News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
Our Digital Tools for Research practical guide gives guidance on using Nvivo, formatting your thesis in Word, literature searching and a whole range of other digital tools. Digital Tools for Research If you have specific enquiries about using any of these applications for your research please contact itsupport@york.ac.uk
The results of our York Open Research Awards have been announced, celebrating advocacy, innovation and good practice in open research across the University. Several prizes have been awarded to postgraduate researchers for their projects with additional funding offered to help develop selected initiatives. The University Open Research Operations Group will also be working with researchers to develop … Continue reading York Open Research Awards – the winners
Project Officer (PGR Handbook), Student Services, University of York4 weeks // 20 hours p/w // £8.91 p/hFind out more or apply Deadline for applications: 11:55pm Tuesday 22 June
The York Three Minute Thesis Final 2021 took place on Thursday 10 June as part of the York Festival of Ideas. Pitching themselves against the clock to communicate the impact of their research, ten PhD students delivered captivating and inspiring research presentations, showcasing the strengths of postgraduate research at York. Congratulations to all who took part and to … Continue reading Congratulations to our 3MT winners!
There is an exciting opportunity for five Student Ambassadors/current students to join the Postgraduate Student Recruitment Team, working alongside Marketing Content teams, to help with the creation of digital content for the University Postgraduate Virtual Open Days in 2021 and our Student Voices platform. We are looking for vlog content producers who can reflect the diversity of our … Continue reading Postgraduate diversity content internships
The GSA LGBTQ Network will host a virtual Graduate Queer Symposium in the final week of Pride Month (21-27 June). The GSA wants to highlight and support the important research that postgraduates at the University of York are undertaking in the fields of gender, sexuality, and queerness. The symposium is a chance for students to … Continue reading Call for abstracts: Graduate Queer Symposium
The Universities of Sheffield and York, in partnership with the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP), would like to invite you to a week of professional training taking place during the w/c 28th June 2021. These sessions are open to University of York and Sheffield PhD students and ECRs only. Events have limited numbers so … Continue reading Career development training workshops
Academic Practice have added two extra dates for the Introduction to Teaching and Learning training. This training is mandatory for teaching as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) but you only need to complete it once (shown on your Skillsforge record). 1. Facilitating Seminars and Discussion-Based Teaching: Thursday 1 July 9.30-11 with two weeks advance self-study. … Continue reading Introduction to Teaching and Learning: new sessions added July
Digital Skills for Employment is a two-day event designed to support final year undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students as they transition into the digital workplace. Digital skills for employmentMonday 7 – Tuesday 8 June 2021Online This event is made up of workshops from recent graduates, employers, and the Teaching & Learning and Careers teams, focusing … Continue reading Digital skills for employment
Do you fancy trying out a new online assessment platform? The Digital Assessment and Feedback project team are looking for volunteer GTAs to test the usability of the marking tools in Wiseflow, a new assessment platform. Some previous marking experience of any kind would be useful but it is not essential. The total time commitment … Continue reading Markers needed to test usability of a new online assessment platform
