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Mental Health & Wellbeing of Staff who Support PGRs
On February 5th, we held the last in our series of events on mental health and wellbeing, this time focussing on staff who support doctoral candidates. The event was led by Professor Craig Martin and Dr Nicola Palmer (Co-Chairs of the Research Supervisors’ Network) and held under the Chatham House Rule.
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Artificial Intelligence in Postgraduate Research: Ethics of AI in Research
On January 23rd 2025, Tom Stoneham (Professor of Philosophy at the University of York and Ethics Lead for the UKRI AI CDT in Safe AI Systems) presented a webinar on the subject of ethics of generative AI in research. Almost 200 people attended the talk, which outlined the training methods behind the models, their limitations and their impact on both cognitive function and the environment.
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Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ Network Clinic
On January 22nd 2025, the Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ (PEP) Network held its first online clinic for people working in professional services roles. Co-Chairs Susanna Broom and Kerri Gardiner have provided the following update on the meeting and topics under discussion.
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Doctoral Deans & Directors’ Network Discussion Session
On January 17th 2025, the DDD Network held an online event in which it welcomed Jonathan Neves, Head of Business Intelligence & Surveys at Advance HE, who gave a presentation about the PRES (the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey).
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Call for UKCGE Trustee Applications 2025
There are 5 places on the UKCGE Executive Committee available. The deadline to submit an application is Monday February 10th 2025 (closes midday).
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Mental Health & Wellbeing of PG Students: Supervision
On December 11th 2024, Professor Craig Martin and Dr Nicola Palmer chaired the second in a series of three sessions on the mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate students, this time with a focus on supervision.
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UKCGE and The 1752 Group Partner to Tackle Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education
From August 2025, all higher education institutions in England will be required by the regulator, the Office for Students, to comply with a set of conditions around tackling harassment and sexual misconduct.
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UKCGE Research Supervisors’ Network Meeting
On November 21st 2024, the new Co-Chairs of the Research Supervisors’ Network, Dr Nicola Palmer and Professor Craig Martin, held an online meeting in order to introduce themselves and provide an opportunity for networking and feedback
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2nd UKCGE Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research
In November 2024, we held the second of our EDI conferences focussing on Race and Ethnicity in PGR, this time at the Leonardo Hotel in Brighton.
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An Introduction to PGR: A PEP Network Event
On November 6th 2024, the Co-Chairs of our Postgraduate Education Practitioners’ Network, Susanna Broom and Kerri Gardiner, held a workshop looking at the specific issues and unique challenges which face those working within postgraduate research.