The Doctoral College is delighted to be able to offer a second round of funding to support PGR-led activity across researcher development, research culture and research community building initiatives.
This grant is aimed at supporting researcher-led social and/or academic events. It may be used towards a social event, training activity, analysis workshop, digital skills session, writing session or other activity to enhance the PGR student experience.聽In addition to community building, the purpose of the grant is to enable PGRs to gain transferable skills and experience in planning, organising, promoting and implementing PGR engagement activities.
This year grants of up to 拢500 per activity are available.
Full details on how to apply can be found on the聽 (accessible to postgraduate researchers only).
Applications opened Monday 5 February 2024
Applications close Monday 4 March 2024 (midnight)
Previously the grant has funded activities including:
PGRs who teach networking and development sessions (March-June 2023)
These sessions were aimed at PGRs who are teaching or would like to teach, providing a space for PGRs to share their experience across a range of topics.
The event organisers, Yunfei Li and Deniz Cemiloglu, said: 鈥淭his event helped us understand our fellow peers鈥� experiences. For example, how they tackle the balance of their PhD research alongside teaching tasks.鈥�
Open mic nights (April 2023)聽
This event provided an opportunity for PGRs to connect with peers from different disciplines. PGRs were invited to participate in a spoken word performance, this included poetry, comedy, singing, playing an instrument, or reading a favourite part from a book for up to six minutes.
The event organisers, Selin Gurgun and Deniz Cemiloglu, said: 鈥淭he event celebrated the diverse talents of PGR students and created a sense of belonging that went beyond research papers and lab benches.鈥�
Aquatic symposium (April 2023)
Provided a platform for PGRs to venture beyond their own research, learning from other PGR research studies. The symposium covered diverse topic discussions including the movements of non-native fish, the diversity of marine life at 3D-printed artificial reefs and the crucial role of whales in climate change.
The event organiser, Rose Boardman, said: 鈥淭he event featured engaging and thought-provoking talks.鈥�
EnerGreeNeX workshop (July 2023)聽
This workshop focused on energy and green technologies and acted as a catalyst for generating ideas, fostering innovation, and inspiring new research directions.
The event organiser, Maria Alexandra Sandoval, said: 鈥淧GRs were encouraged to network and build potential future collaborations with their peers.鈥�
Research centre information fairs (April-June 2023)
This event brought together the聽research centres聽and PGRs, showcasing university research. It enabled PGRs to explore affiliations between research centres.
The event organiser, Abier Hamadi, said: 鈥淚t was great seeing the centres showcasing their research through posters, videos and gadgets.鈥�
PGR summer writing workshops (April-June 2023)
These sessions offer a dedicated workspace for PGRs over the summer months to come together and work on writing their thesis.
The event organiser, Joseph McMullen, said: 鈥淲e were able to keep each other on track and motivated in a comfortable environment.鈥�
The Centre for Women鈥檚 Health and Midwifery (CWHM) Research Symposium聽(July 2023)聽
This public event discussed women's health research. The symposium聽showcased the聽Faculty of Health & Social Sciences,聽PGR research.
The event organiser, Rosie Harper, said: 鈥淭he symposium has enabled collaborations across sectors with the shared aim of improving healthcare delivery for women.鈥�
Research methodology workshops (May-June 2023)
This series of workshops gave PGRs a broad perspective on methodology development in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The event organiser, Amanda (Bohan) Liu, said: 鈥淭hrough these sessions, we explored the trustworthiness of research methods and how to develop measurement scales in the context of tourism and hospitality research.鈥�
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