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
Supervisors of Doctoral students are invited to attend a session addressing the wellbeing of PGR supervisors. The session will specifically focus on three themes: Self-care strategies for stressed out supervisors Having courageous conversations Negotiating and navigating boundaries when supporting the wellbeing of your PGR students The session is hosted by Márjory Da Costa-Abreu … Continue reading ** POSTPONED ** Let’s Talk about Supervisor Wellbeing
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
In this workshop we will explore the influence of unconscious processes as a way of understanding and pre-empting relationship problems. You will learn communication skills geared around gaining the outcome you want from interaction with peers and supervisors. There will also be tips and strategies for keeping your stress responses and self-confidence healthy while navigating … Continue reading Healthy Relationships – making the most of professional relationships – POSTPONED