Spring 2020 Researcher-Led Initiative Fund now open

Do you have a bright idea for an activity to enhance your professional skills and benefit your research community? Open to doctoral and early career researchers at the University of Sussex, the RLI Fund gives you greater input into your support and development needs. Apply for up to £750 to organise an initiative focusing on: …

Conference Funding: Deadline extended for Sussex Kindness Doctoral Conference Award (29th February)

The deadline has been extended for the Kindness UK Doctoral Conference Award, launched by Sussex Kindness Research in collaboration with Kindness UK and the Doctoral School. The new deadline is 29th February 2020. This annual scheme supports doctoral researchers from Sussex with a stipend of up to £1,000 to disseminate their research at conferences around …

Opportunity: Speak Up for Food Security competition (for UKRI Council-funded doctoral researchers)

The Global Food Security programme (GFS) is calling on all UKRI Council-funded early-career researchers (ECRs) to take part in their annual research storytelling competition ‘Speak Up for Food Security’. Twelve successful applicants will attend an immersive, two-day research storytelling masterclass in central London (26th-27th February 2020), where they will receive communication training tailored to creating food system change. For …

Thesis Boot Camp: spring term applications open

Are you a late-stage doctoral researcher?Struggling to finish your thesis?Do you keep putting off your writing? Finding it tough to get motivated?If so, Thesis Boot Camp is for YOU! The next Thesis Boot Camp has been confirmed and will be taking place on Saturday 14th March and Sunday 15th March.   Thesis Boot Camp is …

Brexit: latest information for EEA & Swiss Doctoral Researchers

With the UK now finalising plans to leave the EU on 31st January 2020, please note events on campus over the coming weeks to ensure that you have all the information, advice and support you may need. International Student Support will be running briefing sessions this term to explain the benefits of applying for the …

Researcher Focus: Joe Green

This month the Doctoral School spoke to Joe from the School of Psychology, whose work looks into how people's moral values affect their attitudes towards Universal Basic Income. This is the second instalment of a project designed to highlight the opinions and advice of doctoral researchers at Sussex, what they do, how they work, and …

Coming up: Careers & Employability workshops for researchers

Over the Spring term, there will be several careers workshops specifically for PhD researchers

Seminar: High quality research and a healthy research culture (Thursday 13th February)

Seminar: High quality research and a healthy research culture Location: Ashdown House, Room 101Time: 14:30Date: Thursday 13th February In the latest in the series of Brighton & Sussex Research Integrity Seminars (organised and hosted jointly by the Universities of Sussex and Brighton), James Parry, chief executive of the UK Research Integrity Office, will discuss whether …

Scholarship: Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund (for Canadian nationals only)

The Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund (CCSF) competition will open on 20th January 2020 for applications from all Canadian graduate students studying full-time, multi-year graduate programmes in the UK. There are a number of £5,000 scholarships for the academic year commencing September 2020. The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday March 8th 2020.  Further information …

Conference Grants for Early Career Researchers

Sparrho - the scientific discovery platform for PhD students and scientists - is offering £300 grants to PhD students and postdocs every month. Grants are offered to PGRs and postdocs from any university who are presenting their research at an academic conference, anywhere in the world. Application deadlines are on a rolling basis. To apply: Complete …