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Ethnographic Fieldwork

York St John University 44 Lord Mayor's Walk, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Session Facilitator: Professor Lee Higgins In this session, we will discuss an ethnographic approach to research with particular attention to participant observation. We will locate the strategy as a form of qualitative research developing from anthropology. Examples will be predominantly taken from an ethnomusicological perspective and provide an opportunity to critically consider the approach. Learning […]

Student Mental Health: Identify-Respond-Support

Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre Manchester, United Kingdom

In response to extremely positive feedback from previous delegates, Open Forum Events are pleased to be once again hosting the highly insightful Student Mental Health conference on 9 November 2022. Focusing on the many challenges that students face throughout their educational journey that can impact on their mental wellbeing, this fourth event is well anticipated and […]

Student Mental Health: Identify-Respond-Support

Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

In response to extremely positive feedback from previous delegates, Open Forum Events are pleased to be once again hosting the highly insightful Student Mental Health conference. Focusing on the many challenges that students face throughout their educational journey that can impact on their mental well-being, this fourth event is well anticipated and is an important addition […]

Professional recognition: Giving back through mentoring & assessing

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Are you a HEA Fellow who valued the mentorship and support you were given? If you want to contribute to the development and support of your colleagues, you too can become a mentor and/or assessor. Come along to this session to find out what it involves and how you can play a part. This session […]

Research with vulnerable groups

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Session facilitators: Professor Divine Charura & Charlie O’Brien In this session we will explore methodological considerations, addressing the role of the researcher, data representation, and the ethical considerations necessary when conducting research with vulnerable groups. We will give examples from our own research and share some of the challenges and insights from our experience of […]

Open Research for Researchers

Online

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 Access, Open Data and the benefits of Open Research. We’ll look at the University’s Open Access Policy and Research Data Management Policy. Finally, we’ll look […]

RIPPLE Reading Group – Rethinking authentic assessment

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Following on from a great first session, Session 2 of the Research Into Professional Practice in Learning and Education (RIPPLE) network will be the launch of our RIPPLE Reading Group.   As a group, we will aim to read and then discuss a variety of texts relating to learning and hope this is of interest […]

Universities UK: Mental Health in Higher Education Conference 2022

Online

Universities UK (UUK)'s annual mental health conference is a unique opportunity for you to hear from sector-leading experts and practitioners about the latest developments in supporting mental health in Higher Education, and to network with peers to learn about emerging best practice. Why should you attend? This online one-day conference will provide informative, timely content […]

Professional Recognition: Writing Retreat

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

People often worry about having the time and space to undertake their own professional development. This session gives you just that. It is a non-taught session for colleagues who are preparing evidence in support of a claim for Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow status. By the end of the session, participants will have had protected […]

Qualitative research beyond the interview: creative and visual methods

HG/137 Holgate, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  Session facilitator: Dr Dai O'Brien There are many qualitative data collection tools which can be exciting and creative to use, either as stand-alone methods or in combination with interviews. In this session Dai will reflect on some of the creative, visual data collection tools he has used in his own research and give demonstrations […]

Creating Professional Connections

FT/113 On campus and online

  Session facilitator: Lewis Wombwell, Careers Advisor A session to develop skills around building professional connections to widen your network. Learn about the importance of effectively building rapport, where to find and build new contacts and how to talk about you and your work. This session aims to support attendees to: Increase your confidence in […]

Self Awareness and Career Decision Making

QS/111 York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Self Awareness and Career Decision Making Facilitator: Lewis Wombwell, Careers Advisor A session to explore who you are, your values, interests, skills and strengths and how that might impact your career decision making moving forwards. Work with the careers to develop an action plan for your own career development in line with your version of […]