Your Doctoral College newsletter
Welcome back to your Doctoral College newsletter. We can’t wait to welcome you to our Festival of Postgraduate Research on 23 May, both in-person and online. Don’t forget to register your place below! We also have an exciting opportunity for you to attend a Research Writing and Publishing Workshop in Italy, as well as a Society & Culture Spotlight writing competition. Be sure to get involved.
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Join us at the
Festival of Postgraduate Research
There is still time to sign up for the Doctoral College’s Festival of Postgraduate Research on 23 May. You can register to attend the event either in person or online. You’ll hear from a range of speakers and learn about the fantastic research that colleagues are working on here at Warwick. There will be opportunities to network with each other over lunch and dinner.
We are looking forward to spending a great day with you to celebrate Warwick’s researchers and the work you do.
Register today
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Ever wondered what other PhD researchers are up to in other corners of Warwick? Wanting to chat with people outside your usual circle but not sure where to find them? Or maybe you’ve wanted to break out of your work routine and explore diverse aspects of PhD, life but didn’t know where to start. Read Yvette’s blog here.
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If you are not a UK or Irish national, you may need an e-Visa soon. The UK Home Office is changing the way in which non-UK/Irish nationals prove their immigration status in the UK. The new system will gradually replace physical documents with a digital status known as ‘e-Visa’. Watch this 2-minute video and read our Immigration news article for further information.
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Get a £20 Amazon voucher by attending a focus group on either Tuesday 21 May, Wednesday 22 May or Thursday 23 May. Share your thoughts on study abroad opportunities or help shape the university’s education and student experience for the future. Please complete this form to register your interest. Places are limited, sign up today! If you have any issues with the form, please contact insight@warwick.ac.uk.
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Monash Graduate Research Writing and Publishing Workshop in Prato, Italy
This is an opportunity for PGRs from the Faculty of Arts. The workshop’s aim is to mentor PGRs to enhance their skills in preparing, writing, and getting an article or chapter published. The workshop will be held at the Monash University Prato Centre, Italy, from Monday 16 to Friday 20 September 2024 (inclusive). We have up to five spaces for Warwick Faculty of Arts PGRs to attend this year. Applications should be submitted no later than Wednesday 15 May using this form.
Society & Culture Spotlight PGR and ECR Writing Competition
The Society & Culture Spotlight would like to invite Postgraduate Researchers and Early Career Researchers across the University to apply to our 2023/24 writing competition. This is an exciting opportunity for your work to be published on the Society & Culture Spotlight webpage, receive a supportive mentor and to present your work at a Society & Culture Spotlight Celebration event. The published authors and winner will receive a prize. Find out more and how to apply.
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This is a call for researchers at all levels who work with spoken data across Warwick! Join us between 5 - 20 June at four hands-on spoken data sessions, aimed at developing transferable data analytic skills of Warwick's researchers who work with all forms of spoken data. In person and online options are available. Refreshments, drinks and fascinating networking opportunities are provided! Register here.
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Our PGR Neurodiversity Day on 14 June will be held at Scarman with an evening social at The Graduate. There will be guest speakers, panels, workshops, wellbeing sessions and sensory bags. If you’d like to come to the event, but do not want to come alone, then you can opt-in to our Buddy Scheme on the form. Sign up today.
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The next termly Doctoral College meeting with SSLC Chairs is on the 30 May. If you are a PGR SSLC member and have not received an invite, please contact the Doctoral College or register here. We are keen to hear of any items you would like to add to the agenda for discussion.
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Following on from the Festival of Postgraduate Research in May, the Doctoral College are running two interdisciplinary Q&A-style panels for both academic and non-academic careers with speakers from a range of careers on 6 and 12 June. Find out more and sign up.
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Best wishes,
and the Doctoral College Team
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