Timely but useful chatter from the Doctoral College - guest contributions welcome.
Written by Jane Spencer. On 16th & 17th May 2017 the first cohort of Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) Doctoral Researchers came together for the first time to train, collaborate and socialise! ERA is a collaboration between 6 Midlands Universities (Aston, Birmingham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick) and the British Geological Survey (BGS). The purpose is to provide […]
Written by Nathan Rush, Academic Librarian (Social Science and Psychology) Referencing software is a great way for researchers to collect and manage their references. With a wide range of products available the Library and IT Services constantly review which package is purchased and supported across the University. A recent review recommended that the University change its site-wide […]
Written by George Hones, LSU Postgraduate Executive Officer. In September of last year, Loughborough Students’ Union (LSU) welcomed their first ever full time Postgraduate Sabbatical Officer – me! The creation of this new role was part of LSU’s renewed drive to ensure that the postgraduate population is well represented and catered for. Last term I worked hard […]
Written by Professor Andrew Dainty, Director of the Graduate School. Happy New Year to all of our PGR students! I hope that you all return to your doctoral studies having had a restful festive season and are feeling refreshed for the year ahead. 2017 promises to be an exciting one for the Graduate School as […]
Written by Laurence Coles, PGR Vice President. Over the next few months we’re going to be working closely with all of you through short workshops held within each School/Department, in order to help us understand our Research Culture across the campus! You may be wondering what this means…? Well promoting local interaction within communities is […]
Written by Dr Kathryn North, Head of Researcher Development I rather enjoyed this tongue-in-cheek look at a putting together an unsuccessful research grant proposal which featured on Research Professionals’ funding insight – some useful, if inverse, tips about what not to do! If you set up a Research Professional account, you can access a wealth […]
With the introduction of a Postgraduate Executive Officer, LSU is hoping to make serious strides in how they can cater for the PG population of Loughborough. George Hones’ new role will ensure the voices and views of our PG population are heard in what the Union offers and advertises to our PG community. LSU is incredibly […]
The PGR Vice President, Laurence Coles, is highly driven and determined to make a positive contribution towards the doctoral experience of both current and future PGRs at Loughborough University. This will involve taking the lead on developing and supporting the PGR Representation Systems within each School and Department. The aim being to ensure that the doctoral experience […]
Solomon is the new Postgraduate Research (PGR) President for the next academic year. He is a second-year PhD student working with the Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughbororough University and the Institute of Digital Technologies at Loughborough University London. As the PGR President, Solomon’s goal is to enhance the Loughborough doctoral experience by […]
Written by Andrew Rowe, PhD student, Civil and Building Engineering As a PhD student (hopefully) coming towards the end of the journey pretty soon, I have experienced a multitude of different emotions along the way – some very difficult to manage culminating in me very nearly terminating my studies twice. But I’m still here; how? […]