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Open invitation to all PGR students at East Midland Universities (yes, that’s us!)
The East Midlands Universities PGR Conference, “New Perspectives”, is to be held at the University of Derby on Friday 6th September 2013. All research students at UN are entitled to book their free place via the EMU website http://www.derby.ac.uk/research/emu
The key note speaker will be Dr Jo Appleby of the Department of Bioarchaeology at the University of Leicester, who just might mention the discovery of the grave of King Richard III!
The Conference will feature, for the first time, Research Snapshots in which PGR students have just three minutes to talk about their research. There will be prizes for the best three as chosen by you, the audience. There are also fifty ten-minute talks arranged in five parallel sessions.
Additionally, every PGR student attending is invited to submit a poster which will be placed in the EMU Conference Website Gallery. There’s no conference fee, just an opportunity to meet PGR students at other universities and add to your experience.
Venue: Kirtley Hall, Kedleston Road Site, University of Derby.
Registration from 09.00 am commencing at 09.30 am and closing at 3.45 pm.
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
Featured Researcher: Nutmeg Hallett
Nutmeg Hallett, Postgraduate Research Student
Runner up in the UN Graduate School poster competition 2013
On 8th May at the Graduate School Annual Poster Competition, Nutmeg was awarded a runners-up prize of £75 for her poster entitled “The Prevention of Inpatient Violence and Aggression: Patient and Staff Perceptions”. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Nick Petford, presented her prize.
Nutmeg is undertaking a research project, jointly funded by the University of Northampton and St. Andrew’s Healthcare. Most of her time is spent at St. Andrew’s, where she is part of the research team. The focus of her research is on the prevention of inpatient violence and aggression. This is of particular interest to her, having spent two years working as a mental health nurse in forensic services, where preventing patient aggression was an important part of the role.
Nutmeg can be contacted at the University of Northampton’s School of Health.
Featured Researcher: Saneeya Qureshi
Saneeya Qureshi
Winner of the UN Graduate School poster competition 2013
Saneeya Qureshi’s poster, entitled Like a cog in a wheel impressed the judges at our recent Poster competition, scoring 117 points out of a possible 126. The first prize of £100 was presented by the Vice Chancellor Professor Nick Petford.
Saneeya Qureshi
Saneeya’s research investigates the support provided to teachers with regard to their teaching practices for students who have Special Educational Needs (SEN) in mainstream English primary schools. This support is coordinated by Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs). The focus of the study is the SENCO-teacher dynamic, and the development and implementation of appropriate provisions for children with SEN. Data gathered through questionnaires and interviews is examined using thematic analysis.
Saneeya is based at the Centre for Education and Research (CeSNER), in the School of Education. Her research interests pertain to issues around inclusive education both in the UK and internationally.
Graduate School Update Day – Tuesday 18th June
Don’t forget to book your place on the Graduate School Annual Update Day for research degree supervisors and students.
Holdenby Lecture Theatre 3, Park Campus
9am-13:30pm (includes danish pastries & lunch!).
Quiz: What type of digital researcher are you?
Rachel Maxwell, one of my Learning Technology colleagues, has just drawn my attention to this quiz from the University of Exeter: What type of digital researcher are you?
Intended for research students, the quiz comprises a series of short questions, designed to establish the areas of digital scholarship you already find valuable and to identify areas you might like to think of developing further.
Outputs include your rating on a series of axes: media savvy; infomation junkie (that’s me!); research networker; career builder; digital specialist; and digital sceptic.
Why not give it a go? – it is Friday afternoon after all!
“And the winner of the 8th Graduate School Poster Competition is…”
The University of Northampton’s Graduate School hosted its eighth Annual Research Student Poster Competition to give research students the opportunity to showcase their work. The event was held on Wednesday 8 May in the Dialogue Cafe in Rockingham Library and was opened by Professor Ian Livingstone, Head of the Graduate School. The competition was open to all research students from all years of study and the aim was to create a poster that described their research to a mixed audience of non-subject specialists.
The winners were announced by Professor Nick Petford, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Northampton, with a top prize of £100 and two runner up prizes of £75.
Saneeya Qureshi, from the School of Education was named as the winner, with her poster, ‘Like a Cog in a Wheel’, with two runner-up prizes won by Roshni Khatri and Nutmeg Hallett, both from the School of Health.
Graduate School Workshops coming up!
Don’t miss out – click on the Eventbrite links to book!
Funding your postdoctoral career, Katie Jones
Thursday, 16 May from 16:30 to 18:30
T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park Campus. http://fundpostdocmay13.eventbrite.co.uk/
This session aims to demonstrate the range of opportunities available to fund your postdoctoral research and detail the services offered by the Research and Strategic Bidding Office to support you in bidding for funding.
Working with Children, Dr Jane Callaghan
Thursday, 23 May from 17:00 to 19:00
MY120, Maidwell Building, Avenue Campus. http://workchilmay13.eventbrite.co.uk/
In this session, we will consider ethical and practical issues in working with children. We will draw on both ‘mainstream’ and ‘critical’ insights to construct a sense of how best we might work as researchers with children and young people. Particular attention will be paid to models of consultation, involvement and participation. Read the rest of this entry
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