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Gain insights into interdisciplinary research practices, build a community with PGRs from diverse research fields and ask anything—from “What is Machine Justice?” to “How can I communicate my research to other fields?’ This session is open to all postgraduate research students from all areas. Location: Crombie Halls & MS Teams Book your...

The 'That's Not Real Research!' series aims to break down the perceived barriers between research disciplines, fostering a sustainable and diverse PGR community. At each session, you'll hear different PhD perspectives from our Interdisciplinary Fellows and Directors, highlighting their personal experiences and differing approaches to research. The 'That's Not Real Research!'...

We will discuss neurodiversity and overcoming executive dysfunction and aim to develop our own individual writing practices and strategies for overcoming procrastination and 'writer's block'.

Join us at Ferryhill Community Centre for Chinese Craft Corner, a fun, relaxed drop-in session open to all ages and abilities! *Please note change of date*

Sometimes a dissertation/project is a literature review in itself. But even if not, its tends to require a process of reviewing existing literature in order to establish what the dissertation/project adds that is new. This session looks at the processes of reviewing literature and points out some of the questions...

As a postgraduate student approaching a dissertation/project, you are required to engage in and express clearly your own ‘intellectual work’, not simply to gather information. In other words, you are critically constructing knowledge. What does that mean in practice? This session answers that question

The PGR CommuniTea series provides a platform for PGRs and their supervisors to engage in discussions dedicated to exploring key themes shaping the PGR experience whilst connecting and building the PGR community (2.00pm - 3.30pm)

Book a 20 min slot to meet with a stats support adviser, to discuss your stats questions. The meeting can be online, via Teams, or in-person.

In this interactive online (Teams) workshop we will examine the differences between writing a summary and writing a paraphrase. We will also consider the purposes and use of summaries and paraphrases in academic writing at PGR level.

Effective planning, organisation and time management are important if you are to complete your dissertation/project effectively. This online session will consider the importance of effective time management and planning, suggesting recording methods to suit students’ individual learning preferences