Workshops
Explore the key elements of innovation and entrepreneurship, and learn how to successfully communicate your research and advance your career.
Please check with your program to ensure these training options will be accepted toward your required PD credit hours.
What is a Three Minute Thesis - Info Session
Jan. 17 | 12 - 1:00 p.m. MST | Online
The University of Alberta is gearing up for the 2025 3MT competition. Graduate students this is your opportunity to learn what a 3MT is and how it can help you develop your research communication skills.
Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking
Embrace a mindset of questioning assumptions, testing ideas and learning about the "person" who will benefit from the solution in this three-part workshop.
Innovation Bridge
Discover aspects of innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset to create solid policies, develop new processes and establish best practices.
Career Development
Career Action Series
Take action and further your career with the Career Centre’s monthly roundtable discussions.
Career + Leadership Symposium
Build leadership skills and explore your life goals and career.
Mitacs Sessions
Self-paced, virtual courses designed to advance your career.
Professional Development Days
Recognize your talents, pursue your interests, learn professional skills and make interdisciplinary connections that will help you excel in your chosen field.
Professional Development Online Suite
Register for convenient, self-paced online modules that count toward your Professional Development (PD) Requirement.
Knowledge Mobilization
Research Communication Workshops
Learn to present engagingly, write clearly and reach audiences through traditional and non-traditional media.
Writing Workshops
Writing Retreats
Regain momentum on your next major writing project with practical talks, health breaks, consultations with experts and, of course, ample quiet time for focused writing.
NSERC/SSHRC Writing Workshops
Effectively communicate your research and improve your academic performance in this workshop series.
Workshops for Indigenous Students
Circle Series
Ask questions, listen to experiences, share knowledge and build community in workshops intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. Through these workshops, participants will be introduced to aspects of Indigenous knowledge and land-based learning in the hopes of building deeper connections to the land, tradition and spiritual selves.