student Fellowship program provides doctoral students with an opportunity to travel to the University of Exeter to work with a host supervisor on a research project. The key aim of the program is to foster collaboration, develop research skills, and provide students with meaningful experiences in projects aligned with the academic and strategic priorities of both institutions.

Key thematic research focus areas: Adaptation to Climate and Ecological Change, Innovative Health Initiatives, Enhancing Social Justice

Apply by November 12, 2026.

Visit https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/resources/award-opportunities/exeter-ubco-sustainability-resilience-partnership-visiting-research-student-fellowship for more information.

10/07/2026

Curious about the graduate student research happening at UBCO? Check out this year's Three Minute Thesis presentations.

Lindsay Burton is a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing candidate, supervised by Dr. Kathy Rush. Lindsay's research explores how understanding the diversity of older adult populations can inform the design and delivery of health services. She examines how factors like digital health literacy, ageism, and health status shape whether older adults access the preventive care they need. This knowledge provides a practical foundation for designing digital health services that move beyond one-size-fits-all approaches — reaching every older adult, not just some.

Watch all of this year's 3MT presentations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com//videos

Award opportunity: Finch Family Graduate Award Ken and Jean Finch are pleased to offer one $15,000 award to a PhD studen...
10/06/2026

Award opportunity: Finch Family Graduate Award

Ken and Jean Finch are pleased to offer one $15,000 award to a PhD student and one $9,000 award to a Master’s student enrolled full-time in a research-based graduate degree program at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. Applicants should be engaged in entrepreneurship, local economic development, community development and/or innovation.

Apply by November 2, 2026.

Visit https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/resources/award-opportunities/finch-family-graduate-award for more information.

R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is s...
10/05/2026

R is popular for many applications including data visualization and statistical analysis. This beginner orientation is suitable for people with little or no experience with R. It will help you decide whether R is the right tool for your data analysis needs, introduce basic R terminology, and introduce you to the RStudio interface.

The workshop is 60 minutes long, followed by an optional 30-minute practice period to reinforce what you learned or consult with the instructors.

Register: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/4077702

Congratulations to the 2026/2027 winners of the Public Scholars Initiative!Our next featured student is Mohammad Reza Kh...
10/05/2026

Congratulations to the 2026/2027 winners of the Public Scholars Initiative!

Our next featured student is Mohammad Reza Khodoomi. Mohammad Reza is in the Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering program. His research focuses on making energy and supply chain systems more sustainable, resilient, and efficient. He uses operations research methods, including mathematical optimization, data-driven modelling, simulation, and decision-support tools, to help organizations and communities make better decisions when resources are limited and the future is uncertain.

Read the full profile: https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/using-operations-research-to-build-sustainable-and-resilient-systems/

UBC Engineering - Okanagan

10/01/2026

Curious about the graduate student research happening at UBCO? Check out this year's Three Minute Thesis presentations.

Lilani Dias Weerasinghe is a Master of Arts student in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies in the theme of Community Engagement, Social Change, and Equity, supervised by Dr. Susan Frohlick. Lilani’s research asks a simple yet profound question: How, and why, does the styling of hair become a practice of both hairstyling and emotional care of the client? Using qualitative, participant-observational research with hairstylists and clients in salons in Kelowna, Lilani aims to learn the place-specific ways that hair salons become therapeutic spaces and, in particular, the role of hairstylists in this emotional labour. How are hair and care intertwined, and why is this important in this time and place? Lilani’s research draws attention to everyday therapies that happen in hair salons and suggest reasons why these emotional labours entangled with the care of hair are so significant.

Watch all of this year's 3MT presentations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com//videos

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice before starting graduate school, what would it be? We asked c...
09/29/2026

If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice before starting graduate school, what would it be?

We asked current and former graduate students to share the tips, lessons, and reminders that helped them succeed, and we're bringing their answers to you weekly throughout September.

From managing expectations to building connections and finding balance, you'll hear real experiences from people who've walked the path before you.

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