This is the last weekly update before Christmas, and just as a quick reminder, the University will close on Wednesday 23 December and will reopen on Monday 4 January 2021. You can find further information about support available during this time on https://www.shu.ac.uk/keeping-safe-on-campus/student-support
Adsetts Library and Collegiate Library will be open 24/7 throughout the Christmas break, but Click and Collect will close from 1600 on Wednesday 23 December, reopening from 0900 on Monday 4 January.
Hopefully you’ll have chance during this festive period to rest and relax and perhaps indulge in a few treats. The Doctoral School team look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.
In our email this week:
- SHU PGR Society events in December
- Opportunity to contribute to our equality, diversity and inclusion work
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- SHU PGR Society events in December
SHU PGR Student Society – X-mas(h) Quiz – Saturday 19 December – 1830 – 2130
To mark the end of the year with festive cheer, the Society is hosting a virtual pub quiz! Join them for four rounds of Christmas themed quizzing: Music, General Knowledge, Say What You See, and Idiot Questions! (There might also be some questions about their unofficial mascot: the potato!
There is also a prize for the winning team – each team member will receive some holiday treats!
This might be the time of evening you’d usually eat your dinner so please feel free to bring along food/drinks/snacks and relax with everyone. Book your FREE ticket by heading to the society page (http://hallamstudentsunion.com/soc/prss/) and adding the Pub Quiz to your basket (all on the right-hand side of the page)
SHU PGR Society – Pod Club – Monday 21 December – 1830 – 1930
The last Pod Club of 2020 will be discussing Tom Hanks, Christmas 1953, Christmas Tales
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- Opportunity to contribute to our equality, diversity and inclusion work
Sheffield Hallam, through the Doctoral School, is working with two other universities to develop a bid for the Research England and Office for Students joint funding call to improve access and participation for black, Asian and minority ethnic students in postgraduate research.
More information on the funding call is available at https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/promoting-equal-opportunities/support-for-postgraduate-research-students/
As part of the bid development, the partner universities would like to invite black, Asian and minority ethnic postgraduate researchers whose main home is in the UK, to an open forum on Thursday 7 January 2021 from 1300 – 1430 to discuss the initial proposal and help us shape it on a “what works” and “what needs to change” basis. Your thoughts, ideas and contributions will be acknowledged. There may also be the opportunity, should the bid be successful, to contribute to the project.
If you are interested in participating in the open forum, please let us know by emailing doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk
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If you would like to share any good news stories, highlight any events that might be of interest to the SHU PGR community or wish to request any specific development sessions that would appeal to cross-disciplinary PGR students or supervisors, please get in touch via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk We’re always pleased to hear from you.
You can find upcoming events in the doctoral school calendar (including the weekly PGR Focus Thursday and PGR Virtual Café events – Link to join Virtual Cafe (from Fri 8 Jan) | https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/doctoralschool/events/
We really need to look after our physical and mental health and each other. Please stay connected. You can find help and information about supporting your wellbeing via the University website on https://www.shu.ac.uk/wellbeing
Best wishes,
Nicola, Elizabeth and Liz