Connect with other postgraduate research students

If you’re a first year postgraduate researcher, PGR Connect will match you with a more experienced PGR who can provide you with informal peer support outside of the staff or supervisor relationship.

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Overview

PGR Connect is a programme of informal peer mentoring and social activities.

It will:

offer light touch mentoring and support
provide an increased sense of community
combat loneliness
support your wellbeing
highlight other support avenues in the University

Sign up for peer mentoring

If you’re a first year postgraduate researcher, PGR Connect will match you with a more experienced PGR who can provide you with informal peer support outside of the staff or supervisor relationship.

Your mentor will be a friendly face who can support you with:

making connections
establishing a good work/life balance
providing you with support
help with general university life.

Sign up to be a mentee

If you’re in your second year of research or above, you can sign up to be a PGR Connect mentor to provide informal peer support to new PGRs beginning their research journey. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and experience of postgraduate study.

As a mentor you’ll undertake some training and once completed, you’ll be matched to someone in their first year of their research.

You’ll be a friendly face for someone who may not have created as many connections or established a good work/life balance yet, providing them with support and help with general university life.

Sign up to be a mentor