Upcoming Events/Training

The PhD Supervision- what is involved for supervisors and their students (based on the Student Perceptions of Research Supervision Questionnaire developed at the University of Western Australia).

This session will be provided by Marcella Celli, Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner/Counsellor and will cover mental health and wellbeing issues.

As part of the ESRC IAA Business Boost initiative, we would like to invite you to ‘Social Science & Industry Connections’, a FREE networking event designed to bring together social science researchers and local businesses.   The event will include a stimulating talk from our guest speaker, applied anthropologist and consultant, Corina Enache. In the […]

Join Dr Beth Breeze, philanthropy academic and director of the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre at the University of Kent, for a discussion about the pros and cons of philanthropic individuals and institutions becoming involved in tackling global challenges. Should the resources of private donors be welcomed alongside public funding, or should we beware encouraging unelected […]

This session will explain how to communicate research to different audiences, age range 7 years - adult. The training session will also prepare those who are helping out with Celebrating Science or doing any other Public Engagement events - Dr Paula Street (Science Outreach Coordinator)   Photo credit Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

A day of writing without any disturbances (preparation for The Formal Progression Review which normally requires the student to submit for assessment a substantive piece of work as defined by the department). Retreats are a space mainly for production - There will be one English language specialist on hand to provide consultations during the day and there […]

This workshop provides useful guidelines on the best ways to overcome anxiety and enhance a student’s networking experience at academic conferences.  It will also provide an anxiety-reducing approach to structuring and writing a conference paper - Scriptor Cube Ltd