Life, work and sustainable research practice

Life, work and sustainable research practice

Session Facilitator: Associate Professor Vanessa Corby  The aim of this session is to equip PGRs and staff with a sustainable approach to their PhD and research projects. Historically, research has been billed as an isolating experience, legitimated by the romantic vision of the solitary (usually male) scholar immersed in dusty texts or pouring over pestilent petri-dishes. The completion of any research project is not only dependent on academic excellence, however, but also health and emotional well-being. This session unpicks the unhealthy relationship between academic identity, time and solitude and asks PGRs to think differently about what it means to work effectively as 'an academic'. Learning Outcomes: This session promotes the need for structure in the working day and the benefits of working incrementally to accommodate exercise and the needs of friends and family. Rather than a guilty pleasure or impediment to ‘research’ the session foregrounds the positive impact of these non-academic activities for their thinking, thesis and well-being. As such the session will...
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Using the Researcher Development Framework for your career progression

Using the Researcher Development Framework for your career progression

Session facilitator: Dr Charlotte Haines Lyon This session will introduce the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) planner to participants and look at how researchers can use it to help aid their career progression. Learning Outcomes: 1) Participants will understand what the RDF planner is and how to access it. 2) Participants will understand how to use it and log evidence. 3) Participants will be able to export reports for different uses, eg, PhD reviews, promotions and job applications. This session will be taking place online via Microsoft Teams and will be recorded. Please click here to book your place via Eventbrite.  To prepare for the session, you are asked to begin familiarising yourself with the RDF. The Research Office will contact you with details of how to access the planner once you have reserved your place. ...
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Creating Professional Connections

Creating Professional Connections

  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 building rapport in a professional networking scenario Create an ‘elevator pitch’ to talk about you and your specialist area of expertise The session will take place in room FT/113 (Fountains Learning Centre). Please click here to reserve your place via Eventbrite....
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Academic presentation skills

Academic presentation skills

Session Overview:   Academic presentation skills will enable you to disseminate your research to specialist and non-specialist audiences, deliver a powerful presentation and create impactful presentation slides. Learning Outcomes: • How to disseminate your research to a specialist and non-specialist audience. • Create clear presentation slides. • Deliver powerful presentations. Booking info: This session will take place in FT/112. Book your place via Eventbrite....
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A beginners guide to editing books (staff only)

A beginners guide to editing books (staff only)

Facilitator: Professor Helen Sauntson RDF Indicator: B3 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: Early Career Researchers (staff in first five years since PhD) Session Overview: This session focuses on the processes involved in producing an edited book. The session includes information on early decisions which need to be made in the planning stage, how to write a successful proposal for an edited book, key tasks undertaken during the manuscript preparation stage, the role of the book editor and the role of the publisher. Professor Sauntson draws on her extensive experience both as a book editor and a book series editor to offer advice on how to successfully edit a book. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and understanding of the processes involved in producing an edited book Knowledge of how to write a successful proposal for an edited book Knowledge and understanding of the role of the book editor   You can book your place on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-beginners-guide-to-editing-books-tickets-194962045727...
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Planning your research career (inclusive of Individual Research Plans)

Planning your research career (inclusive of Individual Research Plans)

Facilitator: Associate Professor Dai O'Brian RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: Theme: Early Career Researchers (staff in first five years since PhD) Facilitator: Dr Dai O'Brian, Associate Professor and Programme Lead of BSL, Deaf Studies and Linguistics Session Overview: How and why should we plan our research careers? In this session we will discuss how and why we can make decisions about the direction of our research, with some reflections from Dai about his own career so far. Learning Outcomes: To be confirmed.    You can book your place on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-your-research-career-inclusive-of-individual-research-plans-tickets-194967873157...
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Life, work and sustainable work practice

Life, work and sustainable work practice

Session facilitator: Professor Vanessa Corby The aim of this session is to equip PGRs and staff with a sustainable approach to their PhD and research projects. Historically, research has been billed as an isolating experience, legitimated by the romantic vision of the solitary (usually male) scholar immersed in dusty texts or pouring over pestilent petri-dishes. The completion of any research project is not only dependent on academic excellence, however, but also health and emotional well-being. This session unpicks the unhealthy relationship between academic identity, time and solitude and asks PGRs to think differently about what it means to work effectively as 'an academic'. Learning Outcomes: This session promotes the need for structure in the working day and the benefits of working incrementally to accommodate exercise and the needs of friends and family. Rather than a guilty pleasure or impediment to ‘research’ the session foregrounds the positive impact of these non-academic activities for their thinking, thesis and well-being. As such the session will not...
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Building for the Future: PGR drop in session

Building for the Future: PGR drop in session

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: PGR drop in session Delivery: Online via Microsoft Teams   Session Overview:   As part of this series focusing on building for the future and career development, Matt Jones will be hosting a drop in session to discuss ideas and answer questions. This session will be held via Microsoft Teams. Click here to join the meeting  ...
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Building for the Future: Interviewing for a research career

Building for the Future: Interviewing for a research career

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Interviewing for a research career Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to develop your confidence when preparing for interviews within a research-focused career. This includes recognising what employers are looking for from candidates, evidencing skills and experience required (e.g., research skills, academic rigour) with tangible examples and demonstrating excellent commercial awareness. Learning Outcomes:     This series will be delivered via online recorded content which will be available on the Virtual Graduate Centre (VCG)  here If it’s your first time logging into the VCG you will need to enter the enrollment key: virtualgrad...
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Building for the Future: Recruitment Success

Building for the Future: Recruitment Success

Facilitator: Matt Jones, Careers Advisor, Careers, Placements & Student Opportunities   RDF Indicator: B1, B3 Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22   Theme: Building for the Future: Career Development Topic: Recruitment Success Delivery: Online via Virtual Graduate Centre (VGC)   Session Overview:   During this asynchronous careers session, you will be supported to explore the key principles behind maximising success within the recruitment process and build your confidence with securing professional opportunities, linked to your own version of success for the future. Learning Outcomes:     This series will be delivered via online recorded content which will be available on the Virtual Graduate Centre (VCG)  here If it’s your first time logging into the VCG you will need to enter the enrollment key: virtualgrad...
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