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Simon Landry – Un trajet en recherche et en communication en français

October 3, 2019 David Mendes 1:06:26

Pourquoi faire une maîtrise ? Pourquoi faire un doctorat ? Tout ça peut paraître bien compliqué et bien difficile quand on termine notre baccalauréat. Une conversation avec un professeur sur un sujet qui vous intéresse peut changer votre perspective et vous projeter dans une aventure où votre détermination et votre persévérance seront mis à l’épreuve…

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Kirsten (Dr. Kiki) Sanford – Following the Passion of Science Communication

September 30, 2019 David Mendes 57:31

If you decide to embark on the graduate studies journey, you may find yourself telling stories. Stories about ideas, stories about science, stories about stories. You will focus and research until late hours of the night to find that piece of information, to fill that gap in the narrative. You will crumple a whole chapter…

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Filipa Carreira Barbosa – Navigating the International Student Experience

August 22, 2019 David Mendes 47:36

Many of us leave home for grad school, to another city or even to another country. Some end up staying after graduation, some end up coming back home. Being an international student can be an experience in freedom and independence, but the fact that you are far from family and friends may be challenging, especially…

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Rob Hutcheson – Playing to Your Strong Suits

August 1, 2019 David Mendes 37:48

During grad school, your personal interests and strengths can serve as a blueprint for what comes after graduation and inform the career choices you will make once you’re on the job market. Your personal interests are also key for keeping a healthy balance between work and your personal life, during your studies. In this episode,…

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Mark Roberts – Transferable Skills and Industry Jobs

July 25, 2019 David Mendes 1:07:08

You don’t embark in a master’s or a PhD without confidence. A trust, a confidence that you can delve into the unknown of a master’s or a PhD project and come out with answers to questions no one has asked before. This confidence is what fueled you so far. And during this time, it has…

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Joe Makkerh – Pushing Through Obstacles and Difficulties

July 25, 2019 David Mendes 55:11

You’re finishing grad school, or you’ve just finished. Your project has brought you here and now – it had challenges, victories, failures, obstacles, successes. It has brought you excitement, frustration, exhilaration, anxiety, satisfaction. In it, you have asked questions, tested hypotheses, studied, discussed. But one question may still be unanswered – what comes after? In…

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Dana Murchison – Checkpoints in Your Graduate Education

July 24, 2019 David Mendes 1:00:26

In a space mission, there is one countdown, one launch, one destination, and no place for error or doubt. Grad studies are less like a rocket launch, and more like an expedition into uncharted territory. As such, they are a forgiving endeavour, where you have ample opportunity to reassess and reorient along the way. This…

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Simon Landry – Un trajet en recherche et en communication en français

Kirsten (Dr. Kiki) Sanford – Following the Passion of Science Communication

Filipa Carreira Barbosa – Navigating the International Student Experience

Rob Hutcheson – Playing to Your Strong Suits

Mark Roberts – Transferable Skills and Industry Jobs

Joe Makkerh – Pushing Through Obstacles and Difficulties

Dana Murchison – Checkpoints in Your Graduate Education

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