YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Practice Led Research: Critical Reflection with Anecdotal Evidence

DG123 York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, United Kingdom

Session facilitator: Associate Professor Claire Hind, Professor of Contemporary Theatre How to critically address practice led research when writing up the memory of making and producing artistic works for audiences. Learning Outcomes: Understand the relationship between creative experience, documentation and critical thinking. Grasp the concept of anecdotal evidence within art forms Book now This session […]

Q&A with Chairs of School Ethics Committee

On campus - TBC

Facilitators: Dr Scott Cole, Helen Trouille, Sophie Carter and Olalekan Adekola Session Format: In this session, Chairs of the School Ethics Committees of York St John will host a session on Ethics. Within this session, participants are advised to share any project plans and obtain peer and expert feedback on their proposals. There will also […]

Researcher self-care

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Session Facilitator: Professor Lynne Gabriel RDF indicator: B2 Programme: PGR Programme 2021-22 Theme: Wellbeing  Delivery: Online via Teams   Session Overview: Why should we address researcher self-care?  This seminar considers self-care for researchers and invites participants to consider their own self-care and implications for research/researcher practice.  Book your place on Eventbrite now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=251320836387 This session will […]

Building for the Future: Interviewing for a research career

Online

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Interviewing for a research career Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to develop your […]

Data Management for Researchers

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Chloe Beswick, Copyright, Licensing and Research Librarian, Student Life: Library & Learning Services RDF indicators: B2, C1, D2 PGR Research Skills Programme Session description:  This session is an introduction to research data management. We’ll cover the basics of research data management, data management plans and the benefits of effective research data management. We’ll also […]

Building for the Future: PGR drop in session

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: PGR drop in session Delivery: Online via Microsoft Teams   Session Overview:   As part of this series focusing on building for the future and career development, Matt […]

Inclusive Education Workshop – QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project

HG/136 Holgate Building

What does inclusive education mean? How can we design more inclusive universities and degree programmes? How can individuals and institutions make a difference to inclusivity on the ground?   This two-hour interactive in-person workshop will be delivered by Dr Katharine Hubbard and Paula Gawthorpe, both Senior Fellows of the University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academy. Katharine and Paula […]

Making Waves Symposium

On campus - TBC

Facilitator: Professor Matthew Reason, Director of Institute of Social Justice RDF Indicator: B1, B2, D2, D3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22 Theme: Events, Institute of Social Justice   Booking link to be confirmed

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. […]

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 […]