Are you interested in learning more about how to navigate failure and even use it to succeed? Attend our online Failure Festival on 9 November. Speakers include: Dr Simon Hartley, Author, sport psychologist and podcast host. Simon has spent the last 20+ years working with world-class athletes and business leaders, using his exceptional insight … Continue reading Failure Festival
The Academic English for Doctoral Student sessions run as part of the University English Scheme. Sessions will run for 10 weeks in the first and second semesters on Thursdays from 1000 - 1130 starting on Thursday 5 October 2023 for 10 weeks and will be led by Dr Karen Nicholls via Zoom. Booking for session … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students
In this session, you will have an opportunity to: (1) Recognise the key features of academic writing (2) Understand academic voice (3) Refer appropriately to research (4) Know how to quote, paraphrase and summarise (5) Improve sentence and paragraph structure (6) Use effective signposting language The webinar will be facilitated using Blackboard Collaborate. The easiest … Continue reading Skills Centre: Introduction to Academic Writing (Webinar)
Issues such as copyright, embargoes, and publishing work based on your thesis and how these affect adding a thesis to the archive. Book via UniHub Session open to: Supervisors; Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs) RDF sub-domain(s): A1 - Knowledge Base;D2 - Communication and Dissemination;
Imposter phenomenon, or the feeling that you don’t truly belong, is very common among academics. The presence of imposter phenomenon is not at all linked to one’s academic achievement record or the amount of effort put into research. A positive assessment of one’s achievements is only a temporary fix to relieve the anxiety imposter phenomenon … Continue reading Imposter Phenomenon
How and why you can use social media to promote your work and assess its impact. You’ll learn how to set up an engaging social media profile as a researcher, and how you can link this with other research tools such as ORCiD. Book via UniHub Session open to: Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Supervisors; … Continue reading LRST: Being an Influential Researcher 1
In this session you will have the opportunity to: (1) Generate and apply analysis questions to a range of evidence and source types. (2) Use reporting verbs to accurately introduce and frame evidence. (3) Reflect on the issues of relevance and significance when examining evidence. The webinar will be facilitated using Blackboard Collaborate. The easiest … Continue reading Skills Centre: Advanced Critical Writing (Webinar)
Important issues to consider when getting published, particularly focusing on choosing where to publish. Book via UniHub Session open to: Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Supervisors; Early Career Researchers (ECRs); Mid-Career Researchers (MCRs); All staff RDF sub-domain(s): A1 - Knowledge Base; D2 - Communication and Dissemination; D3 - Engagement and Impact
In this session, you will have an opportunity to: (1) Recognise the key features of academic writing (2) Understand academic voice (3) Refer appropriately to research (4) Know how to quote, paraphrase and summarise (5) Improve sentence and paragraph structure (6) Use effective signposting language The webinar will be facilitated using Blackboard Collaborate. The easiest … Continue reading Skills Centre: Introduction to Academic Writing (Webinar)
One of the aspects of research students struggle with most is choosing the right charts and tests for your data. We talk your through the key terminology needed to choose the right techniques and questions you need to ask yourself to ensure you pick the right technique. The workshop is available to all students and … Continue reading Skills Centre: Stats Support – Choosing the Right Statistical Test
PLEASE NOTE, THIS SESSION IS FOR SERI STUDENTS ONLY Application for Approval of Research Programme (R1) is one of your first milestones in your doctoral journey. It is a formal assessment point which is designed to provide you with feedback on: the viability of the research the content, clarity and feasibility of the proposed work … Continue reading SERI – Demystifying the RF1 and RF1 Writing Workshop
The principles of reference management and using RefWorks. Book via UniHub Session open to: Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Supervisors; Early Career Researchers (ECRs); Mid Career Researchers (MCRs); All staff RDF sub-domain(s): A1 - Knowledge Base; C2 - Research Management; D2 - Communication and Dissemination;
The Brilliant Club is an award-winning university access charity. They recruit and train PhD students and ECRs to support disadvantaged school pupils access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. The Brilliant Club provides PhDs and ECRs training in widening participation, research communication, and teaching. Researchers are then paid to deliver academically … Continue reading The Brilliant Club – National Recruitment Information Event
The Academic English for Doctoral Student sessions run as part of the University English Scheme. Sessions will run for 10 weeks in the first and second semesters on Thursdays from 1000 - 1130 starting on Thursday 5 October 2023 for 10 weeks and will be led by Dr Karen Nicholls via Zoom. Booking for session … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students
The Application for Approval of Research Programme (RF1) is the point at which the university formally approves a candidate’s registration. The RF1 form is submitted 3 months after the date of registration, or 6 months if a student is registered part time. The purpose of the RF1 is to review and approve the content, clarity … Continue reading CCRI: RF1 Workshop
