Next Psychology Research Seminar “Is kinship a schema?”
Submitted by Dr Helen Clegg
The next psychology research seminar will be on Wednesday 26th March at 3.30pm in F43. Refreshments will be available from 3.15pm. Dr Anna Machin from the University of Oxford will be speaking on the evolutionary origins of kinship. Read the rest of this entry
ESRC Research Methods Festival
The 6th ESRC Research Methods Festival offers researchers a comprehensive programme of over 50 sessions and 200 presenters, featuring the following themes.
- Cross-national methods and international knowledge exchange
- Secondary data analysis initiatives
- Methodological innovations
- Social media and creative methods
- Careers and skills development
The festival will be held this year from 8th to 10th July at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The festival is great value for money for a comprehensive programme and there are also discounted early bookings available until 11 April. For instance, the early bird research student day ticket is just £45. See the programme for further details and how to book.
Graduate School workshops coming up!
The Graduate School Workshops coming up in the next month are listed below. These are open to all University of Northampton doctoral research students.
A full list for the rest of this academic year can be found here
| Systematic Literature Searching | 25-Mar-14 |
| Analysing secondary data (quantitative): Going beyond the published results | 27-Mar-14 |
| Poster design and presenting | 10-Apr-14 |
| Preparing for Transfer (April) | 28-Apr-14 |
| Successful Research Proposals & Ethics (May) | 08-May-14 |
Emerald HETL Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Education
The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) announces the official launch of the Emerald/HETL Education Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Program, with a first prize of $1,500. Read the rest of this entry
2014 ABTA doctoral researcher awards
To promote and award academic and scientific excellence among young researchers pursuing doctoral degrees in the UK, the Association of British Turkish Academics (ABTA) announces the ABTA Doctoral Researcher Awards. Applications will be accepted from PhD candidates or recent graduates of UK universities in all academic fields of study, regardless of their nationality. There are multiple prizes of £200, £300 and £400. The application deadline is 31 March 2014, with the awards ceremony on 25 May 2014 at the London Business School. Read the rest of this entry
School of Education’s 5th Annual Research Student Conference – call for papers & posters
Submitted by Carmel Capewell
Are you a UN postgraduate research student? If so, you are invited to submit an abstract for the School of Education’s 5th Annual Research Student Conference, 27th & 28th June. The theme for the conference is ‘Researching Learning, Learning to Research’ and PhD students are invited to make presentations or posters about work pertaining to an educational theme.
Supervisors are also invited to report on their research in the form of posters.
IoHW April Lunchtime Seminar – Putting people back into the reform of health and social care
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 9th April. Led by Dr Marc Bush, Director of Policy & Intelligence, Healthwatch England, the seminar focuses on “Putting people back into the reform of health and social care.”
The event will be held in the Sunley Conference Centre at the University of Northampton, Park Campus from 1-2pm. To book or for more information see the seminar flyer [PDF] or Eventbrite booking page.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing Internship Vacancies 2014
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing is pleased to offer four internships for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students across three projects.
‘Experiencing the doctorate’: A new workshop run by Northampton PhD alumni
Three University of Northampton alumni, Dr Matthew Callender (human geography), Dr Richard Hazenberg (Business) and Dr Fiona Cosson (History), who all recently completed a PhD, will be running a unique, interactive workshop for doctoral research students. “Experiencing the doctorate – Exploring strategies and emotions” will present students with an opportunity to share and discuss some of the different emotions experienced during doctoral study and help them develop strategies to successfully complete their journey. The workshop will run on 23rd May from 11am-1pm and, as there are limited places, booking is essential. Read the rest of this entry
Powerpointless
I thank my colleague, Helen Asquith, for cheering me up with this link this afternoon. You might enjoy a bit of Friday afternoon fun too.
Here are Rebecca Schuman’s thoughts on the use of Powerpoint in higher education.
We all know I’m guilty of these crimes. Are you?
UON Graduate School Blog 