Past Webinars

Did you miss out on a session? Explore our past PROGRESS webinars below!
Webinar recordings usually become available within a few days of the live session.


A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Justice Issues in Research for Those Seeking Success in Funding Competitions: An Introduction to Existing Problems and Some Solutions
October 8, 2024, 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT

This is a talk to which everyone is invited and welcomed, but it is really designed for people in positions of power…Leaders of research groups, full professors. People who are applying for research funding as PIs. It’s geared towards helping you to think about how to be successful in funding competitions that are increasingly asking applicants to address issues around EDI. Read more.

Translating Mental Health and Substance Use Research into Health Systems Planning
September 17, 2024, 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT

While translational medicine frequently focuses on the first step of the translational continuum (“bench to bedside”), this session will highlight the additional importance of the “bedside to community” step, a key component that frequently explains the multi-year gap affecting scale-up of evidence based interventions. This webinar is essential for researchers looking to advance the population level impact of their work. Read more

Joys of the Job: Mentorship and Supervision of the Next Generation of Researchers
June 26, 2024, 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT

This webinar will explore essential aspects of mentorship and supervision in health sciences research. The session will cover trainee recruitment, establishing clear and mutual expectations, and fostering successful relationships between trainees and supervisors to set both parties up for success. Additionally, it will address distinctions between mentorship and supervision, providing practical insights on how to excel in both roles. Read more.

Research Data Management II: Data-Deposits and Finding Data
June 6, 2024, 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT

Are you creating or managing research data and want to make it publicly accessible? The 1st half of this session will cover Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository. We will practice depositing research data and review issues such as controlled vocabularies (e.g. MeSH), ORCIDs, metadata, and data dictionaries and README files. The 2nd half of this session will focus on finding and accessing existing data and statistics related to mental health. Read more.

Research Data Management I: The Basics and Data Management Plans
May 29, 2024, 4:00pm – 5:00pm PT

Are you creating or managing research data? This one-hour hands-on workshop will provide an overview of data management basics and the components of a good Data Management Plan (DMP), and will introduce the DMP Assistant – an online (and UBC-customized) Canadian software tool for crafting Data Management Plans for the TriAgencies and other funders. Read more.


Have questions or ideas for future webinar topics? Contact Dr. Nicole Sanford, IMH Research Manager, at nicole.sanford@ubc.ca.