Research Commons: Home

The Research Commons fosters an empowered and transformative research culture at SFU that is collaborative, creative, and cross-disciplinary.  We partner with faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to build capacity, community, and expertise.

WRITING + THESES
Writing, presenting, thesis formatting & submission
SHARING YOUR RESEARCH
Knowledge mobilization, open access + publishing
SOFTWARE, DATA + DIGITAL HUMANITIES
Digital scholarship tools and resources
Features
  • Writing Consultations and Read Aheads.

    Book a writing or presentation consultation

    Consultations and written feedback for current SFU graduate students at any stage of the writing and presentation process.

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  • Student with laptop and text "Get access to SFU readings from home. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now required for off-campus access.

    MFA required to access Library materials

    Set up and use SFU's Multi-Factor Authentication System to access Library materials.

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  • Arrange a consultation or tailored training session for your graduate students or research team

    Citation management with Zotero: Training & consultations

    Arrange a consultation or tailored training session for your graduate students or research team.

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  • Thesis Writing Group

    Register now for the Summer 2025 Thesis Writing Group

    Join Thesis Writing Group to make some serious progress on your thesis and to develop a sustainable writing practice.

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  • GIS training and consultation

    GIS training and consultations

    Contact us to arrange training or to book a consultation with the RC

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News and events
  1. Register for Thesis Writing Group for Summer 2025 May 30 - August 1
  2. Become a GIS Peer: Help students and researchers learn GIS! Apply now
  3. Join the Black Writing Collective May 22-August 7
  4. Register now for the Digital Humanities Summer Institute 2025 May 26-30 and June 2-6
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