Work Opportunity for PhD students – PhD Subject Facilitator needed (apply by 06 March)

The Widening Participation team are recruiting for a PhD Subject Facilitator to provide subject workshops developed for various age ranges that can be offered as part of programmes and projects with children and young people in local schools and colleges. Events could be on campus, or sometimes delivered in schools or colleges. They are looking …

Take 5: Digital productivity for researchers – short, facilitated, self-study courses for PGRs on Canvas

This is an online course, running from Monday 13th to Friday 17th March 2023. In this short online course, running from Monday to Friday, we will be exploring and learning together with lots of opportunities for you to try tools that look interesting to you. Members of the Educational Enhancement team will be on call …

Researcher Development Programme – March workshops and events

The Researcher Development Programme (RDP) have opened for registration a number of workshops and events taking place over March, see below some of the upcoming workshops and view the full schedule and details via our webpages. Please note that workshops are added on a rolling basis so do keep checking our webpages for new additions throughout …

PhD Creative Outlets Craft and Chat Spring schedule – organised by PhD researchers for PhD researchers!

The first sessions of this year’s Spring Term Creative Outlets craft and chat community are out! All PhD students are welcome to attend. No experience is necessary! All materials are provided, and everyone is welcome, whether you’re into crafting or you just want to drop in for a chat and refreshments. All sessions are in the …

Creating waves! Podcasting workshop for researchers on Friday 03 March

Date and time: Friday 03 March, 11:00-12:30Venue: Woodland 5, The Student Centre Podcasts - short audio or screen-cast recordings - can be a great way of explaining or promoting your research to a wider audience, and are a great tool for use within an educational context. In this hands-on session participants will be introduced to …

Upcoming Events and Activities for PGRs: Belong at Sussex

Belong at Sussex have lots of events coming up over the next few weeks, including the Belong at Sussex film screening, the mature student skills event, and Belong in Nature Series.  Belong at Sussex Film Screening, (Mona Lisa Smile), Friday 24th February, 5pm-8pm, Jubilee 118 (Open to All)At a private school in the 1950s, a …

Doctoral School Alumni Careers Panel – Make it Happen 2023 – Friday 31 March

Make it Happen is an exclusive opportunity to hear how inspiring Sussex alumni got into their industries, their tips for job hunting and things to consider when you leave university, and how you could do the same. Taking place throughout March 2023, Make it Happen features panel events with Sussex graduates now working in different sectors, …

Call for Participants: The Sussex Humanities Lab PhD Fun/Play Spring Symposium

Call for Participants: The Sussex Humanities Lab PhD Fun/Play Spring Symposium 'Experimental, Interactive and Playful Research Methodologies' Sussex Humanities Lab (SHL) is hosting a postgraduate-led symposium, focusing on the theme of experimental, interactive, playful and fun research methdologies and approaches. The symposium will take place at the Sussex Humanities Lab on Tuesday 25th April, between …

Looking After Yourself: PhD Mental Health Workshop Series in February and March

Don’t wait until you’re in a mental health crisis to find out more about resources and support – learn more about how to establish healthy strategies now, and become prepared with knowledge of where to find support should you need it in the future. Doctoral researcher mental health is vast and complex. Our Looking After Yourself bitesize …

Professor Jeremy Niven, Dean of the Doctoral School – Reflections

Jeremy Niven is the Dean of the Doctoral School and a Professor in the School of Life Sciences. He’s worked at Sussex for more than 10 years and was previously the Director of Doctoral Studies for the School of Life Sciences. He has led projects funded by the Office for Students on post-graduate researcher mental health …