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 […]
UBC 31st in global reputation rankings
“UBC ranks 31st among the world’s top universities in the 2013 Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings, one of only three Canadian institutions to make the top 100 list. This is the third year that Times Higher Education has published its reputational rankings. In 2012, UBC was ranked 25th in the world and in 2011, UBC […]
Get ready for MURC 2013 at UBC
Mark your calendars and get ready for MUCR 2013 at UBC! “The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) is supported by the UBC Provost Office, the Vice President, Research + International Office, and the various direct-entry Faculties and Schools at both UBC campuses. It is managed by the Vice President, Students Office. The top presenters from this […]
Top FAQs for new BC IRL
In case you missed it, a new modular storage facility is being built to accommodate the future growth of the University of British Columbia’s Library collections. Some of the top FAQs of the new BC Integrated Research Library (IRL) include: Will students and researchers be able to access the IRL like any other UBC Library […]