September 24 2025 Presenter: Jack Leong Participants will learn the basics of virtual reality technology, and get hands-on experience with Quest headsets in this gentle introduction.   Using a Quest headset, participants will immerse into sample content for education, wellness, world travel, and entertainment, and learn how to borrow VR equipment from the Library’s Media Creation Lab.   […]

Date: September 25 2025 Are you curious about organizing your research better? Join us for our first roundtable of the season September 25 from 11 AM – 12 PM on Research and Lab Notebooks. Notebooks are important records of decision-making, results, and processes during research. Although many researchers still use paper notebooks, electronic tools protect against data loss, enhance […]

Est-ce que ça prend un doctorat en informatique pour avoir le contrôle de nos vies numériques ? Les ordinateurs devraient d’abord répondre à nos besoins, et non l’inverse. Comprendre les grandes lignes de l’informatique est une façon de retrouver un peu de liberté dans un monde où les entreprises cherchent à prendre nos vies en charge. […]

COURSE DESCRIPTION Date: September 25 2025 Computational thinking is an essential skill for anyone wanting to learn to program computers and write code. This Library Carpentries workshop will take you through the steps involved in computational thinking – learning how to break down complex problems into smaller parts, identify patterns, and design logical solutions that […]

September 25 2025 Presenter: Ted Belke, Jacob Turola & Jiaqi Yuan Learn to create your own 3D models for printing using the free web app, Tinkercad. An overview of the software and step-by-step instruction will provide a gentle introduction to 3D design concepts and techniques, so no previous experience is required.  Laptops will be available to […]

Date: September 30 2025 Presenter: Alexandra Wong Drop-in and discover how different video games use data and data visualization to aid game play and tell stories. Participants will explore various types of data visualizations, from mini-maps to energy bars, and aspects of data design like colour choices and size, to better understand how these small features […]

October 1 2025 TIFU (Today I F’ed Up) by losing a ton of data for my research – Have you ever seen a description like this on Reddit? Are your desktop and downloads folders a jumble of files named Data-finalFINAL-USETHISONE? Is all of your lab’s data stored on a single drive located conveniently under a sprinkler […]

Date: October 1 2025 Instructor: Kendra Oudyk Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. Git is widely used version control software that tracks changes to a group of files, referred to as a repository. GitHub is a popular website for hosting and sharing Git repositories, making it easier to collaborate and share your […]

Date: October 1 2025 Instructors: Eugene Barsky, Vanessa Choy Workshop: Optimize Directory Structures for Research Data This practical workshop, delivered by the UBC Library Research Data Management team, focuses on strategies for organizing research data using clear and logical directory structures. Designed for graduate students, researchers, and staff, the session helps participants manage files more effectively […]

Citations and referencing giving you headaches? Zotero will help you save and organize your references while you’re searching and will format citations and reference lists in hundreds of different citation styles. In this workshop we will show you how to set up your free account and get started with Zotero. This workshop will be held […]

Date: October 3 2025 Presenter: Jacob Turola Participants work on techniques that make their expensive games more affordable and create unique twists on classics like Catan, Chess, Monopoly, Warhammer, Battletech and many more. You’ll see demonstrations of designing and creating custom game pieces, followed by post-processing and painting techniques to achieve high-quality finishes. These methods enhance […]

Les humanités numériques réfèrent à l’utilisation d’outils et de pratiques numériques dans les sphères des sciences humaines et sociales et des arts et lettres. Le numérique peut intervenir à différents moments d’une recherche en sciences humaines et sociales et en arts et lettres, et ce, peu importe la nature et la portée du projet. Cette […]