Welcome to our weekly update highlighting news and upcoming events for the PGR community for the week ending Friday 16 April 2021. 

 In our update this week:  

  1. Creating Knowledge Conference – call for contributions | deadline reminder 23 April
  2. Library Research Support Sessions – Being an influential researcher | 23 & 30 April
  3. SIPS Postgraduate Research online showcase and poster competition | 21 April, 1-4pm
  4. PubhDSheffield | 21 April, 7-9 pm
  5. In Conversation with Postgrads podcast | 20 April 7pm
  6. PsyPAGAnnual Conference – call for papers | Deadline 14 May

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  1. Creating Knowledge Conference – call for contributions | deadline reminder 23 April

 So far, 20% of the Creating Knowledge Conference submissions are from PGR students – we’d love to see more of you getting involved in the broader University research community. There is plenty of room for posters as well as oral presentations on the themes of Borderless Research; Doing things differently; Renewal and recovery; or Reimagining our role. You can submit an abstract for the conference by 23 April and/or enter the 3MT competition by the end of today (16 April). 

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  1. Library Research Support Sessions – Being an influential researcher | 23 & 30 April

The Library Research Support team continues to run sessions for all researchers on a number of topics. Over the next couple of weeks, they are running sessions on how to use various tools to promote your work and assess its impact. 

  Full details and booking information at the LRST Events page. 

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  1. SIPS Postgraduate Research online showcase and poster competition | 21 April, 1-4pm

A reminder that the Sheffield Institute for Policy Studies are holding their Postgraduate Research showcase and poster competition next week. You can register for the SIPS showcase to be part of a supportive audience for the students presenting their research projects, to find out about their work, and maybe even pick up some tips for your next online poster presentation. Good luck to all the presenters! 

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  1. PubhDSheffield | 21 April, 7-9 pm

 PubhD April takes place next Wednesday evening with Sheffield researchers sharing their work on Modelling pronunciation and speech (Jose Antonio Lopez Saenz) and Shared working practices (Payal Panjwani). See the PubhD Sheffield website for more details and book here for April PubhD Sheffield. 

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  1.  In Conversation with Postgradspodcast | 20 April 7pm 

 In Conversation with Postgrads is a podcast for postgrad students and ECRs to discuss their theses, research, and everything else. Episode 12 will be livestreaming next week with Lewis Kellett from SHU talking about representations of youth in 21st century British social realist cinema. If you don’t want to miss it sign up to be emailed the Zoom link (the recording will be available to listen to and download afterwards too). Questions about the podcast can be directed to inconvo.postgrads@gmail.com or via @PGradPodcast on twitter. 

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  1. PsyPAGAnnual Conference– call for papers | Deadline 14 May 

 The Psychology Postgraduate Affairs Group (PsyPAG) Annual Conference is happening on 29-30 July this year. The Call for papers is now open and submissions for posters, oral presentations, workshops and works in progress are invited from postgraduate students, researchers and trainees in Psychology. There is no conference theme and the PsyPAG 2021 abstract submission page closes on 14 May. Direct Message @PsyPAG2021 on twitter for queries. 

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Please get in touch if you would like to highlight or request any specific events, opportunities, or development sessions that might appeal to cross-disciplinary PGR students or supervisors. We’re always keen to hear about any PGR good news stories that can be shared: doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk  A reminder of upcoming events is available in the doctoral school calendar: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/doctoralschool/events/  

The situation with lockdown is slowly changing, but it’s still important to try to stay motivated, look after our physical and mental health, and each other.  You can find help and information about supporting your wellbeing via the University website on https://www.shu.ac.uk/wellbeing   

Let’s stay connected.  Don’t forget about our regular PGR community events, including the weekly PGR Virtual Café Fridays 10am – (Link in the Friday email) and the PGR Student Society’s Focus Thursdays 9.30-11.30. See: hallamstudentsunion.com/soc/prss/ for the PGR Student’s Society Social Calendar and contact details.  

Best wishes, 

Nicola, Elizabeth and Liz