By Beverley Thomas, PhD Researcher, School of English. A definition of a supervisor according to the University of Sheffield’s portal is a ‘subject expert who will guide you through your PhD studies.’ When starting doctoral studies, we may have this idea in mind, but not necessarily understand the culture of academia from the perspective of the institution. Also, we may …
About me Hello, my name is Nausheen and I am a second year PhD student in History of Art. I research spolia and the reuse of architectural material in Islamic Iberia. In this blog, I will share my experiences with funding a self-funded PhD. But before getting into the funding, a bit about why I chose to do postgraduate research …
Are you: Then this is the event for you! We are Panorama, a Doctoral Training Partnership hosted at the Universities of Leeds, York and Hull, and we’ll be demystifying our PhD application process in a live Q&A with current PhD students and staff. They will provide you with advice and tips on everything from the nuts-and-bolts of the application process to what being a PhD student in …
Following on from the Brad-ATTAIN/YCEDE seminar: What is a PhD and How to Apply session, YCEDE are proud to present a new session around Directly Funded PhDs – STEM CDTs, DTPs and fully funded PhDs. The benefits of studying your PhD with a CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) or DTP (Doctoral Training Partnership) are numerous: full funding for 4 years …
Organised by the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE), this event will raise awareness of the many funding paths available to BAME students – including doctoral training partnerships, scholarships, and self-funding. YCEDE is a collaboration between five universities in Yorkshire, 12 UKRI funded Doctoral Training partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training plus several external partners dedicated to equity …
Thursday 20th October 9 AM to 5 PM online via zoom* This one-day workshop is being offered by Generation Delta for women who identify as Black, Asian and/or from minority ethnic communities. It is open to current UK/’Home’ undergraduate and master’s students and those who may have left academia but are planning to return to study for a doctoral degree …
The Centre for Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Bradford is proud to announce that we have opened enrolment for the Brad-ATTAIN Research Summer School. The Research Summer Schools is free and aims to expand the awareness of doing a PhD to 3rd year undergraduates, master students and alumni from Black, Asian and other minoritised groups. The summer schools …
Student Research Group Session | 26 July 2022, 12:00-13:00 Are you interested in studying a PhD and from an underrepresented group*? The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) partners; the Universities of York, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield Hallam University are running a Q & A webinar on 26 July from 12-1pm where you can meet current PhD students …