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Workshop on ‘managing your research data’ this Thursday!
Do you need advice & guidance on managing your research data? If so, book your place on the Graduate School’s next workshop on Thursday 7th November 10:30-2pm, in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus. The workshop also includes a free lunch!
Dr Miggie Pickton will explain the importance of actively managing your research data and she will address the key issues and challenges in data management. You will also have the opportunity to use a data management planning tool.
The workshop is for research students and research staff at the University of Northampton. So whether you are studying for a PhD, are a member of University staff who has just completed a doctorate, or are a researcher in the early stages of your career, you are welcome to sign up. Go to
https://resdatanov13.eventbrite.co.uk/
or email Simone to book your place.
Re-launch of the Supervisor’s Forum
(posted on behalf of Dr Ali Al-Sherbaz, Dr Wanda McCormick and Dr David Preece)
We are re-launching the University’s PhD Supervisor’s Forum.
The purpose of the forum is to enable doctoral supervisors to meet with colleagues from within and outside their disciplines, to share ideas and practice, to problem-solve with peers, to network and to have a nice lunch. Read the rest of this entry
Graduate School Generic Skills Programme 2013-14
The Graduate School’s generic workshop programme 2013-14, for UN Research Degree Students, can be found via the link below.
Our Development Days consist of a full day of workshops (usually three, plus lunch) for a specific stage of study. The Development Day programme begins again in the 2014-15 academic year.
All workshops are available for booking via the Eventbrite booking system, links shown in the attachments.
Graduate School generic workshops 2013-14 (Most recent update: 28th May 2014)
Development day schedule (Finished for 2013-2014 academic year)
If you have any questions please contact the Training Coordinator for Research Programmes, Simone Apel.
Research degree board and research ethics committee deadlines 2013-14
Here are the deadlines for submission of papers to Research Degrees Boards and Research Ethics Committee. These will be strictly observed in order to allow board and committee members sufficient time to read papers in advance of the meetings. Papers arriving after the deadline will be deferred to the next meeting.
Deadline date: Meeting date:
2 September 2013 11-12 September 2013
14 October 2013 30-31 October 2013
16 December 2013 8-9 January 2014
3 February 2013 12-13 February 2014
17 March 2014 26-27 March 2014
19 May 2014 28-29 May 2014
The Student Toolkit will be updated to include these dates shortly. The Student Toolkit details the requirements for all of the processes and links to all relevant forms and guidance.
Last chance to enter “Images of Research” event!
The UN Graduate School has just launched its first Images of Research event by inviting postgraduate research students, researchers and supervisors to submit an image which captures the essence of their research in a visual, artistic or photographic way.
All images submitted before the closing date of October 31st 2013 will be displayed on November 20th, at Avenue Art Gallery from 5-6:30pm – all invited. They will then travel to both campuses, finally resting in the corridor of the new Graduate School home in the Avenue Research Centre.
The first Images of Research is not a competition, there will be no judging, but there are a few guidelines for interested researchers. Images can be photos or artwork but must be unique, having been photographed or created by the researcher. They must also feature a snappy title and a 150 word (max) summary paragraph. Please see the Images of Research Flyer for more guidelines and full details. Any questions please contact Simone in the Graduate School.
Part-Time Researcher programme running in September
Are you a research degree student studying part-time? If so, you might be interested to learn that the Graduate School are running a Part-Time Researcher’s Programme on Tuesday 17th September.
Originally developed through Vitae, the Programme is a day-long series of discussions and workshops, offering part-time research students the time and space to share and discuss issues which directly affect their research degree study. Read the rest of this entry
Graduate School Workshops online on NILE
If you missed one of the 2012-13 Graduate School development workshops, or want to refresh your memory, do take a look on NILE at our training site “RES001 Postgraduate Research Training”. You’ll find Powerpoint slides, associated documents and a few videos for many of the workshops we ran this year.
Log into Nile, choose ‘Training materials’ from the left hand menu, then ‘Research Training Workshop Materials’. Also in the ‘Training materials’ content area you will find resources in the ‘Saturday Schools’ and ‘Induction’ folders.
RES001 also contains a folder item entitled “Online Research Training”. This folder contains our Epigeum training resources on Research Methods. These are excellent online training tools which you can dip into as and when you are able. Why not take a look? We will shortly be making Epigeum workshops in Ethics available online so watch this space!
Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2013
Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2013
“Global Interactions”
27th June 2013 in Holdenby Lecture Theatre 3, Park Campus
9:30am – 4:15pm
You are warmly invited to join the Graduate School at their Annual Postgraduate Research Conference for PGR Students and Early Career Researchers. Please see the Conference flyer for more information. Sign up to book your place.
Featured Researcher: Roshni Khatri
Roshni Khatri, Postgraduate Research Student
Runner up in the UN Graduate School poster competition 2013
On 8th May at the Graduate School Annual Poster Competition, Roshni was awarded a runners-up prize of £75 for her poster entitled “A Survey of Upper Limb Neurological Splinting Practice in the UK“. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Nick Petford, presented her prize.
The aim of Roshni’s study was to determine the current practice of occupational therapist’s (OT’s) that use splinting for upper limb rehabilitation with stroke survivors. To achieve this a survey was sent to all OT’s who belong to the Specialist section for Neurological Practice (SSNP), working with stroke survivors to determine the nature of their practice. Data collected from the group of participants will serve to determine the devices and techniques used for the assessment and treatment process, as well as the nature of the clinical reasoning process and the factors that influence practice within the current health care climate.
Roshni is a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy and can be contacted at the University of Northampton’s School of Health.
June workshops and events from The Graduate School
We have five workshops still to run this academic year for UN Research Students;
- “How to Argue”
- “Your Thesis: Working with Long Docs”
- “Writing Bids”
- “Interviewing for Researchers”
- “Negotiation in work and study”.
And two great events;
- Our Annual Update Day for Research Students and Supervisors on June 18th.
- And our Annual Research Student Conference on June 27th. Read the rest of this entry
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