With apologies for cross-posting (please may supervisors pass onto interested UG/MA students) The LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee will be hosting the next instalment of our ‘Applying to PhDs’ workshop series: 'Making your application stand out', on Thursday 9 October 2025 from 16:30 – 17:30 (Edinburgh/London time).

In this session, committee members, Fae Hicks (University of Edinburgh) and Zara Fahim (University of Nottingham), will guide you through the soft skills section of a PhD application. In our last session, we reviewed our own PhD research proposals and highlighted their strengths/weaknesses. Now, we’ll explore how to build on your brilliant proposal. We’ll include tips for framing the experiences you already have for maximal impact and share ideas for experiences you might like to gain – everything from research internships, to summer school attendance, to organising a reading group.

As always, the joining link will be made available on our website by the event start time: https://www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/applying-for-phds The sessions are not recorded but you can find written guidance, slides and other materials in the same place.