Research shows that writing in groups makes people more productive. Are you an Arts, Design & Media PhD researcher in the mid to late stages of your PhD and working hard on your thesis? Would you like to find out how many thousands – yes, thousands! – of new words you can write in just […]
You’ve seen an exciting opportunity to disseminate your research and the call for papers has finally been released, but now what? How do you write an abstract that responds to the call for papers, clarifies what is to follow and also entices the viewer (or reader) to engage with your work? Come along to […]
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 […]
Our Shut Up & Write sessions aim to foster a supportive, focussed, and informal space for you to engage in a piece of writing for your PhD. You could also use the space for a period of editing, reading or something similar away from any distractions. These productive periods will be interspersed with short breaks to […]
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 […]
The Brilliant Club offers a unique paid opportunity for current and completed PhD researchers. Tutors deliver programmes of university-style teaching based on their research to small groups of high-performing pupils in schools that serve disadvantaged communities to help them secure places at top universities. Want to find out more or are already a Brilliant Club […]
Whether you are on the verge of your viva or want to know more about what it entails, this workshop is for you! This final Master Your Viva workshop of the year aims to equip you with useful strategies to help you prepare for your viva, master the big day itself and provide relevant information […]
The Progression Assessment Panel (sometimes abbreviated to PAP) arrives at the end of the first year for all doctoral researchers. But what needs to be prepared? How long is it? Is it the same for everyone? Does it carry a notion of success or failure for the Ph.D.? This informal workshop will explore all this […]
Thinking, researching, and being online We are pleased to invite you to the second 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 […]
Thinking, researching, and being online We are pleased to invite you to the final 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 […]