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Doctoral College Newsletter - 2 September 2024
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Hiring: Maths and Stats PGR Mentors (supporting undergraduates)
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We are looking for x 3 PGRs with maths and stats specialisms to offer maths and stats 1:1s supporting undergraduate students on Streatham and St Luke’s campuses. This role is for Terms 1-3 of the 2024/25 academic year.
To find out more and apply, please see our application form, which also contains the link to the job description. If you have any issues accessing these, or any questions, please email Emma at e.norman@exeter.ac.uk.
Deadline: midday on Thursday 5 September
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Welcome to Doctoral College Induction Portal!
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Our Doctoral College Induction Portal contains all the key information you need to know in your first few weeks in one easy place. Whether you are just beginning your course, or looking to refresh your knowledge, please check out this handy SharePoint resource that covers topics such as PGR Support, wellbeing, student voice, researcher development and peer mentoring, plus many more!
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Engaged and Participatory Research Funding
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Engaged and Participatory Research Funding Scheme is now open for the 2024-2025 academic year. The fund focuses on supporting public involvement and engagement, and participatory research. A total fund of £70,000 is available and applicants can apply for funding from £500 up to £10,000. Complete an Expression of Interest form before Saturday 14 September, speak to a member of the engagement team (per@exeter.ac.uk), and then complete the full application by Friday 11 October.
We welcome applications from academic and professional staff from all levels. Postgraduate students will be required to have a member of staff as a co-applicant. We also welcome applications from members of the community, but the application must include a co-applicant from the University of Exeter.
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: Saturday 14 September
Deadline for full application: Friday 11 October
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Statement on the use of Generative AI
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Sign up for the Impact Community of Practice Mailing List
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The University is supporting the creation of an Impact Community of Practice (ICoP) to strengthen and further develop its impact culture. The ICoP will create learning opportunities and spaces for researchers, encourage peer-to-peer support and more generally increase impact literacy across the University (with support from the Research Services Impact Team). If you would like to be kept up-to-date about future ICoP activities, please submit your response by using the button below.
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Workshop: An Introduction to Developing and Evidencing Wellbeing Impact- Wednesday 18 September
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Date: Wednesday 18 September
Time: 10.30–12.30
Venue: (Hybrid) St Luke’s Campus, EMS Building S09 and Online
This event is now sold out on Eventbrite. To attend online, please email Professor Simon Hayhoe (s.hayhoe@exeter.ac.uk)
The impact our research has on the communities we work in is an increasing part of academic research, and evidence of impact is increasingly required by research funders, institutions, governments, and participants in research. If you work in an academic field related to developing well-being, join us on Wednesday 18 September from 10.30-12.30 in St Luke’s EMS Building S09 and online for a practical workshop on planning your research or public engagement project to generate impact, gathering evidence to evaluate your impact, and communicating your impact as a case study. This event aims to bring together individuals interested in developing impact in the field of well-being and involves the analysis and discussion of impact case studies that were developed for REF 2021.
To book a place, please email Professor Simon Hayhoe as the EventBrite is sold out.
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Does ‘who you know’ matter?- STEM Career Panel Discussion- Thursday 19 September
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The EMPS2 Network invites you to join us in the Newman Blue Lecture Theatre, Streatham Campus, at 11.30 on Thursday 19 September, as we ask our panel of STEM academics and professionals: does ‘who you know’ really matter for your career? They will share their own experiences of and advice for building and making the most of formal and informal networks, to best support you at university and beyond…
This insightful panel discussion and Q&A session will be followed by a free lunch at 12.30, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet other undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and lecturers from across the Engineering, Mathematics and Physics departments. Sign up via the link below or scan the QR code on the right.
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Human Tissue Act Training- Tuesday 22 October
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Are you removing, storing or using any human tissue for research or teaching? The Human Tissue Act (HTA) training is mandatory for anyone working with human tissue samples at the University of Exeter. The next session is on Tuesday 22 October, 10.00- 11.00 (online).
If you plan to collect informed consent as part of your research, you need to attend the Informed Consent training, also held on Tuesday 22 October, 11.15-12.15, also online.
Please contact Christine on HTA-return@exeter.ac.uk for further enquiries or to book your place.
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Adventure Sports Science & Medicine Course- Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March 2025
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The Adventure Tourism industry is valued at £360 Billion... Join Human Performance Scientist Nikki McLeary and Coach Jon Fearne on Dartmoor on 1 and 2 March for the coolest course you'll ever attend. Learn secondary skill sets to work with adventure sport athletes and expeditioners in the field.
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Doctoral Open Days at the British Library
The British Library’s Doctoral Open Days are intended for PhD researchers looking to learn about our collections, speak to curators and meet fellow students.
Booking for our introductory webinar ‘Getting Started at the British Library’ is already open and you can find out more here. This talk will give you an introduction to the Library, an overview of our extensive collections, and practical tips for how to use our catalogues and navigate our digital resources. Highly recommended for PhD researchers of all disciplines and subject areas.
Our in-person programme will begin in January 2025; to be the first to hear when booking opens, you can join our mailing list by emailing pgr@bl.uk.
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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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Nurture-U: Are you feeling worried about your thesis or other PhD work?
The Nurture-U team are offering FREE resources and therapies to help with confidence 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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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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