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Welcome to Warwick: Top Tips for Starting your PhD

It’s the start of the new academic year and that means the start of a PhD for some students. Congratulations! In today’s blog, blogger Lucia writes about her perspectives of starting a PhD at Warwick as an international student. Hear her top three tips for finding your feet.

For most of us, the PhD journey is an extremely lonely one. For me, having moved from another country and knowing very little about Warwick and the student community, it was even more important to find little clusters of people who I could socialise with. We know that usually student societies are more geared towards undergraduate students, but there is nothing keeping you from making friends at different levels of uni life! I myself joined a couple, but I found that, for me, events that were planned to cater to postgraduate students, and, more specifically, PGR students, were the places where I met most of the people in my social circle. 

But do not underestimate the value of meeting people who think very differently from you and have different tastes, that’s where you actually thrive!

The Library’s Postgraduate Community Engagement Team hosts several events in their  main spaces: The PG Hub and Wolfson Research Exchange . Their many events (both in person before the pandemic and their online versions ) have helped me keep sane and meet some amazing people. For those of us who do not have a dedicated office space, the Wolfson Research Exchange section of the main Library, where we could work and take little breaks to chat with peers over a cup of coffee or tea , proved an invaluable community-building space, that I know for a fact many people at the university do not know about.

Other opportunities could be sport clubs, quiz nights, taking part in the chorus or orchestra, or maybe even more specifically joining a departmental reading group or anywhere else where you think you can find some like-minded people. But do not underestimate the value of meeting people who think very differently from you and have different tastes, that’s where you actually thrive!

Get to Know your Supervisors and Support System

Your supervisor (or supervisors, if you have more than one) will be with you throughout your PhD journey and beyond. It is important to build a good relationship with them, mostly because they may be your first point of contact at the university and in your new process. Coming from abroad and having only met my supervisor briefly before starting my PhD, to get to know her better, to match each other’s expectations and understand each other’s approaches to working, supervision, deadlines, and also, more importantly, to establish a healthy and open relationship with the person who’s going to guide me through the next years of my life in a new country was incredibly important for me to ground myself as a PhD student. Don’t forget other people at your department, school or research clusters who you’ll meet along the way and will prove essential to settling in in your new environment. No researcher is an island!

Find Yourself in your Surroundings

In my first year, I would often take advantage of little breaks in my work to go on walks around campus, whenever I felt too overwhelmed I looked for the woods or other more natural spaces to soothe my anxiety.

Establishing a positive and productive work environment wherever you are is essential to having a successful PhD journey. The campus has several working spaces you can take advantage of if you feel like changing around so as not to feel stationary. The Library offers several working spaces across campus, some student accommodations have shared working and study spaces for their tenants, as well as hubs and cafés around where you can see people while also focusing on your work. As we all know, it is important to take breaks and explore your surroundings, to feel like you belong in those spaces. In my first year, I would often take advantage of little breaks in my work to go on walks around campus, whenever I felt too overwhelmed I looked for the woods or other more natural spaces to soothe my anxiety, and when I felt I needed inspiration I would look for the places where people hang out. I guess ultimately what I am trying to say is don’t act like you’re simply a tourist on campus, just on your way to somewhere else. Make use of that space and make it your own hometown.

Lúcia Collischonn is a third-year PhD student in Translation Studies at the Warwick Writing Programme. Lúcia is an award-losing literary translator, writer and language nerd. Her translation of Yoko Tawada’s Etüden im Schnee was published in 2019 in Brazil. You can find her ramblings on twitter @lucycolli.

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Applications Open: PhD Programme at the University of Warwick

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies  at the University of Warwick invites applications for October 2024 entry to our PhD programme in English and Comparative Literary Studies. 

We offer a number of scholarship opportunities.  International students are encouraged to apply for the  Chancellor’s International Scholarship, [ https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/schols_fund/scholarships_and_funding/cis/ ], with a deadline of 12 December 2023.

