Blog Archives
Book your May workshops now!
Graduate School Workshops coming up in May….. click on the link to book.
Correlation and regression: basic theory and SPSS.
Thursday, 2 May 2013 from 17:00 to 19:00 in Grendon 152, Park.
Preparing for conferences and networking.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013 from 11:00 to 13:30 in MY120, Avenue.
Successful research proposals & research ethics.
Thursday, 9 May 2013 from 09:30 to 13:30 in MY36, Avenue.
Funding your postdoctoral career.
Thursday, 16 May 2013 from 16:30 to 18:30. T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park.
Working with Children.
Thursday, 23 May 2013 from 17:00 to 19:00. MY120, Avenue.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Thursday, 30 May 2013 from 17:00 to 19:00. T-Pod, Rockingham Library, Park. (Note: This workshop is fully subscribed. Please email Simone to be added to a waiting list.)
Graduate School Postgraduate Researcher Conference
The University of Northampton Graduate School are holding their annual Postgraduate Researcher Conference on June 27th 2013 and would like to invite staff, research students and supervisors to join them. The conference provides an ideal development opportunity for new researchers to present their research, discuss and share good practice with others in a non-threatening environment. The conference will showcase the diverse range of research activity within the University and will provide an excellent opportunity for research students to practice their presentation skills.
Any UN postgraduate research students and early career researchers who wish to present their research should email a title and an abstract (ca. 150 words), outlining their research and its context, to Simone Apel by Monday June 3rd. Any students wishing to chair a session (or sessions) should also email Simone. Read the rest of this entry
Times Higher Education article on doctoral theses
Almost half of doctoral candidates fail to claim that their theses have contributed to knowledge despite this being the main criterion on which they are assessed, a study has found.
Successful Research Proposals and Ethics workshop
On the morning of May 9th, David Watson, Professor Ian Livingstone and John Morris will be running a Graduate School workshop, focusing on “Successful Research Proposals“ and “Research Ethics”, specifically for pre-registration research students.
The session will cover the requirements for registration as an APG, from completion of the formal paperwork to an outline of what the research degree boards are looking for in the student’s research proposal.
The workshop starts with a session by John Morris, looking at the essential elements of research ethics.
Lunch is included.
Sign up now!
When? Thursday, 9 May 2013 from 09:30 to 13:30
Where? MY36, Maidwell Building, Avenue campus
East Midlands Universities Annual Conference – urgent call for Chairs and presentations!
Research Students!
The EMU Research Student Conference will be held on September 6th and provides a unique opportunity for East Midlands Universities postgraduate researchers to showcase their research findings. There will be opportunities for 50 ten minute research talks and 14 three minute research snapshot presentations during the conference. AND would you like a chance to chair a session?
If you would like to give a 10 minute presentation or a 3 minute research snapshot you have until April 3rd to register your interest. See the EMU Website for details on how to apply.
You have until April 8th to let me know if you would like to be nominated as a Chair.
Please email me asap.
ANOVAs in SPSS: Workshop for PGR Students
Dr Roz Collings is running a workshop for UN Research Students on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) in SPSS. The session will run on Thursday, 11 April from 17:00 to 19:00 in Grendon 152, on Park Campus. Places are limited so book now!
‘When is it ethical to carry out medical research in developing countries?’
A guest lecture by Professor Michael Parker, Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford.
Thursday 18th April 2013
5:30pm reception, 6:00pm lecture.
Sunley Conference Centre.
Hosted by the School of Health, University of Northampton.
R.S.V.P. by Thursday 11th April 2013 to Karen Haines on 01604 892373 or at karen.haines@northampton.ac.uk.
Postgraduate Perspective Newsletter: February 2013
The February 2013 issue of the Postgraduate Perspective newsletter is now available. Featuring the theme of ‘sustainability’, articles include:
- The virtue of Sustinere is its sustainability
- Helsinki prize winner Aylwyn Walsh
- Social network phenomena
- Multiculturalism and sustainability
- The Research Support Hub
- Sustainable educational development
- The student experience
- Student finance and sustainability
- Book review corner
- New students and completions
- Postgraduate Annual Conference
- Graduate School training programmes
If postdoctoral life is about playing by the rules, what are the rules?
This article about postdoc careers might be of interest:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/feb/25/post-phd-rules-academic-mentors
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