Researcher Focus: Amira Abdelhamid

This month the Doctoral School spoke to Amira from the School of Global Studies about her PhD, how she organises herself, and what she enjoys doing in her free time.  This is the first instalment of a project designed to highlight the opinions and advice of doctoral researchers at Sussex, what they do, how they …

Survey: Research and Innovation (RRING research project – EU Horizon 2020)

The EU Horizon 2020 research project RRING invites PGRs at Sussex to respond to a survey regarding your experiences with research and innovation.  You will be contributing to the formation of an international approach to research and innovation, which reflects the realities of your context (geographic, social, economic, etc.). You will also be in the …

Scholarship Opportunities: Yale Centre for British Art and UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

The Yale Center for British Art offers three types of short-term residential awards to scholars undertaking research related to British art, architecture, and material culture. While in residence, scholars have access to the Center’s rich holdings of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts, as well as material from the wider Yale network of …

Placement Opportunity: Alan Turing Institute Enrichment scheme

The Alan Turing Institute Enrichment scheme is now open for applications and offers students enrolled on a doctoral programme at a UK university an opportunity to boost their research project with a placement at the Turing for up to 12 months. The scheme welcomes students from a broad range of academic disciplines with a strong …

Paid Opportunity for PGRs: Postgraduate Student Trainers required for Healthy Relationships workshops

As part of their REDS programme (Respect, Equality, Diversity, Safety), the Student Wellbeing team is looking for a number of doctoral researchers to deliver new Healthy Relationships workshops for first year undergraduate students. They are specifically looking to recruit PGR students who will still be studying at Sussex next year, with expertise in both delivering/facilitating …

Researcher Development Programme: December 2019

Here’s a quick round-up of events coming up this December as part of our Researcher Development Programme. Keep an eye out for new sessions soon to be added to our events listing for the Spring term. Communicating your research to non-specialistsWednesday 4th December (13.30 – 16.30), Fulton 203Communicating your research to non-specialists in a concise and engaging way …

Participants Wanted: PGR/Postdoc Focus Groups on Career Decisions

Vitae are seeking to recruit current or recently graduated PhD researchers (from all disciplines, especially from Physics and Maths) for focus group participants to further understanding of PhD career decisions. The focus groups are part of a project Vitae are running on behalf of the Brilliant Club, a University access charity that runs ‘Researchers in Schools’, …

Bursary places available for PhD students: Resilient Communities Conference

There is an opportunity for PhD students to attend the Cumberland Lodge two-day residential Resilient Communities Conference taking place Thursday 27 February - Friday 28 February 2020. The conference explores thought-provoking, challenging and innovative examples that can lead the way towards more inclusive forms of community life and opportunities for shared commitments in the wake …