Wednesday, January 7, 2026 10:30to11:30
Séance d’information sur le concours Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180)

Vous souhaitez pouvoir expliquer vos recherches à vos proches? Vous avez besoin d’un argumentaire rapide pour présenter les retombées de vos travaux? Le concours Ma thèse en 180 secondes est fait pour vous!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, 3MT
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 13:00to14:00
Jewish Painters of Montreal at McGill

Join the McGill Visual Arts Collection and the Student Affairs Liaison for Jewish Students for a special guided tour focused on the Jewish Painters of Montreal, a remarkable group of artists who helped shape the city’s cultural identity in the mid-twentieth century.

Classified as: Dean of Students, Arts & Entertainment, Social events
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 16:00to17:00
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Info Session

Want to be able to explain your research to your family and friends? Need a quick elevator pitch on what impact your research will have? The 3 Minute Thesis / Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes competition is for you!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, 3MT
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 12:00to13:00
Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101

This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre, Lean Canvas, Business Model Canvas, entrepreneurial mindset, Lean Launchpad methodology
Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:00to18:00
Budgeting and Expense Planning

This webinar will show you how to create a budget given your income level. It covers the main pitfalls of not budgeting and will show you ways to stay on track. Learn how to effectively monitor and cut costs using various free online tools and apps, and how to automate your savings.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Financial Skills
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 14:00to15:00
 Rethinking Research Presentations

Get started with this intro to SKILLSETS’ Presentation Skills series. This workshop teaches participants how to create clear, accessible and engaging research presentations that are fit for a variety of academic and non-academic audiences.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, presentation skills
Friday, January 23, 2026 11:00to12:30
 Read Effectively and Take Smart Notes in Grad School

Looking to manage your reading load? In this workshop, we’ll dig into strategies for making sense of dense academic texts, pulling out key ideas, and organizing notes. You will move from note-taking (just jotting things down) to note-making for better understanding.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Academic Skills
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 12:00to13:00
Introduction to Industry Analysis

This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre
Thursday, January 29, 2026 16:00to18:30
Income Taxes for Postdocs

Are you a postdoctoral fellow who is filing their first income tax return? Do you wonder what needs to be reported during your first year in Québec? Would you like to better understand tax slips and learn how to file your income taxes? Then this webinar is for you!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Financial Skills
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 12:00to13:00
Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database. 

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 14:00to15:30
Building Your Next Presentation

This workshop focuses on the steps participants need to develop content for their next research presentation. From STEM based quantitative research, to social science exploration, this workshop will explore worksheets designed to help participants develop better content.

 

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Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, presentation skills
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 12:00to13:00
Market Research and Analysis of Competition

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12:00to13:00
Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre

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