RESEARCH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2017-18
Research Office & Graduate School University of Cumbria 1
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Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Welcome Colleagues I am delighted to welcome you to the 2017-18 Research Skills Development Programme. It is an exciting time for the University of Cumbria research degree programme as we start our 10th anniversary as the University of Cumbria, and during 2017-2018 our ability to award our own research degrees will be reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). We have a full agenda during this academic year, so please take a few minutes to read the information in this brochure. This year’s programme will enable you to:
Discuss the development of a PgR network Consider the techniques required for research Interact with your fellow researchers and practitioners Contribute to discussions on the future direction of your and others research Explore new and different ways to develop your research Consider ways to develop engagement, influence and impact of your and others research Contribute to the discussion on the standards, ethics and governance to do research
Enjoy this opportunity to reflect, share, and enhance your knowledge and understanding of research philosophy, techniques, methods, organisation, and communication.
Professor Diane Cox Director of Research and Head of the Graduate School
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Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar‌ October 2017 Research Skills (RDF A1) Induction & Researcher Development Framework Presenter: Professor Diane Cox The session will a general overview of the research degree programme and give advice on structuring your time, finding resources and will cover any questions that you have about the process. It will look at the ways in which the RDF can be used to identify skill areas both acquired and for further research training.
03 Oct 2017
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster, Fusehill Street
16:30-19:00 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF C2) Applying Project Management knowledge to your research project Presenter: Therese Lawlor-Wright This session will give you an opportunity to consider and discuss how you can be effective in planning and managing your project. It will use examples of strategies and consider aspects of planning, timing, layout, format and styles.
05 Oct 2017
(VC) Ambleside, CMO.03b; Lancaster, AXB031; Fusehill Street, SKF05
10:00-12:00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1) Thesis submission briefing for final year students Presenter: Dr Karen Morris This workshop will detail the current regulations in respect of thesis submission. This will also include the importance of proof reading and consistency in referencing style and organisation, printing and binding, and final submission. Details of the platforms that will allow your thesis to be more discoverable and catalogued will also be covered.
19 Oct 2017
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster, Fusehill Street
16:30-18:30 Book Here
November 2017 Research Skills (RDF A2) Analysis & Evaluation ATLAS.ti Presenter: Professor Pete Boyd The aim of this workshop is to familiarise (or re-familiarise) participants with the core principles of qualitative coding and data analysis, and equip them with the key skills to carry out these operations using the basic and more advanced functions of Scientific Software’s ATLAS.ti package.
02 Nov 2017 4
Lancaster (IT Room)
14.00-16.00 Book Here
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar‌ November 2017 (contd.) Research Skills (RDF A1) Process for PhD transfer/confirmation panel Presenter: Assoc. Professor Kaz Stuart This will be an opportunity to discuss the purpose and process of the transfer of registration from probationary PhD to confirmed PhD. We will discuss the elements of the transfer document in detail, the panel and potential outcomes from the panel.
09 Nov 2017
(VC) Ambleside, CMO.03B; Lancaster, AXB031, Fusehill St SKF05
10:00-12:00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A3) Creativity Writing at PhD level: process, style, audience and argument Presenter: Professor Pete Boyd This workshop provides an opportunity to consider what the term critical thinking means and what part this plays within a written thesis and oral defence of your thesis. The session will give the opportunity to consider critical thinking and critical appraisal, scholarship and critical engagement with your literature.
09 Nov 2017
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1) Research Methodologies Qualitative methodologies: Investigating power Presenter: Dr Alison Jackson This session will invite participants to investigate what power might be, drawing on some ideas from theorists (e.g. Marx, Foucault and Bourdieu). Research colleagues will then be able to consider the effects of power on their own research methods, looking at such elements as data collection through interviews, observation and surveys, and the power of language, power relations and the researcher’s obligation to their participants.
