PGR Development

PGR Research Skills Programme 2022-23

The Postgraduate Research Skills Programme for 2022-23 aims to deliver all PGRs a range of development opportunities which maps to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework and the four domains for research: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities (A); Personal Effectiveness (B); Research Governance and Organisation (C); and Engagement, Influence and Impact (D). The programme consists of three core stages that cover relevant topics for a particular stage of your lifecycle followed by optional sessions covering: academic skills; equality, diversity and inclusion; publication; career development; research ethics and integrity; and methodologies, tools and techniques. We have several study days over the coming academic year where most sessions will be taking place as follows:
  • Tuesday 11th October 2022 – online
  • Monday 31st October 2022 – on campus
  • Wednesday 9th November 2022 – online
  • Thursday 8th December 2022 – on campus
  • Tuesday 10th January 2023 – online
  • Tuesday 28th February 2023 – on campus
  • Wednesday 29th March 2023 – online
  • Thursday 27th April 2023 – on campus
  • Tuesday 9th May 2023 – online
  • Monday 19th June 2023 – on campus
If you’re ready to see what’s on offer, dive into the calendar of events to browse our the collection of sessions. Booking links are included in the calendar of events and will redirect you to Eventbrite. Please use your University email address when signing up. The full programme is available to view here. Please bear in mind that the programme does not contain dates and times for any of the sessions; for this information and more details about each session, please refer to the calendar of events.

Virtual Graduate Centre & YSJ Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) Team

Video links and resources from online sessions will be added to the Virtual Graduate Centre on Moodle. The Virtual Graduate Centre is an extension of the YSJ Postgraduate Researcher Team on Microsoft Teams and we will notify you on the Team when content has been added to this site. Please do use both of these resources to enhance your experience and connect to other PGRs. You can access the Virtual Graduate Centre here: https://moodle.yorksj.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=99 (If it is your first time logging into the Virtual Graduate Centre, you will need to enter the following enrolment key: virtualgrad)