Highlighted this week:
- Research Dialogue Event | Thurs 10 December | 1530-1700
- Friendly Writing Feedback Group – 2020/21 dates set
- BSA event: Designing & Undertaking Participatory Research – Wed 9 December | 1100-1700
- Hallam Space & Place Group event – ‘The Haunted Home’ | Thurs 10 December | 1900-2130
- Epigeum Research Methods course – new content
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Research Dialogue Event | Thursday 10 December | 1530-1700
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 event will take place on Thursday 10 December 2020 from 1530-1700.
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 90 minute sessions will include a 30-45 minute discussion from a panel facilitated by a chair (for this event, Professor David Cotterrell, Director of the Culture & Creativity Research Institute). This will be followed by an open discussion where all attendees can join the debate.
Further information on the sessions can be found on the Doctoral School events calendar – RI Event 10 December link. To book please use the Eventbrite link here.
For general enquiries about the event, please contact! RIS Culture & Creativity RI Enquiries
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Friendly Writing Feedback Group – 2020/21 dates set
The Friendly Writing Feedback Group is run by PGR students on a monthly basis and aims to provide constructive, but friendly, feedback in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Two people usually submit 1 piece of writing each a week before the session, and everyone in the group provides them with feedback on their chosen elements of their submission. You don’t have to submit writing to attend, it is most valuable to attend regularly and you’d be surprised what you can pick up from hearing other people’s ideas about good writing!
For more details visit the writing group page on the Doctoral School blog and email Ruth Squire to join the mailing list for updates.
Dates for 2020/2021
7 January 1600 – 1700
16 February 1300 – 1400
1 April 1600 – 1700
11 May 1300 – 1400
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BSA event: Designing & Undertaking Participatory Research | Wednesday 9 December | 1100-1700
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, ethical issues and the successes and challenges of this approach. It will also explore this in relation to academic frameworks, and the practical issues of using participatory approaches within academic structures.
This online workshop is a one-day event which has been adapted from a face-to-face conference that had been scheduled to take place earlier this year. It will consist of three webinars each featuring a panel of speakers followed by a Q&A. Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present their research and will explore different aspects of using participatory methods. Participants are welcome to attend all three webinars or choose just one or two. The day will conclude with a workshop (which will be capped at 30 people) in which participants will be able to discuss and share their experiences of using participatory methods facilitated through guided discussions. Places will be allocated first come, first served. You can register for the workshop when you register for the event.
This is a British Sociological Society event organised by Ruth Beresford – free for members, £10 non-members and further information and the booking form can be found on the BSA Event details link .
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Hallam Space & Place Group event – ‘The Haunted Home’ | Thursday 10 December | 1900-2130
The next Space and Place Group (SPG) event will take place via Zoom on Thursday 10 December from 1900 – 2130 GMT. Led by Luke Bennett, Associate Professor in SSA, ‘The Haunted Home’ is an interdisciplinary event which will explore the many ways in which a home may be said to be haunted. Open to all, the event is free but early booking is advised. More details and booking information can be found on Luke’s blog page.
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Epigeum Research Methods course – new content
Epigeum have revised and refreshed the Research Methods courses which you can access via the SHU subscription. The three courses are:
Research Methods in Practice: Social Sciences
Research Methods in Practice: Arts and Humanities
Research Methods in Practice: STEM (due March 2021)
The three Research Methods in Practice courses are designed to be taken in conjunction with the Principles of Research Methods course, and Epigeum recommend that users complete the Principles course first and then do the discipline specific ‘add-on’ that most closely matches their needs.
Further information on accessing the Epigeum suite of courses, creating an account and an overview of the new modules can be found on the following link Epigeum Online Training
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If you would like to share any good news stories, highlight any events that might be of interest to the SHU PGR community or wish to request any specific development sessions that would appeal to cross-disciplinary PGR students or supervisors, please get in touch via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk We’re always pleased to hear from you.
You can find upcoming events in the doctoral school calendar (including the weekly PGR Focus Thursday and PGR Virtual Café events | https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/doctoralschool/events/
We really need to look after our physical and mental health and each other. Please stay connected. You can find help and information about supporting your wellbeing via the University website on https://www.shu.ac.uk/wellbeing
Best wishes,
Nicola, Elizabeth and Liz