Take a look at the schedule for February and sign up via Skillsforge. Tue 2nd – Managing Your Research DataWed 3rd – Effective Project ManagementThu 4th – Academic Careers: What’s Involved?Thu 4th – Making the most of your PhD Tue 9th – Career planning: Developing your career planWed 10th – Effective Time ManagementWed 10th – How to Thrive and Survive in your … Continue reading February skills training
Teach with the Maths Skills Centre
The Maths Skills Centre is recruiting Graduate Teaching Assistants to run online maths and statistics appointments. They welcome applications from PhD research students working across all disciplines who have: A good first degree in a subject with a large mathematical or statistical content A good grounding in first-year undergraduate Mathematics and/or Probability and Statistical Theory The ability to … Continue reading Teach with the Maths Skills Centre
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Thrive and Survive your PhD Coordinator
We are very pleased to provide an opportunity for a proactive and committed postgraduate (or postdoctoral) research to take up the new role of ‘Thrive and Survive your PhD’ series coordinator. The ‘How to Thrive and Survive in your PhD’ workshop series is a peer-led initiative designed for students to share information and advice between year groups and … Continue reading JOB OPPORTUNITY: Thrive and Survive your PhD Coordinator
What do you actually do ? Podcast series
Careers and Placements have launched season 7 of the ‘What do you actually do ?’ podcast with, Talking census: a career in genealogy. Christina studied BA Archaeology at UCL, MA in History at York followed by a History PhD in the USA, where she now works for family history company Ancestry. Also coming up this term: … Continue reading What do you actually do ? Podcast series
Emergency Student Support Fund reopens
The Emergency Student Support Fund has reopened. The Emergency Student Support Fund (ESSF) aims to provide short-term financial support for the unanticipated needs of York students caused or exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Students can apply for a maximum of £500 of non-repayable funding. All current students who are fully-registered at the University of York … Continue reading Emergency Student Support Fund reopens
Teaching During COVID-19: Teaching Online
The first of our two workshops to support Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) teaching in the Spring or Summer Term is now available: Teaching During COVID-19: Teaching Online. This online workshop is open to all Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) who are either teaching online as a GTA or are interested in learning more about what is involved … Continue reading Teaching During COVID-19: Teaching Online
Translate MedTech 2021 Training and Development Programme announced
Nine online courses have been announced on the 2021 medtech innovation programme of learning, including a brand-new User-Centred Design course. The training programme is delivered through a flexible, pick and mix programme of introductory, stand-alone workshops, designed to equip researchers and business development teams with the skills to translate research ideas into medical technology products … Continue reading Translate MedTech 2021 Training and Development Programme announced
Dan David Prize
The Dan David Prize offers $15,000 scholarships to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students. Selected fields this year are: History of Health and Medicine Public health Molecular medicine Scholarship application deadline: Wednesday 10 March 2021 Dan David Prize application guidelines
Museums and Heritage Panel Event: Careers In a World Impacted by Covid
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 15.00-16.00 GMT (online) Love Museums and Heritage? Love digital technology? Then come along to this virtual panel event, ‘Museums and Heritage Q&A: Careers in a World Impacted by Covid’. The importance of digital creativity in the Museums and Heritage Sector has exploded since the pandemic. Technology can be used to engage audiences, digitise … Continue reading Museums and Heritage Panel Event: Careers In a World Impacted by Covid
Covid 19: Update for fieldwork guidance
Following the email earlier in the week stating that fieldwork has been suspended, we can provide the following update: Specific approvals are needed for a limited amount of essential field work. All fieldwork activities, including face-to-face data collection, will ordinarily have a risk assessment and guidance (or standard operating procedure) produced prior to them being … Continue reading Covid 19: Update for fieldwork guidance