Resources

RStudio
R for Data Science (book)
Advanced R (book)
R workshops
Reproducible Research with R (book)
Modern Data Science with R (book)
R cheatsheets
R markdown
R Markdown: the Definitive Guide (book)
Data types and structures in R
Loops in RStudio
Introduction to the tidyverse
Tidyverse website
Packages for Ornithologists

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Introduction to ANOVA

Linear Regressions
Linear regressions in RStudio
Simple and mulitple regressions
Interpreting regression output in RStudio
Data transformations
Data transformations for regressions
Contrast coding for categorical variables

Generalized Linear Regressions (GLMs)
Introduction to GLMs
GLMs in RStudio

Data Visualization
Fundamental of Data Visualization (book)
Guides for visualizing reality
Data visualization catalogue
R Graphics Cookbook (book)
Data exploration/visualization in RStudio
R charts
Introduction to ggplot2 – beginner
Introduction to ggplot2 – intermediate
Extensions to ggplot2

Choosing your statistical test
How to choose a statistical test
Statistical tests in SAS/Stata/SPSS/R

Princical Component Analysis (PCA)
Introduction to PCA in RStudio

Mixed Effect Models
Introduction to mixed models
Mixed models in RStudio

Generalized Additive Models (GAMs)
Introduction to GAMs
GAMs in RStudio

Model Selection
Introduction to AIC and AICc
Interpreting AIC results

Professional communication
Tips | Cold Calling & Emailing
Professional Correspondence Guide
How to Email a Professor
Advice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist

Grant Writing
How to write a research grant proposal
Overview on Grant Writing for Graduate Student Research
Grant Proposals (or Give me the money!)
Grant-Writing Tips for Graduate Students
Office of Research and Innovation – Grant writing support

Scientific Conferences
10 tips for attending scientific conferences
The beginner’s guide to scientific conferences
Maximizing the Conference Experience: Tips to Effectively Navigate Academic Conferences Early in Professional Careers

Poster Presentations & Scientific Graphic Design
PowerPoint design: Five Killer Ways to Design The Same Slide
bioRender: Creating Professional Science Figures in Minutes
SlideShare: Scientific Presentations and Documents
Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
Creating a scientific poster with Canva
How to create a better research poster in less time by Dr Mike Morrison: Video 1
, Video 2

Figures & Tables
Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures
How to Make Good Figures for Scientific Papers
How to write a figure caption

Citations & Citation Managers
How to choose a citation manager
Zotero quick start guide
In-depth Zotero guide
How to cite R packages

Communication Misc
Scholarly Communication
Resumes and Cover Letters (Career Centre)
Thesis Formatting (UNBC Library)
Literature Review Guide (University of Waterloo)

Scientific Communication and Knowledge Mobilization
AAAS: Communication Toolkit Sample
Ten simple rules for scientists engaging in science communication
Practical Science Communication Strategies for Graduate Students
National Collaboration Centre for Methods and Tools
KT Canada (Knowledge Mobilization)
Research Impact Canada
Health Research BC – Pathways to Impact (Knowledge Mobilization)
SickKids KT Planning Tools: (Knowledge Mobilization)

Oral Presentations
Ten tips for delivering excellent scientific presentations
Ten Simple Rules for short and swift presentations
Duarte Blog – Investor Pitch Deck
Presentation Zen
UNBC Academic Success Centre – Support for presentations
UNBC Presentation Practice Club
Prince George Toastmasters

Writing
STEM Writing Resources for Learning
Scientific Writing Lessons
Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity
The British Ecological Society Short Guide to Scientific Writing
Writing for Success (Interactive BC campus textbook)
The Elements of Style
American English Grammar Rules
University of Guelph: Writing in the Sciences Online
How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation
The Craft of Scientific Writing
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science (Link to purchase book)
Writing Science in the Twenty-First Century
On Writing an Abstract for an Ecological Presentation
UNBC ASC – Proposal and Thesis Writing Tools
UNBC ASC – Writing Resources