News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
The York Professional and Academic Development (YPAD) scheme provides teaching staff and Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) with an opportunity to engage in peer-supported professional development, leading to the award of one of four categories of Advance HE accredited fellowship. Find out more about the YPAD scheme, how it works and the professional recognition you can … Continue reading Professional development for GTAs
The York Graduate Research School with the Graduate Students’ Association is holding another ‘Ask Me Anything’ event for PGRs to pose questions to a panel of University and GSA representatives. At the next session featuring Vice-Chancellor, Charlie Jeffery, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel who are there to support you … Continue reading PGR Ask Me Anything: Q&A with the Vice-Chancellor, YGRS and GSA
WATCH: PGR Ask Me Anything Q&A from Thursday 1 October 2020. Sign up for the next PGR Ask Me Anything: Q&A with the Vice-Chancellor, YGRS and GSA on Tuesday 3 November 2020.
To stimulate a vibrant and engaging postgraduate community at the University of York, the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) have set up a fund to which any student or staff member can apply. The main objective of the fund is simply to make the postgraduate community better and to support new and innovative ideas and projects. … Continue reading GSA funding for the postgraduate community
The Department of Health Sciences would like to invite applications to the position of GTA as part of the team delivering Masters-level content across two statistics modules. Applicants will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of the subject matter raised in modules. Applications are not restricted to postgraduates within the Department of Health Sciences. Roles … Continue reading Teach with Health Sciences
Join an interactive York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum (YPIF) event from 6-7.15 pm on Wednesday 21 October. This online event will act as a taster of the dynamic YPIF speaker series to come during the 2020-21 academic year, highlighting research across faculty. At the session, you will hear from a variety of speakers about their research … Continue reading York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum (YPIF)
International Open Access Week takes place this week and provides an opportunity to discuss and promote all aspects of open research, from preregistration, protocols and citizen science through to preprint sharing, open access publishing and open data. Check out the Library’s Open Research Practical Guide for more information on open research and consider joining the #york-open-research Slack channel where … Continue reading Open Access Week
Missed the York Graduate Research School induction event? The presentations are now all online. The York Graduate Research School induction event in September each year provides an introduction to all professional support available to you as a research student and gives an opportunity to celebrate the success of our current students and alumni. All the … Continue reading WATCH: Induction videos now available
We’re celebrating Black History Month 2020 throughout October. The theme for 2020 is ‘Celebrating black voices, celebrating black history’ and here at the University we will be hosting a variety of online events to celebrate black voices, and to foster an understanding of Black History in general. In addition to the celebratory aspects, the month … Continue reading Black History Month 2020
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 waive continuation fees until 31 … Continue reading UPDATE: Continuation fees during the COVID-19 pandemic
