workshops – Research Student Community

How to deal with negative feedback, develop global networks and workshop with local communities – upcoming events with YESI

Posted by caitlinmcdowell on 10th February 2023

Each week, many departments across the University organise and curate a fantastic range of events open to postgraduate research students and staff. This week, we are highlighting a selection of exciting opportunities from the York Environmental Sustainability Institute. Check out the events we’ve highlighted below, discover YESI’s full programme of events and subscribe to their … Continue reading How to deal with negative feedback, develop global networks and workshop with local communities – upcoming events with YESI

Career decisions and transitions

Posted by Christine Comrie on 7th June 2022

Career Decisions and Transitions6th July 2022 10:00-13:00 Online In this online workshop PhD researchers will learn how to improve their employability depending on their career goals, using tools and techniques to assist them in assessing their skills and interests. With a career planning overview and information about what influences career decisions, participants will understand how … Continue reading Career decisions and transitions

Pushing through procrastination

Posted by Christine Comrie on 5th March 2021

Do you check emails or constantly find ways to distract yourself from your work? Are you very self-critical about your ability to work? Do you feel drained yet have nothing to show for it? Explore the causes of procrastination and look at practical ways to overcome putting things off. Read our tips to beat procrastination. Come … Continue reading Pushing through procrastination

International Development Program for Early Career Researchers

Posted by Kathryn Arnold on 29th September 2020

The University of York is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a leading global higher education and research network made up of 23 universities, spanning 15 countries on six continents. WUN has announced a special international network development program for early career researchers (including PhD students) under the theme of developing the next generation of research … Continue reading International Development Program for Early Career Researchers

Health, wellbeing and work-life balance in the PhD: an online workshop

Posted by Jamie Khoo on 26th May 2020

Meet and talk to PhD students and post-docs about health, wellbeing and maintaining a goo work-life balance during doctoral research.

Supportive training and wellbeing workshops

Posted by Jamie Khoo on 10th February 2020

A wide range of training and workshops are available to postgraduate researchers across all departments throughout the academic year. We know that it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming as there’s so much going on! So we’ve tried to make it a little easier for you by collating links to all available training in one … Continue reading Supportive training and wellbeing workshops