The Postgraduate Society is dedicated to Master’s, Doctorate and Ph.D students across Teesside University. We are also looking to develop an Alumni wing this year to support Postgraduate members as they step forward into their careers.
Our aim is to provide a safe, supportive space for students, a platform to discuss and share their experiences and expand their network while also learning new skills. This year our goals include growing as a society by inviting new members and bringing exciting opportunities to the students. We also want to enhance the social and pastoral support to our membershp and work more collaboratively with our friends in other socieities. On a weekly basis, our members are given the opportunity to join us for a coffee and engage in conversation with each other. During these sessions, students are welcomed & encouraged to discuss ideas and activities that they would like the society to organise. We are fortunate to have secured a donation for free tea, coffee and biscuits this year from a local businessman.
With over 15 workshops delivered to our credit so far, this year promises to be even better as we intend to provide a variety of seminars tailored to the members’ needs; examples of these include ‘How to use LinkedIn’, ‘Effective CV’ and ‘ A day in the life of a researcher’. We do have a fund in place, secured by our previous notable Chair, Dr Anirudh Sharma that can be accessed for appropriate research led activity.
After our successful trips to Wales and Scotland, we are aiming to organise additional cultural trips in the future.
As a society, we believe that the key to student upliftment is through skill development. We actively invite student feedback to improve our service and endeavour to make a positive contribution to the student experience at Teesside University. Therefore, we are proud to call ourselves a member-led society.
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For more information, contact activities@tees-su.org.uk
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COMMITTEE:
Chair: Corinna Russell; PhD Social Studies
Vice-Chair Communication Masters: Sidhanth Baru: MSc Bioinformatics
Vice-Chair Membership Masters: Habibur Rahman: MSc Applied Psychology
Vice-Chair Communication PhD: SU - research area 'marketing in internet censorship countries'
Vice-Chair Membership PhD: Shehani Pigera - research area 'psychology of privacy and security in digital health contact-tracing'
Research Manager PhD: Beimote Ngozi Itim - research area 'what makes businesses sustainable'
Careers and Inclusion Manager: Mark Johnston: MSc Health Psychology
Alumni Support and Networking: Dr Anirudh Sharma: Exploring Subtle Differences in Small Molecules by Utlising State of Art Shape Selective Mass Spectrometry Approaches
Dhino Dhitesh: M.Sc Food Science & Biotechnology
MEETING:
Day: Monday
Time: 4.00-5.30pm
Room: Communities Lounge
SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:
Society Code of Conduct
Society Handbook
SOCIETY FORMS:
External Speaker Form
Complaints about quality of meetings
Complaints about member behaviour
Click here to view terms and conditions
To become a member of a Teesside University Students’ Union society, you must be a student currently enrolled on a Teesside University course, and you must agree to:
Code of Conduct for Society Members
• Adhere to the Constitution, Bylaws and policies of Teesside University Students’ Union, including the Equality and Diversity Policy.
• Behave while participating in a society to demonstrate the values of the Students’ Union: Safe, Friendly, Helpful, Fun, Open-Minded and Democratic.
• Ensure all members feel welcome to participate in discussions, activities, services or events and not act in a way to cause fear, threats, intimidation, harassment, judgment or unwelcoming conditions.
• Do not pressure others to take part in events that are or could be perceived as initiation ceremonies or otherwise, where alcohol is consumed irresponsibly.
• Act responsibly at all times when participating in activities and to avoid actions which could bring the group, the Students’ Union, University or partners into disrepute. Conduct yourself in a reasonable manner relating to language, noise and behaviour and be aware of how others may perceive your actions.
• Only promote society activity and interests to members and not push individual Political or Religious beliefs or any outside monetised activity that is detrimental to the Society, Students' Union and University.
• Not use social media in a manner that may be considered as bullying or harassment, showing a lack of respect and/or reasonable consideration towards other society members or bringing the University and/or the Students’ Union into disrepute
• Make the Students’ Union aware of any physical health, mental health or disability condition which may impact on your ability to participate in activities without a reasonable adjustment.
Failure to abide by this Code of Conduct may lead to suspension from participation in society activities and referral to the Students’ Union Disciplinary Regulations.