The University of Warwick is part of the  Midlands4Cities (M4C)  AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.  Successful applicants for PhD study can apply for these studentships, which are awarded on a competitive basis and require a team of two supervisors.  All M4C awards cover fees and offer a maintenance grant (at the UKRI-set rate). UK and international students are eligible, and successfully international students also have no tuition costs. There is also additional funding from M4C available for engagement and research development and placements with M4C partner institutions.   

An online annual M4C applications workshop for the Universities of Warwick and Coventry will take place on Saturday 18 November, online, 10.00-13.00 UK time. You can sign up here:  https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cadre/ .

M4C has also partnered with the Stuart Hall Foundation (SHF) Scholarship to support at least two studentships a year for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to undertake doctoral research in arts and humanities across the M4C consortium. 

See further information here:  https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/postgraduatestudies/phd  and on the M4C website:  https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/apply/ . We recommend that candidates to apply well before the application deadlines for the Chancellor’s International Scholarships and M4C (final deadline 10 January). We encourage candidates to contact us as early as possible to discuss your research proposal.  

For enquiries regarding English and Comparative Literary Studies’ PhD progamme, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Ross Forman, r.g.forman at  warwick.ac.uk .  Scholarship queries should be directed to our Postgraduate Funding Officer, Professor Graeme Macdonald, g.macdonald at  warwick.ac.uk .  To see staff expertise, please see  https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/people/academics/ . 

This post has been re-published by permission from the BAVS Postgraduates Blog . Please see the original post at https://victorianist.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/applications-open-phd-programme-at-the-university-of-warwick/

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We are delighted to announce that up to four Departmental PhD Fellowships will be available for students wishing to start a PhD in October 2024.

Two of these fellowships are specifically for projects supervised by Dr Mikhail Spektor and Dr Sabrina Twilhaar . Further details of these projects can be found by following the academic staff links. Two of these fellowships are open to applicants with their choice of primary and secondary supervisors. You can find a list of our academics and their research interests here .

Applicants should, as a minimum, have an Upper Second Class undergraduate degree in Psychology or a related field, but preferably a First Class undergraduate degree or a Master’s distinction in Psychology or a related field. International qualifications that are equivalent to UK qualifications are also acceptable. In addition to the academic entry requirements, successful International applicants are also required to satisfy the English language entry requirements . (Please note that Psychology is a Band B subject).

Applicants without an existing PhD application with us should apply online through the University’s Postgraduate Admissions online form .

Applicants who already have an existing PhD application with us should instead complete this online form .

Each applicant should submit only ONE application.

Please specify in the “Finance and Funding” section of the form that you wish to be considered for a Departmental PhD Fellowship and also specify your proposed supervisor. Please provide your CV (max 2 pages) and a research proposal  , including the reasons for your choice of supervisor. In the case of the projects supervised by Dr Spektor  and Dr Twilhaar , please provide your CV (max 2 pages) and a cover letter (max 2 pages) detailing why you are a suitable candidate for studying your choice of project – for example, your qualifications, interests, and relevant experience.

We look for a robust (structured) research proposal of no more than 2,000 words. It has to convince us that your topic is important and feasible and that you have the right experience and skills to deliver the project. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular proposed supervisor’s research interests. You may insert a maximum of 3 figures and add an end-of proposal reference list to support your proposal.

About the Department of Psychology and Warwick University:

Warwick University is a world-leading university with the highest academic and research standards. For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars .

The Department of Psychology at Warwick was founded in 1974. The Department’s mission is to undertake cutting-edge, impactful research and to educate our students in the scientific study of the human mind, brain and behaviour. Our particular strengths lie in behavioural science, lifespan health and wellbeing, and language and learning. Further details about Warwick postgraduate degrees in Psychology can be found here . 

If you have further questions, please email your proposed supervisor directly. If you have a general question about the application process, please email the Departmental Postgraduate Admissions Tutor ( [email protected] ).

We are committed to supporting all staff and students in reaching their potential and we welcome applications from candidates from diverse and underrepresented groups. Warwick Psychology holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award for gender equality advancement, while Warwick University holds a Silver Award. These awards and the Departmental policy on equality, diversity and inclusion represent our commitment to our diverse student population and to the advancement of all our staff.

