Conferences
Articles
A PhD’s guide to conferences – Taylor and Francis
Virtual academic conferences: 12 tips to get the most out of them – Taylor and Francis
Why I’m Flying Less – Professor Aimee Ambrose
Asynchronous Training
Epigeum – Conferences module of the Disseminating Your Research programme of the Research Skills Toolkit All staff and students have access to a number of Epigeum programmes using their institutional log in for information. Please see the Doctoral School blog pages for further information on how to create an Epigeum account.
Blogs
Abstract writing – how to write a conference proposal – Pubs and Publications
Choosing your first conference – A beginner’s guide – Pubs and Publications
How do you ask the perfect first conference question? – Pubs and Publications
One down, a lifetime to go – Navigating your first conference – Pubs and Publications
Opportunities
There are a number of internal opportunities to showcase your research ranging from subject and department level seminar series to Research Institute level conferences and the University’s PGR showcase. Some suggested opportunities to look out for are listed below, more information on opportunities for this academic year will be circulated in Research Institute newsletters, the Doctoral School weekly email and the Doctoral School events calendar.
- Breen Hadden Symposium
- CCRI Methods/Impact Conferences
- I2RI Winter Poster Event
- PGR Showcase including SIPS Poster Competition and 3 Minute Thesis
- SIOE Doctoral Conference
Podcasts
Academic conference tips – Taylor & Francis Podcast (15:27)
Conference Audio Diaries – Academic Aunties Podcast (54:04) – contains some bad language
Conferences – Academic Aunties Podcast (44:04) – contains some bad language
How to do conference – How to PhD Podcast (31:13)
Synchronous Training (please check the Events Calendar for current availability)
Making the most of your conference attendance – This session aims to support PGR’s in developing outcomes from their conference attendance. Over the summer there are numerous SHU internal conferences, and this session will discuss the many reasons and benefits of attending an internal conference. The session will be led by Katrin Stefansdottir. Katrin’s PhD research, The Holistic Conference Experience: Understanding the Individual Attendee’s Conference Journey, underpins the session. Academics, and others, from a wide range of subject areas were interviewed for the research hence this session will provide support and advise to all PGR’s, irrelevant of study topics.
Short Talks, Lasting Impression – Take your communication to the next level and uncover how to deliver an award-winning talk. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance. Discover how to give award winning presentations online or in person. This course explores storytelling, improves confidence and shows you the key to successful talks preparation.
Being able to describe what you do and why is an essential skill for any researcher and this workshop will help you take your communication to the next level. Dr Jamie Gallagher is a Science Communicator and previous international 3MT winner who will show you how to turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance.
Tools
Networking
Articles
Conversation starters cheat sheet for networking*
How to build your personal brand on LinkedIn*
Overcoming your fear of networking*
Questions to ask before connecting on LinkedIn*
Top Tips – LinkedIn profile picture do’s and don’ts*
Where do I go to network*
Asynchronous Training
Epigeum – Networking module of the Disseminating Your Research programme of the Research Skills Toolkit All staff and students have access to a number of Epigeum programmes using their institutional log in for information. Please see the Doctoral School blog pages for further information on how to create an Epigeum account.
How to network inside your organisation*
How to use LinkedIn*
Networking post covid webinar – jobs.ac.uk (31:34)
LinkedIn Learning
All staff and students have access to LinkedIn Learning for further information on how to set up your account please visit the Digital Skills pages on LinkedIn Learning.
How to network when you don’t like networking (17:00)
Small talk for non native English speakers (55:00)
Opportunities
There are a number of internal opportunities to network with colleagues ranging from subject and department level seminar series to Research Institute level conferences and the University’s PGR showcase. Some suggested opportunities to look out for are listed below, more information on opportunities for this academic year will be circulated in Research Institute newsletters, the Doctoral School weekly email and the Doctoral School events calendar.
