For staff and doctoral researchers: In this session we will cover issues such as copyright, embargoes, and publishing work based on your thesis and how these affect adding a thesis to the archive. Book your place via Unihub.

This session builds on the first session although it’s not essential that you attend both parts. In session 2 you will learn tips for sharing your work on social media, and how you can use Altmetrics to monitor the impact of yourself and others. Book your place via Unihub.

In this session you will have the opportunity to: Understand what is meant by critical thinking at university Learn how to apply critical questioning to sources and arguments Consider how to write an argument which is robust, critical, and cautious. The webinar will be facilitated using Blackboard Collaborate. There will be opportunities for discussion and … Continue reading Skills Centre Webinar: Critical Writing

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.

This one-day workshop is organised by the Education, Childhood and Youth (ECY) Pathways and is open to all ESRC and non-ESRC funded PhD and MA Social Research students within the WRDTP’s seven partner universities. Whilst this workshop is aimed at ECY Pathway students, PGRs from all seven interdisciplinary Pathways are welcome to attend. Publishing research … Continue reading An introduction to writing your first research article

This session aims to support PGR’s in developing outcomes from their conference attendance.  Over the summer there are numerous SHU internal conferences, and this session will discuss the many reasons and benefits of attending an internal conference.  The session will be led by Katrin Stefansdottir.  Katrin’s PhD research, The Holistic Conference Experience: Understanding the Individual Attendee’s … Continue reading Making The Most Of Your Conference Attendance

This training is open to all ESRC and non-ESRC funded PhD and MA Social Research students within the WRDTP’s seven partner universities. PGRs from all seven interdisciplinary Pathways are welcome to attend. Documentary and archival material is increasingly used by postgraduates across the social sciences and humanities. This can include written, visual, and audio materials, … Continue reading Getting to grips with research using archives, documents and material culture: An advanced qualitative methods workshop

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 workshop is intended to be of benefit to a wide range of Sheffield Hallam staff with an interest in, or responsibility for, research degree student examinations. It is likely to be of particular interest to inexperienced research degree examiners and inexperienced independent chairs and staff who are considering putting themselves forward for either or both … Continue reading Independent Chair/Examiner Training