Background This year we are able to open up the IELTS Exemption Course (IEC) free of charge to all early years PhD students who may benefit from attending. Previously, this course was only for PhD students who have entered their programme through the IELTS Exemption route. This means they have met the overall IELTS requirements […]
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FREE meal and drink at Wates House! 🍻 – Calling all entrepreneurial Surrey PGRs 🤓 This message is sent on behalf of Dr Will Lovegrove, Director of Innovation Strategy We need your help to PROMOTE INNOVATION to our budding entrepreneurial Surrey PhD students 🤓 We’re running a special virtual event to showcase upcoming opportunities to […]
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The Doctoral College Mindful Researcher course aims to promote the well-being of postgraduate researchers through tailored mindfulness meditation training. This 8-week course is based on the gold-standard Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme and has been adapted to the specific needs of postgraduate researchers. The course will be held via Zoom for eight consecutive Tuesdays from 3.30-5.00pm, starting 15 February 2022. It […]
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Workshop dates Weds 9 Feb (14:30 – 16:00) and Thurs 24 Feb (14:30 – 16:00) and Thurs 3 Mar (09:30 – 11:00). All three workshops will be online. The Academic Skills and Development team are looking for PGR volunteers who would be willing to facilitate a peer to peer discussion based on questions/issues that the […]
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New Year…is it time for a career review? The precarious nature of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) careers and demanding work schedules can make career planning a challenge. To support you as you navigate your way through this complex and uncertain environment, we are running a Career Management Programme specifically for ECRs at Surrey offering the […]
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The Doctoral College is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Building Research & Innovation Culture Competition (BRICC) for 2022. Proposals are welcomed from postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRs) at any level. We encourage collaborative projects where both PGRs and ECRs work together, but this is not essential. You […]
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