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Doctoral College Newsletter - 28 May 2024
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PGR photos – Streatham
Date: Wednesday 12 June
We have 15 mins slots available between 10:00 - 13:45 for you to sign up. Please note registration is mandatory and only one session is available for booking per student.
You can join our event at The Forum, Streatham Campus on the 12 June during the Research Showcase Week.
Please register here: Headshots - Streatham
PGR photos – Penryn
Date: Tuesday 2 July
We have 15 mins slots available between 10:15 - 13:30 for you to sign up. Please note registration is mandatory and only one session is available for booking per student.
You can join our event at the Seminar room 1&2 in the Masters Suite (DDM), Penryn Campus.
Please register here: Headshots-Penryn
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Lunchtime Seminar Series- Children and Young People's Wellbeing @ Exeter- Tuesday 4 and 11 June
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Please join us for these lunchtime online seminars featuring Network members sharing insights on meaningfully involving children and young people in research. Seminars will comprise short presentations and Q&A. They are open to all students and staff.
Lunchtime Seminar Two- Tuesday 4 June, 12.30-13.00 via MS Teams
Franki Matthews- Support Systems for Self-Harm and Suicide Project (4S): Working with young people who have lived experience of self-harm and/or suicide/suicidal ideation to inform research.
Find out more.
Lunchtime Seminar Three- Tuesday 11 June, 12.30-13.00 via MS Teams
Andrew Gibbs- Working with marginalised young people to co-develop violence prevention interventions in South Africa.
Find out more.
Please contact Rosie Fox or email cypwellbeing@exeter.ac.uk if you have any feedback or would like to get involved.
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Exeter Urban- Annual Keynote Lecture- Wednesday 5 June
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Event: Annual Keynote Lecture, “The Suburban Frontier: Middle Class Construction in Dar es Salaam”
Date: Wednesday 5 June
Time: 16:30-18:00
Venue: LT-D Streatham Court and online via Teams
Exeter Urban is pleased to be welcoming Professor Claire Mercer (LSE) to campus on Wednesday 5 June for our Annual Keynote Lecture entitled “The Suburban Frontier: Middle Class Construction in Dar es Salaam”, to be followed by a drinks reception.
Professor Mercer will also offer an workshop earlier that day, reflecting on her career and the development of her research. This is oriented toward early career researchers but open to everyone.
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Academic Job Hunt Community- Thursday 13 June
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This event will take place online, Thursday 13 June 2024 (14.30-16.00), via MS Teams.
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Are you anxious about academic job hunting?
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Do you want to be competitive in the job market?
Come along to hear about the recent academic job search experience of researchers! Two amazing guest speakers will help demystify acadmic job hunting and there will also be opportunities for Q&A. Everyone is welcome!
Sign up using the QR code above or contact xz460@exeter.ac.uk with any questions.
Joining Instructions: Click here to MS Teams and then input ID : 344 831 160 795 and Passcode: arzsE6
This activity is a Researcher-led Initiative that has been funded by the University of Exeter Researcher Development and Research Culture team.
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Update from the Lab Sustainability Team on the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) initiative
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LEAF awards gained before 2023 have now expired and we kindly request that you revisit your previous submissions to ensure compliance with current standards and resubmit as necessary.
We encourage labs to aim for silver this year and also require the LEAF calculators to be used for all gold submissions going forward. Please consider using the calculators at all levels as this will provide us with data on the impact of your actions.
Standard LEAF: Please ensure you are registered on the online LEAF portal, to review and update your submission. For guidance and resources see our Lab Sustainability webpages and the LEAF User Guide.
Dry labs and workshops: Please complete this Excel document and submit it to LEAF@exeter.ac.uk.
Thank you for your cooperation and dedication to advancing sustainability within our research community!
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Are you ready to transfer to Continuation Status?
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If you will not undertake any significant additional research/data gathering and no longer require normal levels of supervision you may be eligible to transfer to Continuation Status - please refer to the TQA for details. This is especially relevant for self-funded students, and those whose funding ends before their completion deadline as when funding ends students become personally liable for tuition fees.
You must apply to transfer to continuation status through MyPGR when you are 3-6 months away from submitting your thesis – it is not automatic.
• Students who enrolled after 01 August 2019: continuation status will only be granted when supervisory team have received a near complete draft thesis, and you expect to submit within 3 to 6 months.
• Students who enrolled before 01 August 2019: the requirements may be different; please refer to the TQA for details.
Please discuss continuation status with your supervisors and PGR Support Team for more information.
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Join fellow PGRs in this online space, led by PGRs for PGRs to focus individually on whatever tasks you would like to work on. You can join the PGR Study Space Microsoft Teams Group here, or for further information, please contact Jo Sutherst.
The PGR Study Space core facilitated hours are:
Monday 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday 10:00am-12:00pm
Friday 10:00am-12:00pm
There are unfacilitated sessions outside of these hours so you can fit it around your working patterns.
