Author Archives: Simone Apel
A warm welcome to all of our new PGRs!
From March 15th-18th 2016 The Graduate School welcomed 22 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.
Over the four days they were launched into their doctorate by an intensive series of workshops, including an introduction to the procedures and processes of doctoral study, support sessions where they met members of University staff, IT sessions, networking opportunities and a presentation session where they all gave a 5 minute talk on their research.
Welcome to you all from The Graduate School and Research Support Hub! For further information on starting your research degree, recapping what’s what, please see the Research Support Hub resources here. Or search in the box above using the key word ‘Induction’ for even more tips and tools.
Seminar: Vehicle dynamics and safety research at Coventry University: Date change!
Submitted by Prof Stefan Kaczmarczyk
Please note that the date of this seminar has been changed to Monday 11th April.
Speaker: Mike Blundell, Professor of Vehicle Dynamics and Impact, Centre for Mobility and Transport, Coventry University.
Date: Monday 4th April 2016 New date Monday 11th April
Time: 13:30 – 14:30
Venue: NW101, Avenue Campus
Refreshments will be available before and after the presentation.
Professor Mike Blundell will talk about the research he has supervised at Coventry University covering the general areas of vehicle dynamics and safety.
For the full details please see the original post.
Call for conference submissions – Interdisciplinary research with children, young people and families: crossing boundaries, sharing stories
Submitted by Faith Tucker
Submissions are invited for an event which will explore the value and challenges of interdisciplinarity in research with children, young people and families in diverse contexts. Contributions are welcomed from diverse perspectives, backgrounds, geographical contexts and disciplinary positions. We are seeking 20-minute papers, or 40-minute workshop activities.
Abstracts (c.200 words) should be emailed to: faith.tucker@northampton.ac.uk by 6th May 2016. Read the rest of this entry
Part-Time Researcher programme for PGRs running on May 6th
If you are a Postgraduate Research Student studying part-time then you might be interested in the Part-Time Researcher Development Day The Graduate School are running on Friday 6th May, in collaboration with the Open University and Keele University.
Originally developed through Vitae, the Programme is a day-long series of discussions and workshops, offering part-time research students the time and space to share and discuss issues which directly affect their research degree study. Read the rest of this entry
PGR Student Poster Competition 2016: Call for entries
Are you a UN Postgraduate Research student, registered on one of our research degree programmes? If so, you may be interested to know that The Graduate School are holding their 11th Annual Poster Competition on Wednesday 18th May 2016, so why not take part? We are offering a first prize of £100, and two second prizes of £75 and it’s an excellent opportunity for you to illustrate and discuss your research. The competition will be held in the Dialogue Cafe in Rockingham Library. Read the rest of this entry
Finishing Development Day for research students on 23rd February
Are you a research student in the final stages of your doctorate, post-Transfer? If you are, you may be interested in the Graduate School Finishing Development Day, running on Tuesday 23rd February.
The 3 sessions will be:
9:30: Preparing for the viva: Prof Chris Roe.
Followed by Meet the ‘viva survivors’! PhD alumni talk about their experiences for a frank and informative question and answer session.
13:00 Editing and finishing your thesis: Prof. Ian Livingstone.
15:15 Proofreading your work: Prof Ian Livingstone and Simone Apel.
You can find out more and book a place on just one or all three workshops here.
Images of Research 2015-16 online poll now closed
Charlotte Dann Images of Research 2014-15
The Graduate School’s Images of Research (IoR) exhibition and competition which opened in the Avenue Gallery corridor on 1st February 2016 is now complete and the winners have been announced.
There were two competitions – 3 winners chosen by guest judge, Roy Wallace, Senior Lecturer in Media Production at the University of Northampton and a ‘people’s choice’, votes from the exhibition and via an online poll. See the Images of Research Catalogue 2015-16 for all the entries. Read the rest of this entry
Graduate School workshops and events coming up!
The Graduate School Development Programme has a variety of different workshops and events running in February for doctoral students and early career researchers.
Featured are three development days; one for all research students on publishing and promoting your research, another is a finishing day, for research students nearing the end of their doctorate, which includes workshops on finishing your thesis, preparing for the viva and proofreading your work. And we are also running our first ever leadership skills for researchers day.
Our main event this month is the launch of Images of Research Competition 2015-16. The Images of Research 2015-16 drinks reception will be held on Monday 1st February in Avenue Gallery Corridor from 5-6:30pm. Please come along – all invited. The exhibition will remain here until 19th February so do visit the exhibition and vote for your top three favourites.
Workshops running in February and early March include using MS Excel for statistics, mock interview and CV careers workshops, and a workshop looking at building professional relationships and how to get the best from the student/supervisor relationship. For more information and booking links read on.
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Grounded Theory Forum dates 2016 – January’s meeting cancelled
Submitted by Dr Sarah Neill
Please note that the Grounded Theory forum scheduled for next week, Wednesday January 20th, has been cancelled. Apologies for the inconvenience. Details of other GT Forum meetings are as follows:
| Date: | Time: | Room: |
| Wednesday 16th March 2016 | 1:00 to 3:00pm | C318 |
| Wednesday 29th June 2016 | 1:00 to 3:00pm | K205 |
Workshop for research students approaching Transfer of Registration
The Graduate School are running a Development Day on Thursday 14th January for research students approaching or preparing for their Transfer of Registration. Our Pre-Transfer Development Day includes 3 workshops: Preparing for Transfer, Create your own data management plan, and Communicating your Research: Preparing for the Transfer viva and seminar.
All the Graduate School’s Development Days include lunch and refreshments and the opportunity for students to meet and chat with students from other disciplines throughout the day. Read the rest of this entry
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