July 2, 2026
The Research EXperience (REX) program is looking for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are interested in committing a minimum of 4 hours each month to act as a mentor. This is an opportunity for graduate students to gain mentorship, leadership, and management skills.
What is REX?
REX is a six month long program designed to help undergraduate students build essential research skills through a proposed research project (no results required). As a REX mentor you will guide a team of undergraduate students through a mini proposed research project within your field of expertise. URO provides workshops on the basics of research methodology to ease the students’ transition into the program. As a mentor, you will also take a supervisory role in the students’ projects, and it is recommended you commit a minimum of 4 hours each month for 6 months (October to March).
At the end of the REX program, the undergraduate students present their finished projects at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC), one of BC's largest undergraduate research conferences. The 2025-2026 REX program saw the participation of over 80 mentors and 240 mentees. This program provides enthusiastic undergraduates with a low-barrier and accessible avenue to engage with research early in their academic careers, a valuable opportunity that many may otherwise not be able to experience.
If this opportunity interests you and you would like to become a mentor, you can fill out the registration form by 11:59 PM on Saturday, August 29th 2026! Further information about the REX program can be found in this year’s REX mentor brochure.
If you have any questions, comments or other inquiries please do not hesitate to contact rex.uro.ubc@gmail.com.