News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
There are currently several hundred socially-distanced single study spaces available to book across the Library and other University buildings, the majority of which can be reserved via the Study Space Bookings Calendar. We know this is a busy time so we’re increasing the locations for individual study on an ongoing basis. Here’s what you need to … Continue reading HOW TO: Book study spaces
New teaching opportunities are advertised on the York Graduate Research School web pages. The Department of Language and Linguistic Science and the Department of History are looking to recruit Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) for the 2021/22 academic year. Application deadlines are Tuesday 15 June and Friday 25 June respectively. If you want to teach as … Continue reading New teaching opportunities for 2021-22
The next three sessions in the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Early Career Researcher Networking Workshop Series are now open for bookings. The theme of the series is ‘developing the next generation of research leaders for sustainable development’. The workshops bring together early career researchers from all around the world interested in establishing connections to colleagues in … Continue reading Upcoming WUN Early Career Researcher networking workshops
The EPSRC has launched a ‘have your say’ campaign relating to race equality. This follows on from the recent launch of their race equality initiative and publication of their detailed ethnicity data analysis. This engagement will enable them to build knowledge and gather insights to better understand the factors that influence the inclusion of Black, Asian … Continue reading Have your say: community survey on race equality
Our Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalists have been announced. Ten postgraduate researchers will pitch themselves against the clock to deliver captivating and inspiring presentations, outlining their research in just three minutes. The winner will go on to the national 3MT finals later this year. With topics ranging from detecting deadly diseases to understanding children’s learning, … Continue reading Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalists announced
Learn how to create a bibliographic database, insert citations and create a bibliography. EndNote X9Wednesday 26 May 2021 10am-12pmOnline This Research Excellence Training Team (RETT) course will cover importing references to EndNote, searching online databases, and retrieving references from journals, databases and the Library catalogue. We will look at how to organise references in EndNote … Continue reading How to create a bibliography
More than 70% of people experience Imposter Syndrome at some point in their lives, but what is it? Students who suffer with Imposter Syndrome may feel they don’t deserve to be at university and that they will not succeed. If you have had thoughts such as these, you are almost certainly not alone! ‘I didn’t … Continue reading Looking at Imposter Syndrome
Traditionally researchers have worked either alone or in small research teams. Research councils and funding bodies, however, increasingly expect researchers to work in cognate subject disciplines to enable a cross-fertilisation of ideas and expertise. But how do you network effectively and set up successful collaborations? Organised by the Research Excellence Training Team (RETT), this session … Continue reading Networking and collaboration – How can it help your research?
Leading Routes is a pioneering initiative that aims to prepare the next generation of Black academics. They are running a series of four seminars between 19 May and 14 July for Black PhDs and early career academics, covering publishing, jobs, and grant writing. Getting Published: A roadmap to journals & academic book publishingWednesday 19 May1pm … Continue reading Black In Academia: The Careers Seminar Series
The highly popular How to thrive and survive in your PhD series is back with two workshops for the summer term (and more sessions planned for next academic year). Book your place now. Managing your SupervisorWednesday 26 May 2021OnlineThis session will focus on providing information and sharing experience about addressing the supervisor’s role, highlighting some … Continue reading HOW TO: Managing your supervisor and preparing for your online Viva
