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- Resources for Current Graduate StudentsThe Graduate School is the best resource if you have questions regarding paperwork or deadlines.
- Graduate School CalendarThis calendar lists the deadlines for submitting forms and paperwork.
- Doctoral Degree Candidate FormsGraduate School forms relating to your dissertation can be found here.
- Academic Affairs OfficersThe Graduate School has an Academic Affairs Officer for each graduate program. You can find the officer for your program on this page and contact them if you have questions about your program. In case you are unable to get in touch with the officer, call the Graduate School at 257-1946.
Research help and many resources are available from the University of Kentucky Libraries:
- Subject-Specific Research Help: Academic LiaisonsAcademic liaisons are librarians who help with subject-specific research needs. They are the best resource in your research process.
- Databases and Electronic ResourcesA variety of research databases are available to help you conduct a thorough literature review and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in your discipline.
- Research GuidesResearch guides on various subjects connect you with relevant resources for your research.
- Research Data Services @ UKThis guide covers research data management and connects you with relevant resources and services the University of Kentucky has to offer.
- General Research HelpLibrarians are here to help with your research needs. They can be reached in person, over the phone, by email, or even by text!
- Graduate Student Survival KitThis guide has information about all the library and campus services available to graduate students, from research and teaching support to career services.
Here are resources to help you with the search for dissertations in your discipline:
- Technology Help: UK ITS Customer ServicesUK ITS Customer Services provides assistance with your technology needs. Help is available online, over the phone, and in person. In-person assistance is located in the basement of the William T. Young Library.
- UK Software DownloadsMany popular software products are available for University of Kentucky students to download.
- Quantitative Initiative for Policy and Social Research (QIPSR)Part of the College of Arts and Sciences, QIPSR offers statistical and software workshops on a variety of topics.
- Writing CenterThe Writing Center provides University of Kentucky students, faculty, and staff with assistance in completing their writing projects.
- Graduate School Professional EnhancementThe Graduate School hosts events to help students with their academic and professional developments. One of them is the Dissertation Boot Camp, a week-long retreat providing a quiet, supportive environment for students writing a thesis or dissertation.
- Preparation Instructions for DissertationThe Graduate School's formatting requirements for a dissertation are listed here.
- Editors for HireThe Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky provides a list of editors available for hire.
- University of Kentucky Copyright Resource CenterThis site connects readers with resources for understanding copyright laws and applying them to the context of higher education.
- Using Copyrightable MaterialsThis page introduces readers to issues that should be considered carefully before they use copyrightable materials for teaching, learning, and research.
- Copyright SliderThis online tool helps people determine the copyright status of an item.
- Graduate Student Support GroupGraduate students can seek support from the University of Kentucky Counseling Center around any issues that are interfering with their academic lives.
- 12 Resolutions for Grad StudentsThis is a list of actions graduate students may want to take when pursuing their degrees. This page also provides links to short writings that are of interest to graduate students.
- Dissertation HandoutThe Writing Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has created this handout that covers the emotional aspects of completing a dissertation.
- GradShareThis portal enables graduate students from different institutions to connect and share ideas about how to tackle challenges they encounter in their university careers.
- Ten Simple RulesThis collection of articles offer quick advice and recommended practices for researchers and students alike.
- Money Management MattersThis Graduate School page helps you make sound financial choices by providing information and resources on a wide array of financial matters.
- Financial Aid LiteracyThis page highlights resources for financial aid at the University of Kentucky and those from the state and federal governments.
- Proposal Development Office (PDO)PDO assists University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students with their grant and fellowship applications.
- GradSenseThis portal offers tips on personal finance issues such as budget calculation and loan repayment.
The resources below help you explore and investigate the route to open scholarship. If you need assistance with publishing your research, contact the academic liaison for your department/college or Digital Scholarship at the University of Kentucky Libraries.
- Open Access GuideThis is a guide to issues in open access, author rights, copyright, open licensing, and scholarly communication.
- Why Open ResearchThis site explains different ways in which researchers can broaden access to their scholarly output. It also discusses how sharing can benefit researchers' careers.
- Create Change (for Scholarly Communication)This site outlines the benefits of faster and wider sharing of knowledge, and highlights practical ways researchers can pursue to initiate positive change for their research communities.
- Author Rights & the SPARC Author AddendumThis page provides information about how to use the SPARC Author Addendum to retain author rights when publishing with non-open access journals.
- Research Impact MetricsThis is an introduction to different research impact metrics.
The resources below can help you with academic job search.
- Humanities Net Job GuideThis job posting site lists higher education jobs specifically related to the humanities and social sciences.
These are helpful resources for finding post-doctoral positions:
- PeerJ Job ListingsPostdoc positions and academic jobs in STEM disciplines are listed here.
- Council on Library & Information Resources Posdoctoral FellowshipsThis site provides information on postdoctoral fellowship positions available in academic and research libraries.
Looking for a job outside of academia? You have lots of options! Here are a few helpful resources:
- Careers Beyond the ProfessoriateThis site "provides resources and support to humanities and social science PhD students at the University of Kentucky who are interested in exploring diverse career paths."
- The Versatile Ph.D.This site helps prepare graduate students and PhDs for navigating the job market and pursuing non-academic careers.
- Altac (Alternative Academic) Careers: Jobs BoardsThe University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library has complied lists of resources for alternative academic careers.
- Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Public Fellows ProgramThis program places recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year staff positions at partnering organizations in government and the nonprofit sector.
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