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Grounded Theory Forum – 12th February
Submitted by Sarah Neill
The fifth Grounded Theory Forum is on Wednesday 12th February, from 1-3pm, in MX7 meeting room on Park Campus. The subject for discussion is the adaptability of grounded theory.
Glaser and Strauss (1967), in their original text stated that GT strategies should be used flexibly – a perspective also shared by Charmaz when she stated that she views ‘GT methods as a set of principles and practices, not as prescription or packages’ (2006, p9). So how far can you adapt it before it is no longer grounded theory?
If you are interested in attending please email Sarah Neill.
Public engagement activity – call for posters
The UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) are holding a workshop on the 27th February, focusing on Public Engagement with Postgraduate Education. They are looking for doctoral researchers, who have participated in a public engagement activity, to display & present a poster, showcasing that activity. A small prize will be offered to the most engaging poster. Read the rest of this entry
Seminar on end of life care to be held on February 12th
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands, Institute of Health & Wellbeing.
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 12th February. Led by Professor Judith Sixsmith and Mei Lan Fang, a Researcher at UoN, the seminar focuses on “End of Life Care: Exploring psychological well-being religious practices and beliefs and support needs of Manchester’s Chinese population.”
The event will be held in the Sunley Conference Centre at the University of Northampton, Park Campus from 1-2pm. To book or for more information see the flier or Eventbrite booking page.
Call for papers: Children And Young People’s Mental Health Conference
Submitted by Dr Jane Callaghan
Researchers are invited to participate in the 2014 CAMHS conference 2014 at the University of Northampton. The first call for papers is now open and will close on 11th April, so please do consider submitting an abstract for a paper, poster, workshop or symposium. Read the rest of this entry
UCEE project looking for researchers
Submitted by Lynn Finn
The University Centre for Employability & Engagement (UCEE) is working on a short-term project “Behind the Scenes” to raise the profile of the sector covered by Asset Skills (cleaning, facilities management, car parking, housing and property). The sector is currently composed of an aging workforce and it is struggling to make the sector appear more attractive and therefore recruit graduates into it even though no business can operate without the services that make them work smoothly.
As part of the project funding, there is the potential to run two short-term (60 hours) research projects that would help the sector: one looking at the students and their perceptions of the sector and another looking at how the sector presents itself and how it could make itself more attractive to those it is trying to attract into it.
The payment for undertaking these projects would be £600 per project. If you are interested, please contact Lynn Finn (lynn.finn@northampton.ac.uk), call her on 01604 892937 or by pop into MY111 at Avenue.
Communicating with the media workshop
As a researcher, you are likely at some point in your career to give a live radio or television interview, or be asked to contribute to a pre-recorded telephone discussion, or news report. Would you like to develop confidence in dealing with the media, know how best to prepare and approach a potential media interview situation?
Holly Smith, from the University’s Communication, PR and Public Affairs Department, is holding a lunchtime workshop (with a free lunch!) on Communicating with the Media on Monday, 27 January from 12:00 to 14:00 in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library. Read the rest of this entry
Workshop: Social Media for Researchers on 14th January
Research students – are you sure you’re keeping up to date with the research activity of others in your field? Do you exploit contemporary media to enhance communication and collaboration with fellow researchers? Today, these vitally important activities cannot simply be achieved through traditional means (published articles, books and conferences) but increasingly happen through professional networking tools, such as LinkedIn, ResearchGate and blogs/microblogs. Read the rest of this entry
Psychology Research Seminar on January 29th
Submitted by Dr Helen Clegg
The next psychology research seminar will be on Wednesday 29th January 2014 at 3.30pm in F43, Fawsley, Park Campus. Refreshments will be available from 3.15pm. The speaker will be Rose Capdevila from The Open University, who will be presenting a paper entitled “Mother knows best: Negotiating agency and ‘choice’ around childhood immunisation”.
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Is your PhD making you feel stressed?
It is probably impossible to undertake a research degree without a certain level of stress, but it needn’t be debilitating.
Check out the following resources to help you manage your stress levels in 2014. Read the rest of this entry
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