When I first walked through the University of Surrey’s campus in February 2022 to begin my new role, I was delighted to see that the powers that be had themed the student-support centre around honeybees. In case the building’s name of ‘MySurrey Hive’ and the cartoon images of buzzing bees on the outside did not […]
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The Brilliant Club is an award-winning university access charity. They recruit and train PhD students and ECRs to support disadvantaged school pupils access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. The Brilliant Club provides PhDs and ECRs training in widening participation, research communication, and teaching. Researchers are then paid to deliver academically […]
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As things quieten down at the University over the summer, here are some suggestions of places to visit if you are a researcher looking for ideas of local spaces to stimulate your intellectual mind or escape to in between experiments and data crunching! All hard-working researchers need a break and some fun to sustain themselves… […]
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The next in our series of conversations with staff and PGRs from minority groups is with two female PGRs from the Department of Mathematics, Jessica Furber and Laura Jones. Do you feel you are treated differently, or have a different experience, as a woman doing a STEM subject? Laura: I don’t think I have been […]
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All PGRs who are traveling for the purposes of their research are required to use the University’s dedicated travel management company, Clarity Business Travel, when booking travel requirements. By using Clarity Business Travel, and adhering to the University travel policy, you will covered by the University’s Business Travel Insurance Policy, other than in exceptional circumstances […]
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Interested in a placement? Check out all the opportunities currently available to Surrey PGRs here. What was your motivation for undertaking a placement? I was in a period of finishing writing for my doctorate thesis and also looking for professional experience. The Locus programs offered a diverse range of work placements and I found a […]
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