PhD – Research Student Community

Studying for a PhD – The Inside Story: Online Q & A for prospective PhD students

Posted by caitlinmcdowell on 15th July 2022

Date: Tuesday 26 July 2022, 12 – 1pm Are you interested in studying a PhD and from an underrepresented group*? The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) partners; the Universities of York, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield Hallam University are running a Q & A webinar on 26 July from 12-1pm where you can meet … Continue reading Studying for a PhD – The Inside Story: Online Q & A for prospective PhD students

ESRC and White Rose funded PhD studentship opportunity

Posted by caitlinmcdowell on 20th June 2022

Deadline: 17:00 (UK Time), 30 June 2022 About the opportunity The new ESRC Vulnerability and Policing Futures Research Centre, co-hosted at the Universities of York and Leeds, is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship on over-policing communities of colour and vulnerability. This studentship is ringfenced for British BAME candidates and is part of a co-ordinated plan to increase diversity and inclusion among our postgraduate research community. The closing date … Continue reading ESRC and White Rose funded PhD studentship opportunity

How to Thrive & Survive in Your PhD

Posted by Jamie Khoo on 30th September 2020

Join one of the ‘Thrive & Survive’ sessions to hear insights, stories and advice about doing doctoral research at York from fellow PhDs

First week as new Dean of YGRS

Posted by Kathryn Arnold on 14th September 2020

Last week was full of new beginnings for my family: I became the Dean of York Graduate Research School, my son started senior school and my daughter a new class. The house is still buzzing with a mix of excitement at the prospect of fresh opportunities and nervousness at the unknown! It is a great … Continue reading First week as new Dean of YGRS

Call for volunteer speakers: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in your PhD workshops 2020-2021

Posted by Jamie Khoo on 1st July 2020

Join us as we prepare for next year’s peer-led ‘PhD Survival’ workshops for new students

How to survive the international PhD student experience

Posted by rett on 31st October 2019

At this workshop current and recently graduated international University of York PhD students will present a wide range of the tips and strategies they to succeed in their PhDs whilst adapting to life in the UK. This workshop will provide a space for the discussion of what a PhD is and is not, and how … Continue reading How to survive the international PhD student experience