Category Archives: Events
PGR Annual Conference 2014: Abstract deadline June 4th!
The University of Northampton Graduate School are holding their 2014 Postgraduate Researcher Conference on June 26th and the deadline for abstracts is Weds June 4th. Any UN postgraduate research student and early career researcher who would like to present their research should email a title and an abstract (ca. 150 words), outlining their research and its context, to Simone Apel. Researcher’s presentations should be 10 minutes long, with 5 minutes allocated for questions. We expect to have about 16 sessions running throughout the day, with lunch. Read the rest of this entry
Research Student ‘lunch break’: 29th May @12:30
Research Students are holding another PhD lunch this Thursday 29th May at 12.30pm in the backroom of the Avenue restaurant. Bring your own lunch, come along and join your colleagues from different Schools.
Call for Papers: 2nd International Conference on Semiotics and Visual communication
Posted on the behalf of Paul Middleton, Executive Dean, The School of the Arts, The University of Northampton
The School of the Arts at the University of Northampton and The Cyprus Semiotic Association are collaborating to host a conference and poster exhibition in Northampton, 24th – 26th October 2014.
Featured Researcher: Jane Youell
Jane Youell, Postgraduate Research Student
Winner of the 2014 UN Graduate School poster competition
On the 7th May, at the Graduate School Annual Poster Competition, Jane was awarded the winning prize of £100 for her poster entitled “Double beds and nice warm bodies”, describing her research into sexuality and dementia. Read the rest of this entry
Summer Events at the School of the Arts
Wicken Fen (Wikimedia Commons)
Congratulations must first go to Associate Professor in English and Creative Writing Charles Bennett who has been confirmed a National Trust Writer-in-Residence at Wicken Fen. Moreover, continuing the good summer news we have some great research events, conferences and creative workshops lined up at the School of the Arts:
Another Research Student ‘lunch break’ planned
Another research student lunch break has been planned for Thursday 22nd May, 12:30pm at the main restaurant on Park campus. Bring your own lunch, come along and join your colleagues from different Schools.
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New Doctoral Research Student ‘Lunch Breaks’!
The research student community is planning monthly informal meetings over lunch to share ideas and problems, network… or just chat. The group meetings have been instigated by research student Anna Maria Everding, from the School of the Arts, as a chance for peer support and as a response to feelings of isolation that research students can face. Read the rest of this entry
Professor Edmund White lectures at a special event at UoN on 27th May
The School of the Arts invite you to a very special event in the third-term series of English Literature and Creative Writing events at the University of Northampton.
Professor Edmund White will speak on ‘My Life in Creative Writing: from Forgetting Elena (1973) to Inside a Pearl (2014)’ in the Grand Hall, Newton Building on Tuesday 27th May 2014, at 14.30. This event has limited capacity, and is open to the public as well as to all students and other members of the University. You are strongly encouraged to come early, to hear and ask questions of this acclaimed author. Read the rest of this entry
Preparing for Patient & Public Involvement in Research: Workshop
The University of Salford, Manchester are running a training workshop for researchers, research managers, clinicians and other research staff in “Public Involvement” on Wednesday 25th June.
“Preparing for Patient & Public Involvement in Research” aims to fill a widely recognised gap in training and will reflect on how researchers can effectively involve the public in their research endeavours. Read the rest of this entry
Hugh Kearns’ books for researchers now in the library!
Earlier in the year the Graduate School were given the opportunity to host a day of workshops for Research Students and Supervisors called “The Seven Secrets of Successful Research Students”, led by Australian researcher developer, Hugh Kearns. Hugh regularly lectures at universities across the world, including Oxford, Harvard and Stanford and has published a number of books on the subject of completing a doctorate.
Two of his books will shortly be available in the University Library – “Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students” and “Turbocharge your Writing”. Both books are packed full of tips and valuable recommendations, to help research students progress through their research degree.
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