Monthly Archives: March 2017
Conflict in Europe: Meeting the Challenge
Posted on behalf of Nicola Preston, Postgraduate Researcher, Education and Humanities. Read the rest of this entry
Transfer seminar – Parapsychology and Buddhism
You are invited to Chetak Nangare’s PhD transfer seminar on Monday 3 April at 3pm in Fawsley F31. All are welcome.
PhD project title: “Parapsychology and Buddhism — to afford a comparison between descriptions of psychic experiences in Buddhist works and in parapsychological research” Read the rest of this entry
Santander Funding Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Santander Mobility Fund and Santander Staff Research Award. Santander funding is available to encourage student mobility for a short term project and for staff who require support for a research project.
Both forms need to be submitted to corinna.coleman@northampton.ac.uk by the 30 April 2017.
Santander Mobility Fund March 2017 2017 Santander Staff Research Application Form
Call for papers: 10th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference
10th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference
28-30 June, Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, UK
Stream Title: Education Beyond Borders
Stream Convenor: Dr Melanie Crofts Read the rest of this entry
PGR Student Poster Competition 2017: Call for posters from research students
The Graduate School would like to invite research students to submit an application to present a poster at their 12th Annual Poster Competition on Wednesday 17th May 2017, 11am to 2pm, in the Dialog Cafe, ground floor of Rockingham Library, Park Campus. We are offering a first prize of £100, and two second prizes of £75 for the top three posters. Read the rest of this entry
A warm welcome to our spring intake of Postgraduate Researchers
This week, from March 21st to 24th, The Graduate School welcomes 14 new postgraduate research students, all joining the University to start a research degree, some part-time, some full time, with many being members of University staff. Read the rest of this entry
Cumberland Lodge Scholarship Scheme 2017 – 2019
Every year, Cumberland Lodge offers first and second year doctoral students studying at universities in the United Kingdom the chance to develop skills in communication, public engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration through a scholarship scheme. Find out more about the scheme and how to apply: Read the rest of this entry
Creating a draft data managment plan
So… you want to do research?
STOP… THINK… What about the data that is going to form the basis of your research?
Think through the following first and create a draft data managment plan. As your research develops you can modify and update this.
12pm – 1 pm – Tuesday 21st March – Research Methods – Professor Charles Oppenheim
FREE WEBINAR
Professor Charles Oppenheim will be presenting on Research Methods (Part 3)
Covering:
- Nick Moores Info Policy Analysis Matrix
- Bibliometrics
- Citation Analysis
- Measuring Impact
- Journal Impact Factor
- Altmetrics
- Getting Published
Get your free ticket now at:
Webinar link will be sent out to all who have registered by 11 am on the 21st of March 2017.
Disambiguating Yourself : Online Identity Management for Researchers – A Quick User Guide
An excellent article written by a previous colleague of mine from the University of Strathclyde.
Whilst this refers to PURE as the CRIS (Current Research Information System), the principals are the same, if you are at the University of Northampton, think NECTAR where it mentions PURE…(NECTAR is our repository, we don’t have a CRIS).
UON Graduate School Blog 