- Breen Hadden Symposium
- CCRI Impact/Methods Conference
- Cuppa with a Researcher
- I2RI Winter Poster Event
- PGR Showcase
- SIOE Doctoral Conference
Podcasts
How to network and grow your researcher profile – How to PhD Podcast (31:13)
Social Media for Networking
Creating a great LinkedIn summary (2:08)*
How to connect on LinkedIn (2:40)*
How to stand out on LinkedIn (2:59)*
The do’s and don’ts of LinkedIn etiquette (2:33)*
Why you need a LinkedIn profile (2:20)*
Synchronous Training (please check the Events Calendar for current availability)
Making the most of your conference attendance – This session aims to support PGR’s in developing outcomes from their conference attendance. Over the summer there are numerous SHU internal conferences, and this session will discuss the many reasons and benefits of attending an internal conference. The session will be led by Katrin Stefansdottir. Katrin’s PhD research, The Holistic Conference Experience: Understanding the Individual Attendee’s Conference Journey, underpins the session. Academics, and others, from a wide range of subject areas were interviewed for the research hence this session will provide support and advise to all PGR’s, irrelevant of study topics.
Short Talks, Lasting Impression – Take your communication to the next level and uncover how to deliver an award-winning talk. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance. Discover how to give award winning presentations online or in person. This course explores storytelling, improves confidence and shows you the key to successful talks preparation.
Being able to describe what you do and why is an essential skill for any researcher and this workshop will help you take your communication to the next level. Dr Jamie Gallagher is a Science Communicator and previous international 3MT winner who will show you how to turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance.
Videos
Angel Productions – The Good Networking Video (28:52)
Create your elevator pitch (3:30)*
Do’s and don’ts of networking (2:01)*
Expert advice: Networking video (1:59)*
How to build your own academic community – PhD Life Coach (29:04)
How to hack networking – TEDTalk David Burkus (12:59)
How to network – PhD Life Coach (51:54)
Making a great first impression (2:25)*
Networking for the networking averse – TEDEd Lisa Green Chau (3:30)
Networking tips for PhD students – James Hayton PhD (13:28)
The power of meaningful networking – TEDTalk Andrew Griffiths (16:56)
Who to connect with on academic Twitter – PhD Life Coach (1:49)
Presenting
Articles
Creating a great presentation*
Hot tips – how to prepare for presentations*
Top tips for presenting online*
Asynchronous Training
Guidance from the Skills Centre on Presentation Skills
Guidance from the Skills Centre on Research Posters
Presentation Skills – LibGuides at Sheffield Hallam University (shu.ac.uk)
Presentation Skills for Researchers Webinar – jobs.ac.uk (39:19)
Skills Centre Presentation Skills e-module
Blogs
5 ways to poster fail – Thesis Whisperer
Effective PowerPoint design with Birdie – Pubs and Publications
Opportunities
There are a number of internal opportunities to present your research ranging from subject and department level seminar series to Research Institute level conferences and the University’s PGR showcase. Some suggested opportunities to look out for are listed below, more information on opportunities for this academic year will be circulated in Research Institute newsletters, the Doctoral School weekly email and the Doctoral School events calendar.
- 3 Minute Thesis
- Breen Hadden Symposium
- CCRI Methods/Impact Conference
- Cuppa with a Researcher
- I2RI Winter Poster Event
- PGR Showcase including SIPS Poster Competition
- SIOE Doctoral Conference
Podcasts
Poster design – not just for conferences – How to PhD Podcast (30:20)
How to present – How to PhD Podcast (41:23)
Synchronous Training (please check the Events Calendar for current availability)
Short Talks, Lasting Impression – Take your communication to the next level and uncover how to deliver an award-winning talk. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance. Discover how to give award winning presentations online or in person. This course explores storytelling, improves confidence and shows you the key to successful talks preparation.
Being able to describe what you do and why is an essential skill for any researcher and this workshop will help you take your communication to the next level. Dr Jamie Gallagher is a Science Communicator and previous international 3MT winner who will show you how to turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance.
Tools
Accessibility – Hallam Digital Skills
Accessibility Posters – UK Home Office the accessible version of this information is available at Do’s and don’ts on designing for accessibility
Videos
Angel Productions – The Good Presentation Video (27:20)
Four tips for communicating clearly (2:19)*
How to cope with presentation nerves (2:20)*
* Resources marked with an * are available via the Career Advice tab of the Sheffield Hallam Online Careers Centre please log in using your usual Sheffield Hallam username and password. Once logged in please navigate to the Career Advice tab on the top navigation menu and then select Core Skills courses on the left hand navigation menu. Enter the name of the resource you wish to view from the list above in the search bar or alternatively search networking or presenting to find all of the resources available on these topics.