Tips on how to fund a PhD
PhD funding is probably the thing I am asked about most of all. This article comes up with 10 tips!
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/16/postgraduate-courses-find-your-funding
Institute of Health and Wellbeing seminar: End of Life Care
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing presents End of Life Care: Exploring psychological wellbeing religious practices and beliefs and support needs of Manchester’s Chinese population.
Wednesday 12th February 2014, 1-2pm, Sunley Conference Centre – visit the Eventbrite page or read more below.
Selling your skills outside of academia – 10 tips
This article gives practical tips for preparing to take your research and transferable skills outside of the University
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Workshop: Social Media for Researchers on 14th January
Research students – are you sure you’re keeping up to date with the research activity of others in your field? Do you exploit contemporary media to enhance communication and collaboration with fellow researchers? Today, these vitally important activities cannot simply be achieved through traditional means (published articles, books and conferences) but increasingly happen through professional networking tools, such as LinkedIn, ResearchGate and blogs/microblogs. Read the rest of this entry
Psychology Research Seminar on January 29th
Submitted by Dr Helen Clegg
The next psychology research seminar will be on Wednesday 29th January 2014 at 3.30pm in F43, Fawsley, Park Campus. Refreshments will be available from 3.15pm. The speaker will be Rose Capdevila from The Open University, who will be presenting a paper entitled “Mother knows best: Negotiating agency and ‘choice’ around childhood immunisation”.
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IP seminar – new date
Submitted by Debbie Christopher
The postponed Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar has now been rearranged to Thursday 23rd January 2014 and will be held in Cottesbrooke C326 from 12.00 – 2.15pm.
How do you manage publication vs secrecy?
IP assignment or licence, which option is best?
Delivered in partnership with ProspectIP, this event will introduce attendees to four key areas of intellectual property:
- Concepts and understanding
- Entitlement and Ownership
- Confidentiality, publications and copyright
- Exploitation
The 2 hour seminar will be delivered by IP experts and will cover a range of IP topics. Click here for the full programme.
After the seminar there will be FREE 15 minute 1:2:1’s available for you to discuss any IP queries. To book a slot please contact Debbie Christopher.
Is your PhD making you feel stressed?
It is probably impossible to undertake a research degree without a certain level of stress, but it needn’t be debilitating.
Check out the following resources to help you manage your stress levels in 2014. Read the rest of this entry
Presentation skills workshops in 2014!
The Graduate School are running a number of presentation skills workshops for research students in 2014. These are theme based, with a specific goal in mind, such as designing an effective poster or getting the best out of conferences. Read the rest of this entry
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