News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
We are very pleased to provide an opportunity for a proactive and committed postgraduate (or postdoctoral) research to take up the new role of ‘Thrive and Survive your PhD’ series coordinator. The ‘How to Thrive and Survive in your PhD’ workshop series is a peer-led initiative designed for students to share information and advice between year groups and … Continue reading JOB OPPORTUNITY: Thrive and Survive your PhD Coordinator
The Emergency Student Support Fund has reopened. The Emergency Student Support Fund (ESSF) aims to provide short-term financial support for the unanticipated needs of York students caused or exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Students can apply for a maximum of £500 of non-repayable funding. All current students who are fully-registered at the University of York … Continue reading Emergency Student Support Fund reopens
The first of our two workshops to support Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) teaching in the Spring or Summer Term is now available: Teaching During COVID-19: Teaching Online. This online workshop is open to all Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) who are either teaching online as a GTA or are interested in learning more about what is involved … Continue reading Teaching During COVID-19: Teaching Online
Nine online courses have been announced on the 2021 medtech innovation programme of learning, including a brand-new User-Centred Design course. The training programme is delivered through a flexible, pick and mix programme of introductory, stand-alone workshops, designed to equip researchers and business development teams with the skills to translate research ideas into medical technology products … Continue reading Translate MedTech 2021 Training and Development Programme announced
The Dan David Prize offers $15,000 scholarships to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students. Selected fields this year are: History of Health and Medicine Public health Molecular medicine Scholarship application deadline: Wednesday 10 March 2021 Dan David Prize application guidelines
The York Graduate Research School (YGRS) is delighted to announce that the first round of the Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) is now open. This is a package of support for PhD researchers receiving their stipend via York, and for UK self-funded PhD researchers, who have been most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to … Continue reading Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund: Round 1 open
Library services will continue during the lockdown and the main buildings on Campus West will remain open with reduced hours. Find out all the details of what you can do, where you can visit, and how you can help us all stay as safe as possible. Library update – services during lockdown
Join academics, postgraduates and creatives from all over the world in an online writing group. Organised by Dr Sophie Weeks and Kyveli Lignou-Tsamantani at the University of York, SZWG is a online writing group. They have run sessions every weekday since lockdown in March 2020, and the group has continued to grow. Currently, there are over 150 members. SZWG offers community, accountability, and structure by … Continue reading Silent Zoom Writing Group
Kate Arnold, Dean of the York Graduate Research School, and Vice-Chancellor Charlie Jeffery have recorded messages of thanks to our postgraduate researcher community. Both the Dean and the Vice Chancellor recognise the challenges of 2020 and pay tribute to the way PGRs have responded to the difficulties of the past year. They also reflect on … Continue reading Thank you to our postgraduate researchers
Rapid asymptomatic testing for students and staff will be available from Sunday 3 January to Friday 5 February. Working with the UK government and the NHS, the University is offering free rapid results covid testing to all asymptomatic students and members of staff on campus. The government recommends that you have two tests, three days … Continue reading Rapid results Covid-19 testing available from Sunday 3 January
