The Conversation media training

The Conversation media training

Facilitator: the Conversation Editor RDF Indicator: A1 Programme: CPD Programme 2021-22 Theme: Academic Skills   Session Overview: The Conversation is a news analysis and opinion platform of articles written by academics and funded by more than 70 UK and European universities. Working with an editor, researchers write short pieces that deliver academic expertise directly to the public. York St John University has partnered with The Conversation since 2018, with our academics amassing a readership of well over a million people via the platform. If you’ve not written for The Conversation before or would just like a refresher session, please come along to one of the online workshops that are being run exclusively for members of the academic community at York St John. You’ll gain valuable insights into writing for a general audience and find out what The Conversation can offer for your research and academic profile. The workshops are run on Zoom by an editor from The Conversation, and you only need to attend one. Booking is essential and places are limited. The...
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Balancing breadth and depth in a research career

Balancing breadth and depth in a research career

Facilitator: Professor David Weir RDF indicator: B2 Programme: Staff Continuous Professional Development (Research) Programme 2021-22 Theme: Early Career Researchers (academic staff in first five years since PhD)   Session Overview: Research even in a University environment is pretty much a managed process in the current climate. The emphasis on targets, outcomes, deliverability, application and relevance tends to prioritise restricted research focus, short term planning and narrow horizons. But a research career can last a lifetime and the open mind will always seek complexity, sensing interconnection and novel explanations. In this session we take a little time to suggest the need for a balance in a research career between the wide and the narrow paths to knowledge. Learning Outcomes: After participating in this session you should have: A deeper understanding of "wide" and "narrow" research styles. Growing recognition of personal strengths and available uses of other perspectives on research.   You can book your place on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/balancing-breadth-and-depth-in-a-research-career-with-professor-david-weir-tickets-190666928917...
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