WRDTP Welcome Event 2022

All new PhD Social Sciences doctoral researchers from the Universities of Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam and York are warmly invited to attend the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Welcome Event taking place on the 19th October 2022, at the Ron Cooke Hub, on the University of York campus.

This year’s Welcome Event will be delivered face-to-face to introduce you to PhD life and the benefits of studying within one of the White Rose Doctoral Partnership institutions, and a face-to-face networking opportunity in the afternoon.

This is a compulsory event for ESRC funded PhD students (i.e. PhD students who are starting their 1st year of study in the academic year 2022/23). It is also open to all non-ESRC funded PhD students within the White Rose Universities.

Students beginning their Masters in Social Science Research in the academic year 2022/2023 are welcome to attend, studies permitting.

If you attended the WRDTP Welcome Event whilst completing your MA Social Science Research degree during academic year 2021/2022 please note you do not have to attend this event again but please inform the WRDTP office via training@wrdtp.ac.uk that you will not be attending.

Doctoral Researchers need to register with a interdisciplinary themed training Pathway when they book a place at this event. To see which Pathway is appropriate for you, please see the following Pathway summaries here.

Supervisors are also invited to join us at this event.

Poster competition

As in previous years, we will be holding a research poster competition at this year’s Welcome event. This is primarily aimed at 2nd and 3rd year PhD students but is open to all PhD students at any stage of their research.

If you would like to exhibit a poster at the Welcome Event please click on the link below and complete the form, giving an abstract of approx 200 words as to the nature of your research.

Poster guidelines: all posters must be A0 size and include your name, contact details, university, department, funder and relevant logos, if appropriate. ESRC-funded students should note further branding guidance can be found here.

The winning poster will be awarded a £50 book voucher prize. 2 runner up prizes of a £20 gift voucher will also be awarded.