Resources

Useful information and opportunities for PGRs

Funding Opportunities

DetailsLinks
Arts and Humanities Research Council www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc
British Academywww.britac.ac.uk/funding-opportunities
Arts Council Englandwww.artscouncil.org.uk
Horizon 2020: the EU framework for research and innovationhttps://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actionshttps://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/about_en
Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/
European University Institutehttps://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships
Leverhulme Trusthttps://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-funding

Careers

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Find a postdoc: Job listings for new and recently qualified PhDswww.findapostdoc.com/
Jobs.ac.uk: The leading platform for academic jobs in the UKjobs.ac.uk
Humanities and Social Sciences net: Job opportunities worldwidehttps://www.h-net.org/jobs/
The Guardian: For jobs within and beyond academiahttps://jobs.theguardian.com
BCU careers servicewww.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/student-affairs/careers-and-job-prospects

Communities and Networks - at Birmingham City University

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The Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Researchbcmcr.org
Riffs Postgraduate Journalriffsjournal.org
Makings Journalmakingsjournal.com

Communities and Networks - beyond the University

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British Black Academics: A network of academics dedicated to tackling racial inequality in higher educationhttp://blackbritishacademics.co.uk
British Council Network UK: to help you make the transition to take up a research post in the UK smoothlywww.britishcouncil.org/study-work-abroad/alumni-uk
British Federation of Women Graduatesbfwg.org.uk
Euro doc: an international federation of researchers from the European Union and the Council of Europewww.eurodoc.net/eurodoc
The Guardian Higher Education Networkwww.theguardian.com/higher-education-network
Midland4Cities doctoral training partnershipwww.midlands4cities.ac.uk
The National Union of Studentshttps://www.postgraduateforum.com
The Times Higher Educationwww.timeshighereducation.com

Development and Training

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The Brilliant Club: An award-winning charity that exists to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universitieswww.thebrilliantclub.org
Society for Research in Higher Educationwww.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 societywww.advance-he.ac.uk
Midland4Cities research training www.midlands4cities.ac.uk
UK Council for Graduate Educationwww.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 Academiawww.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 PGRshttps://thesiswhisperer.com
‘Piling Higher and Deeper’ - the PhD comic http://phdcomics.com/comics.php

Library

DetailsLink
BCU Library Resourceswww.bcu.ac.uk/library
British Librarywww.bl.uk/
ETHoShttps://ethos.bl.uk/
The School library liaisons are:
Emma BrownSchool of Art
School of Game, Film and Animation
School of Visual Communication
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Chloe SmithSchool of Architecture & Design
School of English​
School of Fashion & Textiles​
School of Jewellery​
School of Media
Susan O'SullivanSchool of Social Sciences​

Student Reps

NameDiscipline
Emily ScarrottBirmingham Institute of Creative Arts
Harrison CharlesBirmingham Institute of Media and English
Daniel Blanco AlbertRoyal Birmingham Conservatoire
Roxanne KordaMidlands4Cities

Faculty of Arts, Design & Media Birmingham City University, The Parkside Building, 5 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, B4 7BD

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