Is it time for some new year’s research resolutions?
Sometimes I set myself a new year’s resolution, sometimes I don’t. This makes me fairly typical, according to Statistic Brain‘s summary of new year’s resolution statistics. I’m also typical in that the resolutions I make usually relate to leading a more healthy lifestyle and, unfortunately, in that sooner or later I’ll fail to stick to them (a life devoid of chocolate is just too much to ask).
Merry Christmas and a happy new year…
…to all research students and supervisors, staff and students at the University of Northampton.
Best wishes for a successful 2014 from everyone in The Graduate School
Simone, Ian, David, Debbie, Twiggy, Miggie and Nick.
Notes from the fourth Grounded Theory Forum
Submitted by Sarah Neill
At the fourth Grounded Theory Forum meeting on the 4th December, Deb Pugh and Jacquie Ridge presented their experiences of using Charmazian GT in their professional doctorates. Read the rest of this entry
Are you a ‘mobile’ researcher?
Do you want to take stock of your research career path? Perhaps identify the skills and attributes you might need to be an effective researcher in an international and/or new research environment?
If so, take a look at Vitae’s new researcher mobility lens on the Researcher Development Framework (RDF). Read the rest of this entry
How can your research have impact? Workshop!
“How can your research have impact?” will be held on Wednesday, 8 January 2014 from 11:00 to 13:00 in C109, Cottesbrooke, Park Campus. A free lunch is included!
Katie Jones will examine research ‘impact’ in the context of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and will use impact case studies in order to formulate discussion around the topic.
The workshop is for researchers at the University of Northampton who have just completed, or are currently studying for, a doctorate, or for research staff in the early stages of their career.
Book your place on the Impact Eventbrite page http://ecrimpact.eventbrite.co.uk/
New(ish) resources from the Library
Submitted by Alan Rosling, Georgina Dimmock and Fiona MacLellan
Taylor & Francis Online is the journal content platform for the Taylor & Francis Group. The platform gives online access to all journals from Taylor & Francis and Routledge. A program of retrodigitization means we have articles going back just over 200 years. Including over 1600 full text titles in Science and Social Science literature this database is a key resource for researchers. Take a look at the short user guide or to access the Taylor and Francis journals directly go to the library’s A-Z list of databases.
Call for papers from Postgraduate Research Students
The Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) has announced the call for papers from UK postgraduate students for the SIID 5th Annual PG Conference, which will be held at the University of Sheffield on Tuesday 25th March 2014. The theme for this year’s conference is “Multidisciplinary Insights into International Development: Reconciling the Divided Priorities of One Global Nation”. Read the rest of this entry
Eduroam service launched by IT Services
Message from IT Services:
IT Services has rolled out a wireless service called ‘eduroam’ across all University areas.
eduroam is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.
eduroam (education roaming) allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions across the UK and internationally across 54 countries. When you can see and connect to the ‘eduroam’ network, you will be able to access it using your University credentials as described below.
Doing your PhD: books for research students and supervisors
Never mind your subject interest, did you know that the library has a number of books about the PhD process itself? Check out some of these texts.
For research students:
UON Graduate School Blog 