VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Dates: September 26, 28,30 Location: Room LSC3 – Life Sciences Institute – 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Vancouver, BC
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date: September 27 - 29 1:00 - 3:00 pm MDT (each day) Location: online
This online workshop is targeted at current WestGrid account holders and focuses on getting the most out of a cluster using a scheduler. Split into three-parts, each two-hour session will provide hands-on training and offer users a chance to experiment with job submission techniques.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI and SPARC winvite you to attend an informative Lunch and Learn Panel Event about the upcoming Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) competitions
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date: Wednesday, Sept 28Location: Online
Speaker Info:
Alex Razoumov
WestGrid Visualization Coordinator
Compute Canada
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics
Abacus Dataverse
UBC Library has implemented robust research data management software – Abacus Dataverse Dataverse is an open source repository designed to assist researchers in the creation, management and dissemination of their data. The Dataverse platform allows management of datasets, metadata, and digital objects and offers support for disposition of sensitive data, which has been collected under ethics approval. The system is opened to UBC researchers, labs and institutes....
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date:Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:30 PDT
Vancouver & online, British Columbia
In Person:
675 West 10th Avenue (BCCRC Building)
Gordon and Leslie Diamond Family Theatre
BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver
Online:
Webcast link: http://vidyoreplay.computecanada.ca/replay/webcastShow.html?key=TAKdbjoD...
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Seven UBC faculty have been named as members of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada.
Read the RSC media release here: http://www.rsc.ca/en/friends-partners/newsroom/press-releases/royal-soci...
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Six UBC professors have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada.
Read the RSC media release here: https://rsc-src.ca/en/friends-partners/newsroom/press-releases/royal-soc...
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics
Effective September 1, 2016 - for all NEW ethics applications to any of UBC’s six affiliated Research Ethics Boards
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
The latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has ranked UBC 34th in the world, up 6 places from 2015.
This year's ranking is both the highest placement UBC has achieved on the AWRU and the biggest jump upwards since the data began in 2003. It reflects UBC’s strengths as a top research university, attracting the highest calibre research faculty and students and more than $500 million in research funding each year.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Date: Friday, July 29Time: 9.00am - 10.00am PST Location: Online/Vidyo
Have questions about using a scheduler on Compute Canada systems? Members of WestGrid's Support Team will answer your inquiries and help you troubleshoot issues on any topic related to Scheduling & Job Management, including:
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Contribute to UBC's response to the recently announced federal Innovation Agenda and Fundamental Science Review
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics
In July 2015, the CREB announced the requirement for a scientific / peer review for all studies above minimal risk. Peer review (sometimes referred to as scholarly or scientific review) is generally understood by UBC's REBs as a review of the importance of the research question (value) and the validity of the methodology. Practices around scholarly review vary between disciplines, fields of research and groups.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
This series will bring together journalists and researchers to discuss critical approaches on knowledge translation in the media.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office