Leap into a PhD

Published: 15 March 2024

Interested in an Arts and Humanities PhD and want to find out more? Are you thinking of applying for SGSAH PhD funding? Come along to listen to academics, former and current PhD students’ thoughts on what makes a good PhD application, and what the PhD experience is like.

Monday 22nd July, 10am - 4:45pm

Interested in an Arts and Humanities PhD and want to find out more? Are you thinking of applying for SGSAH PhD funding? Come along to listen to academics, former and current PhD students’ thoughts on what makes a good PhD application, and what the PhD experience is like. We will also be launching this year’s SGSAH EDI Applicant Mentoring Scheme. SGSAH will cover reasonable travel expenses for Scotland-based in-person attendees.

If you are not based in Scotland and would like to attend in person, get in touch with us at admin@sgsah.ac.uk to see if we can cover your travel expenses.

Spaces are limited for attending in-person.

Online Registration Deadline: Thursday 18th July

In-person Registration Deadline: Monday 8th July

RSVP HERE


Full Programme


10.00-11.00 – “Introduction to SGSAH and the Arts & Humanities PhD”

- Professor Claire Squires (Director, SGSAH)


11.00-11.15 – Coffee break


11.15-12.45 – "The Dos and Don’ts of the SGSAH Application”

Roundtable featuring current SGSAH panellists:

. Dr Silvia Casini (University of Aberdeen)
. Dr Greg Kerr (University of Glasgow . Dr Heather Yeung (University of Dundee)


12.45-14.00 – Lunch


14.00-14.40 – "The SGSAH EDI Application mentoring scheme”

Roundtable featuring previous mentors/mentees:

. Hanneke Booij (University of Stirling)
. Maike Dinger (University of Stirling)
. Mridula Sharma (University of Strathclyde)


14.40-14.45 – Break


14.45-15.30 - “Surviving the Part-time PhD”

Roundtable featuring current/former part time students

. Victoria Evans (University of Edinburgh)

. Sian Macgregor (University of Aberdeen)

. Emma McCabe (University of Stirling)


15.30-15.45 – Finish


15.45-16.45 – Networking time

A stickman jumping over the SGSAH logo with a rainbow trail behind and rainbow birds surrounding them

 

 


First published: 15 March 2024