The academic writing course is a practice-based 7-step strategy developed by Dr Catriona Ryan SFHEA which turns the traditional approach to academic writing on its head. It has helped many students over the years (from undergraduates to Doctoral students) to overcome writers block and build confidence as academic writers. The focus is on argument construction … Continue reading WRDTP: Academic Writing: Reduce Anxiety

Welcome to the home of the Digital Technology, Communication and Artificial Intelligence (DCA) reading group. The purpose of this group is to provide a space for students on the pathway to meet, share interesting readings, and have a chat in a slightly less formal space. Participation is not restricted to DCA students, so students on … Continue reading WRDTP: Digital Technology, Communication and Artificial Intelligence (DCA) Pathway Reading Group

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

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This session will focus on joining a supervisory team part-way through a candidate’s doctorate.  We will use it to highlight some of the key issues to be aware of, and recommended actions in relation to managing health and safety; ethics; and an in-progress research project.  There will also be time allocated to discussion of approaches to develop … Continue reading Joining a supervisory team partway through a project

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Further details of this event will be confirmed in due course. This includes start and end times, a link for attendees to register and details of how to enter the Poster and Presentation competitions. The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership holds its 13th Annual Conference at the University of York on the 19th June 2024. … Continue reading WRDTP 13th Annual Conference – Inclusive Research Cultures and Practices

A workshop that constantly evolves to take into account the fast-moving nature of social media and features bang up to date case studies and examples facilitated by Dr Jamie Gallagher, an award-winning public engagement professional.   Getting your work on social media may be easy - but making it popular is more challenging. This workshop takes you through the main social media channels and looks … Continue reading Social Media for Researchers

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