Postgraduate students from across the University of Warwick were offered the opportunity to practice disseminating their research to a non-specialist audience through a poster and presentation exercise. The Social Science Faculty Prize went to Lorraine Johnson a postgraduate student at the Institute for Employment Research. Her research focuses on the nature of career support available to professional women aged fifty to state pension age navigating the labour market.

The Institute for Employment Research is offering two fully-funded PhD Studentships in association with the ESRC-funded project: Precarious pathways to employment for young people? Unpaid, temporary and involuntary part-time work in transitions from education to employment. The closing date for applications is Friday 5th September 2014.

We are inviting applications for ESRC Doctoral Studentships, starting from October 2013 onwards. The funding covers fees, maintenance stipend and support for training.

For further details on the specific training pathways available and details of how to apply go to: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/socialsciencesdtc/studentships/

IER's pathway is called "New Technology, Innovation and Skills" - details can be found on our website:(http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/study/esrcdtc/)

Candidates interested in applying can contact Debbie Ranger (d.a.ranger@warwick.ac.uk) in the first instance.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 28th February 2013.