Content, Activities, & Community

GSRI is made up of three major components:

• Content, e.g. information and links to resources about research.
• Activities, e.g. suggestions for how to practice and prepare to conduct research;
• Community, e.g. online interactions with GSRI volunteers and student peers.

Each of these components is designed to be customizable to where you are today as a graduate student and researcher. For instance:

• Use the home page or menu to jump to the content that is most pertinent to your program or interests.
• Use Activity menu to find the exercises that best advance your skills.
• For those choosing more engagement, use the GSRI Slack or join GSRI Events to connect with peers and get personalized support from mentors.

Why can’t I access some links?

Some UW resources require you to login to your UW NetID to gain full access. You should have received an email invitation to create your UW NetID upon admission to the university. If you are having issues logging in to your UW NetID, please visit the Office of Admissions website for support.

Why Slack?

Slack is an online communication platform that allows for communication via targeted channels, direct messaging, and file sharing. It makes it easy to connect asynchronously with UW Libraries staff as well as other GSRI participants. You can join as many channels as you want — or create channels based on your own interests and affinities! Learn more about how to use this tool on the Slack help page.

UW Libraries Staff on Slack

Formal and informal mentorship is a key piece of the graduate student experience. In GSRI Slack, you will meet UW Libraries staff with advanced knowledge of different kinds of research who are here to provide tailored support that you can carry forward into the rest of your graduate career.