At Department Day, BGSA is hosting the Disasters workshop

Thomson House Ballroom | 1:30 to 3:00pm | 1 April 2026

Behind every published paper, thesis, and conference talk is a likely story of trials and tribulations. These stories are often comedic in hindsight, yet don't make it into any official publication.

In honour of these stories, we're hosting the 'Disasters Workshop' - a time for undergraduates, graduates, and faculty to share their stories of setbacks in academia. Ranging from fieldwork blunders, experimental meltdowns, to appalling rejection letters from funding and journals, we invite all stories of various length. Stories can be submitted and read anonymously, or shared by the storyteller. 

STORY SUBMISSION LINK