Interested in embarking on a career in academia? The period immediately after your PhD is likely to one of the most challenging and difficult to navigate and so preparation for postdoctoral life whilst you are undertaking your PhD is essential. This workshop considers the opportunities available after your PhD and also highlights some of the […]
You’ve seen the PGR Studio’s annual conference and the call for papers has finally been released but now what? How do you write an abstract that shows off your research and responds to our call for papers? Come along to this abstract writing drop-in where you will hear from the conference team about this year's themes […]
Text Analysis Methods – Data Workshop 18 April 2018, 2 - 4pm City Centre Campus, Curzon 507 Free to attend https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/text-analysis-methods-final-workshop-tickets-44789824571 We invite staff and postgraduate students from across the University to a workshop on automated text analysis. In this workshop we would like attendees to bring along data from their own projects […]
The research within HEAD (History and Education in Art and Design) is wide-ranging, potentially embracing any aspect of visual culture from any period of history up to and including the present day, as well as exploring past and current issues and approaches in art and design education. HEAD will be hosting two research seminars within […]
Whether you are on the verge of your viva or want to know more about what it entails, this workshop is for you! This Viva Survival 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 the viva […]
PhD students are required to undertake a Progression Assessment Panel after their first year of study (two years for part-time students) to progress onto the rest of their PhD. However, what exactly is the PAP? what does it entail? how can you prepare? and is it really as scary as it sounds?! This workshop includes […]
This workshop is open to current ADM postdoctoral award-holders and explores the process for applying for the next round of fellowship extensions, including guidance on evidencing progress against the initial case for support, as well as details on what the panel will be looking for in successful fellowship extensions. Please email any specific questions regarding the […]
Geraldine Marshall, doctoral candidate, will lead discussions on the painful process of ‘writing up’. Many doctoral students are now in the final throes of writing their thesis, but turning years of research into a single, coherent piece of work can be tough, so Geraldine will share some tips from her recent, first-hand experience of ‘writing […]
The spring of 2018 brought the launch of STEAMhouse (www.steamhouse.org.uk), a unique new space for innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration. STEAMhouse seeks to unite talented researchers, start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs from different backgrounds from within Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths – the STEAM disciplines – to bring amazing new ideas to life. We see huge benefit […]
What makes your research distinctive? How can you prepare for your postdoctoral career and beyond? In this workshop, Dr Oliver Carter talks about devising a research strategy, and planning a research career. Through a series of activities we reflect on what it means to have an intellectual project, and the benefits this can bring.
