News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
A play written by two UoY PhD students will air on BBC Radio 4 this week. Back Home highlights the ongoing issues of the ivory trade, with a focus on bringing the lesser-heard voices of African communities to the fore. Find out more Back Home is aired on Tuesday 24 January at 2.15pm on BBC … Continue reading PhD students on BBC Radio 4 this week
Do you want an opportunity to share your research beyond academia, get valuable Public Engagement experience, and maybe even win a prize? Apply to take part in PhD Spotlight 2023, part of the prestigious YorkTalks event. We’re looking for 10 PhD Students to take part in a live event, where you’ll create a display or … Continue reading PhD Spotlight competition 2023
Submit an idea for an event to be part of the 2023 York Festival of Ideas programme.
The York Festival of Ideas is accepting submissions for next year’s event, with the theme ‘Rediscover, Reimagine, Rebuild’. The deadline for submissions is 12pm on Monday 14 November. The Emerging Researchers Fourm is holding an informal drop-in style event on Monday 7 November to share ideas and discuss the application process. Free tea and coffee is … Continue reading Upcoming Emerging Researchers Forum
It’s less than a month to go until the University of York 3 Minute Thesis final – and what better way to get in the mood than to catch up with the previous UK finals?! Vitae have put together a series of playlists with hours of content from their previous finals, including: The 3MT UK … Continue reading 3 Minute Thesis – Relive Previous Finals!
We’re proud to announce that 3 Minute Thesis is returning to York for 2022! Open to current PhD students at the University of York, you’ll have just three minutes each to communicate the impact of your research to an audience made up of university staff, members of the general public, and industry. The 2022 3MT final … Continue reading 3 Minute Thesis 2022 – Entries Now Open!
Deadline: Monday 14 March 2022 The Centre for Lifelong Learning is planning its 2022/23 programme and would welcome the opportunity to work with members of departments, and in particular current postgraduates, to develop new course ideas and teaching opportunities. Previous teaching experience within higher education is required. The Centre provides an extensive programme of open-access evening … Continue reading Work with the Centre for Lifelong Learning 2022/23
YorkTalks Wednesday 12 January 2022Ron Cooke Hub Join us at our popular showcase event to find out more about York’s research in bite-size 15 minute talks. Subjects this year include plastic pollution mental health resilience robots in space coding skills for musicians There are 16 talks throughout the day split into four sessions – you … Continue reading YorkTalks 2022
The PhD Spotlight poster competition is an opportunity for researchers from all disciplines to demonstrate the value of their research to society. Enter the PhD Spotlight competition for the chance to exhibit your research as part of YorkTalks, a key University research showcase event, and to win prizes. Application deadline: 5pm on Monday 29 November … Continue reading Develop your research communication skills and raise your profile
Biology PhD student, Theo Issitt, is competing in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) national final tomorrow. Theo won the York 3MT competition earlier this year. He has now been selected out of a thousand researchers as one of the final six in the national final. Theo’s talk, ‘The smell of cells’, focuses on his research … Continue reading Good luck to Theo Issitt – York’s 3MT National Finalist