Visa costs added to Doctoral Overseas Conference Grant for Sussex PhD researchers

A change to the Doctoral Overseas Conference (DOC) Grant, coming into force on 9 November 2022, means that for the first time visa costs will be covered by the fund. If you're presenting your doctoral research at a conference overseas and require a visa to travel to the host country, you can now apply for …

Make an impact on the research community – apply for Researcher-Led Initiatives funding now

Do you have a bright idea for an activity to enhance your professional skills and benefit your community?Open to doctoral and early career researchers, the RLI Fund gives you greater input into your support and development needs. Apply for up to £750 to organise an initiative focusing on either: equality, diversity and inclusion mental health and wellbeing among researchers …

English Language for Academic Study: improve your Academic English

A member of the ELAS team helps a student with her work English Language for Academic Study (ELAS), within the Sussex Centre for Language Studies (SCLS), offers workshops which cover aspects of Academic English, including culture and practice (study skills); Drop-in Hours; Time to Write Sessions and 1:1 tutorials. They aim to help students who have …

Welcome to Sussex! Induction events for new researchers this September

**Please note: The date of the online induction has changed to Thursday 29 September.** If you're starting a PhD at Sussex this month - congratulations! We're looking forward to welcoming you at various events and helping you settle in over the next few weeks. The whole University community is saddened at the death of Her …

Festival Spotlight: Watch our 3MT Finalists present their thesis in just 3 minutes!

This year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held on Thursday 9 June as part of the Doctoral School’s Festival of Doctoral Research, gave a fascinating insight into the diverse areas of doctoral research being conducted at Sussex. With each speaker delivering their presentations to a high quality and in a range of different styles, the judges had some …

Festival Spotlight: Could you condense your thesis into just three minutes? Our 3MT finalists did just that!

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition returned to Sussex last month after an enforced two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. The star of the Festival of Doctoral Research programme, presenters from very different academic fields gathered in the Student Centre on Thursday 9 June to share their research with an enthusiastic audience. Delivering their talks …

‘Neurodiversity is a huge part of our doctoral journey’: Resources and support for neurodivergent researchers, and their supervisors

I realised that I have ADHD not long after beginning my PhD, and suddenly, everything made sense. Just like every other neurodivergent person doing a PhD, I started looking for everything I could find on the Internet about doing a PhD with ADHD, and researching tools that I can use to make my journey easier. …

Inclusion, Accessibility & Solidarity Through Methods: Register now for the Sussex Research Hive virtual conference, 9-10 May

The Sussex Research Hive Scholars are pleased to announce their virtual doctoral conference on inclusion, accessibility and solidarity through methods. As doctoral researchers, we represent a community of researchers applying a spectrum of methodologies to address, challenge, and ultimately improve local, national and international communities. We want to showcase how doctoral researchers are applying research methods and/or designs to …

Have your say on the future of postgraduate research training – UKRI call for input

UKRI have launched a call for input on the New Deal for Postgraduate Research, seeking views and comments from those with an interest in postgraduate research training with a view to shaping future provision. The consultation is broad, asking how doctoral researchers are supported practically and financially, how they are prepared for rewarding careers, how …

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 …