We are supportive of staff and students with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy and onsite childcare facilities. Warwick also has a generous sick leave policy for PhD students. Warwick Psychology is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcomes applications from members of groups that have been, and continue to be, underrepresented in academia. The University of Warwick provides an inclusive working and learning environment, recognising and respecting every individual’s differences. We welcome applications from individuals who identify with any of the protected characteristics defined by the Equality Act 2010.

• Opportunities to enrol on or audit postgraduate taught modules in Psychology and other departments
• Opportunities to teach within the Department
• 60 hours of skills development from the Universities PGR Professional Development Framework
• Access to Warwick Skills Forge
• Opportunities to present at Internal Seminars and attend Departmental Research Seminars
• Workshops and seminars on careers development
• Mentor in addition to academic supervisors
• Generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy and onsite childcare facilities
• Paid sick leave policy for PhD students
• Research cost support

These Fellowships pay tuition fees at the ‘Home’ (UK) rate of £4,853** for 2024/2025 (part-time £2,911.80*) and a maintenance grant of £19,370** (part-time £11,622*) per annum for three years. International students are welcome to apply.

Psychology Fellowships Closing date:  15 March 2024 , 23:59 GMT

*Part time is at 60% and both fees due and any stipend awards will be adjusted accordingly.

**Home UK PGR tuition fees and stipend awards for 2024-2025 onwards are subject to UKRI funding rate changes and are therefore not yet confirmed. Fees and stipends are expected to increase and the inflation rate applied by UKRI is generally expected to be in line with RPI.

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Additionally, you’ll complete a section focused on research – where you’ll study advanced aviation statistics, quantitative methods of research, and qualitative research. You will also dive into a literature review for advanced research, study research concepts and methodology, and choose between courses in advanced quantitative or qualitative research.

From there, you will transition into your dissertation sequence. Your dissertation will allow you to research, write, and present your findings. You will then defend your dissertation and have the opportunity for it to be archived and published upon a successful defense. The dissertation gives you the chance to develop scholarly findings and contribute to the base of knowledge in your field. This dissertation process stands apart from applied doctorate degrees, as its principal aim is to foster your proficiency in theory rather than the practical aspects of the field.

Potential Career Opportunities

• Aircraft manufacturer manager
• Aircraft manufacturer safety program manager
• Airline safety program manager
• Airport manager
• Aviation researcher
• Aviation trainer
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety inspector
• Military senior leader

Featured Courses

• AVIA 710 – Global Aviation Law
• AVIA 735 – Human Factors and Aviation Automation
• AVIA 745 – The Economic Environment of Aviation
• AVIA 755 – Contemporary Issues in Aviation Policy

Degree Information

• This program falls under the School of Aeronautics .
• View the Graduate Aeronautics Course Guides (login required) .
• This dissertation process stands apart from applied doctorate degrees, as its principal aim is to foster your proficiency in theory rather than the practical aspects of the field.

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• A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required) .
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Retail Innovation - MR

• Major: Retail Innovation
• Degree:  Master of Retailing
• School/College: Hospitality Retail and Sport Management

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Fall Application Deadline:  July 15

Spring Application Deadline: October 15

Required Documents

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• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
• Official Test Scores (GRE or GMAT)

Applications Accepted for These Semesters...

• Fall Semester (Primary entry term): Students can choose from Professional, Professional with Directed Study, or Thesis Tracks. 
• Spring Semester:  Professional Track only (no Directed Study and Thesis Tracks).

A Note from the Program

The Master of Retail Innovation provides students with the skills necessary to become impactful and transformative retail business leaders through dynamic innovation, data-based decision-making, and effectively using technologies to enhance the consumer experience. Candidates will have the chance to expand their knowledge and skillset in retailing through a carefully crafted curriculum based on three pillars: Strategic Leadership, Retail Technology, and Retail Analytics.

Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.