Resources
Useful information and opportunities for PGRsFunding Opportunities
| Details | Links |
|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities Research Council | www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc |
| British Academy | www.britac.ac.uk/funding-opportunities |
| Arts Council England | www.artscouncil.org.uk |
| Horizon 2020: the EU framework for research and innovation | https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020 |
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions | https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/about_en |
| Economic and Social Research Council | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/ |
| European University Institute | https://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships |
| Leverhulme Trust | https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-funding |
Careers
| Details | Links |
|---|---|
| Find a postdoc: Job listings for new and recently qualified PhDs | www.findapostdoc.com/ |
| Jobs.ac.uk: The leading platform for academic jobs in the UK | jobs.ac.uk |
| Humanities and Social Sciences net: Job opportunities worldwide | https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ |
| The Guardian: For jobs within and beyond academia | https://jobs.theguardian.com |
| BCU careers service | www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-affairs/careers-and-job-prospects |
Communities and Networks - at Birmingham City University
| Details | Links |
|---|---|
| The Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research | bcmcr.org |
| Riffs Postgraduate Journal | riffsjournal.org |
| Makings Journal | makingsjournal.com |
Communities and Networks - beyond the University
| Details | Links |
|---|---|
| British Black Academics: A network of academics dedicated to tackling racial inequality in higher education | http://blackbritishacademics.co.uk |
| British Council Network UK: to help you make the transition to take up a research post in the UK smoothly | www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-abroad/alumni-uk |
| British Federation of Women Graduates | bfwg.org.uk |
| Euro doc: an international federation of researchers from the European Union and the Council of Europe | www.eurodoc.net/eurodoc |
| The Guardian Higher Education Network | www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network |
| Midland4Cities doctoral training partnership | www.midlands4cities.ac.uk |
| The National Union of Students | https://www.postgraduateforum.com |
| The Times Higher Education | www.timeshighereducation.com |
Development and Training
| Details | Link |
|---|---|
| The Brilliant Club: An award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities | www.thebrilliantclub.org |
| Society for Research in Higher Education | www.srhe.ac.uk |
| Advance-HE: a member-led, sector-owned charity that works with institutions and higher education across the world to improve higher education for staff, students and society | www.advance-he.ac.uk |
| Midland4Cities research training | www.midlands4cities.ac.uk |
| UK Council for Graduate Education | www.ukcge.ac.uk/ |
| Vitae: A national organisation set up to provide support for training for all postgraduate researchers. | www.vitae.ac.uk |
| Nadine Muller: A regularly updated blog with helpful sections for Research Survivors and Guides to Academia | www.nadinemuller.org.uk/category/the-new-academic |
| The Thesis Whisperer: A blog newspaper dedicated to the topic of doing a thesis and has a number of useful sections relevant to PGRs | https://thesiswhisperer.com |
| ‘Piling Higher and Deeper’ - the PhD comic | http://phdcomics.com/comics.php |
Welfare and Wellbeing
| Details | Link |
|---|---|
| Disability support at BCU | www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-affairs/enablement-and-wellbeing/disability-support |
| Mental health and wellbeing at BCU | www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-affairs/enablement-and-wellbeing/mental-health-and-wellbeing/overview |
| Research Councils UK Disabled Student Allowance | DSA-Framework-March-2021.pdf |
Library
| Details | Link |
|---|---|
| BCU Library Resources | www.bcu.ac.uk/library |
| British Library | www.bl.uk/ |
| ETHoS | https://ethos.bl.uk/ |
| The School library liaisons are: | |
| Emma Brown | School of Art School of Game, Film and Animation School of Visual Communication Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
| Chloe Smith | School of Architecture & Design School of English School of Fashion & Textiles School of Jewellery School of Media |
| Susan O'Sullivan | School of Social Sciences |
Student Reps
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Emily Scarrott | Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts |
| Harrison Charles | Birmingham Institute of Media and English |
| Daniel Blanco Albert | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
| Roxanne Korda | Midlands4Cities |
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The PGR Studio
Enhancing the PGR community and experience
Enhancing the PGR community and experience