Doctoral College news

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

Opportunities for PGRs to go to Technical University Munich (TUM)

PHD SUMMER SCHOOL AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) We invite interested PhD students to apply for the summer school on “Digital Transformation of Mobility Systems – Operations Research Models and Methods”. The summer school will take place from July 27th-31st 2020 at the Heilbronn-campus of the Technical University of Munich. Speakers: Claudia Archetti: MILP […]


Why should YOU care about ‘Research Integrity’?

As researchers we all care about ensuring research is conducted to the highest standards and openly and honestly communicated. Towards the end of October this year, a revised version of the Concordat for Research Integrity was published, which sets out five commitments that Universities must make to help ensure that the highest standards of rigour […]


2020 Three Minute Thesis Competition

The Doctoral College, University of Surrey, invites postgraduate research students to participate in the 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition. The 3MT is an academic competition that challenges PhD students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. 3MT celebrates the discoveries made by research students and encourages you to communicate the importance […]


Surrey PhD Student Won International Data Science Competition

Surrey’s SHTM PhD student Ikram Nur Muharam won international data science competition on socially responsible and inclusive tourism for best use of secondary data. The EXPEDIA GROUP ✕ ENTER2020 data science competition was organised by Expedia Group and the International Federation for IT in Travel and Tourism (IFITT) during ENTER2020 International eTourism Conference at University […]


Researcher Wellbeing and Mental Health First Aid

Alex Pavey is a training officer in the Researcher Development Programme team, where he leads on researcher wellbeing. In this post to mark University Mental Health Day 2020, he discusses his experience of Mental Health First Aid training and the Doctoral College’s plans to support the mental health of postgraduate and early-career researchers. Research, whether […]


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