A discussion between PhDs and postdocs about navigating challenges in the PhD and finding helpful practices for wellbeing.
Health, Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance in the PhD
Posts about Support & wellbeing
Call for volunteer speakers: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in your PhD workshops 2020-2021
Join us as we prepare for next year’s peer-led ‘PhD Survival’ workshops for new students
Deadline approaching for mentor scheme
The PGR Mentoring Scheme aims to provide an enhanced research experience, through additional support. Your mentor (a postdoctoral researcher) will provide support, guidance, and a space to discuss your overall progression as a researcher – to complement your supervisory guidance. Postgraduate research students in the last 18 months of their registration have until Monday 22 June … Continue reading Deadline approaching for mentor scheme
Postgraduate Researcher Mentoring and Buddying Schemes
In the spirit of National Volunteer Week, we are immensely proud to be launching two new initiatives for postgraduate researchers here at the University of York. For our incoming postgraduate research students who are starting at the university in 2020/2021, we have launched our PGR Buddy Scheme. We are looking for current PGR students from … Continue reading Postgraduate Researcher Mentoring and Buddying Schemes
Online Writing Groups at York
Connect with other researchers in these online writing groups
Health, wellbeing and work-life balance in the PhD: an online workshop
Meet and talk to PhD students and post-docs about health, wellbeing and maintaining a goo work-life balance during doctoral research.
PhD virtual coffee and chats (for January 2020 intake)
PhD virtual coffee and chats (on Zoom)11am – 12pm Wed 24 June 2020 Register on Zoom hereAdd event to your Google Calendar If you just started your PhD in January 2020, we know that it must have been especially difficult for you that we went into lockdown only a few weeks into your programme. We … Continue reading PhD virtual coffee and chats (for January 2020 intake)
How to Survive Fieldwork and Data Collection
Learn about good practice and tips for doing effective fieldwork and data collection.
GSA Q&A with Academic Registrar
GSA Sabbs recently invited Wayne Campbell, Academic Registrar, to join their Q&A. He is responsible for areas such as student wellbeing, academic support, and careers and placements services.
Library resources and support for your research
The Library continues to support you during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Library now offers postgraduate students a Direct Delivery service for print-only books to your home. If your request is crucial for your work , please submit it using the purchase request form. Presentations from all last term’s research support workshops are now available on … Continue reading Library resources and support for your research