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POSTPONED: Moral Responsibility in Research

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

This session has been postponed. Details of the rescheduled date and time will be published once confirmed. Session Facilitator: Associate Professor David Hill  This is a session about building moral encounters with participants into qualitative research. We will think about how to theorise responsibly; how to design and conduct data collection with human participants that […]

Managing Distressed Students Training

SK/128 Skell Building, York St John University, York, United Kingdom

This session will concentrate on practical ways for colleagues to engage with, and reduce, a student’s distress. During the session, participants will: • Explore the nature of distress • Look at a case study involving a distressed student and member of staff • Understand practical ways in which we can build a collaborative relationship with […]

Research Excellence Framework (REF) information session for YSJ staff

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Facilitator: Dr Beth Goodwin-Andersson  This session for YSJ staff only will include updates on REF2021, future REFs and a mock REF later this year. Follow this link to book your place on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-excellence-framework-ref-information-session-for-ysj-staff-tickets-444129391967

Professional Recognition: Giving back through mentoring and 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 […]

Lessons learned from postgraduate researcher supervision (staff only)

On campus - TBC

Facilitator: Professor Andrew Hill This session will provide a series of key lessons regarding successful (and less successful) postgraduate researcher supervision. As a consequence, attendees will be aided in their own development as effective supervisors. It will be delivered by Professor Andrew Hill who has supervised doctoral students (at least reasonable successfully) over the last […]

UK Advising and Tutoring Recognition – An Introduction

Online

Colleagues who put a lot of time and effort into academic advising and personal tutoring may wish to seek recognition for their efforts. YSJ is an institutional member of an sector-wide organisation called UK Advising & Tutoring (UKAT) which offers three levels of recognition and runs cohorts throughout the year. As part of our institutional […]

Inclusive Practice – Supporting International Students

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

Hosted by Meg, Jake and Kate who are programme tutors in the International Office, this two-hour workshop will explore ways in which colleagues may be able to reconceptualise aspects of their practice to become more inclusive, with a specific focus on working with international students.   Did you know that YSJ has approximately 6% undergraduate students […]

York St John – The Conversation media training

Online

Session facilitator: Joanie Magill (The Conversation) We will explain how The Conversation works, the benefits of writing for the public and how to go about it. Learn how to consider the news potential of your expertise, how to look for story hooks and angles from the news, how to write a quality story pitch to […]

Demystifying knowledge exchange

Online

Facilitated by Michael Wilson and Marc Fleetham from Business Development   Session information: Knowledge Exchange (KE) is becoming increasingly important to the HE sector and especially our University yet it still remains a mysterious area for many staff and academic colleagues. This session will help cut through the confusion created by the many acronyms used […]

RIPPLE Reading Group Session 2 – Relaxed Pedagogy

Microsoft Teams --, United Kingdom

Taking place on Thursday 23 March, 09:30 – 10:30 (Teams), the second session of the RIPPLE Reading Group uses the reading below as a starting point to instigate discussion around inclusive pedagogy. We invite participants from academic and professional services backgrounds to share their experience and reflections so that we might look for ways to […]

Grant Writing

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

Session for YSJ staff only. Facilitated by Professor Robert Mortimer. To book your place via Eventbrite, please click here.

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 […]