One week only: Free online courses through SAGE Campus

The Library has set up a trial of SAGE Campus, the publisher's online learning site for research methods training. Topics covered include Python, R, text mining, data visualisation, journal publishing, framing your research question and more. Wherever you are in your PhD journey, there's a course that could help you develop your skills. The site …

Festival of Doctoral Research, 5-9 July – get involved and celebrate PhDs @ Sussex!

[This post was edited on 28/06/21 to correct the date of the Research Hive Happy Hour.] The Festival of Doctoral Research returns next month (5-9 July), showcasing the incredible PhD research going on at Sussex with a mix of workshops, panels, competitions and social events. This past year has been difficult for everyone, and while …

Take part in our focus group, and let us know your thoughts! £20 voucher for taking part

If you are a current PhD researcher, we want to know what you think! The subject for the focus group will be to explore your thoughts on researcher development, thinking about the themes, content and delivery. The purpose is to use the findings to develop our offering of researcher development programme to ensure that we …

PhD researcher sought for key role on IT Service Oversight Group

The University is seeking a doctoral researcher to join the newly formed IT Service Oversight Group, ensuring IT services and developments meet the needs of PGRs. The chosen researcher will sit on the group alongside an undergraduate student and key staff from ITS, Professional Services, TEL, the Library, Senate and others. The group will meet …

CHASE opportunities for Arts and Humanities researchers

See below for a list of new opportunities within the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts (CHASE) network, available to both to CHASE funded and non-CHASE funded Arts and Humanities researchers: Placement – CHASE Researcher Networks Officer (CHASE team) This is a placement with the CHASE team, focused on working with the various CHASE …

Upcoming RDP workshop: How to look after yourself and keep going

The Healthy Researcher: how to look after yourself and keep goingDate: 23rd June 2021Time: 11:00 - 12:30Location: Online This session is led by Dr Catherine Pope. Target audience: Doctoral researchers at any stage in all disciplines. Research staff are also welcome to attend this workshop. Workshop description: It's important for us to be kind to each other …

Adapting to Change: Make sure to celebrate the small victories in your research too

Tasha Bierrum, a PhD researcher studying Physics In this Adapting to Change series, we interview Sussex PhD researchers and supervisors about the challenges they faced in 2020/2021, and the different approaches they took to tackle the issues, adapt their projects and continue with their research. Below we hear from Tasha Bierrum who is a PhD …

Call for papers: CHASE Brief Encounters Journal [Deadline extended]

Brief Encounters issue 6 is now open for submissions from research students and staff at CHASE-affiliated institutions, including Sussex. They welcome academically rigorous and original articles (500–4,000 words), reviews (500–1,000 words) and creative works. They aim to provide a platform for work that would otherwise be limited to single-discipline conferences, conversations within institutions, or an inspired …

New workshop: An introduction to virtue based ethics and integrity in research

Monday 21 June & Monday 5 July, 10.00 -12.30 (UK time)Dr Antony Walsh, Research Governance OfficerOnline (Zoom)Register now Audience: PhD researchers, Research Staff and early-career academic faculty.Outline: The concept and importance of an understanding of Research Integrity has becoming increasingly significant for researchers in an ever-competitive environment. As regulators and funders turn their attentions to promoting healthy research cultures, it is important for …

SAGE Research Hive Scholarship: Forge connections and foster peer support across the doctoral community at Sussex

What better way to foster doctoral connections than becoming one of the next academic year's SAGE Research Hive Scholars? For over a decade, the SAGE Research Hive Scholarship programme has developed the careers and communities of thousands of doctoral researchers at Sussex.  It’s that time of year again and we are looking for three new …