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St Leonard’s College and Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies Lecture

Lecture 6- Cultural Understanding Wednesday 20 March 2024, 3.30pm to 4.30pm Lumsden(108), Old Burgh School/Teams What’s in a name?: Puns in Roman Republican Coinage Sarah Prince, PhD Candidate, School of Classics Analysing Linguistic features of successful Chevening essays: A written discourse analysis and corpus research.  Haidir Faridha, MSc Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages…

Employability Bursary 2024

The Employability Bursary has now opened for current University of St Andrews students to receive up to £700 to complete work-related experiences. The bursary covers reasonable expenses you may incur while completing work-related activity, which cannot be claimed back from another funding source. It can be used for things like: accommodation for internships professional clothing…

Funding Opportunity – Interdisciplinary PhD Research and Travel Fund

The Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies (GSIS) is delighted to offer up to 12 awards to interdisciplinary PhD students to support them in an interdisciplinary activity which will further their PG research. The fund is open to any PhD student currently supervised by more than one school.  Applications should clearly state how funds will be…

Student Activities Fund

Applications are invited for the Student Activities Fund.  “For enhancing student experience for as many students as possible and creating a culture of inclusivity.” What is it? The fund is intended to support activities that: build St Andrews student community and belonging support student skills development provide access to opportunities What can I use it…

St Leonard’s Lecture Series 2023-2024 – Wednesday 31 January 2024

Following the successful launch of the St Leonard’s Lecture Series 2023-2024, St Leonard’s College and the Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies would like to invite all postgraduate students to the next session of our Lecture Series, on the topic of Peace, Conflict and Security. It will take place on Wednesday 22 November, 3.00pm, at Old…

Postgraduate Summer job vacancies

Summer Academic Experience Courses (SAEC) 2024, job vacancies  Residential Assistant Deputy Head Residential Assistant On-site Manager We are looking for an exceptional candidates with a can-do attitude who believes in providing world-class experiences for our summer student residents. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver an engaging summer programme and provide high levels of…

Cheese and Wine party – Friday 19 January 2024, 4.30pm to 6pm

  St Leonard’s College would like to invite all Postgraduate students and St Leonard’s Associates to a cheese and wine party to celebrate the return from the holidays, and the start of the new semester. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow students and St Leonard’s College team in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.…

Let’s Discuss…Imposter Syndrome for PGR students

PGR students are invited to join their fellow students and wellbeing experts to learn about and discuss imposter syndrome in a workshop that will take place on Tuesday 30 January 2024.  Participants will explore what imposter syndrome is, how it affects research postgraduate students, and how to develop effective coping strategies. This is an interactive…

Data Management Planning – Support for PGR students

The Research Data Management team of the University offers a wide range of training and support to PhD students and supervisors/reviewers. This is particularly relevant to the first year progress review, which has a data management plan requirement. Upcoming training for students include: Wednesday 14 February 2024 – Data Management Plans: Starting from Scratch (GRADskills) – Introduction…