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Subject:
Your Student Newsletter - Week 7
From:
Warwick Updates
To:
Pgr Pgr <mrgammon+PGR@gmail.com>

Hello Pgr,

Howdy! Today's teaching and learning opportunities include studying with international partners online or abroad, interdisciplinary modules to complement your course and extra-curricular workshops in performance and politics. 
This weekend Team Warwick is taking on Coventry Uni in our Varsity tournament - read an interview with our basketball captains to get the lowdown! And put our evening of festivities "One Night of Wander" in your schedule - we'll have lasers, outdoor theatre, food markets and window displays designed by you on 12 March!

PGR News

Researcher Development Online writing programme - coming soon

The Researcher Development Online (RDO) Writing programme will start in March with 3 - 4 sessions a week looking at research writing. The team will cover a range of topics, from the basics of grammar and the construction of a thesis through to successful writing for grants, conferences and employment. Group sizes will allow you to ask the questions you need, and there will be opportunities for feedback and development with the tutor. See the schedule.

Sprint Programme 2022 – applications now open!

Applications for the May 2022 Sprint programme are open for all female postgraduate students. Develop confidence and assertiveness, identify your core values and set value-based goals with this immersive female personal development programme, delivered via 7 online sessions. Find out more and apply by Sunday 6 March.

Mini 3 Minute Thesis

Can you present your thesis in just 3 Minutes with just one static slide, no props, and no materials – just you! Our mini 3MT competition on the 17 March is a good opportunity to practice before the Warwick 3MT competition later in the year. Apply by 11 March 2022 and find out more.

PGR Matters - tutoring and supervising

Join our mini information sessions on Microsoft Teams in March: What is it like to be a tutor? on 1 March, 2.15pm-2.45pm; and How can I build a successful supervisory relationship? on 14 March, 1pm-1.30pm. Learn more about PGR Matters and register for sessions.

Doctoral College - stay in touch on Twitter!

Follow the Doctoral College’s Twitter account for information on PGR events, information and opportunities. Tag the team @DC­­_Warwick if you have events of opportunities you'd like to promote!

Time Management (On Track Roundtable Session)

With project and assignment deadlines fast approaching, the PG Mentors from our AskaPostgrad Platform will share their best hints, tips and study hacks to survive the term. Join us on Microsoft Teams on 2 March 3-4pm no need to sign up. Find out about other On Track sessions.

Research Refresh every Thursday 10:30 – 12pm

Research Refresh has returned to the Wolfson Research Exchange! Join us for some fresh coffee and doughnuts and to have a chat to other researchers. We will also have an assortment of table games
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Learning, teaching and research

Co-curricular opportunity - study with partner institutions at Warwick, Venice and Brussels

Applications are now open for Warwick's International Intensive Study Programme (WIISP) modules. These modules provide you with a short-term opportunity to study alongside students from Monash University and our partners on residential modules in Venice, Brussels, at Warwick and online, with no additional programme fees. Take a look through the modules, find out more about this international experience and apply.

Take an interdisciplinary module next academic year

The Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) provides a range of 15 CATS modules available to all undergrads in second years and above (if it works with your course). You'll work with students and academics from right across the university, developing new ways of understanding the world by making connections between ideas, experiences and practice across multiple disciplines. Join a short online information session to find out about the modules on offer on 9 March.

Take extra-curricular workshops in Performance and Politics 

Explore the multifaceted way power is represented and performed across three areas of society in three complementary workshops from our Performance and Politics Network. Each session will be co-led with an academic guest whose expertise complements the general discussion. Find out more about this learning opportunity outside of your course.
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Campus and Community

Varsity 2022 - read an interview with our sporting stars

Hear from basketball captains Izaskun and Ignas as they share their hopes for the tournament, their captaincy styles and overcoming nerves to join Team Warwick!
Varsity is our annual sporting showdown with Coventry University and it's happening this weekend (25 – 27 February). The tournament kicks off with Basketball fixtures and is free to watch - come down to the Sport and Wellness Hub from 6pm on Friday - and be part of it!

One Night of Wander - a spectacular evening on campus!

Celebrate the final week of term 2 with our evening of festivities "One Night of Wander"! On Saturday 12 March campus will come alive with lasers, outdoor theatre, a food market and a trail of beautiful window displays designed by YOU!

We need your windows! If you live on campus, we'd love you to decorate your window to make One Night of Wander really come alive! Order a free window decorating kit and take part in a workshop delivered by Warwick Arts Centre on 2 March 1.30pm - 4.30pm for design inspiration - free materials will be provided.

Our free Apprentice Challenge will also take place on 12 March and there are prizes to be won! Get a team together and sign up for a day of challenges as you and your teammates try to beat the world-famous boardroom! Register your team!

Voting now open in the SU elections

Vote before 7pm on Friday (25 February) in the Spring Officer Elections for the people you want to run the SU in the next academic year. Voting can be done online and only takes a few clicks. Read the candidate manifestos and vote online.

Walk-in vaccination clinic on campus

Walk in Covid-19 vaccinations are available at the University Health Centre today (Thursday 24 January) 9:30am - 12pm.
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Student Opportunity and Events

Enhance your CV this summer by taking part in TeamWork 2022

Apply by 28 February for TeamWork - a part-time, virtual international experience programme. Collaborate with students from other top international universities on specific projects for four weeks over the summer provided by organisations such as IBM, KPMG, Disney or Bentley Motors. Develop your skills, professional network, and experience to share in interviews.

Best wishes,

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and the Student Communications Team