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. 

Monday 2nd October 16:30-18:30

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 online on Tuesday 3rd October 09:00-10:30.

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/  

Join Dee Heddon, Professor of Theatre Studies, to explore creative walking as a way to get to know a place and have fun while walking. Ideal for both researchers new to Glasgow, and those already familiar with the University campus who are looking to find a new perspective on a place they know well, this walk will take place on and around campus, and will leave from the Advanced Research Centre.

We will be using Dee's resource, 'The Walkbook: Recipes for Walking & Wellbeing', a collection of 30 recipes created by artists to inspire us to walk more. During the session, everyone will be given a free copy of this lovely text to take home.

By bringing together walking and creativity, the health benefits of both are enhanced. Our creative walk will be easy, slow paced, everyone is welcome, nothing is required - other than the right outfit for the weather!

This session will run in person on Wednesday 4th October, 13:00-14:00.

More information on Prof. Heddon's creative walking project can be found at WalkCreate.

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 multiple times in the week so please see the timetable for one that suits you.

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

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

Build a fake research project. Watch in horror as events destroy it and learn how to avoid these risks in real life!

This tabletop board game, played in small teams, is a light-hearted way to reflect on how you will plan your research, some of the risks and pitfalls that can affect it, and the academic skills and activities you will need for success. You could watch a 3-minute run-through first to see if this is for you: http://howtofailyourresearchdegree.com/. 

Join us to play this game in person on Wednesday 4th October 13:00-14:00.

Want to get to know your new campus in a fun way? Join us for our PGR Scavenger Hunt when we will challenge you to find our hidden clues at a range of places across the Gilmorehill campus.

Why not join up with some other PGRs as a team and see if you can crack the puzzle together? There might even be a prize in it for you....

In person: Wednesday 4th October 14:00-15:30

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 online on Friday 6th October 15:30-17:00.

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. 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 4th October 2023. 15:30-17:30.

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 Wednesday 11th August 2023

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 social knitting and a live jazz night. Find out more here.