METHOD 2017 Conference

Cantor Building Sheffield Hallam University - City Campus

METHOD 2017 is an inter-disciplinary doctoral conference exploring research method. The event offers an intense, condensed one-day training session focused on how we plan, scrutinize and articulate our methods. This learning feeds directly into the preparation needed for Confirmation (RF2). Every research student must use a method to find something out, or gain new insights, … Continue reading METHOD 2017 Conference

PG Women in Academia Event: Suffragette – A Free Screening

The Void (1st floor Owen Building) Sheffield Hallam University - City Campus, Sheffield

The critically renowned film Suffragette (2015) will be shown at The Void on the 1st floor of SHU's Owen Building on Friday 5th May at 3pm.​ Join us to watch the fascinating and historically based film, and feel free to bring snacks! This free screening will be followed by a discussion over drinks at The Red … Continue reading PG Women in Academia Event: Suffragette – A Free Screening

Shut Up and Write!

Adsetts 6613 (City) Adsetts Learning Centre, City Campus, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield

Registration link: Book via Eventbrite If you struggle to find time to make regular progress with your writing then a change of scene and some (supportive) peer pressure could help. The aim of a Shut Up and Write! session is to provide you with dedicated time and space, away from everyday distractions, to progress your … Continue reading Shut Up and Write!

The Hallam Academic: Developing your Teaching and Research under the new strategy

Peak Lecture Theatre (City)

The conference begins with keynote overviews of the university strategy from the University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Professor Paul Harrison and the University's new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience, Professor Christina Hughes. Then some of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities available at Sheffield Hallam are highlighted and how they fit into and help you … Continue reading The Hallam Academic: Developing your Teaching and Research under the new strategy

Shut Up and Write!

Adsetts 6613 (City) Adsetts Learning Centre, City Campus, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield

Registration link: Book via Eventbrite If you struggle to find time to make regular progress with your writing then a change of scene and some (supportive) peer pressure could help. The aim of a Shut Up and Write! session is to provide you with dedicated time and space, away from everyday distractions, to progress your … Continue reading Shut Up and Write!

Break-up: SHU Postgraduate Research Students’ Society Conference 2017

Sheffield Hallam University Students' Union 6 Paternoster Row, Sheffield

The Postgraduate Research Students' Society Conference 2017 will be taking place in the Students' Union on 1st and 2nd June. The two day multi-disciplinary conference will include presentations from 28 postgraduate students from Sheffield Hallam and other universities from across the country, under the theme of "Break-up: Separations, Estrangements, Disjunctions." The event will also include two … Continue reading Break-up: SHU Postgraduate Research Students’ Society Conference 2017

Teaching Skills for Doctoral Students

City Campus

Teaching Skills for Doctoral Students consists of four sessions starting on 6 June 2017: 1. Introduction to teaching in HE – Setting the scene; teaching at Sheffield Hallam University 2. Session planning and ‘delivery’ – How to plan effective sessions 3. Active learning – introduction and exploration of active learning approaches 4. Personal approaches / theories – relating … Continue reading Teaching Skills for Doctoral Students