Free Places on Digital Course Collection: 3 short online courses for researchers

Electv Training is offering 20 free places for Sussex doctoral researchers on their online Digital course collection. The three courses in the collection are complementary but distinct from each other, and can be completed in any order. After you complete each course, you will receive a downloadable course completion certificate.  Digital course collection:1) Your professional profile & networking (reflective)               2) Build …

Quaran-Time Tea & Talk with the Hive (24th June)

Join the Hive Scholars on 24th June for the first Tea & Talk session, an online space where you will be able to connect with fellow researchers over a hot beverage! The Scholars will then continue the sessions fortnightly until the reopening of campus, so you can have regular catch-ups during lockdown. This great initiative …

Doctoral School awards funding for nine exciting Researcher-Led Initiatives

We are pleased to announce that nine Researcher-Led Initiatives, with a real potential for meaningful impact, have been awarded funding following review by a panel including Dr Katy Petherick (public engagement coordinator), Prof Jeremy Niven (graduate student mental health and wellbeing champion) and Katy Stoddard (Doctoral School). The themes this year covered mental health and …

The Brilliant Club – paid tutoring opportunities in schools

The Brilliant Club hosted a recruitment webinar on Wednesday 27th May, designed for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to find out more about their Scholars Programme. Through the scheme, researchers are recruited and trained to deliver programmes of university-style teaching to pupils in schools that serve under-represented communities. Why Become a Scholars Programme PhD Tutor? Support …

Ethics Applications issues during Covid-19: online drop-in sessions every Wednesday

This week, the Doctoral School caught up with Lauren and Tim from the Research Integrity, Ethics and Governance team to speak about some of the latest issues cropping up in their Ethics Drop-in Service, which runs online every Wednesday from 14.00 - 16.00. It's been a difficult time for doctoral researchers, especially where they have …

Responsible authorship and getting feedback in publishing – Wiley workshop (3rd June)

The Library, in partnership with the Brighton & Sussex Research Integrity Series, have organised an interactive online workshop on 3rd June (14.00 - 15.30) with international publishers Wiley. It’s open to all but will be of particular interest to doctoral and early career researchers. Authorship is becoming an increasingly important issue in scholarly communications. Experts …

British Library Webinars (throughout May)

The British Library have a range of free webinars throughout this month focusing on research-related topics. The Introduction to EThOS session on 21st May might be of particular interest to doctoral researchers as it explores how to access unique research and download theses for your own doctorate. Introduction to research data, data services and DataCite …

SPRU PhD Forum (Thursday 14th & Friday 15th May 2020)

The 26th annual SPRU PhD Forum is going online this year, with presentations live streamed on YouTube over two days. You can access the full schedule below: SPRU PhD Forum 2020 Agenda PDFDownload Thursday May 14th - live on YouTube: SPRU PhD Forum Day 1Friday May 15th - live on YouTube: SPRU PhD Forum Day 2 Two …

Research Project: Interested in learning to practice mindfulness? (free Headspace subscription)

Researchers at the University of Sussex would like to invite University of Sussex students to take part in an online study investigating the usage of mindfulness mediation, provided by the well-known course Headspace. The PROMISE 2 STUDY (PRedictors Of MIndfulness-based Self-help Engagement 2) investigates how mindfulness can improve wellbeing and reduce levels of work-related stress. …

Write for Wellbeing with a Mass Observation diary on 12th May

By Suzanne Rose, Education & Outreach Officer at the Mass Observation Archive [This post was originally published on the University of Sussex Library Staff Blog.] “Writing is an incredibly powerful tool, because if you can be yourself when writing, then you have what might be a rare space in your life for completely genuine self-expression …