ANOVAs in SPSS: Workshop for PGR Students

Dr Roz Collings is running a workshop for UN Research Students on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) in SPSS. The session will run on Thursday, 11 April from 17:00 to 19:00 in Grendon 152, on Park Campus. Places are limited so book now!

“Writing your CV” workshop for UN Research Students

graduate-school-workshops940The Graduate School, together with the UN Careers Service, are offering a workshop session for Research Students to improve and perfect their CVs.

This two hour session, with lunch, will focus on writing and refining CVs (chronological, skills & academic) and covering letters. In the second hour there will be a chance for 1-1 advice on the researcher’s own CV.

Tuesday, 9 April 2013 from 11:00 to 13:30
Venue: MY120, Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus, University of Northampton
Booking open at http://careersapr13.eventbrite.co.uk/

Free trials of resources from Palgrave and Taylor & Francis

Two trials are on offer.  Make the most of them while you can! tandfonline

Taylor and Francis

  • This 30 day trial has been arranged by the library and provides access to two complete collections of Taylor & Francis journals: Social Science and Humanities and Science and Technology
  • The extra content is accessed via the A-Z list of databases in NELSON or go directly to Taylor and Francis Online
  • Use your University single sign-on credentials to log in
  • Navigation is as standard but you’ll have access to many more journals than usual
  • Available until 22 Aprilaaa_logo_new

Palgrave Macmillan

  • The ‘Access All Areas‘ promotion offers free online access to Palgrave Macmillan’s  full portfolio of journals spanning the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business
  • Browse journals from the list of subject areas on this page: http://www.palgrave.com/accessallareas
  • Available from 1-30 April
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Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area celebrates first anniversary

Representatives from a major conservation project in Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Huntingdonshire are attending a special event in London today (26th March) to mark the first anniversary of England’s Nature Improvement Area (NIA) programme.

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Bumblebee experts create a buzz at the University of Northampton

Submitted by Professor Jeff Ollerton

On the 11th April over 70 of the UK and Ireland’s pollination scientists and conservationists will be meeting at the University of Northampton for the biennial Bumblebee Working Group meeting.

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‘When is it ethical to carry out medical research in developing countries?’

A guest lecture by Professor Michael Parker, Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford.

Thursday 18th April 2013
5:30pm reception, 6:00pm lecture.
Sunley Conference Centre.

Hosted by the School of Health, University of Northampton.

R.S.V.P. by Thursday 11th April 2013 to Karen Haines on 01604 892373 or at karen.haines@northampton.ac.uk.

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Have you booked your place on our consultancy careers workshop?

graduate-school-workshops940A reminder to all University of Northampton Postgraduate Research Students that there is still time to book the Consulting as a Career workshop on the 18th April. The event, in collaboration with the Institute of Consulting, will run from 10:30 to 13:30, in C106, Cottesbrooke, Park Campus. Book on Eventbrite.

Quick links for researcher induction

Here are some useful web links for new postgraduate students to visit during researcher induction in the library:

Checklist for new research students

NELSON (resource discovery tool): http://nelson.northampton.ac.uk

NILE (learning environment): http://nile.northampton.ac.uk

Library catalogue: http://libcat.northampton.ac.uk

Research Support Hub: http://researchsupporthub.northampton.ac.uk

Webmail: http:/www.northampton.ac.uk/mail

University account tools: http://northampton.ac.uk/user

SCONUL Access (access to other libraries): http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

EThOS (UK theses): http://ethos.bl.uk

Updated: 25/10/2016

Postgraduate Perspective Newsletter: February 2013

The February 2013 issue of the Postgraduate Perspective newsletter is now available.  Featuring the theme of ‘sustainability’, articles include:

  • The virtue of Sustinere is its sustainability
  • Helsinki prize winner Aylwyn Walsh
  • Social network phenomena
  • Multiculturalism and sustainability
  • The Research Support Hub
  • Sustainable educational development
  • The student experience
  • Student finance and sustainability
  • Book review corner
  • New students and completions
  • Postgraduate Annual Conference
  • Graduate School training programmes

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Caveat lector: a lament for Google Reader

Perhaps we were asking for trouble posting about the demise of Connotea and Posterous, because now look what’s happened: Google Reader has caught the fever and will be disappearing on July 1.

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