Postgraduate Researcher Recruitment and Funding Sub-Committee
The Postgraduate Researcher Recruitment & Funding Sub-Committee (PGR RFSC) is the sub-committee of Postgraduate Researcher Sub-Committee (PGRSC) responsible for overseeing the PGR recruitment strategy and funding opportunities.
Remit
The PGR RFSC's terms of reference are available here, and are reviewed annually. Broadly, the PGR RFSC is responsible for developing and implementing an institutional postgraduate researcher (PGR) recruitment plan, promoting widening participation, and overseeing the University’s management of and involvement in major training grants, including consortia arrangements.
Membership
| Committee role | Role holder |
|---|---|
| Chair | A Director for Postgraduate Researchers (appointed by the Dean of the Sussex Researcher School) |
| Secretary | PGR Scholarships Manager |
| Ex officio | Sussex-based CDT/DTP leads Director of Student Recruitment, Admissions and International Development |
| 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 CDT/DTP Manager representative PGR representative(s) |
| In attendance | Associate Director for Strategic Marketing Lead for the Progress strand of the APP to cover WP (currently the Head of Careers) Senior Research Manager Senior Research Finance Officer (PGR) Minute secretary (a member of Sussex Researcher School) |
Meeting dates
PGR RFSC meets four times a year, normally in October, January, April, and June.
- 2024-25
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- Tuesday 17 June 2025
- Thursday 27 March 2025
- Tuesday 28 January 2025
- Tuesday 22 Ocober 2024
- 2023-24
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- Tuesday 18 June 2024
- Tuesday 16 April 2024
- Tuesday 30 January 2024
- Tuesday 31 October 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 RFSC should contact pgr-scholarships@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.