Current graduate students

The third in the three-part “Rock Your Thesis” series, this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to revise your thesis or dissertation draft and plan to submit and defend it.  

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Ready to strengthen your STEM writing and learn the “why” and “how” behind effective STEM academic communication?

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Stop stalling and start writing! Build a sustainable plan, make progress on your writing and give your productivity a boost with Dissertation Boost Camp. This intensive four-day program (in-person and online) is designed to provide dedicated and quiet writing space for students who are looking to jumpstart their thesis- or dissertation-writing process.

Apply by January 15th

Join us for Generative AI and the Literature Review, an online workshop for grad students. Explore how GenAI tools can support your research journey—from brainstorming to organizing sources. Co-hosted by the Libraries and the Writing and Communication Centre, this workshop is perfect for Master’s and PhD students working on a thesis, dissertation, or article.

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The second in the three-part "Rock Your Thesis" series, this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to start writing a large academic writing project like a thesis, dissertation or dissertation proposal.

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Through structured activities, peer dialogue, and reflective writing, participants will build strategies to negotiate academic expectations while sustaining their own voices and identities as writers. 

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Write in community — not in isolation. 

Learn more about our Writing Groups.

Grab a coffee and get writing. 

The literature review can be a challenging and time-consuming component of a research project. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) can’t write your literature review for you, but this workshop will explore and introduce GenAI tools you may use as supports in the literature review process. We will identify ethical, legal, and intellectual property pitfalls associated with GenAI use, and offer guidelines and strategies for productive, ethical, and appropriate use of specific GenAI tools for specific purposes at each stage of the research and writing process.

This interactive workshop is a collaboration between the Library and the Writing and Communication Centre is designed for graduate students who are working on a literature review as part of a project proposal, thesis or dissertation, or a standalone journal article. Bring your laptop with you to get the most out of the hands-on practice session during this workshop.

Drop-ins at Dana Porter Library are back for the Fall 2023 term! Spots are walk-in only and are booked on a first come, first served basis.

When: Tuesday to Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Where: Dana Porter Library (next to the circulation desk)

Tuesday, September 12 to Thursday, December 7, 2023.