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Are you an active researcher….
…looking for new interdisciplinary areas to collaborate on?
Moulton College would like to invite interested University of Northampton researchers to view their facilities and discuss potential collaborations. Three dates are available for visits
Friday 5th December @ 1:30-3:00pm
Wednesday 14th January 2015 @ 3-4:30pm and
Tuesday 17th February 2015 @ 9-10:30am
For more information see the attached flier or contact Dr Wanda McCormick at Moulton College.
Call for papers: Workshop for early career researchers on the Impact of Emerging Economies
Call for Papers and Research Proposals
The Impact of Emerging Economies and their Multinational Enterprises on the World Economy
Workshop for Early-Career Researchers
Almaty, Kazakhstan
26-28 February 2015
The University of Northampton Business School (UK), and Kazakh-British Technical University Business School (Kazakhstan), in Association with Brunel University (UK) and KIMEP University (Kazakhstan), are holding a workshop for early-career researchers under the British Council Newton-Al-Farabi ‘Research Links’ Programme, in association with the JSC Science Fund. Read the rest of this entry
A new Postgraduate Society – members wanted!
Lucy Atkinson, PhD research student at UN is looking for members to join a new society. The Postgraduate Society is open to all students at UN who are registered on Postgraduate courses, which includes doctoral study – PhDs, Professional Doctorates and MPhils – and other Postgraduate courses such as Masters degrees.
The idea for the Society is being promoted by Lucy after several discussions with students and the Student Union. The Society would…
- …be entirely led by Postgraduate students
- …raise the profile of postgraduate students among the student population
- …gain funds from the Student Union
- …put on quality events
The Society will need a committee, specifically secretary and treasurer, and perhaps reps for events and social functions. Consequently, the support of a large group of students would be needed to enable the new society to get off the ground so if you are a Postgraduate student at UN why not get in touch?
If you are interested in becoming a member then please email your name, email address and student number to lucy.atkinson@northampton.ac.uk. Please also contact Lucy if you have any further comments or ideas.
Graduate School Workshops: Highlights for November and December 2014
From now until the end of December, the Graduate School are offering doctoral students at UN a variety of skills development sessions.
For new PGRs: Two Development days are on offer – Getting Started 1 and 2 – containing no less than 6 different skills workshop.
For those students who are well into the task of writing: We have the skilled and knowledgable Adair Richards coming in to run an academic writing day – a skills training session AND practical writing retreat. Only 11 places left on this so book soon!
For those near the end of their PhD: Chris Roe’s Preparing for the Viva will run as an evening workshop and a careers workshop will support those looking for research work in academic and non-academic fields.
For all: We are also running two SPSS training sessions, these are open to Early Career Researchers and PGR students.
See below for booking details and more information …. Read the rest of this entry
Getting Started on your doctorate?
If you are in the first year of your doctorate, you might want to book on Thursday 13th November’s Getting Started 1 workshop.
This Development Day contains three workshop sessions and has been designed for research students who are in the early stages of their research degree, covering:
- Systematic Literature Searching
- Risk Assessing your Research
- Word: Working with Long Documents.
All Development Days include lunch and refreshments and the opportunity for students to meet and chat with students from other disciplines. Read the rest of this entry
Jessica York’s Transfer Seminar: Equine Aqua-Treadmills
Jessica York, PhD research student at UN, would like to invite research staff and students to her Transfer Seminar “The Use of the Aqua-Treadmill in Equine Rehabilitation and Training“.
Jessica’s seminar will take place on Wednesday 19th November 2014 from 9:00 – 10:00am in M2, HE Block, Main Site (Gate 2), Moulton College.
The seminar will give an insight into ongoing research in the area of Equine Aqua-Treadmills and aims to specifically investigate the movement of the horse on the aqua-treadmill at increasing water depths in order to identify constructive, specific and controlled therapeutic rehabilitation and exercise.
‘The Collaborative Researcher’: A two day workshop at the OU
On January 21st and 22nd 2015, on their campus in Milton Keynes, the Open University are holding an intensive 2-day workshop to help researchers develop collaboration skills .
The course is open to research staff and final year PhD/doctoral students and will look at the building blocks of the collaborative style of research: inclusive communication, cultural awareness, robust planning, negotiation and the ability to work effectively with others.
Places are free and all you need to cover are your travel expenses and any overnight accommodation (if required). The course will be attended by up to 30 researchers from across the country, from different disciplines and career stages. It is led by a team of experienced facilitators who work with participants throughout the 2 days to support learning.
For more information and to book, please see the flyer.
PGR student induction: Skills development and workshops
For all our new PGRs, here are some essential pointers and links to the skills development material you will need prior to APG Registration. Read the rest of this entry
Doing Interpretive Qualitative Research: A workshop on 3-4th November
Dr Jane Callaghan will be running a qualitative methodology workshop for the Graduate School next Monday and Tuesday 3-4 November.
There are just a few places left on Jane’s intensive 2-day workshop, which will explore different forms of interpretation in qualitative research, drawing on phenomenological approaches and Interpretive Interactionism to work with a range of textual, visual and spatial materials.
The workshop is open to any student currently registered on a research degree programme or any Early Career Researchers at the University of Northampton. If you are interested in attending please book here.
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