News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
Digital Creativity day: Invent a game – Thursday 9th May 2024 – 10:00 – 16:00 – Creativity Lab (LFA/103) Games, like video games, board games, and card games, can be a great way to engage audiences, using play to explore ideas, educate, and inform (or just have a fun time). During this day-long workshop, you … Continue reading Digital Creativity day: Invent a game
Elevate your academic writing this spring with the Academic Skills Community‘s series of workshops to fine-tune your writing skills. Whether you’re looking to polish your drafts, ensure your work is error-free, or master the essentials of academic integrity, we’ve got the workshop for you:
XR Network+ is running a free, part-time XR Accelerator for people working in extended reality (XR) and virtual production (VP) technologies at UK universities. The programme is open to early-mid career researchers, late-stage PhD students and research-engaged technicians and provides a unique opportunity for participants to develop entrepreneurial skills, explore what goes into creating a … Continue reading XR Accelerator
Thursday 18 January 2024, 10:00 – 14:30, H/G21 Eynns Room, Heslington Hall Big environmental problems can’t be solved by siloed researchers working independently; an interdisciplinary approach is needed. Working across disciplines, however, can throw up unexpected challenges which training within disciplines doesn’t prepare you for. This interdisciplinary training workshop aims to help participants think more … Continue reading YESI Scholars: Interdisciplinary Research Training
The University Research Data Management Policy has been revised. You should make yourself aware of the Policy as it applies to all research conducted by University staff and postgraduate researchers (PGRs). Updated guidance on research data management is available via Research Data Management: a practical guide. The Open Research team helps researchers in both understanding … Continue reading Revised University Research Data Management Policy
Conception X helps Postgraduate researchers become Venture Scientists – PhD founders who bridge the gap between academia and industry. The programme is for PGRs working on research with commercialisation potential and who are interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a potential career choice. Cohort 7 of Conception X will run from March to November 2024. The programme … Continue reading Are you interested in becoming a Venture Scientist ?
The Open Research team (Library, Archives and Learning Services) has launched a newsletter to keep staff and postgraduate researchers updated on open research activities across disciplines at York and elsewhere. The first issue includes links to a short survey on open research awareness and engagement at the University, as well as information about drop-in community clinics, online … Continue reading Open research at York: newsletter, survey and International Open Access Week
The Department of Language and Linguistic Science’s Languages for All (LfA) programme runs year-long extracurricular language courses from October to May. LfA courses are open to students, staff and members of the public as an opportunity to study a variety of languages, ranging from Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish. Registration … Continue reading Interested in learning a language?
The Open Research team is pleased to share a new guide to Research Data Management, an accessible guide to help University of York researchers navigate the practicalities of managing and sharing their research data. This new guide replaces the guidance previously made available on the Library’s web pages. We are keen to hear from you if you have any suggestions for or thoughts on … Continue reading A new guide to Research Data Management
The Creativity Lab in the Library is running a series of workshops for researchers on digital creativity. Our sessions cover everything from VR to podcasting, video editing to 3D modelling. Learn about facilities available at the Lab whilst picking up highly-transferable skills. Sessions available are: Places are limited and experience of digital creativity is not … Continue reading Digital Creativity sessions for PGRs