News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
Many bursaries are available to postgraduate students to cover the costs of a short Languages For All course (depending on the availability of places). Application deadline: Monday 9 January. See information on LFA bursary eligibility and apply now.
For PGRs who want to teach, the Academic Practice Team welcomes you to book onto the Introduction to Teaching and Learning course. It covers key aspects of HE teaching and learning, such as marking and planning your teaching, and will help build your confidence to teach as a GTA. The training comprises: 4-hour self-study component (to complete before the workshop) + 2-hour in-person … Continue reading Introduction to Teaching and Learning training
The latest peer to peer support session in our ‘How to thrive and survive in your PhD’ series takes place on Thursday 1 December at 1pm. A common belief that the work/life balance of a PhD student is difficult to manage can be true in some cases. In this workshop, current PhD students and postdocs … Continue reading How to thrive and survive in your PhD – Work/Life Balance
The Internal Communications team is looking for PGRs to take part in research into how we communicate. There are opportunities to sign up for a focus group, workshop or interview with a researcher. Please help us improve how we inform, support and connect you to what’s going on around the University. Sign up to improve … Continue reading Help improve PGR communications
We’ve re-opened applications for new postgraduate researchers to be matched with a buddy in our popular Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) Buddy Scheme! The scheme enables new PGR Students to be connected to an existing research student. They will help you settle into the York research experience, to provide a friendly welcome and help you to get to know … Continue reading New PGR? Apply for a buddy
We are advertising for Graduate Teaching Assistants for the Maths Skills Centre with no fixed deadline. If we have applications and no vacancy, we will hold your application on file until a position becomes available. For more information and to apply, go to the Current teaching opportunities page. Any questions please email maths-skills-centre@york.ac.uk.
Careers Outside Academia: Interviews 29th November, 10:00-12:00, SLB/004 This workshop is aimed at those who are applying for job opportunities outside academia. It will include discussion of the function of interviews, some practical advice about preparing for and handling interview situations, plus an opportunity to practice interview skills. The aim of the course is to … Continue reading Upcoming Researcher Training Sessions
We would like to invite you to the Open Research Meeting for Early Career Researchers. This event will include talks from researchers across the University about their approach to open scholarships as well as an open scholarship discussion panel. Furthermore, there will be an informal gathering with refreshments and plenty of opportunities to discuss all … Continue reading Open Research Meeting for Early Career Researchers
All postgraduate researchers have a responsibility to properly manage the data they create, collect or use during the course of their research. Get to grips with the principles and practice of good research data management by completing the RDM 101 online tutorial in the VLE.
Applications to present at the 2023 Student Sustainability Research Conference are now open. The 2023 Student Sustainability Research Conference (SSRC) provides students from any discipline and level (undergraduate through to PhD) the opportunity to share research and learn from others in a professional conference environment. The conference is back in person in February 2023 after … Continue reading Share your research at the Student Sustainability Research Conference 2023
