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It's been a while since I posted but just wanted to share details of some important research that I have been collaborating on with colleagues from the University of Warwick with support from UKCGE. The research focused on the experiences of postgraduate researchers (PGR) who require reasonable adjustments (RAs) and/or mitigating circumstances (MCs) as part of the doctoral journey. PGR occupy a unique position, as part student and part staff, at their universities which can lead to complications when it comes to institutional policies and practices drawn up for students,, largely undergraduate, or staff. The project aimed to map how PGR and university staff understand the RA/MC policies, processes and practices for PGRs, particularly around assessment; to identify any current barriers to inclusion and opportunities for improvement; to explore how PGR graduates who have had RAs navigated participation in their doctoral studies and assessment; to engage in sector-level consultation in order to identify best practices for RA/MC at the PGR level nationally and to identify changes at the institutional level to ensure that RA/MC for PGRs are embedded in transparent processes. The research report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ep3ysMvz

Calling all clinical triallists of the future! 🌍 Training is necessary for the facilitation of high-quality academic research and there is currently very little out there for students across Europe. 💻 In this video, Project Coordinator Jitka Rychlíčková explains what learners can expect from the training: “Through a practice-based curriculum, the impact of the project is to support academic clinical trials to increase the amount of investigator-initiated trials.”  Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/gG2eYBSK  🔗 Discover CONSCIOUS-II today: https://lnkd.in/e5tkE283 #CONSCIOUSII #ClinicalStudies #PhD #Training National Partners: Masaryk University Brno, University of Pécs (Hungary), University of Szeged (Hungary), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal), Université Paris Cité (France), University College Cork UCC (Ireland) Associate partner: ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network) 

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In this episode, we discussed the Fulbright Application and gave a brief intro about its different components, especially the scariest one for medical students—the GRE!! If I can do it, so can you! Not ready to take the GRE? No problem. This episode also offers an alternative path to consider. https://lnkd.in/d7tPXh3A

I'VE MADE IT! The final frontier of my PhD journey is here - the Viva-Voce! The Viva-Voce is not an interrogation, but an opportunity to share knowledge and contributions to the field! I've worked hard to get here. Now it's time to shine! Now it's time to prepare for the Viva-Voce examination ! To be Dr. soon #PhDVivaVoce #PhDLife #Research #Academia #HigherEducation"

What is it like doing a PhD? I often get asked this question. It's hard to explain as every student's experience can be different. But you get the idea from this chart by Elena Hoffer, PhD What's missing from the chart? #phd #academia #phdlife

In this blog post, Amanda Magri Anderson, DTA Future Societies alumna from Anglia Ruskin University shares her experience and challenges of the post-PhD thesis submission phase. Since a PhD is a lengthy process and becomes part of a researcher’s life, once completed, it can leaves a void. Amanda shares her views in an effort to encourage researchers going through a similar experience to maintain optimism and embrace this brief "void" as a part of the post-submission process. “Post-submission is a part of the PhD journey that is not often spoken about… This PhD was my dream and creation, living and flourishing in my head, for the past three years, and now that it was gone I was strangely missing it….” Read the full article via our website: https://lnkd.in/eAsasPAy

🔥 Hot from the press! Are you a #biomedical researcher? Do you want to engage with the public but don't know where to start? Our collaborators Ariane Virgona, Bronwen Merner and Rebecca Ryan at School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University and Cochrane Consumers and Communication have just released a new guide to help biomedical researchers to involve the public in research: "Where to start when you don't know where to start: Involving the public in fundamental #biomedical science research" 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dpRfDJfF Cochrane Australia

Today, I successfully defended my dissertation and became Dr. Webster. I have so many things to say that I can’t put into words. However, for now, I’ll just say thank you! Wayne State University -Dr. Webster #FirstGen #PhD #TRIO #StudentAffairs #HigherEducation #WSU #BlackDoctor #Dissertation #Research #AACTE #StudentAffairs #HolmesScholar #KCPFFF

As higher education in Cyprus expands, maintaining quality must remain the top priority! In an interview with Sigma TV, Dr. Christoforos Hadjikyprianou, CEO & President of the Council of European University Cyprus (EUC), discussed the rise in universities and its impact on academic standards. He emphasized the need for continuous excellence and highlighted EUC’s Frankfurt branch as a benchmark for quality international expansion—proudly the only Cypriot university branch abroad. #EUC #ProudtoBeEUC #EUCFrankfurt #Medicine #SchoolOfMedicine #HigherEducation #SigmaTv #Greece #Cyprus