CHEFS Research Group – Paired Papers Session: Food, Drink and Discourse

Online via Zoom

The CHEFS (Culture, Health, Environment, Food and Society) research group at Sheffield Hallam University is delighted to host a series of online research talks exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of food and drink.  Talks are open to all—local and global, students and staff, practitioners and public. Paired Papers Session: Food, Drink, and Discourse Location: Zoom (or email Jen Smith Maguire … Continue reading CHEFS Research Group – Paired Papers Session: Food, Drink and Discourse

Academic English for Doctoral Students

Online

A module for students working independently on a research degree (eg 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.  Module content includes:  research-based writing; writing the RF1/RF2; delivering research talks; writing abstracts; and more.  Further information via the … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students

Academic English for Doctoral Students

Online

A module for students working independently on a research degree (eg 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.  Module content includes:  research-based writing; writing the RF1/RF2; delivering research talks; writing abstracts; and more.  Further information via the … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students

SERI: Preparing for the RF2

Hybrid (online and on campus)

All doctoral candidates must undertake a confirmation of doctorate (RF2) procedure. It is a formal evaluation and review of your progress.  In this session, we will cover the RF2 process, whilst in June we will have a one-day workshop on writing your RF2.   What will we cover? Overview of the RF2 process, including the … Continue reading SERI: Preparing for the RF2

Project Planning, RF1 and Developing your Research Question and Hypothesis

Online

Project planning is an essential skill to develop your successful Doctoral program. This session will cover the important aspects of selecting a research question or 'Hypothesis' and how to plan the methodological testing of your research question. The session will include details of how to design and plan a Gantt chart and what is required … Continue reading Project Planning, RF1 and Developing your Research Question and Hypothesis

Creative Writing Master Class  |  Brian Lewis:  The Edge of the Map

Norfolk 210 City Campus, Sheffield

Brian Lewis discusses the role of affordable, accessible technologies in the development of Longbarrow Press, the economics of small press publishing, the relationship between a walking practice and a writing practice, and the ethos of craft, collaboration and care that runs through it all. Brian Lewis is the editor and publisher of Longbarrow Press, a … Continue reading Creative Writing Master Class  |  Brian Lewis:  The Edge of the Map

Academic English for Doctoral Students

Online

A module for students working independently on a research degree (eg 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.  Module content includes:  research-based writing; writing the RF1/RF2; delivering research talks; writing abstracts; and more.  Further information via the … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students

POSTPONED – RSP: Encouraging Timely Progression

Online via Zoom

APOLOGIES - THIS SESSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED.  We will advise of a new date as soon as possible Universities set clear timescales for doctoral student registration.  Managing timely progression and completion is one of, if not the, the key role for supervisors.  This requires supervisors to encourage, support and motivate students to progress in their … Continue reading POSTPONED – RSP: Encouraging Timely Progression

Professor Harriet Tarlo Inaugural Lecture – Can poetry help us engage with our changing world?

In this interactive lecture, Professor Harriet Tarlo will explore the ways in which it is possible to engage creatively with landscape, environment and the more‐than‐human world. In essence, the theme is collaboration with people and place. Working with people such as other artists, environmental groups, students, and the wider public is an important part of … Continue reading Professor Harriet Tarlo Inaugural Lecture – Can poetry help us engage with our changing world?