Welcome to our weekly update highlighting news and upcoming events for the PGR community for the week ending Friday 5 March 2021. All the links can be found within the Doctoral School Friday email sent out via Blackboard.
In our update this week:
- 3MT 2021 launch
- SHU PGR Peer Mentoring initiative
- Reminder: Let’s Talk about Supervisory Relationships | Wednesday 10 March | 1500 – 1700
- UK Data Service Computational Social Science Drop-in
- Translate MedTech: Learn on the job: secondment opportunities for 2021
- Opportunity for PhDs – HeppSY & AccessEd Research Based Curricula programme
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1. 3MT 2021 launch
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges doctoral researchers to explain their research and its significance in just three minutes with just a single slide and no props. It is a great way to hone your skills in responding to the question of What is your research about? in a succinct and engaging way.
This year’s SHU 3MT competition will be via video entry with a heat stage in early May and the final during the Creating Knowledge Conference 22-25 June 2021. Support and guidance will be provided throughout the process, starting with briefing sessions over the next few weeks (details to follow). To enter you will need to submit a title and short abstract by 16 April 2021 via the 3MT Expression of Interest form (link in Friday email)
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2. SHU PGR Peer Mentoring initiative
The SHU PGR Peer Mentoring initiative has been established in response to findings from a study on PGR wellbeing undertaken by the Sheffield Hallam Student Union and the Hallam Guild-funded PGR Mental Health and Wellbeing focus groups that have fed into the SHU PGR Mental Health and Wellbeing strategy.
We are pleased to launch the first ever systematic, university-wide opportunity for PGR peer mentoring, supporting the needs of PGR students who are wishing to be mentored and providing a development opportunity for PGR student mentors. If you would like to take part in the initiative, please see the Peer Mentoring Info Site for further information and sign up as a mentor and/or mentee via the PGR mentoring Expression of Interest Form (link in Friday email) by Friday 19 March 2021
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3. Reminder: PGR Student Rolling Induction session: Let’s Talk about Supervisory Relationships | Wednesday 10 March | 1500 – 1700
As part of our rolling induction programme for SHU PGR students, this lively, interactive and provocative session aims to provide support and advice on developing effective, professional working relationships with your doctoral supervisors. It is open to SHU PGRs in any year of study but will be particularly useful for new doctoral researchers who are starting to meet with their supervisory teams in the initial stages of the doctorate. There’s still time to book your place via the Booking Link in the Friday email. You will find information at the booking link about a pre-task that needs to be completed prior to attending the session.
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4. UK Data Service Computational Social Science Data Drop-in sessions
9 March – 8 June 2021 | Online, 1300 – 1400
Are you stuck on a project? Not sure what to learn next? Do you want to meet other computational social scientists? Do you want to learn or teach data skills with like-minded individuals?
Free monthly UK Data Service Data Drop-in sessions are continuing until June 2021. The sessions will take place on Zoom, chaired by a data expert from the UK Data Service. They are open to computational social science researchers at all levels and aim to provide general advice on issues such as obtaining and working with secondary data, learning to code, and much more. The Data Drop-in sessions take place on the second Tuesday of the month. You need to sign up by following the link here Booking Link
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5. Translate MedTech: Learn on the job – secondment opportunities for 2021
Four new opportunities are available via the Translate MedTech secondment scheme, working with: You Understood Ltd; Medipex; PeopleDotCom Ltd; Versus Arthritis. The scheme is open to PhD students and researchers in any one of the Translate partner universities: (Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Leeds Beckett, Sheffield Hallam and York).
The deadline for applications is Monday 29 March 2021. You can find further information on the Grow MedTech website: https://growmed.tech/grow-with-us/grow-your-knowledge/
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6. Opportunity for PhDs – HeppSY & AccessEd Research Based Curricula programme
AccessEd is running a scheme – funded by HeppSY – recruiting PhD tutors to produce subject resources for schools in Maths, English, Science related subjects
Further information about the scheme can be found on the Doctoral School blog via
AccessEd opportunity. The closing date for applications is Sunday 28 March 2021
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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 lockdown situation feels relentless. It’s 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 – Link to join Virtual Café in Friday email and the PGR Student Society’s Focus Thursday –Link to join Focus Thursday Session in Friday email pgresearchsociety@gmail.com See: hallamstudentsunion.com/soc/prss/ for the PGR Student’s Society Social Calendar.
Best wishes
Nicola, Elizabeth and Liz