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Bibliometrics and altmetrics: tracking academic and social media attention

This session will show you how to use library resources to find bibliometrics and altmetrics for articles and researchers, including: how to track the academic attention research outputs receive through citation analysis how to find your h-index altmetrics – what are they and where can you find them There will also be an opportunity to … Continue reading Bibliometrics and altmetrics: tracking academic and social media attention

Academic English for your PhD

Arundel 10212A (City) SHU City Campus

University English Scheme, Semester 1 Non-credit Academic English Classes Academic English for your PhD is a module for students working independently on a research degree (e.g. PhD). The focus will be on practising and developing the language and rhetoric to explain and present your research in both written and spoken formats. UES timetbale 1718 amended The University … Continue reading Academic English for your PhD

Shut Up and Write! – Collegiate

Heart of the Campus HC.1.47

Shut up and write! sessions are open to Doctoral Researchers and Research-Active staff and provide a dedicated time and space for writing, be it a funding application, project plan, book chapter, or article. Information and booking 30 October 2017 Information and booking 27 November 2017 Information and booking 22 January 2018 Information and booking 19 … Continue reading Shut Up and Write! – Collegiate

SHU Motivational Interviewing workshop | Level 1 – day 2

City Campus

“Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with a particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion” (Miller & Rollnick, 2013).  Now in … Continue reading SHU Motivational Interviewing workshop | Level 1 – day 2

Doctoral Careers

Aspect Court 15003 (City)

Part of the Doctoral Research Training Series. Aimed at doctoral students in Year 3 (5-6 PT) Topics covered: What Do Researchers Do? Career Stories Planning Network building and profile raising Booking link Enquiries via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk

Teaching Skills for Doctoral Students 2

Part of a programme of 4 sessions. Further information https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/doctoralschool/training-and-development-2/teaching-skills/ Enquiries via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk

Raising your profile : Social media Bite Size

Oaklands 213 (Collegiate)

Social media has a key role to play in raising your academic profile, but how can we utilise it? This bitesize session will introduce you to two tools which can help with this: Twitter and ResearchGate. No experience or knowledge of these sites is assumed. Booking link

Raising your profile : social media Practical session

Collegiate Library C106

Social media has a key role to play in raising your academic profile, but how can we utilise it? This session builds on the bitesize session and gives time to create accounts for and explore Twitter and ResearchGate. No experience or knowledge of these sites is assumed. Booking link

Academic English for your PhD

Arundel 10212A (City) SHU City Campus

University English Scheme, Semester 1 Non-credit Academic English Classes Academic English for your PhD is a module for students working independently on a research degree (e.g. PhD). The focus will be on practising and developing the language and rhetoric to explain and present your research in both written and spoken formats. UES timetbale 1718 amended The University … Continue reading Academic English for your PhD

Research Study Design

Cantor 9234 (City)

Just what research design am I using? There is a lot of confusing language around research designs.  This is a primer for those who want to correctly label the methodology they have already chosen or want to know what ALL the options are (qualitative and quantitative).  Come prepared with a brief description of what your … Continue reading Research Study Design