Grad Pro Skills (GPS) Workshops
The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) offers a variety of workshops available to all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. These workshops are conducted online in collaboration with our university partners.
Please note that workshop dates and times are scheduled based on facilitator availability. Faculty members interested in arranging a specific Grad Pro Skills (GPS) workshop for their class outside of standard office hours can contact gradstudies@ontariotechu.ca.
Research & Innovation
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Research Security
- Ontario Tech’s Research Security site.
- Virtual training modules offered by Public Safety semi-regularly
- Safeguarding Your Research - ISED Safeguarding Your Research Portal
- Cyber Security for Researchers course on the Safeguarding Your Research portal, available on Canvas by emailing your banner ID to safeguardingresearch@ontariotechu.ca
- Module 1 – Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem (English)
- Module 2 – Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners – Assess the Risk (English)
- Module 6 – Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad (English)
- Module 7 – Conducting Open-Source Due-Diligence (English)
- Module 8 – Protecting Knowledge: Research Security in Social Sciences and Humanities (English)
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Biological Safety
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Ontario Tech’s Biosafety Training
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Public Health Agency of Canada’s Laboratory Biosafety and BiosecurityTraining Portal:
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Peruse the website to choose the modules you would like to take.
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- Radiation Safety
Library
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Fall 2026 Workshops
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Open Access & Sharing Your Research for Grad Students
Tuesday, October 20, 2 to 3 p.m. - What's the Deal with RDM? An Introduction to Research Data Management for Graduate Students
Wednesday, October 21, 10:10 to 11:30 a.m. - EndNote Essentials
Tuesday, October 27, noon to 1 p.m. - Zotero Essentials
Thursday, October 29, noon to 1 p.m.
To view more workshops, please visit this link
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