Publishing your research in written form is a key platform to disseminate it to a wider audience. However, writing for publication is much different from writing a thesis! Where to start? Where to publish? And, how to write for publication? This session will include short talks from three speakers who will share their experiences of […]
All researchers are expected to make their research available to meet Open Access requirements. Failure to do so means your research won't be visible to others but also that it may be ineligible for the REF. This session is aimed at researchers with completed outputs in the public domain and will focus on the BCU […]
Cluster members, PGR and ADM BCU staff are invited to join us for the first in a series of Cluster Writing Workshops that will take place over the coming academic year. This informal session will include feedback from two current doctoral students, Harriet Carter and Edward (Jonnie)Turpie, who have both recently been through the peer-review […]
Whether you are on the verge of your viva or want to know more about what it entails, this workshop is for you! This Master Your Viva workshop aims to equip you with useful strategies to help you prepare for your viva, get through the big day itself and provide relevant information to demystify and […]
Building your research profile, and making it visible, are two interrelated and important activities that are crucial to showcasing both your research and you as a researcher. A digital footprint is the trail of data left behind after using the internet. This interactive session will explore the concept of the 'digital research footprint'; the traceable […]
A PhD is a challenging yet rewarding experience. Looking after ourselves along the journey - physically, mentally and otherwise - is crucial to be able to think creatively, problem solve and deal with complex ideas. It also helps our ability to cultivate resilience and, importantly, to enjoy the PhD experience! In the context of the […]
Run in conjunction with IT specialists, this practical workshop focuses on using Word for thesis creation You will be introduced to some advanced Word tools such as automatic table of contents and figures generation, pagination, inserting images, figures and captions, footnotes, bookmarks and hyperlinks and more to create a professional finish to your thesis.In doing so, you will […]
Thinking, researching, and being online We are pleased to invite you to the first in a series of workshops on ‘thinking, researching, and being online.’ The past year has brought about changes we could hardly have predicted. With archives closed and research participants accessible only via video calls, much of the research in the humanities […]
The University of Leicester, the University of Warwick, and Nottingham Trent University will be hosting this free one-day workshop for PhD researchers to offer a space for discussion of oral history tools and techniques, as well as the broader theoretical concepts behind the creation of oral history sources. The workshop is designed to help PGR students navigate the unique […]
Over the course of your PhD you will consult a huge amount of sources, which will mean you will also amass a huge amount of references! You will also need to cite these at various points in your thesis or in publishing (or disseminating) your research. EndNote is a useful online referencing tool that can be used to manage […]
