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Sussex Researcher School

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 ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ.

Remit

The PGR ESC's terms of reference are available here, 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 roleRole holder
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 ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Business School
Elected Research and Innovation Coordinator representative
PGR representatives

In attendance

                     

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 
  • Tuesday 24 June 2025
  • Tuesday 1 April 2025
  • Tuesday 4 February 2025
  • Tuesday 5 November 2024
2023-24
  • 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 . 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. 

Sussex Researcher School

E: researcher-school@sussex.ac.uk