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The Brilliant Club – National Recruitment Information Event

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

LRST: Research Data Management

In Person - City Campus

The core concepts of research data management and the main elements of a data management plan. Book via UniHub Session open to:  Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Early Career Researchers (ECRs); Mid-Career Researchers (MCRs); Supervisors; All staff RDF sub-domain(s):  A1 - Knowledge Base; A2 - Cognitive Abilities; C1 - Professional Conduct; C2 - Research Management; … Continue reading LRST: Research Data Management

Failure Festival

Online

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

Skills Centre: Introduction to Academic Writing (Webinar)

Online via Blackboard Collaborate

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)

LRST: Adding your Finished Thesis to the University Research Archive

On Campus

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

Online

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

Skills Centre: Advanced Critical Writing (Webinar)

Online via Blackboard Collaborate

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)

LRST: Getting Published

On Campus - City

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