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Workshops

While GCAC’s workshops are designed with graduate students in mind, all members of the University of Toronto community are welcome to attend as many workshops as they wish. We offer workshops in three formats: live online, in-person, and prerecorded (on-demand). Registration is required for all workshops. Live workshops are not recorded.

Please click the title of each workshop to reach the workshop description and registration link. Once you register, you will receive details on how to join each live or on-demand workshop you have chosen. If you are are not able to register online, please contact sgs.gcacreg@utoronto.ca to be registered manually.

GCAC’s weekly Listserv messages provide an easy way to keep track of what upcoming live workshops we are offering.

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Live Workshops (Fall 2026)

Registration for all workshops is required. Please click the title of each workshop for a description and registration link.
Workshops are online unless otherwise stated, with in-person workshops taking place on the St. George Campus.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772334

Why should you attend an academic conference? This workshop is aimed at students considering applying to present their research at a conference. We will discuss finding a conference that’s right for you, getting the most of your conference experience, and preparing an application.

Presented by Dr. Matt Jones.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772336

This workshop, aimed at doctoral candidates facing a defense within the next year, will guide students through the process of preparing for your dissertation defense. We will cover disciplinary differences in the defense, questions to ask your supervisor and department administrators, the defense presentation, and preparing for the question period.

Presented by Dr. Jordana Lobo-Pires.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772344

A book review is an excellent way to begin a publishing career. It allows you to share your analysis of new work in your field with colleagues in your field and gain experience working with editors of peer-reviewed journals. This workshop offers some suggestions for how to pitch a book review to editors and strategies on how to write one.

Presented by Dr. Matt Jones.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772345

Interdisciplinarity is often considered a key element of successful research projects. This workshop will provide useful strategies in approaching Interdisciplinarity as it pertains to your research.

Presented by Dr. Jordana Lobo-Pires.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772350

Archival visits can be rewarding parts of field research, but advanced planning is crucial for making the most of a trip. This workshop introduces students to general principles for archival research in different disciplines. The workshop will discuss corresponding with archive staff, determining rules and expectations in advance, finding materials in unusual databases, and best practices for photographing, scanning, and organizing materials.

Presented by Dr. Matt Jones.

Click here to register: https://folio.utoronto.ca/students/events/detail/7772356

Like research papers and theses, thesis and grant proposals require graduate students to situate their work within the context of other research in their field(s). A well constructed literature review will help you to clarify key points for your reader such as why your work needs to be done, how it is original, and why your proposed method is appropriate. In this workshop we will examine characteristics of both short and long literature reviews, common mistakes students make when reviewing research in their field, and strategies for increasing the effectiveness of literature reviews. The material covered will be relevant to the literature-review segments of proposals, research papers, and theses.

NB: This workshop covers the same topic as Sep 21.

Presented by Dr. Jordana Lobo-Pires.

On-Demand Workshops

Please click the title of workshop series, then click the title of each workshop for a description and registration link. Workshop runtime is listed after the presenter’s name.

For students in Divisions 2, 3, and 4

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