Collecting Data on an Equine Aqua-Treadmill
Moulton College Equine Therapy Centre and Veterinary Practice
Submitted by Jessica York, Moulton College
October Study Week was a busy time in the Equine Therapy Centre at Moulton College. An exciting collaboration with the Royal Veterinary College meant that a state-of-the-art piece of equipment could be borrowed and applied to horses for the first time whilst exercising on the College’s equine aqua-treadmill.
Elsevier takes down papers from Academia.edu
Over the weekend there has been a burst of activity in the social media as authors respond to a flurry of take-down notices sent by Elsevier to Academia.edu on Friday. Elsevier have asked for some 2800 final published versions of their papers to be removed from the social networking site.
Balloon Kenya
A launch event will take place on Tuesday 10th December 2013 for students who are considering applying for this fantastic opportunity to come along and learn more about the programme which is relevant to students from all academic backgrounds. Read the rest of this entry
Engage Competition 2014
Submitted by Dr Scott Turner.
The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement are running a national competition to find and celebrate high quality public engagement with research projects.
LearnTech news: technology for research
The monthly LearnTech newsletter has just arrived in my mailbox and although its focus is learning and teaching, I can see a few items that might also have an application in research. They are all described on the LearnTech blog:
Images of Research Exhibition at Park Library
The Graduate School’s Images of Research exhibition is doing the rounds and is now on the ground floor of Rockingham Library, Park Campus. So do go along if you missed the exhibition at the Avenue Art Gallery on November 20th. Read the rest of this entry
Research students: £500 bursary on offer!
Submitted by Matthew McCormack
A project funded by the Institute of Learning and Teaching called ‘MASHABLE: MA Skills in History through Blended Learning’ presents an opportunity for a student researcher to earn a £500 bursary.
The project is running until 1 July 2014 and explores how ‘face to face’ and ‘distance’ methods can best be combined in postgraduate-level History.
To apply, please email Matthew with a short statement (max. 200 words) outlining why your experience would be suitable for the project, by 13 December 2013.
Last workshops in 2013!
With 2014 approaching, we wonder just where the last year has gone. But it’s not too late for UN Research Students to get in some last minute training and development!
Workshops coming up this side of Christmas include an introductory day for students between enrolment and registration, 2 qualitative methodology workshops, Word Handling Long Documents and SPSS part 2. Read the rest of this entry
Research creativity and leadership workshops in January
The Graduate School are holding a development day for research students next month with experienced trainer & researcher, Dr Adair Richards.
On the 16th January 2014, Adair will present two practical and inspiring workshops, in the morning “Creativity in Research” and in the afternoon, “Leadership and your research career.” Read the rest of this entry
Development Day for Pre-Transfer Research Students
Are you a UN research student between APG Registration and Transfer? If so, the Graduate School are running a development day for you on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 from 09:15 to 16:30 in MY120 in the Avenue Research Centre. Read the rest of this entry
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