All welcome | Saturday May 16^th 2015

BFWG holds a Research Presentations Day each year at which women postgraduate students are invited to give short presentations of their research work to a general audience.  A prize of £100 is offered for the presentation judged ‘best’ in terms of quality of presentation and ability to communicate the subject to an educated but general audience.  Those interested in making a presentation should go to www.bfwg.org.uk to download an abstract submission form.  Abstracts should be submitted to awards@bfwg.org.uk.

Closing date for abstracts is Friday March 20th 2015

It may be necessary to make a selection from abstracts submitted if there are too many entries for the time available.  Please note: BFWG is not able to pay travel or other expenses.

All undergraduates, postgraduates, members of BFWG and others who are interested will be very welcome to attend the RPD even if they do not wish to submit a paper.  There is no charge for bona fide students, whether or not they are presenting a paper, but there is a charge of £10 on the door for others.  (A sandwich lunch is provided).  The Research Presentations Day is usually a good opportunity to meet other postgraduate women students and to look objectively at the presentation styles of others.  It can be a useful learning experience and an opportunity for networking.

If you wish to attend the day please contact: Dr Elizabeth Poskitt: awards@bfwg.org.uk if possible before May 9^th 2015 .

Venue: BFWG HQ, 4 Mandeville Courtyard, 142 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4NB

Come along and be inspired! | Tomorrow, Wednesday 11^th February

The postgraduate research café provides an opportunity for you to showcase your research in an informal setting and network with researchers from a variety of disciplines.

The Graduate School runs the café on the second Wednesday of each month. Each themed café will feature two 20 minute talks from postgraduate researchers from different disciplines, with a chance for questions, debate and networking over tea and coffee.

This relaxed event aims to bring postgraduates together, foster cross-disciplinary networks, and provide a supportive context for research discussion. To contribute, or for more information contact Dr Tracey Crowther, Postgraduate Development Advisor.

Next Café: Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 11 February between 1-3 in the Peter Brown room (The Missing Link, behind Darwin College) on the Canterbury campus with talks on ‘Water Gels for Cell Culture and Drug Delivery’ and ‘Can Film do Philosophy?’

Deadline for Applications| Extended to 7^th February 2015

Upcoming training programmes funded through CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership that all Arts and Humanities postgraduates are welcome to apply for.

Arts & Humanities in the Digital Age

Opening Conference at the Open University, Camden – Friday 20 February

Deadline for applications – extended to 7^th February

Find out more and apply here

Kent’s Dr Benjamin Vis will be convening two 2-day workshops on Spatial Humanities in Canterbury within this programme on Digital Humanities. CHASE are also working to open registration for separate workshops ahead of the plenary day conference in London on the 20^th of February. It is thus not obligatory to register for the entire Digital Humanities programme as a whole.

British Association for Irish Studies | Deadline 17^th March 2015

Entries are invited for an essay on any aspect of Irish Studies.  Entrants should be student members of BAIS who are registered for Masters of doctoral programmes in Great Britain. The winning entry will be published in Irish Studies Review and the winning author will receive £500 of Cambridge University Press books of their choice.  Essays should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length.

Please direct queries and submit entries to: Dr Derval Tubridy BAISessayprize@gmail.com

Briefing for students interested in applying for ESRC funding

8^th December 2014 | Keynes LT5

 The South East Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC)  is now inviting PhD applications for ESRC funded studentships commencing in the 2015-16 academic year.   Students interested in applying for SEDTC ESRC PhD studentship funding at Kent can find more details on how to apply at http://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/postgraduate/research_council/esrc.html . If you wish to seek ESRC funding, the deadline for applying for a PhD place at Kent is 31^st  January 2015 although candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.

The University will be providing a briefing for students interested in applying for SEDTC ESRC PhD funding at 4.00 – 5.00pm on Monday 8^th December 2014 in KLT5. The agenda will cover:

1) Why apply for ESRC funding?

2) What is the SEDTC?

3) Giving your proposal the best chance

4) Q&A

Further information about the South East Doctoral Training Centre is available at http://southeastdtc.surrey.ac.uk/

The Graduate School, in partnership with Kent Innovation and Enterprise, are holding a competition for all postgraduate students and are asking students to submit a business plan by 9am on 18th March 2015.

We are offering the following voluntary opportunities for students, which may help improve their plan:

• Recieve feedback on a pre-application proforma. Download proforma and submit to skills@kent.ac.uk by 5pm on 6th February 2015.
• Book a place on any (or all!) of the following workshops (first come first serve basis): book via: https://bloom.kent.ac.uk
  • Road to Success: Delivering a Business Plan, 28th November 2014, 10am – 12pm
  • The Common Good: Spotlight on Social Enterprise, 28th January 2015, 9:30-4:30pm
  • Road to Success: Delivering a Business Plan, 11th February 2015, 2-4pm

For more information visit: http://www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/skills/brightideas.html