Upcoming events for International researchers: February 2021

The Immigration team are hosting a set of talks for students with a Student Visa, and for EU/EEA/Swiss students on immigration issues post Brexit. Information and details are available through the Events page, student can register their place on the relevant event through Eventbrite. If you have questions around your Student visa or how Brexit …

Free workshop: Writing a Coherent Thesis, 24 February

We've been offered five free places for Sussex PhD researchers on the workshop Writing a Coherent Thesis, on Wednesday 24 February, delivered by Purely Academic. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis, and this offer is only available until Tuesday 16 February. If you'd like to attend please contact Alison Yeung …

Connecting with Industry: six-week SeNSS course for social sciences researchers

There are only a few spaces remaining on this exciting and interactive six-week training course which is open to Social Sciences doctoral and early career researchers, working primarily in areas eligible for ESRC funding, from across the SeNSS institutions.  Details of the first session, on 17 February, are below. See the Skillfluence website or the Connecting …

PhD Essentials: Top tips for starting a PhD during a pandemic

On 19 January we held our online induction session for January's new cohort of researchers, with talks from key support staff across campus and a Q&A panel on starting your doctorate. It was wonderful to see so many of you there, and to connect with researchers overseas, which wouldn't have been possible in person! A …

International Get Together: Thursday 11th February

International Get Together – around the world in 90 minutes International Get Together – around the world in 90 minutes Thursday 11 February 4.00pm -5.30pm (GMT) Looking for a chance to meet other students and researchers from across the globe? Look no further! Following on from the success of the last International Student Get Together, …

Careers: Make it Happen is back for 2021

Introducing Make it Happen 2021. Taking place throughout March, Make it Happen is your exclusive opportunity to hear how inspiring Sussex alumni got into their industries, their tips for job-hunting success, and how you could do the same.   Make it Happen is a week of panel events with Sussex alumni from four broad industry …

New workshop added: Dealing with Difficult Materials

Thursday 25th February, 10:00 - 12:00 Sign up for this RDP workshop via SussexDirect. This online workshop will explore vicarious trauma in research, the separation of the private and the professional in on-line research, and the role of supervisors in supporting students in the research process. The session will follow the agenda below: 10.00 – …

Walter Markov Prize 2021: Call for applications

The European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) proudly announces the Walter Markov Prize 2021 and calls for applications.The successful applicant will receive €1,500 which is meant to support thepublication of his / her research. The prize honours an outstanding PhD- or MA-thesis that contributes to theresearch fields of Walter Markov, especially the comparative …

Call for papers on the theme of Transformation: Sentio social sciences PGR journal

Sentio is a scholarly journal run by postgraduate researchers from the ESRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership SeNSS (South East Network for Social Sciences). This peer-reviewed interdisciplinary publication for the social sciences will bring together features, short articles and personal reflections on the theme of ‘Transformation’. We invite postgraduate researchers and scholars to reflect on the various uses, meanings, and mobilisations of this concept …

RLI Projects: Adapting a public engagement RLI teaching analytical thinking in schools, in response to Covid-19

Julia Jackiewicz is a researcher and associate tutor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Her Researcher-Led Initiative looked at teaching analytical thinking to primary aged children through coding and programming games. The Spring 2021 round of RLIs will be opening soon, see the RLI webpage for details. When I applied for the RLI …