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Images of Research Exhibition at Park Library
The Graduate School’s Images of Research exhibition is doing the rounds and is now on the ground floor of Rockingham Library, Park Campus. So do go along if you missed the exhibition at the Avenue Art Gallery on November 20th. Read the rest of this entry
Research students: £500 bursary on offer!
Submitted by Matthew McCormack
A project funded by the Institute of Learning and Teaching called ‘MASHABLE: MA Skills in History through Blended Learning’ presents an opportunity for a student researcher to earn a £500 bursary.
The project is running until 1 July 2014 and explores how ‘face to face’ and ‘distance’ methods can best be combined in postgraduate-level History.
To apply, please email Matthew with a short statement (max. 200 words) outlining why your experience would be suitable for the project, by 13 December 2013.
Qualitative methodology days for research students
Dr Jane Callaghan will be running two 2-day workshops in qualitative methods in February and May 2014.
On February 4th-5th, Jane will be running a workshop on “Doing Discourse”, exploring the theoretical underpinnings of a discursive approach to qualitative analysis. Discursive analysis can be applied to text, visual images and ethnographic material. Throughout the two days, students will explore how language, space and visual material intersect in the production of discursive practice.
The second workshop, on May 13th-14th, will explore different forms of interpretation in qualitative research. Students will draw on phenomenological approaches, and Interpretive Interactionism, to work with a range of textual, visual and spatial materials.
Both workshops are ready for booking. They will be open to students outside of UoN so do book soon, as there are limited places. Further details can be found below, just click on the course titles for more information and to book:
Doing Discourse: 2-day workshop: Tuesday, 4 February and Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Doing Interpretive Qualitative Research: 2-day workshop: Tuesday, 13 May and Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Workshop: ‘Seven secrets’ for research students
On 11th February 2014, we have an excellent external trainer coming to the University to run an afternoon workshop for research students. Hugh Kearns is a lecturer and researcher at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, and regularly lectures at universities across the world, including Oxford, Harvard and Stanford. We are fortunate enough to have been able to book him!
From 13:30-16:30 Hugh will be running “The Seven Secrets of Successful Research Students“. This workshop describes the key habits that Hugh’s research and experience with thousands of students shows will make a difference to how quickly and easily students complete a research degree. Just as importantly, these habits can greatly reduce the stress and increase the pleasure involved in completing. Read the rest of this entry
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