Negotiating the PhD Journey Workshop
Please open the BPS PES Postgrad workshop flyer to find out more about this workshop in Milton Keynes on Friday 7th November
Call for Research Participants – Six-Week Seated Exercise Programme
Call for Research Participants – Six-Week Seated Exercise Programme
Dr Tony Kay, Associate Professor in Biomechanics, is looking for volunteers over the age of 55, relatively inactive but still healthy, for a study that will examine the effects of a six-week seated exercise programme which aims to reverse the functional decline associated with aging (e.g. lower limb strength, flexibility, stiffness).
The first test will take about 20 mins (the tests are all seated so no running around needed) and will be conducted in the lab in the sports hall complex at Park Campus. You would then return twice a week for 6 weeks to perform a some seated exercises (each session only takes 10 mins), before being retested at the end.
If you would like further information on the specifics of the study and are willing to take part then please contact Tony Kay directly.
PGR student induction: Skills development and workshops
For all our new PGRs, here are some essential pointers and links to the skills development material you will need prior to APG Registration. Read the rest of this entry
Doing Interpretive Qualitative Research: A workshop on 3-4th November
Dr Jane Callaghan will be running a qualitative methodology workshop for the Graduate School next Monday and Tuesday 3-4 November.
There are just a few places left on Jane’s intensive 2-day workshop, which will explore different forms of interpretation in qualitative research, drawing on phenomenological approaches and Interpretive Interactionism to work with a range of textual, visual and spatial materials.
The workshop is open to any student currently registered on a research degree programme or any Early Career Researchers at the University of Northampton. If you are interested in attending please book here.
University ISBNs
Did you know that the University of Northampton is registered as a publisher for the purposes of allocating ISBNs to monographs produced by members of the University?
Some of the books we have published include:
- From Priory Cottage to Park Campus: The story of occupational therapy education in Northampton by Jane Evans
- Look at me and Smile: Short stories and personal reflections from patients, service users and carers by Linda Lilley and Sue Allen
- Love British Books 2013 by Paul Middleton and Carolyn Puzzovio
- Winter growing fields: landscape and estrangement by Andrew Langford
Read on to find out how you can apply for an ISBN for your work.
Publishing Academic Articles: A workshop by SRHE
SRHE, the Society of Research into Higher Education, has a training programme aimed at newer researchers; those who are studying for a doctorate and early career researchers.
On 12th November, Dr Karen Smith from the University of Greenwich and Ian White from publisher Routledge, Taylor and Francis will be running a workshop entitled “Publishing Academic Articles: A Way Through the Maze“. The workshop will be held at SRHE’s London headquarters in Collier Street.
PGR student induction: Making the most of the library
Thank you to all the new research students who worked so hard in today’s session in the library.
Given how many tools we covered in the morning, I thought it might be helpful to provide a list of these, with links, so you can revisit them later at your leisure. You’ll see that there are a few extra tools that were mentioned today but not explored.
We started by looking at university and external resources:
Conference: Research Data Management in Art and Design
Rachel Jillions of the University of the Arts London has just sent through details of this conference which might be of interest to researchers in Art and Design.
Research Data Management in Art and Design
Thursday 11th December
10:00-16:00
University of the Arts London is holding a one day conference on Research Data Management in Art and Design – ‘Where are we now?’
The conference will be an opportunity to learn about how data management is being addressed in the unique fields of Art and Design from the perspectives of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, University Research and Data Managers, and the Researchers themselves.
Peggie Kellam Memorial Lecture
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands
The 2014 Peggie Kellam Memorial Lecture takes place on Thursday 6 November at Sunley Conference Centre.
This year, Professor David Hands will explore issues of stress, care and compassion in the workplace, particularly the NHS, informed by his extensive research and significant operational experience in health service policy and development.
For further information please see the programme and event flyer , and to register please visit the Eventbrite page.
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