Biology
- Annual Milestones and Expectations (.pdf) for Biology Graduate Students and Supervisors.
Faculty of Science
- Visit Graduate Resources for information related to teaching and professional development, academic supports, and health and wellness resources.
- Visit Instructor Resources for information about academic integrity, curriculum modifications, embedding equity, diversity and inclusion as well as university policies.
- Read the Graduate Supervision Handbook (pdf) from FGS. This handbook endeavours to support graduate supervisors with practical guidance, relational strategies, and thoughtful tools and policies to cultivate respectful, collaborative, and enriching supervision experiences.
- View the YorkU Discussion Topics to Inform Productive Supervisory Relationships (.pdf) that aim to provide clarity on supervisory expectations for both graduate students and supervisors.
- Read the YorkU The Strong Start to Supervision Checklist (.pdf) from the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The aim of the checklist is to facilitate a strong start to the supervisory relationship through clarification and discussion.
- Visit National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The website has podcasts, publications and resources dedicated to the science of effective mentoring in STEMM.
- Read or download the Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM.
- Listen to The Science of Mentorship podcasts, a 10-part series from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Hear the personal mentorship stories of STEMM leaders like physicist Dr. Jim Gates, astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa, and groundbreaking physician Dr. Vivian Pinn who share their experiences with mentorship and highlight evidence-based mentorship skills to maximize STEMM students’ potential.
- Visit the YorkU Writing Centre for Graduate Student Resources. They can support you through every stage of advanced academic writing. Whether you are beginning a literature review, revising a dissertation chapter, seeking funding, or preparing for your doctoral defense, these resources offer practical guidance and strategies to help you work productively and confidently.
Faculty of Graduate Studies Forms
- Academic Affairs Forms - These include academic honesty, curriculum development, graduate faculty membership, intellectual property, teaching awards and conflict of interest disclosure.
- Student Affairs Forms - These include convocation, enrolment, registration, petitions, appeals, visiting graduate students and program change requests.
- Thesis and Dissertation Forms - These include supervision, technical requirements, research ethics, copyright, external examiners, delay of publication and reimbursement of production costs.
- Student Finances Forms - These include financial assistance, research opportunities and scholarships and awards.
- Meeting Agenda Template (.docx). Share and use the template with graduate students.
- Meeting Notes Template (.docx). Share and use the template with graduate students.
- Read the YorkU Graduate Supervision Guidelines (.pdf). This document describes the responsibilities of supervisors, committee members and students. They are designed to support an environment in which a professional working relationship can flourish.
- Read Principles for Graduate Supervision at Ontario's Universities (.pdf). Endorsed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University and created by the Council of Ontario Universities. This document describes the set of guiding principles for the supervision of students in graduate research-based programs. The document is also available in French (.pdf).