Annual Ph.D. Careers Conference - 18th June 2013

18 June 2013

10.00am – 3.00pm, Avon Room 

Are you graduating this summer, expecting a graduate job, summer placement or internship? Do you want to network with your future employer and meet our University alumni? Some top national and international companies are coming to the University on Tuesday 18 June 2013; please keep it in your diary!  

ADEPT’s 4th Annual PhD Careers Conference will warmly welcome all postgraduate researchers across the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the wider university. You can network with a wide range of employers and meet University alumni from the science, engineering, technology and consultancy sectors. 

You are also offered free CV checking, career advice from the Careers Network team and a FREE buffet lunch! 

More information about the conference can be found here

Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships

Applications are now invited for the Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships Programme. We are keen to encourage as many PhD students as possible to take advantage of this excellent opportunity. PhD students can apply for a Scholarship award of up to £1500 for a period of around one month’s stay at a Universitas 21 institution. The main aim of the award is to allow students to enhance their research by providing access to expertise or resources not readily available at Birmingham. It also aims to facilitate collaboration with academics internationally and create opportunities to present, helping to raise the profile of students’ work. Funding is for projects to be initiated during 2013-14.

For a full list of U21 institutions please visit the official U21 website at www.universitas21.com/member  

 

We have up to ten scholarships on offer to be used for a research visit during 2013-14. Please follow the link below for an application form:
2013-14-Application-Form-U21-PhD-Scholarship

The application deadline is Friday March 29^th 2013. For any further queries contact:

Matt Clulee, International Office, Beech House 0121 41 45323 m.clulee@bham.ac.uk  or visit the intranet pages.

Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships

Applications are now invited for the Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships Programme. We are keen to encourage as many PhD students as possible to take advantage of this excellent opportunity. PhD students can apply for a Scholarship award of up to £1500 for a period of around one month’s stay at a Universitas 21 institution. The main aim of the award is to allow students to enhance their research by providing access to expertise or resources not readily available at Birmingham. It also aims to facilitate collaboration with academics internationally and create opportunities to present, helping to raise the profile of students’ work. Funding is for projects to be initiated during 2013-14.

 

The application deadline is Friday March 29^th 2013. For further information please go to 

 

https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/external/international/Universitas-21-students/U21-PhD-Scholarships.aspx

The Michael K. O'Rourke PhD Best Publication Awards 2013

The University Graduate School has launched the annual competition for PGRs who have made outstanding contributions in terms of publication of their research, the Michael K. O’Rourke PhD Best Publication Award.  The PGR must be nominated by a supervisor, be the major contributor (first or only author) to the publication and registered at the University of Birmingham.  The date of publication (full publication, “in press” or DoI) must be within the PGR’s period of registration (including writing up status).  There will be a winner from each College (decided by a College panel) and then an overall winner decided by the Graduate School Management Board.  Announcements of the winners will take place next June.  

All details can be found on the University Graduate School website.

PG CWWN Steering Group: Call for new members

The Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network are excited to announce an exciting career development opportunity for PhD researchers in contemporary women’s writing. We are currently looking for new members to join the Steering Group as of April 2013. We invite applications from enthusiastic doctoral researchers who are committed to developing an established and productive network in its support of contemporary women's writing and scholarly research in the subject.

As a postgraduate-led network, the Steering Group is a dynamic and rotating team comprising of postgraduate researchers in both the early and latter stages of their doctoral study from institutions across the UK. It seeks to bring together a community of emerging scholars researching contemporary women’s writing (that is, writing by women from the 1970s to the present day). Activities include the organising of events (such as the biennial conference and interim activities); contributing and editing the network website; maintaining the online mailing list and social media presence, as well as developing funding plans for the network’s sustainability.

 

If you are interested in joining us, please follow the following link to our website below which will take you to further details and the application form: http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/pg-cwwn-steering-group-call-for-new-members/

 

Deadline for applications is 1 March 2013 via info@pgcwwn.org

PG CWWN Steering Group: Call for new members

The Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network are excited to announce an exciting career development opportunity for PhD researchers in contemporary women’s writing. We are currently looking for new members to join the Steering Group as of April 2013. We invite applications from enthusiastic doctoral researchers who are committed to developing an established and productive network in its support of contemporary women's writing and scholarly research in the subject.

 

As a postgraduate-led network, the Steering Group is a dynamic and rotating team comprising of postgraduate researchers in both the early and latter stages of their doctoral study from institutions across the UK. It seeks to bring together a community of emerging scholars researching contemporary women’s writing (that is, writing by women from the 1970s to the present day). Activities include the organising of events (such as the biennial conference and interim activities); contributing and editing the network website; maintaining the online mailing list and social media presence, as well as developing funding plans for the network’s sustainability.