21 Nov 2017
Lancaster HB011 (HB2)
16:30-18:30 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A2) Analysis & Evaluation Quantitative & Qualitative studies compare and contrast Presenters: Associate Professor Theo Bampouras & Dr Konstantinos Papadopoulos
28 Nov 2017
(VC) Ambleside, CMO.03B; Lancaster, AXB031; Fusehill Street, SKF05
17:00-19:00 Book Here 5
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar… December 2017 Research Skills (RDF A2) Analysis & Evaluation Research Design: Considerations for ontology and epistemology Presenter: Dr Elizabeth Bates The aim of this workshop will be to examine critically our own practice with respect to the design of robust and situated research, choice of analysis and any subsequent claims. The session will be particularly valuable for colleagues working on their methodology chapters or in the early stages of research planning.
07 Dec 2017
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Workshop & Retreat Facilitator: Prof. Pete Boyd These one day events include a practical academic thinking and writing workshop followed by two writing retreat sessions in which participants get some writing done. The workshop focus for this event will be ‘Writing an abstract’. The writing retreat sessions provide a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
11 Dec 2017
The Beehive, Ambleside
09.30-16.00 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Retreat (2 day) Facilitator: Prof. Pete Boyd A writing retreat provides a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
14 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017
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The Beehive, Ambleside The Beehive, Ambleside
10.00-20.30 09.15-16.00 Book Here
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar… December 2017 (contd.) Research Skills (RDF A1) Research Methodologies Deliberative Methodology in Research - Robert Ewin (PhD student)
14 Dec 2017
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
January 2018 Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Workshop & Retreat Presenter: Prof. Pete Boyd These one day events include a practical academic thinking and writing workshop followed by two writing retreat sessions in which participants get some writing done. The workshop focus for this event will be ‘Getting a journal paper published’. The writing retreat sessions provide a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
10 Jan 2017
The Beehive, Ambleside
09.30-16.00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1) Induction & Researcher Development Framework Presenter: Professor Diane Cox The session will a general overview of the research degree programme and give advice on structuring your time, finding resources and will cover any questions that you have about the process. It will look at the ways in which the RDF can be used to identify skill areas both acquired and for further research training.
11 Jan 2018
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
16:30-19:00 Book Here
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Dates for your calendar… January 2018 (contd.) Research Skills (RDF A1) Conducting a systematic literature search Presenter: James Stephens Systematic literature searching is the process of choosing the most appropriate sources and applying a methodological approach to your searching. The session will focus on how to combine search sets in databases, how to plan and write up a literature search strategy, the benefits of ‘hand-searching’ and how to perform citation searches.
09 Jan 2018 16 Jan 2018 23 Jan 2018
Lancaster HB011 (HB2) Ambleside Fusehill Street SKG37
17:00-19:00 17:00-19:00 17:00-19:00 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D1) Working with others Preparation and prioritisation: Making the best use of supervision Presenter: Mark Wilson or Robert Williams This workshop will examine student/supervisor relationships and in particular look at how you can work to get the most out of your time together. The session will look at expectations, common pitfalls, conflict resolution and management, and is available to both staff and students.
15 Jan 2018
(Date TBC) (VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
Personal Effectiveness (RDF B3) Professional & Career Development Induction for Teaching Presenter: Prof. Pete Boyd If you are a postgraduate research student pursuing a doctorate, part-time or full-time, then you may wish to develop some teaching experience in higher education as part of your wider professional development. Teaching in higher education is challenging but enjoyable and will give you a taste of academic life. You need to negotiate the possibility of gaining some teaching experience with your supervisor and within your department, but before beginning any teaching you need to attend a Graduate School induction workshop to be introduced to some of the key principles and practical arrangements involved
18 Jan 2018
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Lancaster
10.00-15.00 Book Here
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar… February 2018 Research Skills (RDF A1) Managing your references Presenter: James Stephens Reference management is about having a system in place so that you can record and access all the bibliographical details for books, journal articles and other sources of literature that you have consulted and used as evidence for your project. Online reference management tools such as RefWorks, can provide you with your own personal reference management database.
