If you have a great idea for a postgraduate event, your dreams could be made into a reality!
Successful applications could receive funding of up to £1,500 to run their events or projects. These must encompass an interdisciplinary and/or external focus that will enhance the postgraduate experience at Kent.
Deadline for applications is 27th November 2015
Further information can be found here.
The Wellcome Trust has invited CHASE funded students to attend an open day event to give insight into its work. This will include sessions on The Hub, their creative new interdisciplinary research space and its residents. The event will also feature themes on Digital Humanities and the Wellcome Library, Public Engagement plus, afterwards, the opportunity to explore the fantastic range of exhibitions and resources in the Wellcome Collection and Wellcome Library.
The Wellcome Trust provides more than £700 million a year to support bright minds in science, the humanities and the social sciences, as well as education, public engagement and the application of research to medicine.
Full programme here: http://www.chase.ac.uk/events/2015/10/22/wellcome-trust-open-day
If you would like to register to attend, please email enquiries@chase.ac.uk
New communal space for postgraduate students and staff.
Open from 8.00am – 6.oopm.
Located in Cornwallis East, Third Floor.
The Graduate School has taken up residence on the third floor of the new Cornwallis East building. We have a new training room which will host many of the Skills courses, so we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Over the summer the Library is open every day between 09:00 and 19:00. If you need to find a place to study outside those times the following facilities are available:
Exciting talks for the next Medway Postgraduate Research Café on Friday –
‘Biohacking and Open Source Technology: What could these really mean to modern day scientists?’
And Medway Makers will give a talk ‘If you thought nothing was happening in Medway!!!’
Do come along on Friday July 10th at lunchtime for coffee, tea, juice, biscuits and a catch up with your fellow researchers, in the Gillingham Building G2-04 (1.00pm – 2.00pm)
Social Scientists from across the South East Doctoral Training Centre will be coming to Kent tomorrow for their 4th annual conference.
The programme includes Keynote Academic Talks, a Journal Editors Panel, Interdisciplinary student-led sessions, posters and student pecha kucha presentations. The Conference will also provide an excellent networking opportunity for students and academics involved in the SEDTC. Click here to view the full programme.
The Graduate School looks forward to seeing all those who registered for this event.
The Centre for English and World Languages (CEWL) at the University of Kent is offering two hours of free English classes in Keynes College for non-native speakers of English every weekday from Monday 29th June to Thursday 9th July 2015 from 13.45 to 15.55.
Employability points can be obtained for attending the classes.
To confirm your place at the classes, please email cewlcelta@kent.ac.uk.
Our fifth Postgraduate Research Festival is nearly upon us! Students and staff are welcome to come along to the day-long event on Monday 22nd June, in the Grimond building. The varied programme will include academic talks, postgraduate poster presentations, three minute research presentations and student discussion panels. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day so do come along and find out what everyone is doing.
The Graduate School hosted our annual Global Skills Award Ceremony last night. Many congratulations to everyone who received their certificates.
