News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
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)
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
Did you know that approximately 50% of PhD graduates develop their careers outside academia ? If you’re considering this option, or are curious to see what might be available, why not visit our recruitment fairs next week ? The attending employers all have opportunities available on their graduate programmes for 2021, and these are open … Continue reading Online Recruitment Fairs 14th-16th October
Mental health: Another casualty of coronavirus?Thursday 15 October 2020 6.30-8pmOnline World Mental Health Day 2020 Lecture An evening of public talks and discussion hosted by the University of York’s Mental Health Research Steering Group with keynote speaker Dr Kwame McKenzie, CEO, Wellesley Institute, Toronto. Join us for an evening of talks and discussion on the implications … Continue reading Marking World Mental Health Day 2020
The annual research-in-the-pub event will take place online this year. From Monday 7 September to Friday 11 September 2020, Pint of Science will be live streaming science talks directly to YouTube and Facebook. The York event on Thursday 10 September will feature Squirrels, Fungus and a Ceilidh. What could go wrong?! Find out more about … Continue reading Pint of Science goes online
Open to all researchers, final year PhD students and interested staff members, this year’s online York Researcher Conference will be focused on how we can shape a positive research culture. The York Researcher Conference: Shaping a positive culture for researchers Wednesday 23 September 2020Online The panel discussion includes Dr Kathryn Arnold, the new Dean of … Continue reading The York Researcher Conference: Shaping a positive culture for researchers
Whether starting or continuing your research, everyone should attend this year’s online welcome event. The York Graduate Research School welcome event is an important introduction to (or reminder of) all the professional support that is available to you. Find out how services like the Library, IT Services, Careers and Placements (and more) can help you … Continue reading BOOK NOW: Graduate Research School welcome event
What can the Arts and Humanities contribute to building the kinds of places and communities we want to live, love, work and play in? HRC Place and Community: Building Ourselves Back after the PandemicOnline Conference: 1st-15th SeptemberOnline Event: Tuesday 15th September, 10.30-12.00 The Humanities Research Centre would like to invite researchers in the Arts and … Continue reading EVENT: Building Ourselves Back after the Pandemic
The REF is an endless topic of discussion but it can be very unclear exactly what it is, how it works, why it seems to come up so often, and what (if anything) it might mean for you. This webinar aims to solve those minor mysteries. Understanding the REF: A quick primer for PGRs (and … Continue reading Understanding the REF: A quick primer for research students