One-to-one careers appointments for PhD researchers

Did you know that the university offers all PhD researchers one-to-one careers appointments, which can be used for: career exploration and planning CV feedback and application review applying for work opportunities and further study interview preparation, including mock interviews You can make an appointment directly with the careers consultant for your School by emailing them. …

Learning from our alumni – Doctoral School Alumni Careers Panel on Friday 31 March

As a post-graduate researcher, you may be wondering what lies ahead after your time at Sussex. What are the challenges that await you and what the career paths available? How can you make the most of your PhD? Fortunately, you don't have to look far for answers as we are hosting a PhD alumni panel …

ESW Innovation Event (16 February) – Experiences and opportunities for innovation in the social sciences

*Please note that this event has been rescheduled to Thursday 09 March 2023, 11am-1pm This 2 hour session presented by the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex sets out to provide a space for sharing experiences, challenges and ideas around developing innovation in the social sciences. Academics often see entrepreneurship …

Applications for the 2023 BFWG Academic Doctoral Awards are now open!

The competition for the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) annual academic awards is now open!   One of BFWG’s main aims is to support women studying in higher education, to advance their work and create opportunities for career development. The British Federation of Women Graduates academic awards are for women who will be in, …

Introduction to Entrepreneurship for PhD researchers (ONLINE) – Monday 5th December, 14:00-15:00

The research environment offers many opportunities for enterprising individuals. You might be contemplating how you can build a business from your research or using your researcher capabilities, or perhaps you have never contemplated this. This workshop will give you an overview of entrepreneurship and the support available to you from the Entrepreneurship team at Sussex. …

Turing Internship Network – 12 paid internship opportunities for PhD students

Now recruiting for the 5th time since its launch in 2020, The Turing Internship Network (TIN) offers doctoral students currently enrolled in a PhD at a university in the UK or Ireland the opportunity to undertake exciting and unique 3–6-month placements at one of the Turing’s business partners and collaborators. Through TIN internships students will …

Become a paid Brilliant Club PhD tutor this Spring – deadline 25 September

The Brilliant Club’s Researcher Development Programme offers PhD and Early Career Researchers a meaningful, paid, professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club's mission is to support less advantaged pupils to have fair access to university. The Brilliant Club do this by training PhDs and ECRs as tutors to deliver two programmes in non-selective state schools. The Scholars …

Studying for a doctorate in Chinese studies? Up to three major bursaries now available for UK home students

The Universities’ China Committee in London is offering 4th year bursarships for Home Status PhDs who have been studying, or undertaking research on, China-related topics; this to enable writing up or the completion of studies in the period from September 2023. These competitive awards will provide up to £10,000 (major) and £3,000 (lesser) bursaries, each …

Become a paid Brilliant Club PhD tutor this Autumn – deadline 31 July

The Brilliant Club’s Researcher Development Programme offers PhD and Early Career Researchers a meaningful, paid, professional development opportunity. Our mission is to support less advantaged pupils to have fair access to university. We do this by training PhDs and ECRs as tutors to deliver two programmes in non-selective state schools. The Scholars Programme allows researchers …

Apply for a Sussex-sponsored place at the Cumberland Lodge ‘Life Beyond the PhD’ conference this August

The ‘Life Beyond the PhD’ conference at Cumberland Lodge offers PhD students and early career researchers from across the UK the opportunity to share their experiences with each other, learn communication and engagement skills, and develop lasting networks. This year’s conference, held in Windsor Great Park, will take place between Monday 15 and Friday 19 …