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
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)
The Academic English for Doctoral Student sessions run as part of the University English Scheme. Sessions will run for 10 weeks in the first and second semesters on Thursdays from 1000 - 1130 starting on Thursday 5 October 2023 for 10 weeks and will be led by Dr Karen Nicholls via Zoom. Booking for session … Continue reading Academic English for Doctoral Students
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, 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
How and why you can use social media to promote your work and assess its impact. You’ll learn how to set up an engaging social media profile as a researcher, and how you can link this with other research tools such as ORCiD. Book via UniHub Session open to: Post Graduate Research Students (PGRs); Supervisors; … Continue reading LRST: Being an Influential Researcher 1
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)
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
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)
One of the aspects of research students struggle with most is choosing the right charts and tests for your data. We talk your through the key terminology needed to choose the right techniques and questions you need to ask yourself to ensure you pick the right technique. The workshop is available to all students and … Continue reading Skills Centre: Stats Support – Choosing the Right Statistical Test