Weekly Update

The launch of Thesis with Publications was officially marked by an informative webinar on 3 April 2025. If you missed it, don’t worry, watch the webinar recording here. The webinar brought together postgraduate research students, supervisors, and staff who offered an overview of TWP and advice on its application.

Be sure to tap into the updated TWP FAQs and Additional Resources if you have not yet seen them.  

Find Out More Here!

Or check out the video on sharepoint.

Join this exciting careers event and panel discussion to hear from those working as Government staff and Civil Servants within various departments across the public sector.  You’ll get some advice on the recruitment process for public sector jobs, and representatives from the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), the Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland Assembly and others will be present. 

Make the most of this opportunity to network and ask questions by registering today!

Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025

Time: 09:30 – 13:30

Location: Mandela Hall

Lunch and refreshments will be provided!

Find out more and register for ‘Careers in the Public Sector’

This event has been organised as part of the Research Culture NI project, generously funded by the Welcome Trust.

Through a large team of freelance Support Providers, The Register of Support Providers at Queen’s supports disabled students across a number of different roles.

The Register is currently seeking to engage additional Support Providers for the new academic year across a number of different support roles including as Campus Assistants, Academic Mental Health Tutors, Note Takers and exam assistants to support students with disabilities / long-term conditions across the University. 

The Register is particularly keen to engage STEM subject Note Takers (£15 per hour) capable of taking notes in subject areas such as Computer Science, Engineering (all strands - Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Aerospace), Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing etc .  Individuals will also be required for Specialist Campus Assistant roles (£17 per hour) to support students in practical / laboratory settings and with using particular statistical packages such as SPSS etc.

Further information about the Note Taker and other support roles may be found on the main Queen's website.

If you would be interested in joining the freelance team (interviews anticipated August / September), please complete / return the following Expression of Interest form as soon as possible to supportprovider@qub.ac.uk

As you will be working on a freelance / self-employed basis (ie not paid via QWork), there are no restrictions in relation to the number of hours worked per week.  Unfortunately however, if you are residing in the UK on a student visa (previously Tier 4 student visa), you cannot work on a self-employed basis so we would not be able to progress your Expression of Interest on that premise.

If you have any queries at all (about the type of work involved, nature of engagement, payments etc) please contact Kirsti, Disability Support Manager at k.alexander@qub.ac.uk

You can find the current list of available roles here.

A symposium you're keen to curate, or a cultural celebration that would bring the postgraduate community together?

Then you should apply to host a Postgraduate-Led Initiative and receive up to £400 funding from the Thomas J. Moran Graduate School.

You'll gain experience in project management, working with budgets, and showcase your leadership skills when you successfully carry out your own Postgraduate-Led Initiative.

And you can apply for your own Postgraduate Led Initiative here.

You might like the idea of befriending an older person; campaigning on humanitarian issues; fundraising for a local charity or getting involved in conservation in urban areas, whatever you’re passionate about we will be able to find the perfect volunteering opportunity for you.

If you know you want to do something but you’re not quite sure what, never fear, we will be able to provide you with a range of volunteering options and just know something will spark your interest!

Discover more on the Student Union website.