Research and Innovation Services

Who doesn’t love free pizza? This social gathering is simply an opportunity for you to meet fellow researchers from disciplines across UofG, make some friends, and eat some pizza. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be available, and soft drinks will be provided. 

This event is in person on Monday 22nd January 16:00-18:00

See Inkpath for booking details

This workshop with Alison will look at some of the materials, letters, disappointments, mis-rememberings that can come with a PhD. Alison has recently been clearing out her loft and all her PhD files and scholarship applications and award letters. She’s bring these in together with some of her notebooks to talk to you about her PhD 30 years on.

Alison Phipps is UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. She has an Honorary Doctorate from Edinburgh University and from Waterloo University, Canada

This is an in person workshop which on Wednesday 24th January 13:00-14:30, see Inkpath for booking details.

Doing research is exciting, but also daunting. It is helpful to put in place good strategies from the start. Whether you are worried about time management, procrastination, imposter syndrome, making friends, or work-life balance, the Wellbeing team are running this advice session to help you build mechanisms for handling some of the hurdles all researchers face. This session will also let you know about the wider support landscape and services that you can access at the University, including the disability service, counselling & psychological services, chaplaincy service, student support officers, peer-wellbeing service and more.  

This session will run live online on Tuesday 23rd January 15:30-17:00.

Self-paced: Work through these materials on Postgraduate Wellbeing:

 https://rise.articulate.com/share/q3qlsR2TmRRl0oJag_z2y52nVae7DGtr#/.

You can also review the student services webpages: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/studentservices/  

Take a turn about our beautiful Gilmorehill Campus with fellow PGRs. You’ll get to meet other new researchers in real life, work out where all the buildings are, learn some fun facts about the University, and stretch your legs in good company. These tours run will run on Monday 22nd January 14:00-15:00 and 15:00-16:00.

Please note: This tour will leave from the Advanced Research Centre. Meet at the main entrance to the building, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW. The tour will finish at the meeting point

Self-paced: Check out this video from your fellow PGR, Charlie Rex. There is also a video tour of the Dumfries campus here.

So you have been to all the sessions about different services at the University of Glasgow, but honestly, what is it REALLY like to do postgraduate research? We round off Induction Week with a staff-free zone. Join a panel of willing PGRs from across the Graduate Schools to ask them all the hard questions!  

Join your fellow PGRs live online on Wednesday 24th January 10:30-12:00.

Self-paced: Watch this video from a fellow PGR about their experience.   

You could also watch PGR talks from previous This PhD Life conferences: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/ris/researcherdevelopment/pgr/this-pgr-life/  

If you are the kind of person who fancies kicking off the weekend with a bit of physical and mental fitness work or have been meaning to dust off those trainers and get out and meet others, Run Talk Run is for you!

Every Friday at 6pm Kay Guccione leads a free 'Run-Talk-Run' session, which starts on University Avenue (meet outside the Wolfson Buidling, by the bike racks). It's a 5k route, slow chatty pace, and no-one is ever left behind. If you've been meaning to get out and meet new people, or promising yourself you'll get back into a bit of fitness -- come and join us! Our 'run' is never about pace or performance, it's about enjoying a chat, doing something positive for your wellbeing, shaking of the adrenaline of the working week, and charging up your endorphins to carry you into the weekend. All welcome, all paces catered for.

To sign up to the run: 

1. Download and register for the 'Heylo' app, or go to https://www.heylo.co/

2. Join the 'Run Talk Run Scotland' group (you will quickly be approved to join by an admin)

3. Go to the 'Events' tab 

4. Find and RSVP to each week’s 'Glasgow University Avenue' run (out picture is always a red square that says ‘come as you are’ in white) – the start location and all details are in that event.

Format 

In person: Every Friday, 18.00-19.00. Meet outside the Wolfson Building on University Avenue.

Tucked down Viewfield Lane is something of a Gilmorehill campus secret. The Viewfield Gardens are community spaces for growing vegetables, flowers, and for taking time out of study and research. The PGR Gardening Group meets every Wednesday at 5pm to cultivate these spaces.

Join the group for an introduction to the group and the gardens led by the Researcher Development intern team. This session will begin indoors as a social welcome to find out more about the PGR garden and meet people who are already involved. If weather allows there may be a chance to visit the garden.

Be prepared to be outdoors and to get a little muddy. Please be aware that, unfortunately, Viewfield Lane gardens are not yet wheelchair accessible. 

In person: Wednesday 24th January 16:00-17:00.

Conferences are a big part of academic community and knowledge sharing. Go to your very first one straight away with the one-day, online This PhD Life symposium. This by-researchers-for-researchers event is a chance to hear talks from your UofG peers about what the PhD journey is really like: from managing your time, to handling your supervisory team, to planning your writing and more. Do some networking, make some new friends, and learn what it is like to go to an online conference all in one event! 

This PhD Life will run on Monday 12th February

Self-paced: Watch recordings of previous This PhD Life conference papers here.

The Gilchrist provides a comfortable and friendly environment in which postgraduates can engage with one another on both social and academic levels. The club features a seminar room, which can be booked out to host numerous events such as meetings, small lectures, research workshops, presentations or events. 

The club has its own café/bar with food and drink provisions, including Barista tea and coffee making facilities, a wide selection of hot and cold foods and snacks and a selection of alcoholic beverages, including bottled beers, wines and spirits. Clubs and societies often use this space as well for events.

The club is open during term time:

• Monday – Friday: 8am – 6pm

The Gilchrist also hosts events for the Postgraduate community. During Induction Week you can join the for some Burns Night themed events and some comedy. Find out more here.