07 Feb 2018 15 Feb 2018 22 Feb 2018
Lancaster HB009 (HB1) Fusehill Street SKG37 Ambleside
17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A2) Cognitive Abilities Approaches to Problem solving Presenter: Associate Professor Heather Prince We will seek to support you to begin to use creative ways of thinking to tackle problems in a research environment and remain open to a range of possible solutions. The session will suggest techniques to solve problems and apply effective decision making to work related situations.
20 Feb 2018
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A2) Analysis & Evaluation ATLAS.ti Presenter: Professor Pete Boyd The aim of this workshop is to familiarise (or re-familiarise) participants with the core principles of qualitative coding and data analysis, and equip them with the key skills to carry out these operations using the basic and more advanced functions of Scientific Software’s ATLAS.ti package.
22 Feb 2018
Fusehill Street (IT Room)
14.00-16.00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1) Research Methodologies Qualitative methodologies: Investigating power Presenter: Dr Alison Jackson This session will invite participants to investigate what power might be, drawing on some ideas from theorists (e.g. Marx, Foucault and Bourdieu). Research colleagues will then be able to consider the effects of power on their own research methods, looking at such elements as data collection through interviews, observation and surveys, and the power of language, power relations and the researcher’s obligation to their participants.
27 Feb 2017
Fusehill Street
16:30-18:30 Book Here 9
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Dates for your calendar‌ March 2018 Research Skills (RDF C2) Research Management Looking after your research data Presenter: James Stephens Research data management (RDM) is the process of looking after your research data, the evidence that supports your research conclusions. The session will focus on: organising and documenting your data; keeping them safe, secure and backed up; archiving them for the long-term and considerations for open access data.
08 Mar 2018 15 Mar 2018 22 Mar 2018
Ambleside Lancaster HB009 (HB1) Fusehill Street SKG37
17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1 Doing a Fine Art practice-based PhD Presenter: Patti Lean PhD student
20 Mar 2018
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
17:00-19:00 Book Here
April 2018 Research Governance (RDF C1) Research Integrity Ethics and risk management in research (including intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright Presenter: Dr Lisa Booth This session will cover the history of ethics in research, why research ethics are important, how to obtain research ethics approval and the broader concept of risk. Meanings, forms, permissions and statutory requirements concerning copyright will be covered to encourage an understanding of rights and potential rights identifiable in your work. Different types of intellectual property rights will also be discussed in this interactive as well as informative session.
12 Apr 2018
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Lancaster HB009 (HB1)
17:00-19:00 Book Here
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar… April 2018 (contd.) Research Skills (RDF A1) Induction & Researcher Development Framework Presenter: Professor Diane Cox The session will a general overview of the research degree programme and give advice on structuring your time, finding resources and will cover any questions that you have about the process. It will look at the ways in which the RDF can be used to identify skill areas both acquired and for further research training.
17 Apr 2018
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster & Fusehill Street
16:30-19:00 Book Here
April 2018 (contd.) Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Open access publishing and research repositories Presenter: James Stephens Open Access (OA) is the term used to denote that research and scholarly outputs should be discoverable and available in a manner allowing unrestricted access. The session will cover how open access increases knowledge sharing, collaboration and innovation amongst academics. It will also cover how to use Insight, the University’s institutional repository, to make your research outputs open access.
10 Apr 2018 18 Apr 2018 24 Apr 2018
Fusehill Street SKG27 Lancaster HB009 (HB1) Ambleside
17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Workshop & Retreat Presenter: Prof. Pete Boyd These one day events include a practical academic thinking and writing workshop followed by two writing retreat sessions in which participants get some writing done. The workshop focus for this event will be ‘Supporting academic writing’. The writing retreat sessions provide a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress. 23 April 2018
The Beehive, Ambleside
09.30-16.00 Book Here
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Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar‌ April 2018 (contd.) Research Skills (RDF A1) Thesis submission briefing – for final year students Presenter: Dr Karen Morris This workshop will detail the current regulations in respect of thesis submission. This will also include the importance of proof reading and consistency in referencing style and organisation, printing and binding, and final submission. Details of the platforms that will allow your thesis to be more discoverable and catalogued will also be covered.
