Posts about External opportunities

ESRC and White Rose funded PhD studentship opportunity

Deadline: 17:00 (UK Time), 30 June 2022 About the opportunity The new ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, co-hosted at the Universities of York and Leeds, is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship on over-policing communities of colour and vulnerability.  This studentship is ringfenced for British BAME candidates and is part of a co-ordinated plan to increase diversity and inclusion among our postgraduate research community.  The closing date … Continue reading ESRC and White Rose funded PhD studentship opportunity

Launch Event: Postgraduate Pedagogies Journal (Volume 2)

Join the Postgraduate Pedagogies Journal team for an online event to celebrate Issue 2 of Postgraduate Pedagogies and hear about the future plans for the journal When: Thursday, 30 June, 4-5pm BST About the event The second issue of Postgraduate Pedagogies includes eight exciting and topical essays written by GTAs from a range of UK … Continue reading Launch Event: Postgraduate Pedagogies Journal (Volume 2)

Ten is Zen: Counting 10 days of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Through our membership with Vitae, University of York Researchers have free access to this event. As part of our commitment to the Researcher Development Concordat, the YGRS has extended our support for postdocs and early career researchers to take part in 10 days of Professional Development, to our Postgraduate community. Researchers across the world are … Continue reading Ten is Zen: Counting 10 days of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

GSA elections: voting now open

Choose the new GSA Sabbatical Officer team for 2022/23. Sabbatical Officers lead your postgraduate union and are in the rooms where key decisions are made at the University, representing you. Have your say in who represents you for the next academic year. The roles to vote for are President, Vice-President Academic, and Vice-President Wellbeing and … Continue reading GSA elections: voting now open

GSA launches strategy research project

The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is launching a student research campaign to inform its new three-year strategy and postgrads are in with a chance of winning vouchers for participating. They’re looking for students to share their thoughts with the GSA about: What your ideal student experience is What you would change about your current experience … Continue reading GSA launches strategy research project

Become a Brilliant Club tutor – PhD and ECR opportunities – 2022-23

The Brilliant Club is an award-winning university access charity. They recruit and train PhD students and ECRs to support disadvantaged school pupils access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.  The Brilliant Club provides PhDs and ECRs training in widening participation, research communication, and teaching. Researchers are then paid to deliver academically … Continue reading Become a Brilliant Club tutor – PhD and ECR opportunities – 2022-23

Nominations Open – The Postgrad Awards

Help shine a spotlight on postgraduate talent! Nominations close: Sunday 8 May Do you know a postgraduate student, supervisor or university staff member that has made an outstanding contribution to the world of postgraduate study? Nominations are now open for the fourth year of The Postgrad Awards – a series of awards from FindAMasters and FindAPhD … Continue reading Nominations Open – The Postgrad Awards

Call for Papers – Commemorations: Then, Now & To Come

Be a part of Ulster University’s upcoming online conference, exploring the past, present and future of Ireland. Event date: 23-24 June, 2022 Deadline for submissions: 6 May 2022 About the event The past ten years has brought a continues series of reflections since 2012, of the key events in Ireland’s history that have ultimately changed … Continue reading Call for Papers – Commemorations: Then, Now & To Come

ACU-Early Careers Researcher Training Programme on Presentation Skills and Proposal Writing

5 April – 12 May, every Tuesday and Thursday online Join the Association of Commonwealth Universities for a free series of events with Christ University, covering training on presentation skills and proposal writing. With online sessions taking place each Tuesday and Thursday, the programme aims to help develop your skills, techniques and confidence in delivering … Continue reading ACU-Early Careers Researcher Training Programme on Presentation Skills and Proposal Writing