Monthly Archives: October 2014
Workshop: Finding Resources on the Web
Nick Dimmock, Research Information Specialist in Research Support, LLS, will be running “Finding Resources on the Web” on Thursday, 30 October 2014 from 11:00 to 13:00 in the TPod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus.
Open to all research students and early career researchers, the workshop will focus on ways to ensure the information you find is useful and usable.
LLS Advisory Panel – new members wanted
LLS is reconvening this important group and it would be great to have representation from research students. The group meets online via a NILE forum so you can contribute as and when it suits you.
You don’t even have to contribute to every discussion – just add your opinions on things that matter to you. Only by hearing from research students can LLS ensure its services are meeting your needs.
Chris Powis, Head of Library and Learning Services, explains:
Africa Research Centre
Kevin Deane (NBS) is leading an initiative to create a new research centre – the Africa Research Centre – which is intended to be a university-wide collaboration to help showcase our research on Africa, build an external identity, help with funding bids, host external speakers and provide a forum for cross-disciplinary work, as well as involving our many students across the university who are interested in African issues.
If you are involved in research in or about Africa and are interested in joining the discussion about creating the Africa Research Centre, please email Kevin (kevin.deane@northampton.ac.uk) who will be able to give you more information.
Researcher ‘help desks’ – Autumn 2014
This term’s dates and times are as follows: 
Avenue campus (in the library):
- Wednesday 29th October 10am – 12pm
- Monday 10th November 10am – 12pm
- Wednesday 26th November 2.30 – 4.30pm (Update 20/11/14: Please note change of time)
- Monday 9th December 2 – 4pm
Park campus (in the library):
- Thursday 16th October 2 – 4pm
- Tuesday 4th November 10am – 12pm
- Wednesday 19th November 10am – 12pm
- Tuesday 2nd December 2pm – 4pm
- Monday 15th December 10am – 12pm
NECTAR and Resources on the Web: Two new workshops for PGRs & ECRs
Two brand new workshops for UN research students and early career researchers will run in October, headed up by Nick Dimmock, Research Information Specialist for LLS.
Making the most of NECTAR will run on 15th October from 11:00-13:00 and Finding resources on the web follows on Thursday, 30 October from 11:00 to 13:00. Both workshops will be held in the TPOD, Rockingham Library on Park Campus. Click on the links above to book your place.
Interested in a career in health psychology?
Do you want to
- develop your career in health psychology but not sure how to go about it?
- find out if you should you do a PhD or take the Stage 2 route?
- discover the areas health psychologists work in?
Midlands Health Psychology Network (MPHN) are organising a CPD event for people who would be interested in a career in Health Psychology. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 25 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Coventry University. For more information and to book your place please see the booking form.
New resource for marketing: WARC
The library has just purchased WARC, a database of brand case studies, campaign videos, articles and trends.
Over 8500 WARC case studies can be searched by industry sector, country, region, campaign objective, media and more. Articles and research papers are grouped into 80+ topics ranging from alcoholic drinks to utilities and WARC guides include company profiles, best practice articles and briefings on communications and branding.
SOTA Announces Autumn Research Seminar Programme 2014
Tomorrow, the School of the Arts Research Seminar Programme for the Autumn term will start with a lecture by University of Buckingham Dickens scholar, Professor John Drew. We have a great line-up this term with established SOTA researchers, visiting scholars, and new members of staff to SOTA. All Seminars will be held in Room MY120 at 2.15pm unless otherwise stated. There will be free tea, coffee and biscuits. All staff and postgraduate students are welcome to attend.
For the full programme, please read below…
Battle of Ideas Festival on 18-19 October 2014
The Battle of Ideas festival, organised by The Institute of Ideas, provides a forum for free thinking, debate and discussion on a host of topics. It will take place on the weekend of 18 and 19 October at the Barbican in London, one of the world’s leading art centres.
This year’s programme includes important keynote debates such as:
- Should we fear democracy?;
- Why are we afraid to judge?;
- Hashtag feminism: radical or banal?;
- Big Data: big danger? and
- After Gaza: the return of anti-Semitism?
UON Graduate School Blog 