January IoHW lunchtime seminar
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing‘s January lunchtime seminar is titled What the psychology of extreme environments can tell us about the psychology of everyday life and is presented by Dr Emma Barrett. Read on for full details.
Dr Matthew Beaumont Offers the Annual John Clare Memorial Lecture, 14 December
Homeless at Home: John Clare and the Romantic Nightwalkers
Dr Matthew Beaumont (University College London)
14 December 2015, 6pm
The University of Northampton, School of the Arts
MR57 Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus
This open-to-all talk sets the Northamptonshire poet John Clare in the literary and historical context of the Romantic practice of walking at night in a rural setting, as practised, amongst others, by William Wordsworth. Read the rest of this entry
Transfer seminar – exploring the lived experiences of tattooed women
You are invited to PhD student Charlotte Dann’s transfer seminar on Tuesday 15th December 2015 at 9am in Cottesbrooke C119 on Park Campus. Charlotte is based in the Psychology division in the School of Social Sciences and her PhD explores the lived experiences of tattooed women.
Please come along, all welcome.
Postgraduate Research Student Network: Christmas get-together
Are you a postgraduate research student? If so, hop along to our inaugural postgraduate networking Christmas party, which will be held at Top Lodge, the home of the Graduate School on Park Campus, on 16th December 2015 from 4-6pm.
In an attempt to establish some PGR socials and networking events, we are having this small Christmas social to get things started. So get your Christmas hats and jumpers on and come along for a PGR catch-up, sing along to Christmas songs, and enjoy a selection of food and mince pies. All PGRs welcome!
Please book so we know how many to cater for. Look forward to seeing you there.
Moulton College: 4th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium
You are warmly invited to:
The 4th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium
at Moulton College at 1.15pm (12:15pm lunch)
on Friday 11th December 2015
Room P9 (Lecture Theatre,) Pitsford Centre, Moulton College.
[Submitted by Wanda McCormick]
The afternoon will involve talks from our current postgraduate research students speaking on developments within their research. The event will start with a buffet lunch at 12.15pm and talks will begin at 1.15pm (see attached Poster for schedule and further information). The symposium is being held at our Pitsford Site, NN3 7QL (gate 4 of the main campus).
If you would like to attend this event, please email Wanda McCormick by Friday 4th December
Careers sessions for researchers: self-employment
The Graduate School are offering a couple of brand new workshops on self-employment for researchers and the first is coming up next Tuesday 1st December.
Dr Hiten Vyas, Business Adviser at the Enterprise Club will be running Self-Employment: Is it for you? in the TPod, Rockingham Library from 12-2pm, with lunch after. To book please see the Eventbrite page. This workshop has a follow-up session on January 11th 2016 Self-employment – Business Planning. If you are interested in taking the idea of self-employment further then do book both workshops. Read the rest of this entry
The future of printed academic books
If you haven’t previously read ‘The Conversation‘ then let me introduce you to this excellent blog with this post on the future of academic print books.
Written by Donald Barclay, Deputy University Librarian at the University of California Merced, the article highlights the impact of falling budgets and rising prices on academic book sales and proposes the open access monograph as a viable alternative. But first, he argues, academic distrust of digital publication has to be overcome…
Discipline-related research skills from the School of Health: open to all
The School of Health have recently launched their discipline-related development programme, which includes a range of workshops and seminars on a variety of themes, open to all PGRs at the University of Northampton. This development programme has been designed to support researchers – and those supporting research – in subjects which relate, broadly, to Health and Social Care. The sessions detailed are available to research students (PhD and Professional Doctorate) within the School of Health and from across the University. Staff from the School and further afield are also welcome. Workshops coming up include public involvement, academic writing and research impact. Read the rest of this entry
Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) Winter School; Call for papers from postgraduate students
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) Winter School, which will be taking place on 13/14th January 2016 at Park Campus, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, has invited papers from postgraduate students.
The CCRI Winter School provides a friendly and supportive environment for postgraduates, across geography, rural studies and environmental management themes, to present their doctoral work and receive feedback from CCRI staff and PGR students. More information about the CCRI and past Winter School events can be found on their website.
Any postgraduate student interested in participating should send a paper title and short abstract of around 200 words to maffleck@glos.ac.uk by 30th November 2015.
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