Information for new Arts and Humanities Doctoral Students

New doctoral students within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are warmly invited to meet with Dr Anna Bergqvist, the Doctoral College Faculty Head, to be welcomed to the faculty. Details about this meeting will be released shortly, watch this space!

We have an exciting schedule of welcome events for all new doctoral students joining us in April 2024 – here is a list of our upcoming events which you can book via the link provided.

Welcome Coffee Chat: What’s Coming up in the Doctoral College, Spring 2024

Friday 5 April, 11:00am - 12:00pm, Microsoft Teams.

Our welcome programme of coffee chats are an informal opportunity to network online with other doctoral students and meet with the Doctoral Student Development team and special guests.   

This week, we will be launching your welcome programme with a chat about everything that is coming up in the Doctoral College this spring. You’ll be hosted by members of the Doctoral Student Experience team and we’ll let you know about all the upcoming welcome events and online resources, as well as some other great opportunities, like getting involved with the Conference on Wednesday 24 April and watching Three Minute Thesis presentations by other members of the doctoral student community. We look forward to meeting you! 

Welcome Coffee Chat: Discover Your Library

Wednesday 10 April, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Microsoft Teams. 

This week, we are pleased to be introducing you to members of your Manchester Met Library team. Come along to find out about the Library’s resources, accessing their collections through their website, researcher support and development sessions in their open programme. Whatever your question, we’ll be delighted to help. 

Welcome Coffee Chat: Support for International Doctoral Students

Tuesday 16 April, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Microsoft Teams. 

This week, we are delighted to be joined by Marcus Bridle from the Language Centre and Nicola Ross from the International Office to focus on all areas of support for international doctoral students. Whether you are a brand new starter at Manchester Met or a more established student with questions about what support is available, come along and we’ll be delighted to share some tips and links to resources, and to hear about your experience so far. 

Analysing Your Training Needs Workshop 

Friday 26 April, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Microsoft Teams.

This workshop takes you through the process of analysing your training needs. You’ll establish your current skill level, identify any gaps in your knowledge and how you can address these. You’ll be introduced to the Researcher Development Framework (RDF), a renowned professional development tool for researchers. Whether you are just starting out and completing your first training needs analysis, or further in your doctoral journey and want to refresh your knowledge of the RDF, this interactive session is for you. 

Welcome Coffee Chat: Thinking About Your Development and Support from Academic and Study Skills

Tuesday 30 April, 10:00am - 11:00am, Microsoft Teams.

This week, we are pleased to be introducing you to members of your Manchester Met Academic & Study Skills team. Come along to find out about their fantastic range of online and Moodle resources, their workshop sessions and longer courses on themes like writing skills and criticality. Members of the Doctoral Student Experience team will be in the session too and can signpost to other development opportunities to suit you. 

Don’t forget to have a look at our information for new doctoral students, which has up-to-date information about what you’ll need to know as you get started on your doctoral degree.

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact doctoralstudentexperience@mmu.ac.uk.

The Research Training Programme (RTP) enables students and staff to learn together in both formal and informal settings. The programme comprises of:

• disciplinary perspectives on research methodologies
• research governance and core skills
• professional and personal development
• student-led activities

There are sessions that run every Wednesday and the full programme is available on Moodle. 

Hosted by the Performance Research Cluster at Manchester School of Theatre, Bunker Talks invite artists and staff at Manchester School of Art to talk about who they are and what they do. A space for critical encounters, presentations, provocation and dialogue, Bunker Talks are linked by a line of enquiry into geo-political, ecological or economic concerns. During the past year they have moved online to explore how artists and researchers continue to make and share their work.

Bunker Talks webpage

RAH! (Research in Arts and Humanities) is the public engagement programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.

RAH! will present a rolling programme of events on a range of topics, disciplines and research areas from across the faculty and throughout the academic year.

Our research seeks to make a real difference to people’s lives.

You can find tickets and further details on the RAH! term pages.

Every faculty has a dedicated Subject Librarian who can offer tailored support. To find your Subject Librarian, go to the library contacts page.