Doctoral College news

The latest news and updates from the postgraduate research (PGR) and early career researcher (ECR) community at the University of Surrey

My Locus Scheme Placement

Louise Wenman-James writes about her placement at The Brilliant Club When careers advisor Rana Marrington at the Doctoral College mentioned that there was an upcoming opportunity to do a placement with The Brilliant Club through the Locus scheme, I started getting excited. My employer mentor had mentioned the importance of internships and placements for PhD […]


Reflections on Black History Month: Black Academics and Universities in the UK

I spent eight years working as an academic historian before I joined the Doctoral College, juggling teaching and research posts in England while conducting archival research on the continent, and I often found myself in unusual situations. Receiving a salute from the Pope’s famous Swiss Guard upon entering the Vatican archive remains a memorable experience, […]


PGR on Placement Spotlight: Gilang Majid

Gilang Majid, PGR in Surrey’s School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Events recently completed a placement with 100 Ways in 100 Days™ a new e-learning programme that empowers people to work, live and think more sustainably, fast.  As such it’s vital to ensure all sustainability stats and claims we make are as up to date and […]


We are looking for new ECR/PGR members to join the University Ethics Committee

The University Ethics Committee reviews research applications that involve human participants to ensure we work in a way that is fair and reasonable for the people who are the subjects in our research. This covers a very broad range of topics from studies of children in care, veterans of the armed services, understanding sleep, cultural […]


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