 

If you are interested in joining us, please follow the following link to our website below which will take you to further details and the application form: http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/pg-cwwn-steering-group-call-for-new-members/

 

Deadline for applications is 1 March 2013 via info@pgcwwn.org

Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships

Applications are now invited for the Universitas 21 PhD Scholarships Programme. We are keen to encourage as many PhD students as possible to take advantage of this excellent opportunity. PhD students can apply for a Scholarship award of up to £1500 for a period of around one month’s stay at a Universitas 21 institution. The main aim of the award is to allow students to enhance their research by providing access to expertise or resources not readily available at Birmingham. It also aims to facilitate collaboration with academics internationally and create opportunities to present, helping to raise the profile of students’ work. Funding is for projects to be initiated during 2013-14.

The application deadline is Friday March 29^th 2013. For further information please go to https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/external/international/Universitas-21-students/U21-PhD-Scholarships.aspx

 

BBC Head of Science Talk For Ph.D. Students

The BBC’s Head of Science, Andrew Cohen

(http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2011/05/interview-andy-cohen.cfm) is visiting the University next week, and will be giving a talk for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at 4.15pm on Tuesday 26^th June. This is a great opportunity to hear more about media careers and opportunities from someone with a science background (Andrew has a degree in Physiology and Pharmacology) who has spent a long time helping to overlap those interests with arts and humanities at a national level. There will hopefully be plenty of opportunity to quiz him after the talk with any burning questions you have.

 

Places are limited for this event, which is being advertised across campus, so please register your interest in attending with Linda Briscoe (l.a.briscoe@bham.ac.uk) and we’ll let you know the venue and save you a seat!

Café PhD

A social opportunity to discuss, debate and learn more about postgraduate research

Do you want to meet and socialise with postgraduates across your College?

Are you interested in Doctoral study at the University of Birmingham?

Would you like to find out more about being postgraduate researcher in your College?

 If you answered yes to one or more of the above, then Café PhD is for you. Café PhD is a social, a research forum and a discussion session rolled in to one.

Ultimately, Café PhD is an informal social event designed to showcase and discuss exciting doctoral research being done at Birmingham, as well as offering the chance to find out what postgraduate research is all about.

This term’s Cafe PhD event for the College of Social Sciences is scheduled as follows:

College of Social Sciences Café PhD

from 5pm, Wednesday 18^th January

Café Aroma

Staff House (first floor), with drinks available in Staff Bar

Research/ Discussion theme: ‘Social Sciences in the twenty-first century’

Come along and get a chance to:

·         Hear two current PhD candidates from the College introduce key issues from their research

·         Discuss and debate these issues in a relaxed and social atmosphere

·         Ask questions about all aspects of the PhD experience

·         Enjoy free drinks

Speakers:

-          Liam Stanley (School of Government and Society): ‘The politics of the Financial Crisis’

-          Doga Istanbulluoglu (Business School): ‘Consumer behaviour on Facebook’

If you would like to learn more about Café PhD, or if you are a current doctoral researcher interested in paid speaker opportunities to present at a Café Event, email Holly Prescott: h.prescott@bham.ac.uk  

 For more details about the event and for upcoming Cafes, visit Cafe PhD on the web at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/cafephd.aspx  

 Café PhD is run in association with the University’s Postgraduate and Mature Students’ Association.

Healthy Living Research Poster Conference for PhD students

Healthy Living Research Poster Conference for PhD students.

 

We would like to offer twenty PhD students a place to present their research in poster form to international post-doctoral delegates at the Universitas 21 Early Career Researchers Workshop.

Are you eligible?

To do this your research must be related to the theme 'Healthy Living' in it's broadest sense – feel free to look at the event web page which has further details.  If your research relates to this in anyway you are welcome to apply and must present your Poster at the event.

Why apply?

 The delegate list will consist of researchers from across the globe providing an incredible networking opportunity with people working in internationally highly regarded universities within your field.  It is also an excellent skills development opportunity in:

- communication skills;
- presentation skills;
- time management;
- project management and
- international networking skills.

 You will also be provided with a jointly awarded Certificate of Attendance by Universitas 21 and University of Birmingham.

 

How to apply

To apply you will need to submit an abstract of your research between 100 to 150 words and it must relate to the theme 'Healthy Living' by October 26th at 5pm to k.loynes@bham.ac.uk You must also include your name, year of study, school, college and title of your poster.

You will then be told if you have been accepted or not by October 28th.  If you have been accepted you will need to create an A1 sized poster (landscape or portrait) of your research and submit this by email to k.loynes@bham.ac.uk  by November 20th. We will organise the poster printing and its costs.

The poster conference will then take place on December 15th from 4:15pm to 6:30pm on the University of Birmingham Campus where international delegates of a post-doctoral level will approach you and you will present your research with your poster and answer questions.

Refreshments and nibbles will be provided