Call for Posters: Doctoral Poster Workshop on Human Rights

Deadline for Expressions of Interest – June 13th  For more information see: york.ac.uk/cahr Are you interested in human rights issues? Does your doctoral research address human rights challenges? Would you like to meet and share your experiences with a community of human rights researchers? The Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) is soliciting proposals from … Continue reading Call for Posters: Doctoral Poster Workshop on Human Rights

Teaching in Sociology

Applications are open for University of York PGRs interested in being a GTA in the Sociology department for the next academic year. They’re looking for GTAs to facilitate seminars on their preferred module from any of the four first-year undergraduate modules:  Cultivating a Sociological Imagination;  Sociology of Crime and Deviance;  Introduction to Sociological Theory; Introducing Social Psychology. They can … Continue reading Teaching in Sociology

Jade’s experience as an Intern Games Designer at Criterion Games

We asked Interactive Media student Jade about their degree, gaining work placement experience and the day-to-day life of a games designer. Why did you decide to do a placement? Working in the games industry has always been what I wanted to do and through the course I’m studying at university, I discovered my love for … Continue reading Jade’s experience as an Intern Games Designer at Criterion Games

Calling all BAME PGRs

York is a lead partner in the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) project. It’s a collaboration dedicated to equity at doctoral level with a specific focus on access to doctoral study for graduates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The YCEDE project team is looking for existing BAME PGRs to become … Continue reading Calling all BAME PGRs

New workshop for Researchers – Exploring Resilience and Work-life Balance: Combating Imposter Syndrome

We’re happy to announce the return of our highly popular Exploring Resilience and Work-life Balance: Combating Imposter Syndrome workshop – 13th July 2022, 15:00-17:00, Online This session, tailored to the research environment, and led by former academic researcher Steve Hutchinson, will focus on the Inner Game of being a researcher. He’ll examine the beliefs that help and … Continue reading New workshop for Researchers – Exploring Resilience and Work-life Balance: Combating Imposter Syndrome

Job Opportunity – Two Research Trainees, Department of Social Policy and Social Work

Deadline: 30 May 2022Hours of Work: 11.1 hours a week, 0.3fte (1 post for 3 months, 1 post for 7 months) Interview Date: TBC About the Role The Department of Social Policy and Social Work are looking to recruit two research trainees to join our ongoing project exploring how we can use asset-based approaches to … Continue reading Job Opportunity – Two Research Trainees, Department of Social Policy and Social Work