News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
Wentworth College are running free online writing retreats for postgraduate students and researchers. The aim of the retreat is to give dedicated writing time to those in need of progressing their projects, providing a supportive environment and an opportunity to share good writing practice with other writers. Example projects include book or thesis chapters, journal … Continue reading Join an online writing retreat in May
In conjunction with the University Learning & Teaching (L&T) Conference, the Academic Skills Community is offering a series of three workshops designed to help you engage with and prepare for the 2021 conference. Over three online sessions, you will have the opportunity to work closely with experts, who will offer advice on: How to write … Continue reading How to write a conference proposal
Struggling to sleep? Read our tips for getting a good night’s sleep and come along to our online workshop this Thursday (22 April) where college tutors will provide guidance and share some practical techniques to help improve your sleep. Book your place at the sleep workshop Future wellbeing workshops Pushing through perfectionism Overcoming feelings of worry and … Continue reading Secrets to successful sleep
The 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme is open for applications. They will be awarding five outstanding female early-career scientists a bursary of £15,000. The five awards will be dedicated to research in the fields of Physical Science; Engineering; Mathematics and Computing; Life Science; Sustainable Development. The awards have … Continue reading L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Rising Talent Programme
Sign up for this six-hour workshop for an induction into Higher Education teaching and into working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at York. There are four different Introduction to Teaching and Learning workshops: you should sign up for the one most relevant to your teaching responsibilities, on which your department will guide you. Facilitating seminars and discussion-based learning … Continue reading Introduction to Teaching and Learning training – Summer Term
We have extended our guarantee to waive continuation fees. A continuation fee is charged if you have not submitted your thesis by the end of your normal registration period. This covers access to computing and library borrowing facilities. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we previously announced that we would continue to waive continuation fees until 31 … Continue reading UPDATE: Continuation fees during the COVID-19 pandemic
We welcome the new PhD Thrive and Survive Coordinator, Estelia BórquezSánchez. If you have ideas for training and wellbeing projects, contact Estelia: eibs500@york.ac.uk Support and wellbeing
The University of York’s Access and Outreach team and Academic Support Office are looking to recruit a number of postgraduate students to support the delivery of various online outreach activities for post-16 students for the summer of 2021. All opportunities are designed to support students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in Higher Education to reach … Continue reading Access and Outreach teaching opportunities
The Brilliant Club offers an opportunity for PhD researchers to have a sustained and meaningful impact on school pupils who have been unfairly disadvantaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Brilliant Club works with PhD students and PhD graduates specifically, and are currently recruiting tutors to start work from April onwards to work on their curriculum focused Brilliant Tutoring Programme, … Continue reading The Brilliant Club PhD researcher opportunity
The third round of the Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) opened today and we’re pleased to announce that this is now available to self-funded international students. Due to the effects of the pandemic, we know that for some researchers, even with adjustments and mitigation, it is not possible to complete your doctorate within your funding … Continue reading Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) – Round 3 open
