YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Facilitators: Michael Grugan and Jack Hagyard, Research Officers for Grants, from the Research Office RDF Indicator: C3 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: YSJU Core Research Skills (Staff only) Session Overview: Funding Institutional is an online platform that staff and students can use to to help find current funding opportunities. The platform combines over 18,000 active […]
Session facilitator: Dr Robert Vaughan, Senior Lecturer in Psychology 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 […]
Session facilitator: Professor Lynne Gabriel RDF Indicator:A1 Programme: PGR Theme: Research Methods Delivery Method: Online via Teams Session Overview: What is a pluralistic approach to research? It's a perspective that appreciates diverse methods and approaches to meaning-making and knowledge production. This seminar introduces pluralistic research concepts and practices and invites participants to consider how […]
Facilitators: Jack Hagyard from the Research Office and Adam Smith from School of Humanities RDF Indicator: C3, D3 Theme: Staff Only Programme: Research CPD Programme 2021-22 This interactive online workshop will offer a primer on REF Impact and specific guidance on how to start planning now for success in REF202X. The session will be delivered […]
Carving out the time and space to apply for academic promotions can be difficult, especially at the start of semester. Led by Dr Sue Jones and Dr Mark Dransfield, these writing retreats provide time, space and practical support for staff who want to apply for academic promotion this year (April 2022) through the L&T primary […]
Session facilitator: Dr Olalekan Adekola and Dr Scott Cole Online MS Teams: Click here to join the meeting This session will discuss the importance and principles of ethical research. During the session, we will introduce participants to YSJ research ethics-related information and useful resources. We will go through the research ethics application form. At the […]
Carving out the time and space to apply for academic promotions can be difficult, especially at the start of semester. Led by Dr Sue Jones and Dr Mark Dransfield, these writing retreats provide time, space and practical support for staff who want to apply for academic promotion this year (April 2022) through the L&T primary […]
Session facilitator: Dr Daniel Madigan In this session, I aim to provide a summary of meta-analysis for those unfamiliar with this analytical approach. I hope to cover: (1) what meta-analysis is, (2) the types of questions that can be answered with meta-analysis, (3) how to conduct meta-analyses, and (4) what software is available to do […]
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 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 […]
Format: Online using MS Teams Delivered by Professor Kalwant Bhopal from University of Birmingham, this session will examine how universities can develop inclusive research cultures with a particular focus on race. It will draw on empirical research with Black and minority ethnic academics to explore their experiences of working in universities. The session will explore […]
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 […]
