Request for help from PGRs The Library and Learning Support Team is once again running their dissertation/final year project workshops for Undergraduate and Masters students, both online and in person. The team successfully ran these workshops last academic year with the able help of PGR students who were invaluable in sharing their own personal experiences […]
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Arrange to meet fellow researchers for a friendly coffee through the doctoral college. Meet in person or online at a time that suits you. That’s it, that’s the scheme. We know that meeting people can be a challenge, especially if you’ve joined a new institution, moved countries, or started your research during a global pandemic. […]
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As featured in DC News, 18 October 2022, this is placement is available through the Locus-UoS Placement Stream. Opportunities available through this scheme are only open to University of Surrey postgraduate researchers – those undertaking a doctorate. The aim of the scheme is to fund opportunities for postgraduate researchers to create connections between academia and […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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