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This event took place on 11th March 2019 at 11:00am (11:00 GMT)

Dear Researchers,

This is a joint message from The Brilliant Club and The Open University about the opportunity for you to work as a PhD tutor in 2019-20.

This is an opportunity we greatly encourage you to find out more about, you can do so by coming to The Brilliant Club’s information session on Monday 11th March at 11am in Pentz 101 Through working as a tutor on The Scholars Programme, you will:

• Join a community of over 1200 researchers working to make access to university fair for school pupils from underrepresented backgrounds

• Develop teaching experience through small group tutorial delivery • Receive high-quality training and support • Enhance your employability skills

• Disseminate your research to a unique, non-expert audience in the local community

• Be paid £500 per placement

Click on the link below to watch a short video of current PhD tutors talking about their experience: https://youtu.be/MEiuQ2WesJ4

Further information about what the charity offers both pupils who take part in the programme and you as PhD tutors, can be found on The Brilliant Club’s website (http://www.thebrilliantclub.org/the-brilliant-club-for-researchers/get-involved) where you can apply to take part too.

There will be an Assessment Centre at the Open University on Monday 10th June so please make sure you apply at least two weeks beforehand.

Should you wish to apply now, you can do so here.

Best wishes, Annabel Marcuse (Regional Manager, The Brilliant Club) & Robert Wilson (Graduate School, The Open University)


The webcast was open to 1500 users



(60 minutes)