We welcome the new PhD Thrive and Survive Coordinator, Estelia BórquezSánchez. If you have ideas for training and wellbeing projects, contact Estelia: eibs500@york.ac.uk Support and wellbeing
Access and Outreach teaching opportunities
The University of York’s Access and Outreach team and Academic Support Office are looking to recruit a number of postgraduate students to support the delivery of various online outreach activities for post-16 students for the summer of 2021. All opportunities are designed to support students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in Higher Education to reach … Continue reading Access and Outreach teaching opportunities
The Brilliant Club PhD researcher opportunity
The Brilliant Club offers an opportunity for PhD researchers to have a sustained and meaningful impact on school pupils who have been unfairly disadvantaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Brilliant Club works with PhD students and PhD graduates specifically, and are currently recruiting tutors to start work from April onwards to work on their curriculum focused Brilliant Tutoring Programme, … Continue reading The Brilliant Club PhD researcher opportunity
Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) – Round 3 open
The third round of the Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) opened today and we’re pleased to announce that this is now available to self-funded international students. Due to the effects of the pandemic, we know that for some researchers, even with adjustments and mitigation, it is not possible to complete your doctorate within your funding … Continue reading Covid-19 PhD Scholarship Fund (CPSF) – Round 3 open
York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) 2021/22 Applications now open
We are now accepting applications to the York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) for 2021/22 entry. YLTA is a taught-course designed to support York-based Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) to reflect on and develop your practice. It is also intended to help you plan for future employment. For this reason, YLTA challenges participants to look beyond … Continue reading York Learning and Teaching Award (YLTA) 2021/22 Applications now open
Online event: Software Sustainability in Practice
Software Sustainability in Practice brings together researchers from different disciplines with an interest in sustainable software development and its links with open and reproducible research practices. Software Sustainability in Practice Tuesday 20 April 202110-11.30amOnline event Confirmed speakers include Prof Simon Hettrick (Software Sustainability Institute Deputy Director), Dr Jon Hill (SSI Fellow and Senior Lecturer in … Continue reading Online event: Software Sustainability in Practice
Attend the York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum taster session
The York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum shows you how to use the knowledge and skills from a dozen different disciplines to enrich your knowledge and in particular to introduce you to a whole range of intellectual tools for you to use in your research. The York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum is hosting an online taster session from 2-3pm … Continue reading Attend the York Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum taster session
BOE Technology Group Virtual Job Fair 2021 for PhD candidates
Are you seeking to develop your career in China ? BOE Technology Group are holding a virtual job fair from Thursday, April 8th to Friday, April 9th 2021, 09:00 CST – 12:00 CST A wide range of opportunities is available, including management trainee and a variety of science and technology researcher roles. For more information … Continue reading BOE Technology Group Virtual Job Fair 2021 for PhD candidates
Making better policies for food systems
Join a webinar for doctoral students and early career researchers. Making better policies for food systemsThursday 29 April 20213-4pmOnline The new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report ‘Making better policies for food systems’ brings together decades of OECD research and policy recommendations into a coherent view on food systems to support policy makers … Continue reading Making better policies for food systems
Academic Skills Services – Easter & Summer Term Update
The Maths Skills Centre and the Writing Centre provide free online one to one appointments during term time and vacation periods, as well as a range of workshops. Here’s an update on what they have on offer over Easter and into the Summer Term: Statistics appointments – SPSS, STATA or R – with the option to share your screen to show data or output – book here. Any questions please email maths-skills-centre@york.ac.uk Online Statistics and … Continue reading Academic Skills Services – Easter & Summer Term Update