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Research School Irregular
Published: Monday, 13 December 2021A newsletter for PGR
Research School Irregular - Contents
[ top ]Research School Irregular
This week's winter graduations ceremonies cancelled
In case you haven’t seen the news in the various updates, this week’s graduations ceremonies have been cancelled. Ours was to be on Wednesday 15 December at 1000 hrs and now isn’t. the proposal is to hold these graduation ceremonies in March.
CANCELLED - Christmas Bake Sale 14th December
Dear All,
With regret we have been advised to cancel our Christmas Bake Sale on Tuesday 14th December 2021.
We are very sorry to have to do this and do hope that we can do it at another time in future. Cake's good anytime, right?
If you would like to contribute to a charity this year, do consider donating to Wood Street, whom we were collecting for with the Bake Sale.
Melanie Price (CS HODPA) has a just giving page
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/melanie-price7
or go to their website
Thank you
[ top ]Professional Development (and Networks)
PGR Career Resources
The Careers Service have offered the following update:
- Postgraduate careers talks, recorded this semester, are now available online on our YouTube Postgraduate Careers playlist or our Postgraduate Careers Talks webpage – including:
- Navigating the job market for doctoral researchers
- CVs & applications for postgraduates
- Interviews and assessment for postgraduates
- NEW: Becoming an academic - for doctoral researchers
- 1-1 confidential 30 minute careers appointments via Zoom, bookable through CareerConnect. 30 minute practice interviews are also available.
- PhDs can book PhD-specific appointments, or any Faculty or Graduate appointment, or interview simulation.
- All careers consultants are able to support PhDs. However, PhD specialist names to look out for are Elizabeth Wilkinson, Sarah Ashworth and Ben Carter.
- Please note, bookable appointments will not be available between Monday 20th December and Monday 3rd January.
- All support and services available to undergraduates are also open to postgraduates, including advertised vacancies and careers events, CV and applications feedback (both AI and in person), video interview and psychometric test support, employer “virtual experiences” (Forage) and specialist information for those looking for roles outside the UK (Passport Career).
- See either CareerConnect or the Careers Service website for details and how to access specialist/licenced services (at no cost to students).
- Support from the Careers Service continues for up to two years after our students graduate.
- Postgraduate careers talks, recorded this semester, are now available online on our YouTube Postgraduate Careers playlist or our Postgraduate Careers Talks webpage – including: