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Online

Have you got a piece of writing that you’re “meant” to be doing but feel that you’re not making enough progress? That you “should” have done it by now? Or that you don’t know where to start or even if it’s any good anyway? We all knew we were going to have to write papers […]

Writing Retreat (in house)

On campus - TBC

Facilitator: Dr Clare Cunningham The next structured writing retreat will be held on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 July 2023 in FT210 from 09:30 to 16:30 The aim of this session is to provide a focused space for participants to make significant advances in their academic research writing within in a supportive social environment. It […]

Academic Development Programme: Reflective Writing for Professional Development

Microsoft Teams --

While reflective writing has become a popular choice in student assessment in recent years, it is often overlooked as a method for staff professional development. This practical session will outline the benefits of structured reflection in a professional context, while offering some methods and models for participants to utilise in creating their own short piece […]

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RAW – Research Active Workshop

HG/137, York Campus and Online

The next Humanities RAW session will be a panel discussion on ‘Memory, Myth, and Murder in US Film & TV’ with Sarah Trott, Lauren Stephenson and Rebecca Scott. This workshop will take place from 12.00-1.30pm on Friday 8th December​ in HG137 and online (Teams link below). About Research Active Workshops The RAW research series is […]

Researcher community race equality training with Heena Mistry

Online

We are now welcoming applications for 2 x 2-hour training workshop sessions for the Researcher Community covering: • Racial Literacy - what specific terms and concepts around Racism mean • The difference between a non-racist and an anti-racist • Racism in the context of higher Education • The ways that racism can manifest in different […]

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The Only Way is Ethics Conference: Reflecting on and learning from research after ethical approval

York St John University 44 Lord Mayor's Walk, York

The Only Way is Ethics: Reflecting on and learning from research after ethical approval This flagship ethics event is for the researcher community at York St John University!  It is being run in association with the Participatory Enquiry, Action Research and Democratic Methodologies Research Group and the Institute for Social Justice. The conference will take place […]

Practical hints and tips on how to run surveys, focus groups and interviews

On campus - TBC

Session overview: The session aims to provide practical tips and hints about undertaking research projects, drawn from the researcher's experience over 35 years, focusing on things to consider when designing surveys, running focus groups and conducting interviews.   Learning outcomes: how to recruit participants, how to run qualitative sessions, what to do with the data. Session facilitator: Vanessa […]

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Navigating early career research

Microsoft Teams --

Facilitator: Professor Daniel Madigan In this session, I will draw on my experiences of early career research and I will provide some thoughts on four main topics: (1) Publishing, (2) peer-review, (3) grants, and (4) public engagement/impact. Learning Outcomes: (1) Understand the key aspects of peer-review and publishing in academic journals for the first time […]

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Discussing Decolonisation: ‘Courageous Conversations’ – An in-person workshop with Dr Karen Lipsedge

FT/211 York St John University, York

This is the fourth event of our six-part mini-series, 'Discussing Decolonisation', taking place in person and online across the academic year 2023-24. Find out more and book your place at other events in the series here. You can also read more about our intentions for the series and community expectations here. Title: Courageous Conversations: What, […]

An introduction to podcasting

Microsoft Teams --

Part of the CPD programme for research 2023-24 Title: An Introduction to Podcasting When: Wednesday 17th April 2024 from 12:30-1:30 Facilitator: David Cantello (Frontear Podcasts)  Audience session suited to: Staff and postgraduate researchers interested in podcasting Focus: Podcasts have become an increasingly popular way for entertaining or sharing information. In the UK, more than 20 […]

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Open Access

York St John University 44 Lord Mayor's Walk, York

Part of the CPD research programme 2023-24.   Open Access (OA) offers free and unrestricted access to research outputs. Anyone can read, download and reuse research (subject to any licence restrictions). You can choose to publish your own research so that it is OA. This session is an introduction to the different types of OA […]

Academic Development Programme: Reflective Writing for Professional Development

Microsoft Teams --

While reflective writing has become a popular choice in student assessment in recent years, it is often overlooked as a method for staff professional development. This practical session will outline the benefits of structured reflection in a professional context, while offering some methods and models for participants to utilise in creating their own short piece […]

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