News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
Biology PhD student, Theo Issitt, is competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) national final tomorrow. Theo won the York 3MT competition earlier this year. He has now been selected out of a thousand researchers as one of the final six in the national final. Theo’s talk, ‘The smell of cells’, focuses on his research … Continue reading Good luck to Theo Issitt – York’s 3MT National Finalist
The UKRI Policy Internships Scheme for 2020/21 is now open and the closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 4 October 2021. The scheme provides the opportunity for doctoral students funded by the Research Councils of UKRI to work for three months in one of a selected group of highly influential policy organisations. Full details … Continue reading UKRI Policy Internships
Before you can teach, you will need to complete our Introduction to Teaching and Learning course. This allows you to acquire the knowledge and skills to establish yourself as a confident, enthusiastic and effective teacher and is an induction into Higher Education teaching and into working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at York. Led by Academic … Continue reading Planning to teach this academic year?
The fourth and final round of the Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) opens today and we’re pleased to advise that eligibility has been widened to include sponsored international PGRs who have had a request for additional funding support denied by their sponsor. Also, in exceptional circumstances, if you have received a previous funding extension you … Continue reading Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF): Round 4 now open
Three prestigious one-year Fellowships in the area of mental health and neuroscience are available through the University’s Centre for Future Health. The scheme is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the University and offers salary at Grade 6.1 (£32,817 p.a.) plus a modest project budget. The scheme is intended as a stepping stone to an externally-funded postdoctoral … Continue reading Centre for Future Health Fellowships
Part of the ongoing “How to Thrive and Survive in Your PhD” series, this open forum is available to all PhD students, and is of particular interest in their final year who are finishing writing up, submitting their thesis, and/or preparing for their online Viva. Almost there! Preparing your online Viva – How to Thrive … Continue reading Event reminder: Preparing your online Viva
A limited amount of funding has become available to support postgraduate researchers whose research has been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. PGRs can submit applications from 12 noon on Friday 23 July 2021. There is a light touch application process – applicants should submit a 200 word statement (approx. 700 characters) demonstrating how the pandemic has negatively impacted … Continue reading NEW: Wolfson PGR Support Fund
The National Postdoc Conference 2021 (NPDC21), hosted by the University of Liverpool on 24 September, is open for registrations. The virtual NPDC21 conference is an opportunity for postdoctoral researchers to engage with industry stakeholders, funding agencies, policy influencers, researcher developers and career development professionals. Click here to view the programme and register for sessions. The … Continue reading Register for the National Postdoc Conference 2021
The Programme Design and Learning Technology team and the Academic Practice team are pleased to invite teaching staff and PGRs intending to teach next year to a series of July webinars. These aim to supplement the Blended Learning Design and Delivery VLE resource. The teaching/facilitation section of the resource focuses on supporting inclusive learning communities … Continue reading GTAs: Blended Learning Design and Delivery webinars
The Programme Design and Learning Technology and Academic Practice teams have updated their support for integrating in-person and online teaching and learning. The Blended Learning Design and Delivery resource is available on the VLE. GTAs on contracts should be able to self-enrol. If you find you are unable to do so then please submit a request … Continue reading GTAs: New blended learning design and delivery resource available
