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Doctoral College Newsletter - 10 June 2024
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Research Showcase Week Begins!
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Research Showcase Week starts today (Monday 10 June)! Pop down to the Forum between today and 15.00 on Thursday 13 June to take a look at the varied posters on display from our researchers as part of the Poster Competition.
You can also join us on Friday 14 June, 13.00-16.00 in Queens LT2 to watch the Three Minute Thesis Competition- a dynamic competition in which our presenters have just three minutes to present their thesis! The presentations span a diverse range of topics and the audience will be able to vote for a People's Choice winner. In order to secure your seat, please register beforehand and arrive in time for 13.00.
We hope you can join us for one or both of these events to celebrate the successes of our postgraduate researchers; if you are based in Penryn, there will be a poster display during Monday 1 July- Friday 5 July.
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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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Inclusivity Matters!: Social Mobility and Economic Barriers to Academia- Thursday 13 June
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We would like to invite you to an exciting event on Penryn campus, Daphne Du Maurier Lecture Theatre B (and on Microsoft Teams) on the afternoon of Thursday 13 June, from 14.00- 16:30.
We have two very exciting speakers from Streatham campus: Prof. Lee Elliot Major and Dr. Lucy Yeomans. These talks will be followed by an interactive panel discussion. Our invited speakers will be talking about inclusion in academic fields for those who are historically under-represented, and in particular how social class and other socioeconomic factors interact to reproduce social inequalities.
Everyone on campus is welcome to attend this event; including undergraduate students, postgraduate students, ECRs, and staff. Refreshments will be provided for those attending in person. Sign-up on Eventbrite to get the Teams link, or let us know you’re joining in person.
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International Women in Engineering Day- Friday 21 June
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The International Women in Engineering Day at the Streatham Campus on Friday 21 June is an all-day event with three competitions: presentations, posters, and research images, taking place in The Forum, Streatham Campus, Seminar room 7-8. It’s not limited to engineering alone; women participants from any discipline who believe their research can be interdisciplinary with engineering are welcome to participate. Participants’ travel expenses spent from the Penryn campus will be reimbursed.
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Family Fun Day- Saturday 22 June
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PAFs (Postgraduate Researchers and Family) invites PGRs and their families/ partners to our Family Fun Day and Picnic. Fun for the kids include a bouncy castle, an inflatable assault course, and various garden games. We ask you to bring a dish to share for the picnic, as we enjoy experiencing foods from diverse cultures. Please note that children must always be supervised.
Date: Saturday 22 June 2024
Time: 15.00-18.00
Location: St Luke's Campus – The Quad
Free to attend but please register here
Run by Lyndsey Carmichael, a PGR in the School of Education with children, the group recognised the need to support this sub-group of students. Since November 2023, PAFs has expanded from 7 to 55 members across the campuses. The group dynamics include not only PGRs with families but also ‘mature-mature’ students, PGRs with accompanying partners, and post-docs with children. PAFs organises research and networking events that are time-friendly (within school hours and weekends) and focus on activities that benefit our members and their families.
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Academic Job Hunt Community- Wednesday 26 June
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It’s common to feel isolated, self-doubt and anxious when we run into tough times during our academic job hunt so this academic job hunt community aims to reduce students’ job hunting anxiety, improve students’ well-being, build connections across faculty, and improve students’ career management skills. Please come and join us. This event will take place on Wednesday 26 June, 12.30-13.30 in Baring Court 06, St Luke's Campus. Professor Dongbo Zhang has been invited.
Everyone is welcome- sign up via the QR code on the right, or via the link below.
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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FUTURES 2024-25 Researchers at Schools programme: Call for researchers working with satellite imagery / technology!
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As part of the FUTURES 2024-25 Festival, the University is working with Exeter Science Centre to develop and deliver workshops in schools between July 2024 and July 2025.
We're looking for researchers who use satellite technology or satellite observations in their work - and whose work ties into global issues (for example: climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution).
Researchers can get involved through contributing to research profiles, missions for schools, resource development and in person support with school events. This event will use resources from the Our World from Space project and Exeter Science Centre will link in each theme to the work of a UoE researcher.
This is a fantastic opportunity to have your work featured, as well as gaining valuable outreach experience with Exeter Science Centre. Complete our Expression of Interest to get involved.
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GW4 selected for Researcher SuperVision Project
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The GW4 Alliance of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter Universities has been selected as one of nine new Practitioner Partners to join the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP), led by the University of York, to review, enhance and provide consistency in the supervision of postgraduate research across the UK.
As sector leaders in doctoral training, GW4 universities are well placed to collaborate with other partners on RSVP. By working with industry and research institutions the project aims to design and pilot professional development activities such as mentoring to widen and diversify the pool of confident, trained supervisors able to support an inclusive culture and the next generation of researchers.
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Take part in a cardiac imaging exercise study
Are you interested in exercise and cardiac health? We are looking for healthy people, casually active or sedentary (not athletes) aged 20-35 to participate in a cardiac imaging exercise study at the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Center, St. Luke’s campus. The study involves cardiac ultrasound being done while exercising on a stationary bike, during a single 1 hour. If interested contact the study team at dd389@exeter.ac.uk.
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Participant Needed for Covid 19 Bereavement Study
“We want to understand what the losses were like during the COVID-19 period, what you went through.”
A study in the Psychology department is looking for individuals who have experienced loss during the COVID-19 period. In this research, it is planned to conduct online interviews to understand the experiences of people after the loss process. To participate in the research, you must have lost a loved one during COVID-19, be over 18 years old, and be fluent in English. If you seem eligible, fill in the screening questions, and the researcher will contact you for an interview. At the end of the research, participants will receive course credits or reimbursement for their time. Interested? Contact PhD Student Melis Gün Ertan (mg852@exeter.ac.uk) or click on the link below to participate.
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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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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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