Your finished thesis

Online

In this session we will cover issues such as copyright, embargoes, and publishing work based on your thesis and how these affect adding a thesis to the archive. This session is suitable for all research degree students and supervisors. RDF subdomain(s): Professional conduct (C1) Booking link: Register via unihub

Online Bitesize Academic Engish for Doctorate 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. Book via Unihub or check the Friday email for the zoom link.

RF1 session for PhD Education

A session for PhD students in Education on the RF1 process. Contact: Caron Carter or social-economic-pgr@shu.ac.uk if you are a student in this area and don't have the joining details.

Being an influential researcher 1

Online

This session will introduce you to 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. RDF subdomain(s): Engagement and impact (D3) … Continue reading Being an influential researcher 1

HRI Ethics and Integrity

This session is for PGRs in the Health Research Institute (HRI). It follows on from the central Research Ethics session on 10 November and will cover tips and tricks to make the research ethics process easier. You will have time to come up with an action plan on what you need to do for the … Continue reading HRI Ethics and Integrity

Structuring Your Writing

Online via Zoom

Structuring your dissertation, chapters and paragraphs is one of the hardest problems for many PhD students. Having worked long and hard to develop a holistic understanding of your topic in which everything is connected to everything else, you will be faced with the requirement to present your findings and argument in linear form, with one … Continue reading Structuring Your Writing

Being an influential researcher 2

Online

This session builds on the first session although it’s not essential that you attend both parts. In session 2 you will learn tips for sharing your work on social media, and how you can use Altmetrics to monitor the impact of yourself and others. RDF subdomain(s): Engagement and impact (D3) Booking link: Register via unihub

Online Bitesize Academic English for Doctorate students

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. Book via Unihub or check the Friday email for the zoom link.

Getting published

This is an introductory session covering important issues to consider when getting published, particularly focusing on choosing where to publish. This session is suitable for all researchers but may be of particular use for people starting out on their project. RDF subdomain(s): Communication and dissemination (D2) Booking link: Register via unihub