Postgraduate Researcher Experience Sub-Committee
The PGR Experience Sub-Committee (PGR ESC), a sub-committee of the Postgraduate Researcher Sub-Committee (PGRSC), is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the experience of PGRs at the University of Sussex.
Remit
The PGR ESC's terms of reference are available as a PDF, and are reviewed annually. Broadly, the PGR ESC is responsible for promoting PGR wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, and effective cross-institutional communication regarding PGRs; overseeing PGR training and development, and that of PGR supervisors; and monitoring PGR employment outcomes.
Membership
| Committee role | Role holder |
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| Chair | A Director for Postgraduate Researchers (appointed by the Dean of the Sussex Researcher School) |
| Secretary | Researcher Development Manager |
| Member | Academic representative for the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities Academic representative for the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Academic representative for the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic representative for the University of Sussex Business School |
| Elected | Research and Innovation Coordinator representative PGR representatives |
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In attendance
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Research and Open Scholarship Senior Manager, Library Head of Student Experiential Services Senior Research Manager Careers, Employability and Entrepreneurship Consultant Lead Disability Advisor Information Coordinator, SRS Minute secretary (A member of the Sussex Researcher School) |
Meeting dates
PGR ESC meets four times a year, normally in November, February, April, and June.
- 2024-25
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- Tuesday 24 June 2025
- Tuesday 1 April 2025
- Tuesday 4 February 2025
- Tuesday 5 November 2024
- 2023-24
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- Tuesday 25 July 2024
- Tuesday 9 April 2024
- Tuesday 6 February 2024
- Tuesday 7 November 2023
Meeting documentation
All previous agendas, minutes and unrestricted papers are available on Sussex Direct. You may also wish to view the Terms of Reference and the Annual Cycle of Business, which are updated annually, as well as the PGR Regulations and policies page.
Colleagues wishing to submit an item for discussion at a meeting of the PGR ESC should contact researcher-school@sussex.ac.uk in good time before the meeting at which they wish their item to be discussed. In all cases, the deadline for papers is two weeks prior to the meeting.