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Director, UK Council for Graduate Education @ukcge ...all views my own.

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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
We're running a survey in partnership with @NextGenRSVP to study the experiences of those who supervise doctoral candidates. We'd love to hear from you - please follow the link to participate and potentially win £250 (closes Jul 15th). #UKRSS24 https://t.co/1wI0COBYz3
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
Do you have a fascination for the politics of Higher Education? Are you looking for a job where you can make a real difference? Apply to join us, but be quick! Vacancy closes June 9th. https://t.co/WR63Vq9u73
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The UKCGE is seeking to recruit a new team member to help us support the postgraduate sector, particularly in the area of higher education policy.
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Owen Gower
2 years
Please fill in this survey on supporting doctoral researchers who teach 👇
@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
We're developing guidance for supporting Doctoral Researchers who teach and would like your opinion on what key guidance and recommendations might look like. Please fill in / share our survey to help us gather the relevant info (closes May 15th 2024).
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@MaishaIslam_28
Dr Maisha Islam
2 years
We’re now hearing from 4 of the @ResEngland and @officestudents funded projects seeking to improve access and participation in PGR - looking forward to hearing about #fairness and #equity in PGR assessment criteria @ukcge #ukcgeEDI
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Owen Gower
2 years
“What’s more effective in promoting EDI: ring fenced funding or contextual admissions?” Both? #UKCGEEDI
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Owen Gower
2 years
Listening to important insights on barriers to access to postgraduate research. “Social / cultural capital” is coming up a lot, including perceptions of prior qualification awarding body #UKCGEEDI
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
📢A reminder that booking is open for The Sir Bob Burgess Memorial Lecture @BritishAcademy_ in London (Nov 9). We're delighted that Professor @barbara_dooley will be presenting on The Postgraduate Research Landscape in Europe: Trends and Drivers.
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This year's Sir Bob Burgess Memorial Lecture will be presented by Professor Barbara Dooley, Deputy President of University College Dublin and a member of…
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UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
We're seeking a Co-Chair for our Graduate Education Managers’ Network. Details on the website - the call for nominations closes on September 29th 2023.
ukcge.ac.uk
We are seeking a Co-Chair for the GEM Network. The call for nominations closes on September 29 th 2023.
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UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
A reminder that the call for abstracts is open for our first Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Postgraduate Research.
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UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
Thank you to all our speakers and delegates at #UKCGEAC in Edinburgh. We hope you all had a great time. Special thanks to @Sparemu for hosting us at @EdinburghUni. Safe journey all!
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
2 years
Booking is now open for this online Town Hall discussion which will focus on ways to improve completion rates amongst PGRs.
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This online Town Hall discussion will focus on ways to improve completion rates amongst PGRs. Using a new initiative at the University of Sheffield as a…
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
3 years
Would you like to speak at our first conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Postgraduate Research? The Call for Abstracts is now open!
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UK Council for Graduate Education
3 years
Booking is now open for our first ever conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Postgraduate Research. It's a great opportunity to share best practices in EDI and hear some inspirational speakers.
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@Sparemu
Gale Macleod
3 years
Delighted to see this out. Just don’t ask me to explain machine learning 😂Identifying a research agenda for postgraduate taught education in the UK: lessons from a machine learning facilitated systematic scoping review https://t.co/XpV7kA8mWK @ukcge @Maclomaclee
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tandfonline.com
This research aimed to describe and evaluate research on the Postgraduate Taught (PGT) sector in the UK from January 2008 to October 2019. The focus on PGT allowed a detailed analysis of an often o...
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
3 years
A free in-person symposium at Nottingham Trent University looking at models for change in recruiting researchers and setting research agendas. Come along!
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This symposium aims to propose models for change in recruiting researchers and setting research agendas, helping share best practice.
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@pgr_success
PGR Success in Diverse Backgrounds Project
3 years
We are hosting a panel discussion on 'Navigating life as an International Postgraduate Researcher in the UK' on 14th December 2022. Register here to take part: https://t.co/7EIA60ePXG
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
3 years
Good morning and welcome to everyone who is joining us in Brighton for #icmhw
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Owen Gower
3 years
** Free NEW book on doctoral education! **
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@ukcge
UK Council for Graduate Education
3 years
Read the UKCGE response to the increase in the UKRI stipend here: https://t.co/DjTwblpdkW
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@ProfDougCleaver
Prof Doug Cleaver
3 years
https://t.co/NvnfxL4BRD Yesterday's UKRI announcement heightens the importance of this @UKCGE DDOGS online session on the cost of living crisis and its impact on PGRs with or without UKRI funding. Book now to join Prof Bonnie Steves, @naje99 and voices from across the sector.
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Owen Gower
3 years
Exemplary compassionate leadership in your chairing Maisha, thank you!
@MaishaIslam_28
Dr Maisha Islam
3 years
Excited to have Chaired the @EDEPI_ Advisory Board today! An innovative @officestudents/@ResEngland funded project seeking to increase access and participation of racially minoritised students into doctoral study through partnering with #NHS trusts! Give them a follow, folks 😉
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