Choosing where to publish can be a challenge and there are many factors that you may need to consider when choosing a publisher or a journal. This session will help you to navigate your choices, considering factors such as your aims, the scope of the publication, reaching your audience, the publication’s review process, journal metrics … Continue reading Choosing where to publish
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
As part of the RF1 (or equivalent) process, new doctoral researchers at Sheffield Hallam University are required to confirm they have undertaken a Development Needs Analysis. This must be done on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) Planner and the 'my actions' and 'my action plan' reports must be attached to your RF1 application. This classroom … Continue reading Professional Development Planning using the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
The Brilliant Club: A meaningful, well-paid teaching opportunity for PhD and Post-Doc researchers The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that recruits, trains and pays doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to deliver programmes of university-style teaching to small tutorial groups of high-performing pupils in schools that serve disadvantaged communities. Please come along to The Brilliant Club Information … Continue reading The Brilliant Club Information Event
This is an introductory session aimed at those starting out in research, or returning to research. The session will use Proquest Refworks to demonstrate the use of reference management software. You should set up an account ahead of the session. Booking link
The Doctoral Research Training Series is a series of intensive training blocks where all the University’s doctoral researchers come together for a day, to receive timely training on topics relevant to the different stages of their doctoral programme and career development. Aimed at Year 2 Full-Time (Year 3-4 Part-Time) Doctoral Students, this event will cover … Continue reading Research Writing for the Doctorate
This session is for research students and supervisors. The session covers Why we have moved to electronic theses Copyright issues How to submit your electronic thesis to our online research archive SHURA Booking link
The benefits of Research Data Management and how to do it Research Data Management in a nutshell Why, when and what to plan Managing live data Selecting data for preservation Preserving and sharing data Write your own data management plan Booking link
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 20 October 2017 Information and booking 17 November 2017 Information and booking 15 December 2017 Information and booking 12 … Continue reading Shut Up and Write! – City
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
