The university is committed to supporting and creating a vibrant postgraduate community where each postgraduate can access valuable opportunities to meet with fellow postgraduates, develop transferable skills and gain careers support. As part of this commitment, we offer a variety of academic, social and wellbeing activities throughout the year. Annual opportunities to develop skills and share your work are delivered by the University Graduate School. These include the Research Poster Conference, the Three Minute Thesis competition, and the Images of Research competition for postgraduate researchers and Images of Study competition for postgraduate taught students.
View our events listing below to see events tailored for postgraduates or visit our events calendar for an overview of the next few months. Events marked as PG are open to all postgraduates at the University of Birmingham, whilst those marked as PGR are tailored to Postgraduate Researchers and those marked as PGT are tailored to Postgraduate Taught students.
- Date
- 06 (16:00) - 27/01/2021 (17:00)
- Location:
- Online via Zoom
- Description
- Take time away from your day to reset mentally and physically with this short yoga practice, no experience necessary! During the class participants will be muted so feel free to have your own music on at home if you wish.
- Date
- 07 (12:30) - 28/01/2021 (13:00)
- Location:
- Online event - Zoom
- Description
- Take a break in the middle of the day to relax and refresh your mind. Sessions include a guided mindfulness practice and tips for building composure into your day.
- Date
- 27/01/2021 (15:00-16:30)
- Description
- Careers event for Postgraduate Researchers with support for writing non-academic job applications and CVs; online PhD careers workshop
- Date
- 02/02/2021 (10:00-11:30)
- Description
- Online careers event for postgraduate researchers/ PhDs covering help for writing applications and CVs for academic jobs.
- Date
- 08/02/2021 (11:00-12:30)
- Location:
- Online - see Canvas link below
- Description
- Learn how to apply your research skills to investigating sectors of work that interest you (both academia and industry), researching companies and organisations, and use this to stand out in your job applications and interviews.
- Date
- 09/02/2021 (13:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- Join a supportive, structured working session, where you can get on with your writing, reading and studying distraction-free.
- Date
- 17/02/2021 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- A workshop examining approaches to and methods of research, ahead of Semester Two assignments and dissertations.
- Date
- 24/02/2021 (10:00-11:30)
- Location:
- Online - see Canvas link below
- Description
- This 90 minute workshop has been specifically designed to help Postgraduates gain insight into creative problem-solving, and the importance of this in the workplace.
- Date
- 25/02/2021 (13:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- Join a supportive, structured working session, where you can get on with your writing, reading and studying distraction-free.
- Date
- 03/03/2021 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- A workshop exploring assignment feedback: breaking down the language used, and how to apply it to future work.
- Date
- 10/03/2021 (13:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- Join a supportive, structured working session, where you can get on with your writing, reading and studying distraction-free.
- Date
- 16/03/2021 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- A workshop to support your academic writing, offering tips and advice on how to improve.
- Date
- 22/03/2021 (13:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Online - a link will be sent to you before the event
- Description
- Join a supportive, structured working session, where you can get on with your writing, reading and studying distraction-free.
- Date
- 25/03/2021 (14:00-15:30)
- Location:
- Online - see Canvas link below
- Description
- Being able to successfully influence, negotiate and persuade is incredibly useful and sometimes vital in a job.