Welcome to our weekly update highlighting news and upcoming events for the PGR community for the week ending Friday 9 April 2021.
In our update this week:
- 3 Minute Thesis competition reminder | entry deadline 16 April 2021
- Creating Knowledge Conference – call for contributions | deadline extended to 23 April 2021
- PGR student reps invited to join PGR wellbeing Hallam Guild group
- Research Methods online course – new content available
- Research Assistant position available May-July | deadline 26 April 2021
- Online Event & Call for Abstracts | AI & Society: Inclusive AI in a COVID-19 Era | 16 June 2021
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1. 3 Minute Thesis competition reminder | entry deadline 16 April 2021
You’ve still got a week to get your 3MT entry in. Taking part in the competition is a great way for you to develop your communication skills, share your research with a broader audience, and raise your profile within and beyond the university. Don’t just take our word for it though, see what previous participants have to say and take inspiration from the Vitae 3MT archives. You will be supported throughout the process and can find out more on the Doctoral School 3MT 2021 page. At this stage we just need a title and short abstract via the 3MT 2021 Expression of Interest form. Queries via doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk
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2. Creating Knowledge Conference – call for contributions | deadline extended to 23 April 2021
The deadline for this year’s Creating Knowledge Conference has been extended to the end of Friday 23 April. The conference will take place online 22-25 June 2021 and the theme for this year is Borderless Research? PGR students and staff are invited to submit an abstract for a talk, poster, panel session/symposium, workshop or audio/visual contribution under the main conference theme or subthemes of: Doing things differently; Renewal and recovery or Reimagining our role. The form asks for a title for your submission, a 250 word abstract, how it fits with the conference theme(s), some information about you and a short biography for the conference programme. Queries via shard@shu.ac.uk
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3. PGR student reps invited to join PGR wellbeing Hallam Guild group
A reminder that we are inviting a small number of student reps to join the Hallam Guild PGR wellbeing group which looks at what we can do across the PGR community to promote good mental health and wellbeing. If you are already a student rep for your subject area, or just interested in getting involved with the work of the PGR wellbeing group, please email doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk to discuss further.
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4. Research Methods online course – new content available
Research Methods in Practice: STEM (part of the Research Skills Toolkit online course) has now been published. This course provides practical guidance on areas such as data collection and sampling methods from across the STEM disciplines and selecting the appropriate method for your research question, through to preferences and bias in data analysis methods. It completes the updated Research Methods programme alongside the Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities content. You can find instructions for how to access these online courses and a list of the programmes you have access to for free through SHU on the epigeum online training page.
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5. Research Assistant position available May-July | deadline 26 April 2021
A research assistant position requiring a Systematic Review to be conducted within the area of investigative interviews with children is currently being advertised. The activities are to start from 10 May and be completed by 30 July. See job details on unihub. Any questions please email Dr Kyriakidou directly on M.Kyriakidou@shu.ac.uk
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6. Online Event & Call for Abstracts | AI & Society: Inclusive AI in a COVID-19 Era | 16 June 2021
The Student Forum of Springer journal AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication is organising an online event on Wednesday 16 June 2021 to bring students, early career researchers, and established scholars together to present their work and to reflect on recent developments in the field of AI and its impact on societies around the theme of Inclusive AI in a COVID-19 Era. Further information can be found on the Doctoral School events calendar and the Springer website
The deadline for abstract submission is Friday 23 April 2021; 12pm GMT. Any questions should be directed to the editorial team at: aisociety.studentforum@gmail.com
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Please get in touch if you would like to highlight or request any specific events, opportunities, or development sessions that might appeal to cross-disciplinary PGR students or supervisors. We’re always keen to hear about any PGR good news stories that can be shared: doctoralschool@shu.ac.uk A reminder of upcoming events is available in the doctoral school calendar: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/doctoralschool/events/
The situation with lockdown is slowly changing, but it’s still important to try to stay motivated, look after our physical and mental health, and each other. You can find help and information about supporting your wellbeing via the University website on https://www.shu.ac.uk/wellbeing
Let’s stay connected. Don’t forget about our regular PGR community events, including the weekly PGR Virtual Café – Link within Friday email and the PGR Student Society’s Focus Thursday (reverting to morning-only from April 2021 – link within Friday email pgresearchsociety@gmail.com See: hallamstudentsunion.com/soc/prss/ for the PGR Student’s Society Social Calendar.
Best wishes
Nicola, Elizabeth and Liz