YSJ, Academic Development Programme
Professional Development for Learning, Teaching and Research
Session facilitators: Research Office & Registry Research teams This workshop is designed for students who are approaching the end of their research degree. You will be guided through the steps involved in getting ready to submit your thesis and (if you are a PhD student) defend it in your viva voce examination, including the timescales and […]
Session facilitator: Professor Esther McIntosh EDI and your research: valuing diversity and inclusion The research environment is becoming increasingly diverse which is really good news, but inclusion and accessibility don't happen by chance. So how can you consciously contribute to a positive research environment for everyone? To help you on your way, this […]
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 […]
Do you want to know how to gain HEA Fellowship? This session is for those people who want to know about the practicalities to enable them gain Associate, Fellow or Senior Fellow status. By the end of the session, participants will be aware of the timelines and routes available to enable them to make a claim […]
Facilitator: Dr Sharon Jagger, Lecturer in Religion, School of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy & Chair of school ethics panel This session is aimed at staff whose research is people-centred and supervisors of PGRs doing people-centred research. The term 'gatekeeper' can be interpreted in several ways and some new to research find this can be a […]
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. By the end of the session, participants will be aware of the timelines and routes available to enable them to make a claim for […]
Session Facilitator: Sarah Mallinson-Howard, Associate Head of Sport Protecting participants in research is extremely important and one means to achieve this is through obtaining informed consent from participants. This workshop will explore: 1) what participants’ rights are when it comes to informed consent and participating in research, 2) what gaining informed consent involves for the […]
Session facilitator: Ruth Mardall, Library and Learning Services RaY is York St John's institutional repository service which exists to store, showcase and share the University's research output. This session will provide an introduction to RaY and what it's used for. Learning outcomes: By the end of the session, participants will: Know what RaY is Be able […]
Facilitator: Associate Professor Sarah Lawson-Welsh Session Overview: This session provides the chance to think about the nature of researcher fear and the benefits of intellectual risk-taking, using Sarah's own research in global food studies as a case study and drawing upon the theoretical writing on dis/comfort of feminist thinkers such as Sara Ahmed, Rachelle Chadwick […]
Session overview: This Q&A event gives participants the chance to discuss research ethics with a panel consisting of academic staff who chair their respective School Research Ethics Committees. You are invited to share any ethical queries or issues you have encountered so far during your research, and receive feedback from your peers and the panellists. […]
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. It will comprise a brief introduction from the editors followed by a Q&A format. Learning Outcome: Attendees will gain […]
On Wednesday 10 May, we will be joined on campus by Dr Jan McArthur for a talk on assessment and social justice in HE. Speaker bio: Jan McArthur is Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University. Her research interests span two themes: education and social justice, and the nature of higher education. Her […]
