Upcoming Events
March
Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Do you every question how you ended up in an academic environment? Have you ever felt that your achievements are just luck? You are not alone! Like many others, the self-doubt that you experience may be imposter syndrome. The term imposter syndrome was first coined in the 1970s by psychologists Suzanne Imes and Pauline Rose Clance, and they described it as a phenomenon that occurs amongst high achievers who are unable to internalize and accept their own personal success.
In this workshop, we’ll explore imposter syndrome from an intersectional lens. Together, we will consider how this common phenomenon may be more prevalent amongst certain groups and identities. Race, socio-economic class, gender, sexuality, citizenship status are just a few examples of how systemic and social barriers related to identity can amplify imposter syndrome and get in the way of your success and confidence. Join us as we work to increase our self-awareness of imposter syndrome and its impact along with identifying strategies to overcome it!
Hosted by the Health and Counselling Centre
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Student Services Hub DV2220 (Activity Room)
Do you have a quick question about your LinkedIn? Do you need a professional photo for your profile to stand out? Drop by to get your questions about LinkedIn answered! An Employment Strategist is here to answer your questions and get you on track to excel in your online presence!
- Professional Headshots - We recommend wearing dark professional clothing to stand out against the white backdrop
- Quick 5 min LinkedIn profile critiques with an Employment Strategist
- Meet Dino, the Career Centre Therapy dog while you wait
- Refreshments will be provided
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Blind Duck
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and Online via Zoom
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Student Hub, William G. Davis Building DV 220
Join the UTM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office and the Graduate Team at the Office of the Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean for an afternoon of painting pots and planting seedlings!
April
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and Online via Zoom
Details coming soon!
Past Events
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3235) and Online via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom or join the viewing party in KN 2213
Through this peer-based, interactive discussion, students will build foundational understanding of key concepts of self-efficacy, motivation, academic performance, and wellness. Through interactive learning, students will gain greater self-awareness and confidence through reflection and direct strategies improve their sense of self-efficacy.
Hosted by the Institute for the Management of Innovation at UTM
Date: Wednesday, February 19 - Thursday, February 20
Location: In-Person (DH 2070)
Date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Blind Duck
We are excited to invite all of our UTM graduate student to our next event — UTMAGS will be hosting a Valentine’s Party on Monday, February 10th from 6:00 to 8:00pm in the Blind Duck! 💕
There will be pasta dishes with vegetarian options, two drink tickets per student (one of which is eligible for a Chatime beverage), a Valentine’s Card making station, and we are partnering with the Health & Counselling Centre (HCC) who will have a bracelet making station!
All graduate students in attendance will have the chance to enter a draw and win 1 of 4 $50 gift cards! 💸
We hope to see you there! 💘
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (Kaneff Rotunda)
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3235) and Online via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom, https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89825053025
Meeting ID: 898 2505 3025
Passcode: 218732
Does thinking about the future bring you anxiety? Are you worried about managing assignments, your internship and your personal life? While starting a new year can bring excitement and motivation, you may find yourself feeling anxious about what is to come in the future. In this workshop, you will learn strategies to manage your anxiety and to bring balance to your professional and personal life. If you find that too much stress interferes with your goals and enjoyment of life, this workshop is for you!
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3235) and Online via Zoom
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Time: 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Location: In-Person (KN L1220)
Does thinking about the future bring you anxiety? Are you worried about managing assignments, your internship and your personal life? While starting a new year can bring excitement and motivation, you may find yourself feeling anxious about what is to come in the future. In this workshop, you will learn strategies to manage your anxiety and to bring balance to your professional and personal life. If you find that too much stress interferes with your goals and enjoyment of life, this workshop is for you! Refreshments served.
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and via Zoom
So you learned how to code in grad school, but do you know how far that can take you in your career? The answer is: really far! Join UofTCoders on this careers panel with UofT alumni who graduated with coding, programming, and statistics skills, and see what they do now! Panelists are previous grad students who now work in a range of positions, including in bioinformatics, academia, and industry. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person, Collaborative Digital Research Space (MN 3230)
This event, co-sponsored by the Collaborative Digital Research Space, the Office of the Dean, and the Career Centre at UTM, aims to support early career researchers (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and assistant professors) at University of Toronto in curating their online presence and increasing their online visibility.
