Research Development

Support your researching skills as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The ASPIRE program enables your professional development with a variety of workshops related to the research skills you seek to develop.

Upcoming Workshops

October 2021

• Finding Government Policy and its Analysis (Oct. 15, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Finding Legislation and its Analysis for Beginners (Oct. 19, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Intro to Scoping Review (Oct. 19, 2021 at 10 a.m.)
• APA 7 Citations (Oct. 19, 2021 at 3 p.m.)
• Using Images (Oct. 26, 2021 at 1 p.m.)
• Finding Government Policy and its Analysis (Oct. 29, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Individual Writing Appointment (Individual Service)
• GEAR UP for Graduate Studies Program (Ongoing and Online)
• Individual Reserach Appointment (Individual Service)
• Accessing Statistics Canada Data for Your Research (Self-Paced MyLearningSpace Module)
• Citing Insights: Tools to Help You Cite (Self-Paced MyLearningSpace Module)
• Developing a Research Question (Self-Paced MyLearningSpace Module)
• Searching for Scholarly Literature (Self-Paced MyLearningSpace Module) 

November 2021

• Finding Legislation and its Analysis for Beginners (Nov. 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Finding Government Policy and its Analysis (Nov. 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Engaging with Sources in Your Writing (Nov. 18, 2021 at 11 a.m.) 
• Finding Government Policy and its Analysis (Nov. 26, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)
• Finding Legislation and its Analysis for Beginners (Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.)

December 2021

• Writing Clearly and Concisely (Dec. 6, 2021 at 11 a.m.)

January 2022

• Ebooks Make Them Work for You (Jan. 13, 2022 at 1 p.m.)
• Ebooks Make Them Work for You (Jan. 19, 2022 at 10 a.m.)
• Publishing Pitfalls for Graduate Students (Jan. 25, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.)
• Developing Your Writing Process (Jan. 27, 2022 at 11 a.m.)

February 2022

• Intro to Scoping Review (Feb. 2, 2022 at 1 p.m.)
• Using Images (Feb. 9, 2022 at 11 a.m.)
• Writing Literature Reviews (Feb. 10, 2022 at 3 p.m.)
• Creating a Research Question (Feb 11. 2022 at 10 a.m.)

March 2022

• Grammar Tune-Up (Mar. 10, 2022 at 11 a.m.)
• Planning a Literature Review (Mar. 11, 2022 at 11 a.m.)

April 2022

• Strategies for Approaching Large Writing Projects (Apr. 27, 2022 at 12 p.m.)