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New PGRs
Our website for new researchers is designed to help you navigate the early days of your research degree.
The new postgraduate researcher webpages provide all the information you need to get started, bringing together resources from the main Sussex website in addition to video interviews with Sussex PGRs and staff, sharing lots of advice on making the most of your time here.
PGR Induction events, September and October 2024
We were pleased to welcome all new PGRs to the Sussex Researcher School (formerly Doctoral School) in September and October 2024.
Our induction events introduced some of the key services that support postgraduate researchers at Sussex, offered a chance to meet other new PGRs and get to know the research community, and provided a space to ask questions of experienced PGRs and staff who support researchers within Schools.
While most of these events will be held in person, we know you may not be on campus in the first few weeks. For those of you who weren't able to join us, recordings and slides of the Sussex Researcher School Induction have been added below, in addition to . You will also find recordings and slides from induction events from previous years on
During the main morning session of the Sussex Researcher School Induction Day, Prof Jeremy Niven and Susanna Broom, Dean and Head of the Sussex Researcher School respectively, introduced postgraduate research at Sussex and the Sussex Researcher School offer.
They were followed by representatives from Student Advice and Guidance, Therapeutic Services and the Students' Union, discussing the support and services available for PGRs at Sussex. The session wrapped up with a short group activity on supervisory expectations led by Prof Jeremy Niven.
PowerPoint slides from the session:
The afternoon session of the Sussex Researcher School Induction Day, which took place on 23 September 2024, This session focused on the Researcher Development workshops available to PGRs at Sussex.
You will hear from Reesearcher Development representative Alex Aghajanian, Careers and Entrepreneurship's PGR lead Andy Howard and Tomasz Kowalczyk from Library Research Support.
Read through the slides for an introduction to Personal Development Plans and the teams that can support your learning at Sussex, then use the template to start mapping out your training needs as you start your research degree.
Other PGR Induction documents: