Candidate experience

Emily Mason is a second-year PhD researcher at the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology, exploring how multisensory integration differs across neurotypical and neurodivergent populations. Beyond the lab, she’s a keen advocate for public engagement, bringing her research to wider audiences. In this article, she provides tips for PhD students or ECRs who are starting out with the publications process.

This document, created in partnership between Disabled Students UK and The Open University, provides 7 key steps to achieving equity for disabled doctoral students. Each of these steps suggests recommended actions arising from research by Disabled Students UK (DSUK), The Open University, and others.

This legacy pack from the Shine Scholars Programme at the University of Surrey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — provides a concise summary of the SBS programme, distilling key findings from the overall evaluation into digestible one-page briefs on the programme delivery, stakeholder engagement, knowledges management, lessons learned, and dissemination. 

In this blog, Dr Maisha Islam shares tips and tricks to help PGRs pass their vivas with flying colours.

This activity workbook, developed by Transitions and Transformations: The Black Researcher’s Journey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — and Vitae, aims to support postgraduate researchers in developing healthy work-based practices. 

This webinar, developed by Transitions and Transformations: The Black Researcher’s Journey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — and Vitae, focuses on encouraging postgraduates to consider the diverse range of career choices open to researchers. 

This interactive workshop, developed by Transitions and Transformations: The Black Researcher’s Journey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — and The Diversity Trust, focuses supporting and encouraging postgraduates to understand networking and how they can feel confident in it.

Thinking about pairing your PhD journey with a role in consultancy or another industry? It’s definitely possible, but it might require some creativity to shape a career that truly fits you. Combining academic research with practical industry work can be incredibly rewarding. The YCEDE team explores how you might navigate this path.

This interactive workshop, developed by Transitions and Transformations: The Black Researcher’s Journey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — and Diverse Minds, focuses on peer coaching circles and understanding how they can support PGRs in their career journeys.

This interactive workshop, developed by Transitions and Transformations: The Black Researcher’s Journey — one of the 13 Research England-funded projects focused on racial equity and access to postgraduate education — and Diverse Minds, aims to explore the link between mental health, wellbeing, and resilience.