Event schedule:
Date: Friday, November 29, 2024
Time 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Location: In-Person, RAWC Gym A
Puppy Yoga is back at the RAWC for its second year!
Get ready for the cutest yoga event ever – with puppies! 🐶🧘 Join us on Friday, Nov 29, 2024 from 11 am - 4 pm in the RAWC Gym A, and participate in either an instructed yoga class or puppy cuddle (various timeslots available).
Registration is required. Free for all UTM students. $25 for staff and faculty.
To view the full schedule and/or to register, please visit uoft.me/utmpuppyyoga. Hurry, spots are extremely limited!
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Blind Duck
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online Webinar
In today's rapidly changing academic publishing environment, researchers and authors face new challenges and opportunities related to copyright management and open access publishing. This webinar aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate this complex landscape effectively.
This webinar is designed for researchers and authors who wish to deepen their understanding of copyright issues and open access publishing. Participants will gain practical insights to make informed decisions about their rights and options as authors publishing open access.
This workshop consists of two parts. Participants may attend one or both sessions. The workshop will be recorded and shared with all registrants. Supplementary material will also be made available.
Part 1: Copyright for Researchers – 2:00 PM
Part 1 will outline author rights and other copyright concerns related to publishing research. It will aim to equip researchers with the knowledge and tools to think strategically about their own copyrights. This session will also discuss artificial intelligence and its implications for licensing. Part 1 will frame the conservation about Open Access in Part 2.
Part 2: Open Access Publishing - 3:00 PM
Part 2 will discuss the major upcoming changes in the research funding landscape in Canada related to the movement towards immediate open access. This section will highlight open access funding agreements and discounts available to authors through the University of Toronto Libraries when publishing with select publishers. This section will also explore other pathways and resources to open access publishing offered by the library such as the new open access journal search tool and assisted deposit to the institutional repository.
This will be a synchronous workshop delivered in a webinar format. If you have accessibility needs, please contact scholarly.communications@library.utoronto.ca
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and via Zoom
Are you an academic juggling too many files? Do you have multiple versions of the same manuscript, presentation, or script of code? In this lesson, we will show you how to use GitHub and the command line for version control, and introduce some best practices for keeping your science (and all your files!) clean and reproducible.
Learners will need a GitHub account, as well as a shell app. Mac/Linux users should have a native shell app they can use. Windows users may need to install Git for Windows, which includes Git Bash, a Windows-friendly Bash implementation.
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person, MN 2260
What makes a strong course paper, grant application or dissertation chapter? This in-person workshop examines the expectations and conventions of advanced academic writing. We will discuss what makes writing at a graduate level different from other forms of writing and share some key skills for presenting your writing in a professional way.
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Using a bibliographic management tool can help you quickly save and organize your citations (ex. articles, books, websites, social media, etc.) into project folders that are easily accessible from both your computer and the cloud. They can also help you automatically generate in-text citations and a bibliography from your collection of references in your choice of citation styles. This session will provide an overview and demonstration of Mendeley citation management software.
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person - UTM Library Conference Room, 4th Floor, HM448
As an early career researcher, it can be challenging to navigate the complex scholarly publishing landscape. How do you decide where and when to publish your research? What factors or criteria weigh in your decision-making? What supports can you draw upon?
Join us November 14 at noon in the library Conference Room, 4th Floor, HM448 for a discussion on decisions and supports within the scholarly publishing landscape and what that might mean for you as a graduate student looking to expand the visibility of your research.
This in-person conversation will occur concurrently across the St. George, UTM, and UTSC campuses. U of T graduate students from any discipline interested in chatting about this topic are invited to attend.
A light lunch available at each location!
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and via Zoom
If you’re in the field of bioinformatics of genomics, you have probably heard of Bash (or “shell” or “the command line”), but what is it and how can you use it? Join us on this introductory lesson as we show you how you can interact and communicate directly with your computers to use files and run programs.
