News and information for all postgraduate researchers at the University of York.
The latest peer to peer support session in our ‘How to thrive and survive in your PhD’ series takes place on Thursday 1 December at 1pm. A common belief that the work/life balance of a PhD student is difficult to manage can be true in some cases. In this workshop, current PhD students and postdocs … Continue reading How to thrive and survive in your PhD – Work/Life Balance
The next session in the peer-led ‘How to thrive and survive in your PhD‘ series is on PhD myth busting. This session on Monday 11 July 2022 will discuss the many misconceptions about undertaking a PhD and aims to ‘set the record straight’ about some myths surrounding the PhD process. Starting a PhD can be … Continue reading PhD Myth Busting
Part of the ongoing “How to Thrive and Survive in Your PhD” series, this open forum is available to all PhD students, and is of particular interest in their final year who are finishing writing up, submitting their thesis, and/or preparing for their online Viva. Almost there! Preparing your online Viva – How to Thrive … Continue reading Event reminder: Preparing your online Viva
The highly popular How to thrive and survive in your PhD series is back with two workshops for the summer term (and more sessions planned for next academic year). Book your place now. Managing your SupervisorWednesday 26 May 2021OnlineThis session will focus on providing information and sharing experience about addressing the supervisor’s role, highlighting some … Continue reading HOW TO: Managing your supervisor and preparing for your online Viva