News in 2025

Explore the field of robotics alongside experienced academics this August.

Funding information for UKRI-funded postgraduate researchers and PGRs who hold a University of York studentship.

For the first time, the UKCGE Annual Conference will feature a pre-cursor event by-PGRs-for-PGRs.

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Centre is seeking three student inclusivity influencers. 

This hybrid conference aims to provide a platform for York researchers to reflect on research and development, synthesise and apply knowledge and best practices in qualitative research.

Join the ERF for an exclusive opportunity to refine your presentation skills, receive constructive feedback, and build confidence in sharing your work.

The EDI Research Centre is supporting the development of an Intersectionality Research network to bring together staff and students who research on intersectional identities or who have a keen interest in engaging in this research.

Aimed at UK/home domiciled PGRs from racially-marginalised backgrounds, join the YCEDE mentoring programme.

Are you interested in improving research culture at the University? Could you represent your fellow postgraduate researchers to make sure their needs and perspectives are central to our research culture strategy?

The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) is now open and you should have received an email with your unique link for completion. Please take time to complete it.

A Call for Papers is open for the third annual 'Race' and Socially Engaged Research Conference.

If that sounds like an exciting challenge & opportunity to develop your skills, then you should apply to the 2025 University of York 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!

Produced by the Research Culture Working Group, this new guidance document is designed to help everyone involved in the production of research identify when it is appropriate to recognise the contribution of an individual to a research output. 

Generation Delta are offering a free one-day workshop for PGRs who identify as women from racially minoritised backgrounds who are registered as home students.

In this interactive online session, you'll have the chance to ask mentors about their career paths and gain advice on your career and professional development.

Online event examining diverse career paths in academia.

We are making Turnitin - the sector-leading text-matching software - more readily available to postgraduate researchers.

On Wednesday 15 January 2025, we announced the winners of our 2025 PhD Spotlight competition.