Skills Centre Webinar: Critical Writing

Online

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

Enhance Your Writing Toolkit Part 2

EC Stoner SR (7.83), E C Stoner Building, Vernon Rd, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JL

This half-day workshop is organised by the Civil Society, Development and Democracy (CDD) 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 CDD Pathway students, PGRs from all seven interdisciplinary Pathways are welcome to attend. This … Continue reading Enhance Your Writing Toolkit Part 2

An introduction to writing your first research article

City Campus

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

Making The Most Of Your Conference Attendance

City Campus

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

WRDTP: Getting to grips with research using archives, documents and material culture: An advanced qualitative methods workshop

Online

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 WRDTP: Getting to grips with research using archives, documents and material culture: An advanced qualitative methods workshop

WRDTP: Getting started in academic publishing

Online

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. This training session will provide a broad introduction to the world of academic publishing, to find out more about the ‘mechanics’ of publishing, … Continue reading WRDTP: Getting started in academic publishing

WRDTP: Creating podcasts about your research – technical focus

Online

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. Guest speaker Kitty Turner will be delivering a session on podcasting with a technical focus. This will cover Audio recorders and their safe … Continue reading WRDTP: Creating podcasts about your research – technical focus

Skills Centre Webinar: Critical Writing

Online

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