IntoGrad

With the first month of 2022 coming to an end, now is the perfect time to reflect on why our staff and mentors work to offer a free, bespoke mentoring service to postgraduate applicants across the world. At our core, we do what we do altruistically, because we believe that all people should be granted a fair shot at achieving the educational privileges we have all been lucky enough to receive.

As well as being a registered charity, IntoGrad is staffed on an entirely pro bono basis, wherein our staff, mentors, and even executives donate their time and energy simply because ours is a cause that they truly believe in. By giving up our time for IntoGrad, we all hope that it can be used to tip the scales of accessibility back in favour of those from circumstances that might normally see them being excluded from postgrad education, and we are always seeking to expand our team with people who are similarly inclined.

If you share our altruistic drive to lend your expertise to those who are seeking out the educational best opportunities, you can look into become an IntoGrad mentor at the following link: https://www.intograd.org/be-a-mentor

Alternatively, if you would like to explore the possibilities offered by our free mentoring service, and contribute to the growth improvement of our services through your feedback, feel free to explore our mentorship scheme at:
https://www.intograd.org/find-a-mentor

The Max-Planck Institutes are a group of 86 research institutions organised by The Max-Planck Society that make up one of the most well-known and influential research networks for science, technology and engineering in the world. Boasting over 22 Nobel laureates in the course of their rich history, and being responsible for the publication of 15,000 high-impact research papers a year, these institutions are synonymous with academic prestige and would make a great target for any scientist’s postgraduate studies or beyond.

As the birth rates of European nations decline, and the population continues to age, the Max-Planck Institutes make it their business to nurture young talent in order that the fields of STEM research do not run out of steam in the years to come. In recent decades, the Max-Planck Society has made it their business to ensure that a balanced number of these talented students are women, ensuring that future generations of scientists will not have to suffer the same inequality of representation in their fields as many do today. With links to institutions in every corner of the world, the Max-Planck’s reach, and therefore their ability to achieve these goals, is great, meaning that no other network of institutions can ‘put their money where their mouth is’ quite like these 86 star-studded universities.

If you would like to find out more about the Max-Planck Institutes yourself, feel free to visit: https://www.mpg.de

If you are interested in working within the Max Planck institute, and would like to seek guidance from mentors with first-hand experience of applying to or studying at its constituent universities, explore our mentoring service at: https://www.intograd.org/find-a-mentor

‘Tis the season to be jolly - falalalalala... As the nights draw in, wine is mulled, and snow falls on those parts of the world yet to be ravaged by the effects of climate change, thoughts turn to spending time with family and friends, overeating, and generally trying to make the best of whatever COVID has thrown at us this year. These times of love and joy, however, also bring with them a sting of guilt for many who are involved in postgraduate education.

For the workaholics among us, time off is little more than an opportunity to worry about the fact that they should be doing work. What cannot be stressed enough, however, is exactly how important it is to take time to rest between heavy bouts of work. At the end of the year, those of us who work to deadlines have likely just leapt over a major hurdle in our work, making it vital to take whatever chances the world gives you to rest and recuperate.

This holiday season, we at IntoGrad highly recommend you take time to pause, rest and reflect on your successes over the last year, rather than continuing to force yourself to work when you may well be close to burnout. Have a drink, grab some food and put your feet up for a few days, and feel free to re-commence stressing out in the New Year with some genuine rest backing you up!

If you want to access free, bespoke tutoring for postgraduate application season, feel free to explore out mentor service at: https://www.intograd.org/find-a-mentor