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Research School Irregular
Published: Wednesday, 18 August 2021A newsletter for PGR
Research School Irregular - Contents
[ top ]Owning Your Research Project
Face-to-face mtgs & attendance at events
Just a quick message to let you know that the FAQs have now been updated as follows:
- No longer advising against face to face meetings (including supervisory meetings/vivas/annual reviews etc.)
- No longer advising against attendance at UK based events/conferences.
Simon Harper
2022 Global Young Scientists Summit
This year’s call for participants in the 2022 Global Young Scientists Summit has now been launched. The summit will take place virtually and the University of Manchester have been invited to submit 10 participants and 10 viewers (participants are allowed to take part and contribute to break out sessions).
Eligibility criteria:
Nominations for GYSS participants are for students or researchers from universities and research institutions worldwide, at the following levels:
- Undergraduate students;
- Master’s and Doctoral students; and
- Young postdoctoral scientists.
All nominated participants and open applicants should
- Not be older than 35 years of age at the time of the Summit;
- Show a strong commitment to their principal field of studies and to interdisciplinary work;
- Not have participated in previous Global Young Scientists Summits, with the exception for GYSS 2021; and
- Not yet have a permanent position (scientists with permanent positions, in particular on the professor level, will in general not be admitted to the Summit)
How to Apply:
If you would like to be considered for a place at the summit please submit your name and email address to James.p.evans@manchester.ac.uk before 12 pm on Friday 20th August 2021.
[ top ]Yearly Progression
Guidance on remote vivas
The FAQs have now been updated to reflect that the guidance on remote vivas has been updated to incorporate a potential hybrid approach.
[ top ]Health and Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing
This new section of the manual signposts resources and support for both PGRs and supervisors from the 24-hour helpline to six ways to wellbeing. Any changes/additions/new resources are added here so this is really the one reliable link to use, so you might want to bookmark it.
https://staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/rbe/rdrd/code/#d.en.796919
Wellbeing Champion
I am the CS Wellbeing Champion, Karon Mee.
I invite you to get involved in Wellbeing. Send me your ideas, request for stuff you would like to see or get involved in, and I will do my best to do it.
I will post here regularly with a 'highlight of the week' but please be aware there is a LOT of Wellbeing stuff going on at the University.
My highlight of the week this time is SowTheCity A NFP group who run lots of events associated with gardening and sustainability, and getting involved with Community. Have a look!
Karon Mee
