Free online learning: Courses on networking, building a website and intellectual property

We still have nine free places available for Sussex doctoral researchers on the online Digital Course Collection from Electv Training, who deliver the Posters and Data Visualisation workshops on our regular training programme. One free code gives you access to:1) Your professional profile & networking (reflective)               2) Build your own website in a day (software)               3) Intellectual property essentials (information)  The three courses in the collection are …

New University funding schemes to support PhD researchers impacted by Covid-19 – apply today

The University Executive Group has agreed two new funding schemes in support of doctoral researchers impacted by Covid-19: the Sussex Scholarship Extension Scheme and the PGR Hardship Fund, both launching today. The PGR Hardship Fund is open to PhD researchers without access to external funding extensions (e.g. UKRI scholarships). Any queries regarding the Hardship Fund should be sent to colleagues in …

Careers: Have your say in the development of a new CEC Entrepreneurship Team

Are you running a registered business, developing or thinking about starting a business? The Entrepreneurship Team are a new team within the Careers & Employability Centre and if you answered YES to any the above questions, they would love to hear from you. They want to understand your views and your needs as they create a new entrepreneurship support …

RLI Projects: Looking back at the Way-Back Weekender (3-5 July)

The aim of this RLI project was to create a community of people in these oddly uncertain times to think creatively and critically about ‘looking back’ while also indulging in some nostalgic ‘throwback’ fun. We had a film night, a musical evening, and a book discussion, before Dr. Pamela Thurschwell from the School of English …

MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Call for Committee Nominations (2020-21)

The Postgraduate Network of the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association is calling for nominations from postgraduate students interested in joining the Committee for the period of September 2020 to September 2021. The aim of the Postgraduate Network is to bring together Masters and Doctoral students in media, communication and cultural studies from different intellectual …

Want to search peer-reviewed journals? Explore Web of Science with a free webinar (July and August)

Summer can be a quiet time for researcher development, particularly at the moment while campus remains closed. The RDP workshops are on hiatus until September, but we will be sharing any opportunities we come across for those of you who are still keen to learn! The team from Clarivate are hosting free webinars throughout July …

Sussex Sustainability Research webinar: How might the pandemic impact climate change? (14 July)

A Tale of Two Crises: The Pandemic and Climate Change, Tuesday 14th July, 11.00 Over the past few months the world has rightly focused on the tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic. But what about the other global crisis, climate change? Is there a connection between the two? Join the discussion in this Sussex Sustainability Research …

DOC Grant reopens: apply now for funding to cover online conference fees

As a temporary measure that will be kept under review, we are reopening the Doctoral Overseas Conference Grant to applications for online conference registration fees only. We are temporarily expanding the scheme for conferences in the UK as well as overseas. The DOC Grant supports doctoral researchers who are presenting their research at a conference. Applicants must be …

Business Boost 2020: Calling all social sciences researchers – survey on business engagement

SeNSS have launched an online survey of doctoral and early career researchers in the Social Sciences, with the hope of identifying opportunities to support researchers working with business, and increase business engagement. The data they collect will not only inform decisions regarding the provision of the Business Boost programme - including here at Sussex - but …

Take some time out with the Research Hive fortnightly Quaran-Time Tea & Talk

Lockdown has been a real challenge for many researchers, and socialising and self-care may be proving difficult. Join the Hive Scholars for an online Tea & Talk, bringing the doctoral community together to chat and connect over a cuppa / coffee / lemonade (delete as appropriate). Sign up via bit.ly/HiveTea and the Scholars will be …