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Find out more about the support and opportunities available to our taught and research students.
Taught Students
- MyAV范 Transitions Programme
The MyAV范 Transition Programme supports all first year students in their transition to university. This transition can be a particularly stressful time for students as they adapt to a different way of life and new academic demands. Mentors are at the heart of the Transition Programme. They provide peer support to first year students through regular group mentoring meetings and peer-assisted learning sessions.
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- Planning Your Career
MyAV范 Careers
MyAV范 Careers provides advice, guidance and events to help you when you start job hunting. They will also support you after you graduate from MyAV范.
Graduate Study
Further your career or make a unique contribution to your field of study by choosing a graduate degree at MyAV范.
Why a PhD?
If you're thinking about doing a PhD, take a look at the . Tweet your questions about doing at PhD with
The Scientific 23
website was made possible by the awarded to Sarah-Jayne Blakemore for her scientific achievement, her suitability as a role model and her project proposal to promote women in STEM.
MyAV范 Innovation and Enterprise
If you've got a great business idea, but don't know how to take it forward, contact MyAV范 Advances, a dedicated centre for听entrepreneurship听and business interaction, which helps anyone who wants to learn about, start, or grow a business.
Volunteering
Get skills for your future careers and personal development by volunteering while at MyAV范. The Volunteering Services Unit (VSU) is MyAV范 Union鈥檚 dedicated facility for students who want to get involved with volunteering projects in the local community. You can give as much or as little time as you can spare; learning new skills, making friends, and contributing to other peoples鈥櫶齦ives.
Research Students
- PALS Postgraduate Peer Group (PPG)
Get in touch with the PALS Postgraduate Peer Group (PPG) who organises events and activities, as well as represents听you at meetings:
Why not also see a list of events listed on PALS's Events pages?
- Planning Your Career
MyAV范 Careers
MyAV范 Careers provides advice, guidance and events to help you when you start job hunting. They will also support you after you graduate from MyAV范.
- Find out about the specific careers advice for research students offered by MyAV范 Careers.
MyAV范 Advances
If you've got a great business idea, but don't know how to take it forward, contact MyAV范 Advances, a dedicated centre for听entrepreneurship听and business interaction, which helps anyone who wants to learn about, start, or grow a business.
Volunteering
Get skills for your future careers and personal development by volunteering while at MyAV范. The Volunteering Services Unit (VSU) is MyAV范 Union鈥檚 dedicated facility for students who want to get involved with volunteering projects in the local community. You can give as much or as little time as you can spare; learning new skills, making friends, and contributing to other peoples鈥櫶齦ives.
MyAV范 Neuroscience Careers Network
The MyAV范 Neuroscience Careers Network seeks to promote the professional development of MyAV范 Neuroscientists. The Network provides opportunities for neuroscientists to meet their peers, to share ideas, experience and initiate collaborations. It also provides a platform for careers advice and the dissemination of information regarding jobs, training and funding opportunities. The Network is听 organised by a committee made up of representatives from a variety of departments under the MyAV范 Neuroscience Domain and includes both post-doctoral researchers and PIs. It regularly organises events such as grant writing, interview techniques etc.
Academic role models
A list of academic role models from SLMS.听 Includes information on their career path, career highs and lows, and advice for doctoral students.
External Fellowships
L'OREAL/UNESCO WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Fellowships of up to 拢15k; grants to female postdoctoral researchers that can be spent on indirect research costs, such as childcare.
WELLCOME TRUST Career re-entry fellowship scheme
For scientists who have taken a career break of at least 2 years
THE ROYAL SOCIETY: Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
This scheme is for excellent scientists in the UK at an early stage of their research career who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting or caring responsibilities or health issues.听听Female candidates are particularly invited to apply