The event will be led by Jim Turner (SHU) & Karen Wright (UCLAN), with multiple different presenters on the day What it is? It is a place to develop and share qualitative research conducted by , and with, mental health nurses. Who is it for? Anybody interested, for example: academics, practitioners, service users, … Continue reading The Northern Mental Health Nursing Qualitative Research Forum (NorQual)
This workshop gives an introduction to the terminology used in inferential statistics to enable you to interpret the results of your analysis or just be able to understand statistical results in literature you read. We will cover all the steps of carrying out a hypothesis test including p-values, statistical significance, confidence intervals, effect sizes and … Continue reading Skills Centre: Stats Support – Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Tips for sharing your work on social media, and how you can use Altmetrics to monitor the impact of yourself and others. Book via UniHub Session open to: Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Supervisors; Early Career Researchers (ECRs); Mid Career Researchers (MCRs); All staff RDF sub-domain(s): A1 - Knowledge Base; C2 - Research Management; D2 … Continue reading LRST: Being an Influential Researcher 2
You are not alone! Statistics is a commonly taught subject in higher education but many people feel anxious and struggle with the subject. Anxiety impacts on your ability to learn effectively but there are strategies for reducing anxiety and increasing confidence with stats. In this free workshop, we will cover: how and why anxiety impacts on learning … Continue reading Skills Centre: Stats Support – Stressed about Stats
For more information on this session and to book a place please visit the website. You will need to login using your usual Sheffield Hallam student username and password.
The Academic English for Doctoral Student sessions run as part of the University English Scheme. Sessions will run for 10 weeks in the first and second semesters on Thursdays from 1000 - 1130 starting on Thursday 5 October 2023 for 10 weeks and will be led by Dr Karen Nicholls via Zoom. Booking for session … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students
The Brilliant Club is an award-winning university access charity. They recruit and train PhD students and ECRs to support disadvantaged school pupils access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. The Brilliant Club provides PhDs and ECRs training in widening participation, research communication, and teaching. Researchers are then paid to deliver academically … Continue reading The Brilliant Club – National Recruitment Information Event
For more information on this session and to book a place please visit the website. You will need to login using your usual Sheffield Hallam student username and password.
For more information on this session and to book a place please visit the website. You will need to login using your usual Sheffield Hallam student username and password.
Excel is limited when it comes to carrying out statistical tests so using specific software for statistics such as jamovi, SPSS, SAS or R is recommended. Jamovi is the simplest package to learn and is free. Jamovi can be download from https://www.jamovi.org/ or accessed through AppsAnywhere for use on managed computers. In this workshop we will cover aspects … Continue reading Skills Centre: Stats Support – Getting Started with Statistical Software – Jamovi
PhD students from across I2RI will present their research in the form of poster presentations. Prizes will be awarded for the best posters. Lunch is provided and there will be ample opportunity for networking. Presentations are limited to I2RI students, but anyone interested can attend. Please send any queries to c.m.roberts@shu.ac.uk RDF Sub-Domain(s): B3 - … Continue reading I2RI Winter Poster Event
In this session, you will have an opportunity to: (1) Recognise what is meant by critical writing at University (2) Consider how to question what you read in a critical way (3) Identify features of both descriptive and critical writing in text examples (4) Identify actions to improve your critical writing. The webinar will be … Continue reading Skills Centre Webinar: Critical Writing
Speaker: Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro Sadiq is an interdisciplinary researcher with over 17 years of experience in Higher Education in the UK and abroad. He draws on expertise in anthropology, public health, and sociology. His educational background includes a PhD in Social Sciences (SHU), MPH (ScHARR), an MSc in Public Health, specialising in Social and Health Protection … Continue reading HRI Methodology Seminar Series
This programme forms part of the Equity in Doctoral Education through Partnership and Innovation (EDEPI) programme, which aims to address the under-representation of racially minoritised students in doctoral research. About this event This workshop, delivered over 2 half-day sessions, is designed for staff engaged in doctoral education (those who supervise or otherwise support doctoral students). … Continue reading AdvanceHE & EDEPI Staff Workshop 1
The Academic English for Doctoral Student sessions run as part of the University English Scheme. Sessions will run for 10 weeks in the first and second semesters on Thursdays from 1000 - 1130 starting on Thursday 5 October 2023 for 10 weeks and will be led by Dr Karen Nicholls via Zoom. Booking for session … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students
The Application for Confirmation of PhD is a formal assessment point at which the university evaluates whether there is sufficient progress and solid enough base from which to proceed to examination for PhD at level 8. Candidates are required to present and defend their work at a CCRI RF2 symposium and submit a written report … Continue reading CCRI – RF2 Training