Resources for researchers – Elsevier Publishing Campus
Elsevier have produced a series of free resources for researchers in their Elsevier Publishing Campus.
They say, “The role of researchers is changing. Together with your research tasks, you have increased pressure to secure funding, collaborate internationally, share your data, publish your results, commercialize your research and have demonstrable impact. Elsevier is committed to supporting you in meeting these pressures that bring multi-faceted challenges in today’s increasingly competitive environment.”
Highlights from the Graduate School Poster Competition 2015
Saneeya Qureshi: 1st prize winner
The Graduate School held their 10th Annual Poster Competition for doctoral research students on Weds 13th May in Newton Hall on Avenue Campus. The event offered research students the opportunity to showcase their work, practice their presentation skills, discussing their research with a non-specialist audience, and a chance to win a prize of £100 or £75. Seven judges, a mix of University staff and Board of Governors, plus an external judge from the Open University, chose one first and three second prizes. Read the rest of this entry
Information on the Research Excellence Framework
Posted on behalf of Prof. Simon Denny
The following resources about the REF may be of interest to researchers reflecting on REF2014 and planning for REF2020:
From HEFCE’S REFlections conference – The presentations, project synopsis and completed project reports are available online at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/REFlections
From HEPI-Elsevier Research Conference – The speaker presentations are available for download at http://www.hepi.ac.uk/2015/03/31/hepi-elsevier-conference-reflections-ref2014-next-royal-society-31-march-2015/
A brief history of your h-index
Join campus Columbo Professor Jeff Ollerton on an intrepid adventure to calculate the evolution* of his Web of Science h-index, using nothing more than an online database, an export file and a copy of Excel and some coffee.
It’s unfortunate that this isn’t a built-in function, because it’s interesting information that wouldn’t be too difficult for WoS to provide. But Jeff has a straightforward* procedure for extracting and presenting the data, and his post also discusses the value of the exercise beyond academic curiosity.
* Use of term may not be scientifically accurate. Sorry, Jeff.
Researcher Links Workshop in Brazil: Eco Food Supply Chains
Researcher Links Workshop on Eco Food Supply Chains: Exploring Industrial Ecosystems to Minimize Food Waste and Maximize Social Benefits
The Business School is now inviting researchers from the UK and Brazil to apply to attend this workshop which will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 24th to 26th August 2015. All travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the Researcher Links programme. The application form, with more details on the initiative, is available for downloading from http://www.northampton.ac.uk/research/business-and-management-studies (scroll to the bottom of the page).
The deadline for application form submissions in both countries is 15th June 2015 and candidates will be notified about the submission result by 30th June 2015.
Dr Mike Daniel Research Degree Scholarship – £500
The deadline for applications for the Mike Daniel Research Degree Scholarship is the 15th May 2015. Find out how you can apply.
Dr Mike Daniel was Pro Rector (Academic Quality) from 1993-2002 and played a major role in guiding the institution towards taught degree awarding powers and university college designation. At his untimely death in 2002 he was preparing the case for full university designation, friends and colleagues raised sufficient funds to create a research degree scholarship to be named after him.
New British 20 pounds banknotes, via Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons)
Research Internship – Sharing Stories Programme Evaluation
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing is pleased to offer an internship for a suitably skilled student or recent graduate.
Sharing Stories Programme Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Alison Ward
The Sharing Stories Programme is delivered by storyteller Miranda Quinney at Peace Hospice Care in Watford. Through a series of workshops, Miranda works with people in palliative care to tell their life stories, which are then recorded as a legacy to leave their families. During her work Miranda has noticed significant benefit to the participants of the workshops and their families. This evaluation will begin the process of evidencing the impact on participants, which will be used to inform the roll out of storytelling across other Hospices. Read the rest of this entry
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2015
The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2015 is now open and all postgraduate research students are encouraged to take part.
The survey is open until 14th May 2015.
Eligible research students can access the survey in two ways:
1) follow the unique link in the email invitation I have sent
2) log in with their student number as the username and the password ‘PRES2015’ at https://heasurveys.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/postgraduate-research-experience-survey-pres-2015-7
The survey will take only around 15 minutes to complete.
If you would like more information about PRES please contact me by email (david.watson@northampton.ac.uk) or by telephone (01604 892812). You can download previous PRES final reports from: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/pres.
CALL FOR PAPERS for ‘There and Back Again’: An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Symposium
If you are a postgraduate research student you might be interested in a Symposium exploring the richness of travel in its multivalent forms, from antiquity to beyond in relation to social, political, cultural, and environmental forces. The symposium will be held on 22nd June 2015 at the University of Nottingham.
Abstracts of 250-300 words for 20 minute papers are welcome from all current postgraduate students. Please send, along with a short biography, to lsp.pgworkshop@nottingham.ac.uk by Friday 8th May 2015. Read the rest of this entry
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