Calling all final year PhDs! Whether your Viva is a few weeks or a few months away, be fully prepared to defend your Thesis with our “Preparing for your Viva” training sessions. Our next session takes place on 24th November 2021 and can be booked here This session focuses on how to prepare for the viva … Continue reading Preparing for your Viva
Virtual Writing Retreats
Do you have a deadline coming up or a piece of writing that’s long overdue? Or maybe some data analysis that just keeps slipping to the bottom of your to-do list? Alongside everything else that needs to fit in with our busy research lives, it can be hard to schedule devoted time in which to … Continue reading Virtual Writing Retreats
Reflections on learning and teaching in the Autumn Term 2021-22
Reflections on Learning and Teaching in the Autumn Term 2021-22Tuesday 14 December • online • 2-3.30pm Call for contributions from staff and students on experiences of learning and teaching during the Autumn Term 2021-22: what have your experiences of learning and teaching been like this term? how have experiences gained during the remote teaching phases … Continue reading Reflections on learning and teaching in the Autumn Term 2021-22
Develop your research communication skills and raise your profile
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
Mentoring and buddying support
Our buddy scheme is open to new postgraduate researchers to pair with an existing PGR to help you settle into your York research experience. If you’re a new PGR, sign up for a buddy. If you’re an existing PGR, sign up to be a buddy. Our mentoring scheme is for 2nd, 3rd and final year … Continue reading Mentoring and buddying support
New video resource: York GTAs share teaching advice
We’ve created a new video resource: experienced York Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) sharing practical advice with newer GTAs. Academic Practice will use these videos to complement our existing GTA training resources for the Introduction to Teaching and Learning, and YLTA (The York Learning and Teaching Award). If you’re a GTA, you can look through these to … Continue reading New video resource: York GTAs share teaching advice
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Community, Events & Welfare Coordinator
The Graduate Students’ Association are currently advertising a part-time role of Community, Events and Welfare Coordinator. Application deadline: 23 November 2021 Find out more
FTxBocconi Challenge
Bocconi University, in partnership with the Financial Times, is launching the third edition of the FTxBocconi Challenge, an exciting initiative aimed at finding new, future focused and innovative ideas. They’re looking for 150 talented, proactive and curious university students & early career professionals to take part in the FTxBocconi Talent Challenge, a global competition on digital … Continue reading FTxBocconi Challenge
IBM PhD Fellowship application window for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 is open
Since 1951, the IBM PhD Fellowship Program has collaborated with faculty, students and universities by recognizing and supporting exceptional PhD students that address focused areas of interest in technology. Application deadline: November 5, 2021 5:00 PM ET (New York, USA). Find out more about the IBM PhD Fellowship
Event: The Science Viva Workshop
The Science Viva Workshop is a UK-wide online event taking place this Sunday 7 November. Please click the link below for more information: Eventbrite: The Science Viva Workshop