YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Session facilitators: Professor Andrew Hill, Professor Matthew Reason & Associate Professor Sarah Lawson-Welsh This session will provide the opportunity to ask experienced journal editors from different disciplines questions regarding aspects of the publication and peer-review process. A brief introduction from the editors followed by a Q & A format. Learning Outcome: Novel insight into the […]
Session facilitator: Dr 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 […]
Facilitator: Dr Maria Fernandes-Jesus RDF Indicator: A1 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22 Theme: Research Methods Taking place in CD/103 Session Overview: Interviews are widely used as a method for data collection in social and human sciences. This session will give you methodological tools to design and conduct qualitative interviews. Learning Outcomes: After participating in […]
Session facilitators: Professor Matthew Clarke, Dr Clare Cunningham and Dr Brett Heasman This session is aimed at researchers interested in considering text and discourse approaches to research. The session will introduce some fundamental theoretical principles common to various discourse analytic approaches and outline how we can view various discourse analytic approaches on a continuum between […]
Facilitator: Chloe Beswick, Copyright, Licensing and Research Librarian, Student Life: Library & Learning Services RDF indicators: B2, D2 PGR Research Skills Programme Session description: This session is an introduction to Open Research, Open Access and Open Data. We’ll cover what Open Research is and why it’s important. We’ll then look more closely at Open […]
At a time of flux in the world when we are seeing democratic decay in a range of countries and environments, democratic methodologies are necessary in research to further democracy on a micro and macro level. This session will explore how we might consider different voices in research and the ethical issues that might arise. […]
Facilitator: Dr Joseph Bailey, Lecturer in Geography RDF Indicators: D3, D2, and B3 Programme: Research CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: Core research skills Session Overview: We will discuss why it is worthwhile engaging with national policy, and some means by which to do so. This will be based on, but go beyond, my own experience […]
Session facilitator: Dr Charlotte Haines Lyon This session will introduce the Vitae RDF planner to participants and look at how researchers can use it to help aid their career progression. Learning Outcomes: 1) Participants will understand what the RDF planner is and how to access it. 2) Participants will understand how to use it and […]
Facilitator: Chloe Beswick, Copyright, Licensing and Research Librarian, Student Life: Library & Learning Services RDF indicators: B1, D2 PGR Research Skills Programme Session description: This session is an introduction to copyright and intellectual property. We’ll cover what intellectual property is and why it’s important for researchers to have an awareness of it. We’ll look more […]
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: Self-Awareness and Career Development Theory Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC) Session Overview: During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to develop your […]
Cyber Awareness Workshop Session Facilitator: Melissa Forfitt Technology is all around us. Do you know how to stay secure in our ever-advancing technological world? Come along to this session to learn about some of the modern cyber attacks and what you can do right now to protect yourself from them. Everyone is welcome, regardless of […]
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: Recruitment Success Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC) Session Overview: During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to explore the key principles behind […]