Date & time
Friday, September 19, 2025
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Maintaining research momentum: Graduate (re)orientation for PhD students (GradProSkills event)
Cost
This event is free.
Organization
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Where
John Molson Building
1450 Guy
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This training is offered by GradProSkills. It is open to current graduate students in a PhD program.
Advance registration is required.
As you move beyond coursework and into the research-focused phase of your PhD, maintaining momentum becomes essential. Whether you’ve recently completed milestones like submitting a research proposal, completing coursework, or other program benchmarks, this event is designed to help you navigate the path to completing your doctoral journey with greater clarity, structure, and support.
Maintaining Research Momentum offers practical strategies to stay focused, motivated, and organized as you work toward completing your dissertation.
Through workshops and peer discussion, you’ll explore topics such as:
- Leveraging library tools and resources to strengthen your research
- Time management and realistic dissertation planning
- Balancing motivation, well-being, and workload
- Strengthening communication with supervisors and committees
This event will provide space for reflection and forward planning, regardless of your discipline or where you are in your research. You’ll leave with tools to help you navigate challenges, refine your goals, and re-engage with your work.
NOTE: Morning sessions (9:00 am – 12:30 p.m.) are mandatory to attend. Lunch break and afternoon sessions are optional. The detailed schedule will be provided in the coming weeks.
Spots are limited. Register by Tuesday, September 16.
Morning
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. — Registration / sign-in – Lobby
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. — Welcome remarks – Room AB
- 9:20 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. — Library resources for research – Room AB
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. — Research and thesis planning – Room AB
- 10:40 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. — Maintaining a healthy supervisor relationship – Room AB
- 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — Coffee break – Lobby
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Milestones and keeping research momentum (student panel) – Room AB
Midday
- 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Lunch break and networking – External
Afternoon – Concurrent sessions (Optional activities)
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
- Healthy writing habits – Room AB
- Navigating the job market with a doctoral degree – Room CD
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
- Copyright and your thesis – Room AB
- Learning to be an academic reviewer – Room CD