Mac/Linux users should have a native shell app they can use. Windows users may need to install Git for Windows, which includes Git Bash, a Windows-friendly Bash implementation.
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Web-Conferencing
The Centre for Graduate Professional Development at the School of Graduate Studies invites you to a new workshop about creating and maintaining an Individual Development Plan (IDP). IDPs are often recommended to both doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars as a way to plan their professional activities and careers. But how do you make sure your IDP is more than just paperwork? If you are curious about what an IDP is, how it can help you get through grad school and navigate career planning, or how you can get more out of completing your required IDP forms each year, this workshop is for you. This workshop will cover three key topics:
- What are IDPs and why are they recommended?
- How to leverage your IDP to benefit your research productivity, professional development, and career planning
- How to talk to your supervisor or mentor about your IDP
This workshop covers content on researcher development that will be most relevant to research-stream master’s and PhD students and to post-doctoral scholars; however, all grad students are welcome. Post-doctoral scholars interested in attending should email cgpd@utoronto.ca for registration support.
Questions? Email us at cgpd@utoronto.ca.
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person - DV 3129
In this workshop, you'll explore the genre of scholarship proposals. You'll analyze sample texts to increase your awareness of the written expectations of proposals (e.g., for tri-agency funding programs). You'll reflect on macro- and micro-level considerations for your own writing. You are encouraged to bring your brainstorming notes, drafts, and questions to this session.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person (MN 3230) and via Zoom
Python is an important programming language used by many scientists and social sciences. In this intro workshop, we will be teaching learners about numbers, strings, and lists. We will import some libraries and work with loops, functions, and dataframes.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: In-Person - UTM Library (HM 185/190)
Zotero is a free and open-source tool for managing bibliographic information and associated research materials. This session will introduce graduate students to the citation management software overall, how to import and organize sources, and how to create bibliographies in Zotero.
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person - MN 3230
Are you a graduate student looking to effectively communicate your research? Join our interactive workshop designed to help you craft compelling, short research presentations that resonate with both specialist and non-specialist audiences. In this session, we will cover essential techniques for structuring your presentation and employing storytelling elements to capture and maintain your audience’s attention. We will also explore strategies for tailoring your message to different audience types, ensuring your research is accessible and impactful. Whether you are preparing for a conference, a public lecture, or a job interview, this workshop will equip you with the tools needed to successfully communicate your research.
Take a break from research and immerse yourself in the beauty of our campus as we explore local trails, spot various bird species, and enjoy the tranquility of nature all while connecting with fellow grad students on campus.
This is a rain-or-shine event, so please dress accordingly. Closed-toe, comfortable shoes are highly recommended.
Registration is not required but we do ask that you RSVP to reserve a pair of binoculars to get a close up of our feathered friends.
We will meet at the Deerfield Building entrance closest to Starbucks. Hope to see you there!
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: MN 3230 (In-Person) and via Zoom
R is a language that is used in many sciences and social sciences for data wrangling, visualization, analysis, and writing. In this intro R workshop, we will be diving into objects, vectors, loops. We will also start working with dataframes, and introduce learners to wrangling data.
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Location: MN 3230
Come meet the instructors and the exec team of UofTCoders, chat about code, research, and grad school, and eat some food!
Date: September 20, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Roy Ivor Hall Lobby (3370 Residence Road)
Following Orientation, the Family Care Office (FCO) will host a meet and greet for students to connect with the office and each other at each of U of T’s three campuses. Students and their families are welcome to join us on their affiliated campus, or the campus closest to their home. Snacks will be provided!
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: CCT Courtyard
Calling all incoming and returning graduate students!
Join us for an end-of-summer BBQ featuring garden games, a flower station, and other festivities. Come meet your fellow graduate students and staff, have some food, and win some prizes.
New graduate students are invited to join a graduate-led campus tour, organized by UTMAGS, the UTM Association of Graduate Students. The tour will depart at 2:00 p.m. from the CCT Courtyard following the garden party.