We are pleased to offer 10 FREE places to members of the SUPER community to attend an online British Sign Language 16-week course led by Deaf Action on Monday evenings, 6.00 pm-8.30 pm from 24 October until 12 December, then from 9 January to 27 February 2023. With over 5% of the world’s population having disabling hearing loss, and with 70 million people in the ... Read more
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Find out more and sign up here.
This online session offers participants in the first year of their doctorate a chance to develop the skills required to manage this phase of their doctorate and to action plan accordingly. The learning outcomes of the course are to enable researchers to: acknowledge the progress they have made to date and recognise the skills they ... Read more
This course offers participants in the second year of their doctorate, a chance to focus on the detailed critical success factors and management skills required to successfully complete their doctorate. The course addresses the requirements of a doctorate, and how to action plan accordingly. It will also help you to plan for the coming year ... Read more
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Find out more and sign up here.
This talk from Magnus Janson (PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University) is titled "First Recordings of the Soundscape of ‘Pristine’ European Flat Oyster Reefs". The talk will be 20 minutes and will have a 10 minute live Q&A. Register to attend here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. See the other upcoming webinars at MASTS 2023 webinar series.
Are you in need of some time to dedicate to writing your thesis, or perhaps a paper? Join fellow SUPER PGRs for a couple of days free of distractions! As in our condensed 'Two Golden Hours' online sessions, we will use the Pomodoro technique of writing in blocks of 25 minutes before taking a short break. ... Read more
This year's Retreat will focus on communication. Please see our programme for more details. This is one of the two annual events where we expect to see Graduate School PGRs, so please make every effort to attend.
This talk from Alejandra G Cabanillas (PhD student at the University of Strathclyde) is titled "Modelling productivity and sustainability of macroalgae in the north Atlantic under various climate change scenarios". The talk will be 20 minutes and will have a 10 minute live Q&A. Register to attend here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. See the other ... Read more
This talk from Charlotte Lee (PhD student at University of Stirling) is titled "Comparative Metaproteomics of the Plastispheres isolated from transparent and coloured plastic debris obtained from joint sampling programmes". The talk will be 20 minutes and will have a 10 minute live Q&A. Register to attend here: Webinar Registration - Zoom. See the other ... Read more
Gather to write supported by other Graduate School PGRs. These dedicated sessions encourage accountability and habit formation, and provide social motivation and support. We follow the Pomodoro Technique to increase productivity, i.e., 25 minutes working, 5 minute break for two hours. Please find joining instructions in the latest Friday update email.
This free workshop will focus on the process of identifying key stakeholders, evaluating stakeholder interests and influence, approaching engagement with different groups of stakeholders and discussing the risks and benefits that can arise from stakeholder engagement. The session will be led by Dr Hannah Lee, a recent MASTS graduate. Following her PhD on blue carbon ... Read more