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1-2-1 career appointments available
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1-2-1 careers appointments with our dedicated PGR careers coach, Kenneth Howgill, are available to book on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Kenneth is a qualified and experienced career coach, lecturer and learning and development professional with over 20 years’ experience within the corporate sector, universities, further and adult education. He has held management roles in the public, corporate and not for profit sectors, leading professional development, coaching programmes, and recruiting graduates. Kenneth is a member of the
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and holds a business degree, a master's in music and a professional career coaching qualification.
All appointments are 50 minutes long. Please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk if there are any technical difficulties.
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Wellbeing Support and Sessions
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Every Mind Matters
Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more. The NHS have expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing. See their website here.
Spectrum.Life
Sprectrum.Life provides a confidential telephone, video, and live chat counselling service to help with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, bereavement and more.
Wellbeing Centre
If you would like to speak to PGR Education Welfare Team for Welfare, they can be contacted at welfare.pgr@exeter.ac.uk or tel: 01392 726207. Further wellbeing information, tools and support can be found on our wellbeing webpages.
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Foundations of Meditation: Sign up now
In this 5-week course you will be introduced to the foundational principles of meditation practice, sowing seeds that can ripen into greater ease, happiness and appreciation in your life.
First session: Tuesday 4 June
Final session: Tuesday 2 July
Time: 11:00
Venue: Sports Centre studio, Penryn Campus
Cost: £5
All proceeds will be donated to Ravenswell wildlife charity 🦉
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New Group: Writing for Wellbeing
Writing for Wellbeing, funded by Wellness Creation Project, is a space for students to either bring their own creative writing projects, or be guided through journalling, etc. It's open to all registered students including INTO, those with first languages other than English, any and all experience of writing creatively.
Sessions are in-person, every Tuesday at 12.00-14.00 in Queen's Building, and facilitated by Wellbeing Services staff.
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Nurture-U: Help with imposter syndrome and stress
The Nurture-U team are offering FREE resources and therapies to help with confidence, imposter syndrome, and stress while doing your PhD.
We have:
1. An online toolkit, to help you track your mood over time and manage your busy lives
2. An innovative app to build confidence,
3. Online therapy, with a therapist or self-guided, and
4. A resilience workbook, with support from a therapist.
All these options have been proven to work, we’re just researching who responds best to what type of support. You can hopefully improve your wellbeing, earn shopping vouchers, and help other students in the future by contributing to research!
Any questions, please email nurture-u@exeter.ac.uk. You can also follow us on Instagram.
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Free Mindfulness Sessions for Wellbeing
Mindfulness is a powerful practice of training our attention and an evidence-based way to tackle anxiety, stress and low mood. If you’re interested in exploring more, there is a variety of free internal options available for all colleagues.
Sessions from the internal Mood Disorders Centre mindfulness team include: an eight-week MBCT-L course (2hrs weekly), an eight-week ‘deeper mindfulness’ course for those who’ve completed the MBCT-L course and bespoke ‘healthy mind’ sessions for whole teams, which can be delivered in-person or online.
You may also be interested in trying mindful meditation in 30 min online sessions each Thursday lunchtime. This is a secular practice run by the Chaplaincy.
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Power Walk and Talk Group
Join a lunchtime group for a power walk- meet outside Washington Singer Labs, Streatham Campus.
When: 12.30 every Thursday
What: Brisk 20 mins power walk around the university grounds
Who: Open to all – students, staff and even their dogs!
Why: Get active, socialise, enjoy fresh air and natural beauty, improve PM productivity
This concept was selected by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Group to receive funding assistance from the Wellness Creation fund.
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This month’s ✨ Fika ✨ is taking place on Tuesday 21st May at 3pm, in the Stella Turk kitchen/collaboratory space.
As May is mental health awareness month, we will be combining our tea break with fresh air and (hopefully) sunshine with a jaunt to the walled garden to bring some extra movement and connection with nature into our day. Of course, it’s also completely fine if you would prefer to remain indoors! Tea, coffee and biscuits will be laid out for the whole hour ☕
Please contact Tasha Hammond (nh510@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any queries.
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Details on how you can contact the PGR support team, either via email, telephone or face to face via our hubs (located on all campuses) is available on our contact us webpage.
Remember you can come along and meet the team or to ask any enquiries you might have at either of our helpdesk hubs below at any of our campuses:
The Streatham PGR Hub is open from 10.00am – 3.00pm Monday to Friday. The Streatham Hub is situated in the Old Library Ground Floor next to the Quiet Study Space and Bill Douglas Centre.
The St Luke’s PGR Hub is open from 10.00am – 3.00pm Monday to Thursday. Students wishing to access the hub should go to the Info at St Luke’s desk and request PGR support. The PGR team will then be called to see you.
The Penryn PGR Support Office is open from 10.00am – 2.00pm Monday to Friday. It is based in the Postgraduate Suite in Daphne Du Maurier building 3 (next to the SU and opposite the Stannary).
For enquiries surrounding training and development, please contact the team on: ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk
You can view previous versions of the newsletter here.
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