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Library News, July

Mental Health and Wellbeing – Leganto resource list  

The pandemic has generated an astonishing amount of topical information and Library Services have just the right tool for making useful and reliable information much simpler to find. We are trialing a reading list system called Leganto which helps us organise content in a searchable and structured list. 

This email is being sent out by faculty administrators:

The Graduate School is seeking volunteers to be involved in the online induction event for research students starting this October.

If you are interested, please get in touch with [email protected] by Friday, 14 August.  Let us know if you are drawn to a particular opportunity, which faculty you represent and if you are a part-time or full-time student.

This thread will be used to link to past GS digest emails; note these will start up again in September 2020.

Graduate School Digest, 30 June 2020

Posted on behalf of Dr Lindsay O'Dell, Graduate School Director

This is the first of a new briefing from the Graduate School Director that will be sent out monthly to update you on issues relevant to you as a research degree student at the University.

Poster Competition

From a message from Sara Haslam to FASS PGRS (though the site contains productions from across the faculties):

Update from Lindsay O'Dell, Graduate School Director:

The University has agreed a commitment to provide a package of support for postgraduate research students during this uncertain and difficult time.

Funding

The situation, particularly concerning funding for postgraduate research, is complex and has evolved over the past few weeks.

Here are some external resources/events which may help researchers during the lockdown:

Forwarded on behalf of Lindsay O'Dell: Technology Enhancement message with regards to software we should all be using to make calls and host meetings/presentations:

"Dear Colleagues,

You should be aware that you should only be using Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams and Adobe Connect to make calls and host meetings/presentations.

Whether the pandemic has put a brake on your research or you are continuing RFH (Researching From Home), the OU’s Careers and Employability Services are set up from home to provide you with the full range of services to help you realise your plans. We have created new, additional ways to find what you need, including our Quick Queries Forum and a Weekly Jobs Digest on OpportunityHub on Thursdays. We continue to speak to employers about how the pandemic is changing the way they recruit, and have a wealth of resources to hone your online applications and video interviewing skills.

Message from Lindsay O'Dell, Graduate School Director