YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Lessons learnt from postgraduate researcher supervision (staff only)

DG109

Facilitator: Professor Andy Hill, Head of Postgraduate Research RDF Indicator: D1 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: YSJU Supervision, Leadership and Mentorship   Session Overview: This session will provide a series of key lessons regarding successful (and less successful) postgraduate researcher supervision. As a consequence, attendees will be aided in their own development as effective supervisors. […]

Theory, media and film

On campus - TBC

Session facilitator: Professor Steve Rawle Session Overview: There are so few academic disciplines as publicly maligned as Film and Media Studies (now often under the umbrella of Screen Studies), despite the centrally of forms of media to our everyday lives. Yet, Media Studies remains a political hot potato. In a discipline where there are also sharp divides […]

Life, work and sustainable work practice

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Session facilitator: Professor Vanessa Corby The aim of this session is to equip PGRs and staff with a sustainable approach to their PhD and research projects. Historically, research has been billed as an isolating experience, legitimated by the romantic vision of the solitary (usually male) scholar immersed in dusty texts or pouring over pestilent petri-dishes. […]

Starting, running and ruining a research group (staff only)

On campus - TBC

Facilitator: Professor Andy Hill, Head of Postgraduate Research RDF Indicator: D1 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: YSJU Supervision and Leadership   Session Overview: This session will provide a practical guide to the opportunities and challenges associated with establishing and running a research group. As a consequence, attendees will be better able to take on the […]

Planning your research career (inclusive of Individual Research Plans)

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Associate Professor Dai O'Brian RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: Theme: Early Career Researchers (staff in first five years since PhD) Facilitator: Dr Dai O'Brian, Associate Professor and Programme Lead of BSL, Deaf Studies and Linguistics Session Overview: How and why should we plan our research careers? In this session we will discuss how and […]

A beginners guide to editing books (staff only)

CD/103 Cordukes Building, York St John University

Facilitator: Professor Helen Sauntson RDF Indicator: B3 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: Early Career Researchers (staff in first five years since PhD) Session Overview: This session focuses on the processes involved in producing an edited book. The session includes information on early decisions which need to be made in the planning stage, how to write […]

The Conversation media training

Online

Facilitator: Jack Marley RDF Indicator: A1 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22 Theme: Academic Skills Session Overview: The Conversation is a news analysis and opinion platform of articles written by academics and funded by more than 70 UK and European universities. Working with an editor, researchers write short pieces that deliver academic expertise directly to the […]

Library and Learning Services

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

An introduction or refresher session about the resources, services and support Library & Learning Services offer. Learning outcomes – • Understand the resources, services and support Library & Learning Services offer. • Know where to go or who to contact for further guidance and support. This session will take place on Microsoft Teams, and may […]

Speaking and writing your thesis

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Professor John Tribe Session Overview: PhD students devote a huge amount of time to their research methods, data collection and analysis. They are then often left to get on with the writing and sometimes completely overwhelmed by the task of compiling a thesis of 80000 words. But writing requires just as much care as […]

Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling

Online

Session facilitated by Dr Robert Vaughan A beginners introduction into the popular structural equation modelling software MPlus. This session will introduce beginners to the basic commands and procedures needed to analyses quantitative data using a range of flexible yet powerful analytical techniques. No experience is needed and example results will be provided so that students […]

Creating Your Thesis

Online

Right from the start of writing we recommend you use the features of Word to enhance your work and save you time. Let Word handle all the tables of contents and cross-references - . If you ever manually type a page number then you are missing a trick. Set up your document now so that […]

Working on publication in the arts

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Professor Matthew Reason RDF Indicator: D1 Theme: Methodologies, tools and techniques   This presentation will guide you through the process for publication in arts journals and gives you an insight into peer feedback and explores strategies for dealing with revision and rejection.    Learning Outcomes: Understand the process of submission, revision and publication for […]