President Stephen Toope leaving UBC in June 2014
Professor Stephen Toope, the 12th president of the University of British Columbia, will leave on June 30, 2014 to pursue academic and professional interests in international law and international relations, UBC Board of Governors Chair Bill Levine announced today. “Professor Toope’s accomplishments during his tenure as president have been truly outstanding,” said Levine. “His vision […]
Innovative Dissemination of Research Award winner announced
Congratulations are ado to the UBC Library’s Innovative Dissemination of Research Award for 2013 winner, Rowan B. Cockett – a Masters of Science student in Geophysics – who was formally recognized at a UBC research awards reception on March 25, 2013. Cockett’s submission “came from a desire to improve the way geoscience research is disseminated […]
Popular GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award FAQ
Last November, the numero uno FAQ for the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award was, “What is the GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Award?” but this term, it was replaced by another popular FAQ seen directly below: Q: What types of material can I submit? All projects that are created as part of graduate coursework at UBC […]
Last FIREtalk for this semester – submission deadline today
The last FIREtalk of the term is this Thursday, March 21st from 2-4 pm. The topic is about Ethics and Dissemination. It ranges from ethics ‘in academic research, practice and dissemination’, ‘how academics and grad students disseminate their work’, ‘academic knowledge translation to the broader public’ to ‘the benefits, hazards and risks of disseminating controversial […]
CRW 2013 @ UBC
In the spirit of Celebrate Research Week events happening at UBC, here are some upcoming Library workshops featuring a variety of discussions, interactive tools and resources in support of UBC’s research excellence and scholarly output: March 18 & 28 – Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean a Lot!March 20 – Citation […]