A module for students working independently on a research degree (eg. PhD). The focus will be on practising and developing the language and rhetoric to explain and present your research in both written and spoken formats. Book via Unihub.
As part of ongoing training and development for PGR students, the Doctoral School and Research Institutes are running events for students in year 2 onwards. This central Doctoral School session will be a reminder of where to access key information and university-level support for your studies, as well as a chance to reconnect with the … Continue reading PGR Essentials – Doctoral School session for all returning students
A module for students working independently on a research degree (eg. PhD). The focus will be on practising and developing the language and rhetoric to explain and present your research in both written and spoken formats. Book via Unihub or check the Friday email for the zoom link.
Following a successful pilot, we are pleased to announce the SHU PGR Peer Mentoring scheme for 2021-22 is now open. SHU PGR Peer Mentoring offers the first university-wide opportunity for PGR peer mentoring, supporting the needs of PGR students who would like to be mentored and providing a development opportunity for PGR student mentors, facilitating … Continue reading SHU PGR Mentoring Scheme Briefing Session
This follow-on session from the Doctoral School session will be run for PGRs within the Health Research Institute with a focus on completion planning and project management. All returning PGRs in HRI will be invited to this session via the PGR Institute Admin Team
This follow-on session from the Doctoral School session will be run for PGRs within the Industry & Innovation Research Institute with a focus on completion planning and project management. All returning PGRs in IIRI will be invited to this session via the PGR Institute Admin Team. This will be a hybrid event running on campus … Continue reading PGR Essentials – session for returning IIRI PGRs
This follow-on session from the Doctoral School session will be run for PGRs within the Social & Economic Research Institute with a focus on completion planning and project management. All returning PGRs in SERI will be invited to this session via the PGR Institute Admin Team. The session will be followed by a social event. … Continue reading PGR Essentials – session for returning SERI PGRs
What is the session about? The event is intended to enable a more detailed discussion around PGR wellbeing and to hear from your perspective. We will firstly feedback to the group as a whole (Students and Supervisors) of some of the activities we have implemented to support PGR wellbeing over the last 2 years and … Continue reading PGR Wellbeing Focus group – POSTPONED
These sessions are being run in January and February by the Skills Centre and will be bookable via UniHub (links below). In these collaborative online sessions, you will share a sample of your work in progress and gain practical tips and advice from two other doctoral researchers and an Academic Skills Advisor. By acting … Continue reading Doctoral Skills session: Feedback Seminars for Doctoral Researchers
PhD study is a long haul and requires vision, purpose, resilience, and motivation. Does your resilience and motivation fluctuate? Do you get nervous when submitting your drafts for comment? Do you feel deflated, upset or frustrated when you get your supervisory feedback, and do you sometimes get conflicting views which you need to integrate? … Continue reading PhD Resilience Workshop