Event overview
Have you ever wanted to know what students, supervisors, librarians or researcher developers really think about the doctoral experience? Now is your chance!
You are invited to a unique occasion bringing together doctoral researchers, supervisors, librarians and other researcher developers to discuss how we can improve the doctoral experience. The new format is the result of a collaboration between the UKCGE, National Union of Students, Vitae and the British Library.
The academic apprentice model, where a doctoral candidate learns only from their supervisor, is changing. We will be discussing for the first time to what extent the doctoral experience is a collaborative process and what roles the different parties do or should play in shaping and enhancing the doctoral experience.
Using a mixture of facilitated discussion and inputs from researchers in the field the symposium will result in a report with a matrix of recommendations for the use of students, institutional staff and external organisations.
For full details of this event please visit the Symposium website: PostgradSymposium.org.uk
In order to ensure a dynamic mix on the day, we are offering a reduced rate for institutions that send a delegation of staff including at least one doctoral researcher.
Every student place is free when accompanied by a paying member of academic or institutional staff.
For for full details of the packages available and to book your place, please click here.
London
- Audience:
- Postgraduate researchers.
Staff supporting researchers development
Supervisors
Research managers - Organisation:
- UKCGE, Vitae, The British Library, NUS
- Contact:
- ukcge@ukcge.ac.uk
- Location:
- London
- URL:
- http://www.postgradsymposium.org.uk/
Venue information
The British Library Conference Centre, is a state-of-the-art venue, situated next door to The British Library in the centre of London. The address of the Conference Centre is:
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
The Centre is ideally situated for those arriving by public transport. Close to St Pancras International, King's Cross, and Euston mainline stations. Piccadilly, Metropolitan, Victoria, Northern, Hammersmith & City and Circle Underground lines all connect at King's Cross/ St Pancras.
Full directions can be found on the British Library's own website: http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/stp/index.html
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