05/07/2022
We’re moving! Head over to University Of Warwick Library where we’re combining this account, our Library account, and the Warwick PG Hub - open now in Junction account, so you can keep up to date with all library related news in one place! Make sure you’re following the University Of Warwick Library page, because we’re going to stop posting on this one.
We’ll be using hashtags across the University Of Warwick Library so you can still find Research Exchange specific posts, just search for
You can also follow the Research Exchange Twitter: https://twitter.com/ResearchEx
10/06/2022
Still time to sign up for next Wednesday's PGR Masterclass!
Learn from Wellbeing Support Services how to stay motivated, deal with procrastination and manage you worries...
https://warwick.ac.uk/OnTrack
25/05/2022
From the importance of student name pronunciation to sending motivational holiday cards, there were some great examples of developing the student relationship shared at today's PGR Teaching Forum.
Join us on Wednesday 29th June for the next one!
24/05/2022
TOMORROW - join us at the PGR Teaching Forum as we discuss "celebrating the whole student", diversity, the student-teacher relationship and more!
3pm-3:45pm on Teams
PGR Teaching Forum
Join our PGR teaching discussion group on Microsoft Teams, where PGRs can share their teaching experiences and discuss best practice.
19/05/2022
At this month's PGR Teaching Forum we'll be focusing on diversity, the student-teacher relationship and "celebrating the whole student" with one of the shortlisted nominees for the WATE 2022 awards.
Join our discussion on Teams on Wednesday, 3pm-3:45pm!
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/pghub/skills/pgrteachers/
11/05/2022
PGRs - want to pass on your experience and your knowledge of Warwick?
Apply for our role as a Postgrad Mentor - applications are open until Sunday!
https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/26031963
25/04/2022
How do I get my footnote numbers to restart with each chapter? How do I get my page numbers to start on page 8 of a Word document?
Get the answers to these and more in our On Track session on Wednesday on using Word for long documents!
Sign up now via SkillsForge (make sure you are logged in):
https://skillsforge.warwick.ac.uk/warwick/ /dev/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=LIB,providerOrgAlias=warwick,number=4,;
13/04/2022
We've been following blogger on her road to submission. Read her latest post, February Funk, here.
On the Thesis Path: February Funk
In this series, blogger Lucia keeps a record of her progress and experience in the months leading up to submission. To take a look at her previous post, January Blues, click here.
06/04/2022
Coming to the end of your PhD and need a job? Find some comfort in reading about our blogger Pierre's experiences
http://phdlife.warwick.ac.uk/2022/04/06/get-a-job-i-can-do-that-finding-work-after-the-phd/
‘Get a job, I can do that’: finding work after the PhD
A skill you might not imagine practicing as part of a PhD is writing your CV and a cover letter or personal statement… once, twice, ten, twenty, a hundred times. For many PGRs, the final year of th…
01/04/2022
Medical and biomedical PGRs - sign up to this Warwick-Wellcome Translational Partnership all-day event about translating healthcare research into wider impact and practice!
ECR Careers in Translation - Tuesday 12th April, 9:30am-4pm
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/wellcome-translation/events/ecrevent/
ECR Careers in Translation
01/04/2022
The best reason of all saved until last - the lovely PGR students in the REx!
Don't study in isolation - come and surround yourself with a friendly PGR community.
31/03/2022
Today's reason to study in the REx - Research Refresh!
Take a break with a coffee, a doughnut and a game of Exploding Kittens on Thursday mornings!
31/03/2022
It might not be the right weather right now but, trust me - this reason to study in the Research Exchange will become very important on those rare summer days the temperature goes above 25-30°C... ☀🥵
30/03/2022
Free tea and coffee, anyone?
Today's reason to study in the REx is its hot water boiler and its jars of complimentary tea, instant coffee and sugar, to give you the caffeine you need to keep your postgrad study going! ☕
30/03/2022
How do you feel about presenting? Blogger Rupika shares her thoughts this week
http://phdlife.warwick.ac.uk/2022/03/30/presenting-interdisciplinary-research/
Presenting Interdisciplinary Research
With any PhD, presenting is a daunting prospect for many, but add an interdisciplinary project into the mix and the idea gets a lot more stressful. Blogger Rupika details her experiences and advice…
28/03/2022
Each day this week, we'll be focusing on different features in the Research Exchange that you can utilise as a Warwick PGR.
Today - lockers! Store your books and notes in one of our lockers that are allocated on a random basis each term to those who have applied.
23/03/2022
What is the road to submission like? Pierre recounts his experiences in this week's post
http://phdlife.warwick.ac.uk/2022/03/23/hacking-hen-dos-and-hunting-for-jobs-the-road-to-thesis-submission/
Hacking, hen-dos and Hunting for Jobs: the road to thesis submission
4 years of thesis work eventually ends. There are several end points, though, some of which were evoked in a previous piece about life between submission and viva. The run-up to submission similarl…