YSJ, Academic Development Programme

Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Session facilitated by Michael Wilson from Business Development Session Overview: Ever wondered how you may be able to secure funding to apply your research in a commercial setting? Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are fully funded projects that are designed for academic experts to work in partnership with an external organisation (on average for a two-year period […]

Researcher self-care

HG/139 York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

This session was originally due to take place on 19th June but has been postponed to 26th June. Please inform the Research Office if you previously booked a place but are no longer able to attend at the rescheduled date and time. Session facilitator: Professor Lynne Gabriel Why should we address researcher self-care? This seminar […]

Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

The PhD mental health crisis has only been exacerbated by the pandemic with approximately 1 in 2 PhD students experiencing mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, and 80% of researchers showing signs of mental health distress during the pandemic. This talk will discuss managing mental health during the PhD process, including the statistics behind […]

Reviewing your PFS Application: A peer learning workshop

HG/136 Holgate Building

This workshop is for those preparing to submit their HEA Applications through the Experiential or Developmental Pathways in September 2023. In this workshop, we will guide you through how we review PSF (Professional Standards Framework) based applications for HEA Fellowship (D1-3, Associate Fellow/Fellow/Senior Fellow). You will: learn how we make judgements based on the descriptors and […]

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 external research grant applications

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Session facilitated by Professor Robert Mortimer This session will cover the basic approach to writing external research grant applications, and how to maximise your changes of being within the funding frame. It will cover the process from forming an initial idea to submitting the final proposal. Particular focus will be given to what grant reviewers […]

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 […]

ChatGPT: An Introduction

FT/210 York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, United Kingdom

Led by Drs Michael and Christine O'Dea, this interactive session will provide an overview of ChatGPT, some of the common techniques for working with it, and techniques and tools for identifying output generated by it and other similar Generative AI applications. Its limitations and affordances for teaching and learning will be considered, and potential strategies […]

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 will […]

Professional Recognition: An Introduction to HEA Fellowship, Cohort 13, Option 1

This is the first of two compulsory HEA Fellowship sessions. Do you want to know how to gain HEA Fellowship? This session is for colleagues who want to know about the practicalities to enable them gain Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow status through our Experiential Pathway. This pathway is for colleagues who have more than […]