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“Creativity in Research” and “Academic Writing” Day
Dr 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 Ollerton
- 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
Workshop Weds 28th – Keep up-to-date with global research activity
Keeping Up to Date in the Age of Social Media – Click to book. Learn how to QUICKLY keep up to date with research activity around the globe. Valuable for every researcher.
Weds 28th 4-6pm T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park
Workshop: On the student / supervisory relationship
Still places left! Book now http://relationnov12.eventbrite.co.uk/
Establishing a good rapport with your supervisor can help your research degree life run smoothly and without stress.
There is nothing worse than experiencing conflict and tension in the relationship; it will cause anxiety and eventually affect your research. Why not attend this unique workshop on November 29th, run by a skilled relationship therapist and trainer?
Imminent Grad School workshops – book now!
Basic inferential statistics in SPSS, Keeping Up to Date in the Age of Social Media, The student-supervisory relationship.
Basic inferential statistics in SPSS – Click to book
A follow on from Paul’s basic SPSS workshop on the 13th.
Tuesday 27th 5-7pm in Grendon 151, Park
Keeping Up to Date in the Age of Social Media – Click to book
Learn how to QUICKLY keep up to date with research activity. Valuable for every researcher.
Weds 28th 4-6pm T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park
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
New Workshop: Follow research activity with social media
Keeping up to date with the research activity of others in your field is crucial for all researchers.
This brand new workshop introduces ways to make the information you need come straight to you! Even if you already use social media, this session will introduce you to alerting services, RSS feeds and research relevant websites which you can quickly and easily monitor without hassle.
Highly relevant and extremely valuable workshop for all research students.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 from 16:00 to 18:00
T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus, University of Northampton
Book at http://socmedia2nov12.eventbrite.co.uk/
Workshop “Creating harmonious relationships with your supervisor”.
Establishing a good rapport with your supervisor can help your research degree life run smoothly and without stress.
There is nothing worse than experiencing conflict and tension in the relationship; it will cause anxiety and eventually affect your research. Why not attend this unique workshop on November 29th, run by a skilled relationship therapist and trainer?
Workshop: Communication and Presentation Skills on Tuesday 20th
Tuesday 20th November: 16:30-18:30 MY120 Avenue campus.
How good are your presentation & communication skills? Do you fear speaking in public or have trouble explaining your research succinctly? As a research student you are required to do many different types of presentation. And as a researcher good communication skills are vital. We will look at ways to give your communication skills a boost, explain the range of presentations you may have to do within the University and externally, as well as tackle some of your fears and worries to inspire confidence.
This workshop is most relevant for pre-transfer students or those not experienced in making presentations.
See more details and book at http://presskills1stnov12.eventbrite.co.uk/
“Research dissemination using social media” workshop now on NILE
The workshop held on 1st Nov 2012 “Research dissemination using social media” is now available in Powerpoint slide form on NILE.
So if you missed it, here’s your chance to catch up!
Log into Nile, go to RES001: Postgraduate Research Training, choose Training Materials from the left hand menu, followed by Research Training Workshop Materials.
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