26 Apr 2018
(VC) Ambleside, CMO.03B; Lancaster, AXB031; Fusehill St, SKF05
16:30-18:30 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Retreat (2 day) Facilitator: Prof. Pete Boyd A writing retreat provides a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
26 Apr 2018 27 Apr 2018
The Beehive, Ambleside The Beehive, Ambleside
10.00-20.30 09.15-16.00 Book Here
May 2017 Research Skills (RDF A1) Understanding bibliometrics and high impact literature Presenter: James Stephens Bibliometrics is the quantitative analysis of research literature, based upon citations, and can be used to evaluate the impact on the academic community of a research paper, an individual researcher, a research group or institution, or a journal. The session aims to demystify this often controversial and confusing topic and show researchers how to make use of bibliometric information in their own research context.
10 May 2018 17 May 2018 24 May 2018
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Lancaster HB009 (HB1) Fusehill Street SKG37 Ambleside
17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 Book Here
Research Skills Development Programme 2017-18
Dates for your calendar‌ May 2018 (contd.) Research Governance (RDF C1) Research Integrity Ethics and risk management in research (including intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright
Presenter: Dr Lisa Booth This session will cover the history of ethics in research, why research ethics are important, how to obtain research ethics approval and the broader concept of risk. Meanings, forms, permissions and statutory requirements concerning copyright will be covered to encourage an understanding of rights and potential rights identifiable in your work. Different types of intellectual property rights will also be discussed in this interactive as well as informative session.
15 May 2018
Fusehill Street SKG37
17:00-18:30 Book Here
June 2017 Personal Effectiveness (RDF B3) Professional & Career Development Managing your online research profile Presenter: James Stephens Managing your research profile is about developing an online research profile and boosting your digital presence. The session will introduce online tools and services, such as ORCID, which can provide researchers with a permanent unique researcher ID that will ensure that publications are matched correctly to their respective authors.
05 Jun 2018 12 Jun 2018 19 Jun 2018
Ambleside Lancaster HB009 (HB1) Fusehill Street SKG37
17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 17:00-18:30 Book Here
Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Engagement and influence: How to communicate your results Presenter: Dr Sally Elton-Chalcraft Drawing upon the presenter’s own experiences in gaining a national/ international profile for research, participants will explore how they plan for greater exposure for their research. The session will cover the reasons for seeking wider dissemination, the basics of effective communication of our research, target audiences, working with other organisations and using mainstream and social media for enhanced reach.
14 Jun 2018
(VC) Ambleside, Lancaster, Fusehill Street
16:30-18:30 Book Here
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Dates for your calendar… June 2018 (contd.) Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Workshop & Retreat Facilitator: Prof. Pete Boyd These one day events include a practical academic thinking and writing workshop followed by two writing retreat sessions in which participants get some writing done. The workshop focus for this event will be ‘Research writing for end users i.e. professional articles, newspapers, blogs etc.’. The writing retreat sessions provide a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
18 Jun 2017
The Beehive, Ambleside
09.30-16.00 Book Here
Research Skills (RDF A1) Research Methodologies Qualitative methodologies: Investigating power Presenter: Dr Alison Jackson This session will invite participants to investigate what power might be, drawing on some ideas from theorists (e.g. Marx, Foucault and Bourdieu). Research colleagues will then be able to consider the effects of power on their own research methods, looking at such elements as data collection through interviews, observation and surveys, and the power of language, power relations and the researcher’s obligation to their participants.
26 Jun 2018
Ambleside
16:30-18:30 Book Here
July 2018 Research Governance (RDF D2) Dissemination Academic Writing Retreat (2day) Facilitator: Prof. Pete Boyd A writing retreat provides a focused opportunity for participants to be able to make significant advances in their research and scholarly writing through hard work in a supportive social environment. The aim is to gain new perspectives on our writing and our writing habits in order to be more productive in the future. These sessions are aimed at doctoral research students and academic staff who have a specific academic writing project in progress.
16 Jul 2018 17 Jul 2018
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The Beehive, Ambleside The Beehive, Ambleside
10.00-20.30 09.15-16.00 Book Here
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