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Graduate School workshops coming up: Book now!

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20 February 15:00-17:15: Managing your PhD research data
26 February 17:00-19:00: Writing & Structuring your Thesis

Workshops in March and April include 1-1 Careers/CV sessionsPreparing for the VivaYour thesis: Working with Long DocumentsGetting Published. For further details on these and all other workshops and events, please see the Graduate School Skills Training Webpages.

Do you need 1-1 help with quantitative statistics?

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Jackie Campbell and Roz Phillips are running a one-to-one advanced quantitative statistics clinic on

Thursday, 24 January from 16:30 to 18:30 in Grendon 151, on Park Campus.

Open to all UN PGR students. Bring your own data for personal assistance.
For more information and to book see http://adstatsjan13.eventbrite.co.uk/

 

Managing your PhD research data workshop

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Data experts from the Digital Curation Centre are coming to the University on Wednesday, 20 February to run “Managing your PhD research data”

Good research is underpinned by good research data management. This workshop will explain why it’s important to actively manage your research data, address the key issues and challenges in data management and introduce the concept of data management planning. Students will have the opportunity to use the DMPonline tool to complete a data management plan for their PhD research.

This event is open to UN research students. Any research staff who would like support with managing their research data please contact Miggie Pickton.

Managing your PhD research data
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 from 15:00 to 17:30,
in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, University of Northampton.

“Communication Media” Saturday School – 9th February.

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The Graduate School is holding a “Communication Media” themed Saturday school on 9th February 2013, 10-5pm,
at the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, University of Northampton. Lunch included.

Sessions will include “Using social media to support your research”, “Getting Published” and “Unlocking your potential through communication skills”.

Open to all UN PGR students.

For more information and to book a place go to the Eventbrite page at http://satschoolfeb13.eventbrite.co.uk/

New bibliometrics workshop: What can it do for you?

graduate-school-workshops940Would you like to know how to use bibliometrics to evaluate the performance of other researchers and to increase the impact of your own work? Dr Miggie Pickton and Nick Dimmock from Research Support will be running a 2 hour workshop, on Tuesday 22nd January 5-7pm at Avenue campus, on bibliometrics and how to apply it.

Bibliometrics (or the statistical analysis of published literature) has come to the fore recently as a method for assessing research performance. Citation analysis in particular is now used to rank articles, journals, authors and even universities.

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Interested in building your own professional Website?

Then why not attend Rob Farmer’s workshop “Building your professional Website”
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 from 10:00 to 12:30 in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library.
Book at http://bldweb0113.eventbrite.co.uk/

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Interested in using focus groups in your research?

Graduate School WorkshopsDo you need advice on how to set up focus groups, how to manage them, and how to analyse data from them?

If so, come along to Dr Jane Callaghan’s Focus Group workshop on Wednesday, 12 December from 17:00 to 18:30, in the T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus.

Book now on Eventbrite at http://focgrpdec12.eventbrite.co.uk/

“Creativity in Research” and “Academic Writing” Day

AdairDr Adair Richards, (trainer, consultant, broadcaster and academic), is delivering a training day for the UN Graduate School on Tuesday, 5th February 2013, covering both Creativity in Research and Academic writing. Read the rest of this entry

Still places left on the Saturday School on the 8th December

Come to the 8th December Saturday school. A full, but relaxed day which includes

  • Writing and Structuring your Thesis. Profs Ian Livingstone & Jeff OllertonGraduate School Workshops
  • Introductory statistics using SPSS: A repeat of the 13th November workshop. Paul Rice
  • Planning your Project. Daniela Bultoc
  • Time Management. Daniela Bultoc

Includes all refreshments and lunch.
Book now! Designed for those early on in their research but anyone can attend.

See the Eventbrite link for more information on each session and to book.

Workshop Thursday 29th – The student / supervisor relationship

Places left – book now 

The student-supervisory relationship – Click to book
Creating / keeping a harmonious relationship with your supervisor. Unmissable.
Thurs 29th 5-7.30pm T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park