April’s Research with Impact forum will consider the benefits of the narrative CV

Research with Impact forum: Narrative CVs - another tool to enhance research culture?Wednesday 13 April, 14.30 - 16.00 via ZoomRegister now UKRI have developed a single CV format for researchers, based on the Royal Society’s résumé for researchers. These ‘Narrative CVs’ are being requested by funders as a way of supporting researchers to share their …

Sign up for Thesis Boot Camp (21-22 May), an intensive, supportive weekend of writing for late-stage researchers

Are you a late-stage doctoral researcher struggling to finish your thesis? Finding it tough to get motivated and keep putting off your writing? Thesis Boot Camp is for YOU, and it's back after a two-year hiatus, on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd May. Join other researchers for an intensive and supportive weekend of writing, giving …

The Research Culture Seeding Fund is seeking researchers to pitch and run pilot projects

Do you have an idea around research culture that you'd like to develop? The Research Staff Office invites you to apply to the Research Culture Seeding (RCS) Fund, part of a range of initiatives that the University has launched recently to help foster a creative, inclusive, and collaborative research culture here at Sussex.  Open to …

Spring round of Researcher-Led Initiatives open (21 March-22 April)

Do you have a bright idea for an activity to enhance your professional skills and benefit the research community at Sussex? Open to doctoral and early career researchers, the Doctoral School's Researcher-Led Initiatives Fund gives you greater input into your support and development needs. From journal clubs to community meet-ups, symposiums to podcasts, apply for …

Doctoral Overseas Conference grants to cover travel again

We're thrilled to share with you that the Sussex Fund Doctoral Overseas Conference Grant is reopening to travel and accommodation costs now that research travel is feasible again. If you are a Sussex-registered doctoral researcher planning to present your work at a conference outside the UK, you can apply for a grant to support travel …

Apply for computational social sciences training in London this summer

The London partner site for the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science returns this summer! This intensive two-week programme from 12-24 June provides early career researchers with hands-on learning and skill sharing on topics including machine learning, text analysis, digital trace data, virtual labs, network analysis, and agent-based modelling. The second week focuses on collaborative …

Explore different PhD career paths with the Make It Happen interview series this month

Looking for inspiration and insight into the career options available to you once you have your doctorate? As part of the Careers team's Make it Happen 2022, we're running a series of online events featuring a range of PhD alumni now working in academia and industry. Come along to hear about their career paths and …

Enterprising Impact Conversations: Creating social value in the social sciences through knowledge exchange and commercial practice, 8 March

Enterprising Impact Conversations No.1: Engage knowledge exchange partners to create research impact - why and howTuesday 8 March, 12.30-13.40Register now Join researchers from across the social sciences at the University of Sussex to explore the value of knowledge exchange to the work of social science academics. The conversation will examine how knowledge exchange can shape …

The next Research with Impact forum on 10 March introduces the Researcher Development Concordat

The next Research with Impact forum on Thursday 10 March will provide an introduction to the Researcher Development Concordat. Research with Impact forumThursday 10 March, 14.30-16.00Book your place Hear about the Concordat recommendations and its implication for universities, Schools, researchers, managers of researchers and funders. Reflect on how you might support the implementation of the …

Guest Post: Up the Hill Backwards with literature searching and synonyms

Anthony McCoubrey is the Research Support Supervisor in the Library, providing support to doctoral researchers across all disciplines at Sussex. When I sat down to write this blog my remit was to write about my job, what I do and how the Library’s Research Support team can support doctoral researchers. But like conducting research itself, …