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Conference report: Graduate School Annual Conference attracts a record number of guests
The 2015 annual research student and early career researcher conference, run by the University of Northampton Graduate School and held last Wednesday 17th June, attracted almost 100 research staff and students through the door.
A broad array of high-impact research topics were presented, from research on socially responsible businesses to the issues surrounding withdrawing treatment from neonates. A representative from every School presented their research, students in their first and final year, full and part time students, plus papers from an early career researcher working at the University. The theme of the day was Research Integration, and papers fell under the four broad themes of Teaching and Learning, Science Impact, Social Responsibility and Language. Read the rest of this entry
Graduate School Update Day – research integrity and ethics
This year’s Graduate School’s Update Day will run on Thursday September 24th 2015 from 11am to 4pm in the Delapre Lecture Theatre at Park Campus. We are offering supervisors, research students and researchers in the University two related workshops on research integrity and ethics. We are very pleased that the workshop on integrity will be led by Dr Andrew Rawnsley (UK Council for Graduate Education). Please note this date in your diary – booking details are here.
The inaugural Northampton Business School Research Conference on 18th June
The very first Northampton_Business_School_Conference will take place on Thursday 18th June at Sunley Management Centre, University of Northampton. All staff and PhD students from the Business School and across the University are welcome. The Programme will be released shortly.
The day begins with a presentation from our Guest Speaker, our Visiting Professor Carol Atkinson, Professor of HR and Associate Dean for Research, MMU Business School. This is followed by three streams of presentations by NBS staff and PhD students, totalling nearly 30 papers, split into five tracks: Marketing and Logistics, Education and Language, HRM, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability & Corporate Governance.
For more information please contact Sandy McDonald or Kathleen Mortimer.
SRHE Newer Researchers’ Conference – call for papers closes 10th July.
The call for papers for this one day conference for Newer Researchers*, held by the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE), has been launched. The conference will take place on the 8 December 2015 at Celtic Manor Resort, Newport in Wales. Read the rest of this entry
Developing as an Early Career Researcher*
The Graduate School would like to invite all Early Career Researchers* to join us for a development event on the morning of Monday 22nd June.
The event is split into two sessions (you can attend just one session) and will include lunch during our second session. Both sessions will be held in Holdenby Lecture Theatre 3 at Park Campus. Read the rest of this entry
Finding Alternative Sources of Funding: Workshop for PGRs
Are you a postgraduate researcher at the University who is self-funded? If so, you might be interested in coming along to Lucy Atkinson’s new workshop, on Wednesday, 24 June 2015 from 16:00 to 18:00 in C311, Cottesbrooke, Park Campus. Lucy will show you possible routes to finding alternative sources of funding, whether for fees, maintenance, research expenses, conferences or travel.
Lucy has been very successful in obtaining funding for her self-funded PhD and she would like to share the idea, requirements, documents and enthusiasm with you to try to help alleviate some financial pressure during your postgraduate studies. The workshop looks at a major, but neglected, alternative funding source in the area of charities and external bodies. Read the rest of this entry
Are you doing your research degree on a part-time basis?…
…. then there are two day-long workshops coming up, free of charge to research students in the Midlands. All you have to do is to book your own travel!
The first, at The University of Birmingham on 9th June, is Part-Time Researcher, for students in the early stages of their research and will focus on the ethos and process of part-time research; Working with your Supervisor, Time Management and Making Progress, Forward Planning and Objective Setting.
If you are in the final 18 months of your PhD or doctorate, the Part Time Researcher Finishing Workshop on 22 June at the Open University in Milton Keynes is for you. This includes sections on Editing, Preparing for the Viva, and Publishing.
Please click on the links above for more information and to book a place.
Join us for the Graduate School’s PGR Student Conference 2015
Why not join us for
The Graduate School’s Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2015
“Research Integration”
on 17th June 2015 in Holdenby Lecture Theatre 3, Park Campus
9:30am – 4:15pm
You are warmly invited to join the Graduate School at their Annual Postgraduate Research Conference for PGR Students and Early Career Researchers. Please see the Conference Programme 2015 for more information. Sign up on our Eventbrite page to book your place for catering purposes – you don’t need to attend all day.
Transfer Seminar invitation: 3rd June
Jacquie Ridge, PhD student in the School of Health, is presenting her Transfer Seminar on Wednesday, 3rd June at 9:30am – 11:30am. The seminar is entitled “Saving lives and saving money: investigating the professional identity of adult nursing” and will be held in Room 202, Kelmarsh, Park Campus. All welcome.
Seminar overview: Professional identity in adult nursing is a complex concept lacking clear definition. A struggle for recognition is occurring concurrently with dramatic changes within healthcare, its education, workforce and provision. By investigating construction and sustainability of professional identity in adult nursing with those currently undertaking their nurse education, this study offers an opportunity to discover an authentic way of knowing this evolving profession to inform its future development. Read the rest of this entry
The 2015 EMUA PGR Student Conference: Call for papers extended to June 19th!
On Thursday 3rd September, the University of Lincoln Graduate School will be hosting the 2015 East Midlands University Association (EMUA) postgraduate research student conference.
Postgraduate research students are invited to present their work at the conference – papers and poster presentations under the following broad themes are sought by Friday 19th June (extended date).
- Co-production of Research
- Influencing Policy & Practice
- Communicating Collaborative Research
- Impact & Collaboration: A Discipline Specific Focus
Please see the attached document for more details and how to submit.
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