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New research students: getting started
FAQ: I am a new research student and the next induction week is some time away. What do I need to know now?
First of all – welcome to the University of Northampton! There are plenty of people here to help you get started with your research – your supervisor of course, but also a number of people in the Graduate School and the Library. If you have any questions, please don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Your top priority will be to make sure that you can access the university computer network and the various services that it offers. The checklist for new research students elsewhere on the Research Support Hub (this blog) describes what you need to do to achieve this.
Now that you have all the right login details you should be able to find all the key information you need about being a research student at Northampton.
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.
Workshop: Finding Resources on the Web
Nick Dimmock, Research Information Specialist in Research Support, LLS, will be running “Finding Resources on the Web” on Thursday, 30 October 2014 from 11:00 to 13:00 in the TPod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus.
Open to all research students and early career researchers, the workshop will focus on ways to ensure the information you find is useful and usable.
Supervisor Development Programme 2014-15
The university runs a development programme for supervisors who are new to research degree supervision, co-ordinated by Professor Ian Livingstone. It is a validated university postgraduate course and it is delivered as two modules – Workshops and Observation. It is a requirement of our research degree regulations that everyone who is new to supervision takes the first module – the workshops. The second module is optional but if you complete both you are awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision which you can count as one completion when putting together supervisory teams. Even if you have previously supervised research students, there may be some elements of the programme that you would find useful.
In 2014/15 the workshops will run 9.30-4.00 on Thursday 5th March 2015, Tuesday 10th March and Friday 13th March. There will be a further session of seminars led by participants – dates to be negotiated.
If you are intending to join this programme in 2014/15 and have not yet contacted Ian Livingstone, please do so now. (x 3362; email: ian.livingstone@northampton.ac.uk)
Get out your cameras… or pencils! Images of Research is back
Some images from IoR 2013
Images of Research is back! So charge up your cameras, or dust off your sketchbooks, and come up with an image which captures the essence of your research in a visual, artistic or photographic way.
This years IoR will be a ‘gentle’ competition, where viewers can vote for their top three favourites – a people’s choice you might say! Entries for IoR 2014 must be submitted by November 6th 2014.
The Graduate School PGR and ECR Skills Development Programme 2014-15
This Hub Post is a permanent link to the 2014-15 Generic Skills Development Programme. This year the Programme has been designed for Postgraduate Research Students (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and is available via the links below.
This year we have over 40 workshops, one Development Day every month and six events to take part in. Many thanks for all the feedback we had on last year’s programme.
Some additional workshops may be added, along with some inevitable changes to the programme, so do make sure you come back here regularly for the most up-to-date information. Workshops and events will be advertised via UN email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and on NILE RES001. Do email me for further information or if you have any questions.
Graduate School generic workshops list 2014-15 (updated May 19th 2015, previous update April 20th 2015)
Also available is the Workshop brochure 2014-5 (updated May 19th 2015) which includes general information on the development programme, how to book or cancel your place on workshops, booking etiquette, workshop descriptions and alignment with Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework.
Graduate School Update Day – Free food AND two workshops!
It’s time again for the Graduate School’s Update Day, which will run throughout the morning of Tuesday 17th June and include, as usual, Danish pastries for breakfast AND a free lunch! And, this year, we are offering supervisors, research students and researchers in the University TWO workshops, one looking at Supervision and how our past experiences influence our expectations of the supervisory process. And a second workshop which will facilitate a discussion on how we might improve the University’s Research Degrees Code of Practice. If you are free, book your place and come along to contribute to some very interesting discussions.
Using Eventbrite for booking Graduate School workshops and events.
Graduate School workshops and events, for research students and early-career researchers, are administered through a booking system called Eventbrite. So I thought it time for a post outlining the booking process. Each individual event or workshop has its own booking code, a Web link, which looks something like this – http://gsannconf2014.eventbrite.co.uk/. You can find an up-to-date list of all our workshops and events, and their codes, at the Research Hub post here. Read on to learn about the easy-peasy booking process, cancelling and keeping up to date. Read the rest of this entry
Graduate School Workshops & Events June-July 2014
The last few months of the 2013-14 academic year is upon us, but the Graduate School’s programme of events and workshops is still very much alive! If you are a Postgraduate Research Student, Early Career Researcher or Supervisor, there is something below for you.
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