PubhD offers students in Sheffield an opportunity to try their hands at public engagement by explaining their PhDs in 10 minutes and facing questions from a varied and diverse audience. One of the speakers at this event will be SHU PhD student Charlene Cross explaining her PhD on Urban Stasis. There’s no boring Powerpoints here, just … Continue reading Sheffield PubhD

This is an online event bringing together researchers working with or interested in participatory research approaches. This Regional Event will bring together sociologists, who are pioneering participatory approaches and research methods, to share their ideas, expertise and experiences of designing and conducting participatory research.  It will be a forum to discuss best practice, practical issues, … Continue reading BSA event: Designing & Undertaking Participatory Research | Wednesday 9 December | 1100-1700

The Third Space: A Guide to the Fascinations of Flash Fiction  |  Dave Swann A guide to some of the challenges of writing flash fiction, with tips on how to approach back-story; characterisation; imagery; tension; humour; openings and closings; and dramatic focus. I will also discuss some of the things that flash fiction writers can learn … Continue reading Creative Writing Masterclass – The Third Space: A Guide to the Fascinations of Flash Fiction – Dave Swann

Zoom Meeting: https://shu.zoom.us/j/97681862115  Meeting ID: 976 8186 2115 The pattern for Focus Thursdays will be alternating morning and afternoon sessions, so that more students have the opportunity to join the event! Our weekly virtual study session is your constant in the chaos known as 2020.  Focus Thursday is like a Shut Up and Write session, but … Continue reading SHU PGR Student Society – Focus Thursday

To book please use the Eventbrite link here. The four Research Institutes would like to invite you to join them for the next in their series of RI Dialogues for 2020-2021. The second dialogue session in the series will focus on the subject of Human Rights to coincide with the Anniversary of the UN declaration of Human Rights. The aim is to … Continue reading Research Institutes 2nd Dialogue Event – Human Rights

Zoom Meeting: https://shu.zoom.us/j/97681862115  Meeting ID: 976 8186 2115 The pattern for Focus Thursdays will be alternating morning and afternoon sessions, so that more students have the opportunity to join the event! Our weekly virtual study session is your constant in the chaos known as 2020.  Focus Thursday is like a Shut Up and Write session, but with … Continue reading SHU PGR Student Society – Focus Thursday

Come and join us for the final virtual cafe of 2020. This is a virtual space for an informal catch up with community peers.   You can drop in for a short time or stay for the whole session between 10.00 and 11.00 am on Friday mornings to say “hi”, share ideas and experiences or just … Continue reading PGR Drop-in Virtual Cafe

To mark the end of the year with festive cheer, the Society is hosting a virtual pub quiz!  Join them for four rounds of Christmas themed quizzing: Music, General Knowledge, Say What You See, and Idiot Questions! (There might also be some questions about their unofficial mascot: the potato! There is also a prize for … Continue reading SHU PGR Student Society – X-mas(h) Quiz

Do you like the idea of a book club but have no time to read? Join our Pod-Club! Listening to podcasts can be a great way to broaden your knowledge and insight into a wide array of subjects, and let's face it, sometimes we are too tired to read one more thing, be it academic or fiction!  … Continue reading SHU PGR Student Society – Pod Club