UIUC Doctoral Research Support Program

08/31/2021

We have a great lineup of events this semester, beginning with our upcoming mixer on Friday, September 17th: https://doctoralstudents.illinois.edu/2021/08/17/fall-doctoral-student-mixer/

Fall Doctoral Student Mixer August 17, 2021August 18, 2021 Admin Friday, September 17th 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Virtual Social Mixer.5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Doctoral Student Potluck Party. Families and partners are welcome! Please join us for a chance to meet the DRSP team, and also your fellow doct...

02/08/2021

Welcome back doctoral students! The DRSP Team has some good news to share! Thanks to our colleague, Monica Carroll, UIUC doctoral students can now book individual study space at Grainger Engineering Library and enjoy socially distant study hall time with other doctoral students. Book your reservations today - https://www.library.illinois.edu/enx/individual-seat-reservations/

12/10/2020

UIUC doctoral students, we are thinking of you. Good luck with all the projects you are trying to finish before this year ends. Here is some advice from another PhD student -

In October 2020, Lucio Chiquito submitted his PhD thesis at the age of 104. Mr Chiquito is from Medellín, Colombia. He started his PhD at the University of Manchester 77 years ago, held a successful career as an engineer throughout his life, and was the co-founder of Colombia's largest energy compa...

12/02/2020

Library lingo: "database" is an imprecise term used for a wide variety of electronic resources. There are three main types of "databases" in the library: article indexes, catalogs, and digital collections. An expert researcher selects the best tool for the task at hand. Want to learn more about using the library?

09/17/2020

Wishing a warm welcome to those of you attending our informational mixer on Zoom. Comment below with your year and area of study to enter to win our "influencer" award. 😁😁😁

09/01/2020

Starting a new grad program means you are probably collecting all sorts of readings. A citation manager can help you organize all that info and cite it later. The Scholarly Commons will be hosting a workshop next week on Choosing a Citation Manager. Register by 9/7.

We will be teaching all workshops during the Fall 2020 semester synchronously and offering requestable workshops for courses, graduate student study groups, and departmental events, as per usual.