Author Archives: Simone Apel
Calling PhD students and early-career researchers!
Researchers from the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) are asking for input from UK-based research students and early-career researchers on the teaching and learning of advanced research methods.
PhD students, who are within five years of commencing academic employment, and researchers early on in their career have been asked to comment on brief summaries of four themes from NCRM research findings;
- challenges for learning advanced methods;
- provision of advanced methods training;
- approaches for teaching advanced methods;
- qualities of advanced methods teachers and learners.
The research is being conducted by Melanie Nind, Rose Wiles, and Daniel Kilburn at the University of Southampton and will be ‘live’ until Friday 18th April. See the NCRM website for more information and to participate.
The Three R’s of Science – Reading, Writing and Reviewing
Simon Leather, Professor of Entomology at Harper Adams University, has written an excellent blog post on writing for science publications. In “The Three Rs of Science – Reading, Writing and Reviewing” Simon examines the process of science writing, how to construct that all important first draft and offers some sound advice for research students, or anyone looking to improve their writing for publication. You can subscribe to Simon’s blog at http://simonleather.wordpress.com/.
Volunteers needed for Research Student Induction
Are you a Postgraduate Research Student at the University of Northampton? The Graduate School are looking for volunteers to participate in the PGR Induction day 4, which will be held on Thursday 3rd April at 2.30pm in MY120, Avenue Research Centre, Avenue Campus.
“Interviews with Current Research Students” is an informal ’round the table’ small group session, where our new students can ask current students any questions they like, learning what it’s like to study a research degree here at Northampton.
Whether you’re a fairly new starter or have been here a while, a part-time or full time student, your input would be really valuable. After the session we will close the Induction with a short social event and you’re invited to stay and enjoy some refreshments with us.
Please contact Simone.apel@northampton.ac.uk as soon as possible if you are interested in participating.
Next Psychology Research Seminar “Is kinship a schema?”
Submitted by Dr Helen Clegg
The next psychology research seminar will be on Wednesday 26th March at 3.30pm in F43. Refreshments will be available from 3.15pm. Dr Anna Machin from the University of Oxford will be speaking on the evolutionary origins of kinship. Read the rest of this entry
ESRC Research Methods Festival
The 6th ESRC Research Methods Festival offers researchers a comprehensive programme of over 50 sessions and 200 presenters, featuring the following themes.
- Cross-national methods and international knowledge exchange
- Secondary data analysis initiatives
- Methodological innovations
- Social media and creative methods
- Careers and skills development
The festival will be held this year from 8th to 10th July at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The festival is great value for money for a comprehensive programme and there are also discounted early bookings available until 11 April. For instance, the early bird research student day ticket is just £45. See the programme for further details and how to book.
Graduate School workshops coming up!
The Graduate School Workshops coming up in the next month are listed below. These are open to all University of Northampton doctoral research students.
A full list for the rest of this academic year can be found here
| Systematic Literature Searching | 25-Mar-14 |
| Analysing secondary data (quantitative): Going beyond the published results | 27-Mar-14 |
| Poster design and presenting | 10-Apr-14 |
| Preparing for Transfer (April) | 28-Apr-14 |
| Successful Research Proposals & Ethics (May) | 08-May-14 |
Emerald HETL Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Education
The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) announces the official launch of the Emerald/HETL Education Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Program, with a first prize of $1,500. Read the rest of this entry
2014 ABTA doctoral researcher awards
To promote and award academic and scientific excellence among young researchers pursuing doctoral degrees in the UK, the Association of British Turkish Academics (ABTA) announces the ABTA Doctoral Researcher Awards. Applications will be accepted from PhD candidates or recent graduates of UK universities in all academic fields of study, regardless of their nationality. There are multiple prizes of £200, £300 and £400. The application deadline is 31 March 2014, with the awards ceremony on 25 May 2014 at the London Business School. Read the rest of this entry
School of Education’s 5th Annual Research Student Conference – call for papers & posters
Submitted by Carmel Capewell
Are you a UN postgraduate research student? If so, you are invited to submit an abstract for the School of Education’s 5th Annual Research Student Conference, 27th & 28th June. The theme for the conference is ‘Researching Learning, Learning to Research’ and PhD students are invited to make presentations or posters about work pertaining to an educational theme.
Supervisors are also invited to report on their research in the form of posters.
‘Experiencing the doctorate’: A new workshop run by Northampton PhD alumni
Three University of Northampton alumni, Dr Matthew Callender (human geography), Dr Richard Hazenberg (Business) and Dr Fiona Cosson (History), who all recently completed a PhD, will be running a unique, interactive workshop for doctoral research students. “Experiencing the doctorate – Exploring strategies and emotions” will present students with an opportunity to share and discuss some of the different emotions experienced during doctoral study and help them develop strategies to successfully complete their journey. The workshop will run on 23rd May from 11am-1pm and, as there are limited places, booking is essential. Read the rest of this entry
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