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    Researcher skills development workshops2015/16

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    Personal and professional development forpostgraduate researchers at UWE Bristol

    At UWE Bristol we are committed to supporting the development

    of postgraduate researchers throughout their research degree

    programmes, from admission through to final examination. The

    nature of undertaking a higher degree by research has changed in

    recent years; there is now greater emphasis on the development

    of personal and professional skills as part of a research degree as

    well as the production of a thesis. As a result Research Councils UK

    (RCUK) set out a range of skills and abilities that they would expect

    all postgraduate researchers to develop during their research

    programmes, not just to improve their success, but also to enhance

    their employability, regardless of their career path. These skills and

    abilities were first set out in the RCUK Joint Statement on Skills

    (2001).

    More recently, a comprehensive Researcher Development

    Framework (RDF) has been published by Vitae, a national

    organisation that promotes researcher development, describing

    the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of effective and highly

    skilled researchers appropriate for a wide range of careers.

    In recognition of the broader range of skills and abilities that need

    to be developed, UWE postgraduate researchers gain a minimum

    of 60 credits related to personal and professional development.

    The Graduate School provides skills development workshops,

    from 2012, the module Research in Contemporary Context (RCC)

    and a residential course that, together with discipline-specific

    modules students may choose in Faculties, are designed to ensure

    that all areas of the RDF are addressed. The skills development

    programme, the RCC module and the residential course are

    available across the whole University with the focus on the

    transferable and/or generic elements to support the subject specific

    provision within Faculties.

    Research in Contemporary Context module

    This module is a research-based learning module in which

    you will collate evidence of professional and personal aspects

    of your development in action. There are six workshops to

    initiate engagement with key aspects of development and you

    are required to complete a portfolio and a case study to gain

    30 credits at M level. You will elect six topics from the skills

    development workshops in the assessment, allowing you to gain

    credit for workshops of your choice. A module booklet with full

    details can be downloaded from our website:

    www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool

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    Complementary modules

    In the early stages of a research degree programme, postgraduate

    researchers must register their projects (using the form RD1).

    An integral part of this process is the training needs analysis

    undertaken with the supervisory team that will set out how the

    minimum credit requirement may be met. Postgraduate researchers

    can opt for modules to complement the RCC module or meet

    the requirement using any relevant modules offered across

    UWE. In general, research methods and/or advanced subject-

    specific modules are taken to complement skills development. If

    postgraduate researchers have, for example, a Masters it is possible

    to use UWEs Accredited Learning framework if previous modules

    can be mapped to the RDF.

    Graduate School residential course

    We are pleased to be able to announce the return of the popular

    summer residential course at Buckland Hall in the Brecon Beacons.

    This intensive four day course affords you the opportunity to take

    time out from your research to reflect on your skills development,

    consider next steps and to get to know fellow postgraduate

    researchers from across the University, dates will be announced

    when they are confirmed.

    A virtual classroom for remote accessto workshops

    The Graduate School uses IOCOM Visimeet (an advanced video

    conferencing tool) to enable us to create a virtual classroom. We

    will broadcast all the skills workshops that physically take place

    in room 4D24 so that anyone with an internet connection and a

    webcam can remotely and interactively take part in workshops.

    Please visit go.uwe.ac.uk/visimeetfor further details of the

    technology and to sign up for an account.

    IT training in software packages

    Human Resources offer training for all staff at UWE in the

    Microsoft Office suite of software (version 2010). Sessions on two

    of the most popular packages, Managing Long Documents in

    Microsoft Word and Using Microsoft Excel for Processing Data are

    listed in this brochure. You also have free access to any of the IT

    training that Human Resources offer which includes courses aimed

    at the beginner through to more advanced levels. Please refer

    to the Human Resources IT Training webpage http://info.uwe.

    ac.uk/hr/ldc/for details.

    NVivo: software for qualitative data analysis

    This software package for computer-assisted qualitative data

    analysis is widely used at UWE Bristol and an institutional licence

    for its use is held. We commission a consultant to facilitate

    sessions on its use based on need. The aim of these sessions is to

    provide you with an overview of the potential of the software and

    an idea of its long-term usage, whilst also providing a grounding

    in the basic tools and tasks which are most often used in a real

    project. Three sessions have been commissioned for 2015/16;

    details can be found within this brochure.

    Booking information

    As a researcher, all of the workshops are available to you

    free of charge.

    To book a place on any of the workshops listed please visit our

    website: www.uwe.ac.uk/researchevents

    For further information please contact us:

    E-mail: [email protected]

    Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81072

    Buckland Hall Retreat Centre, Bwlch, Wales

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    Frequently asked questions

    1. How much does it cost to attend?

    All of the workshops that we offer on the skills development

    programme are free of charge to all postgraduate researchers and

    research staff.

    2. Am I eligible to attend?

    All postgraduate researchers (MPhil/PhD/DPhil/professional

    doctorate) and research staff are eligible to attend the workshops.

    Postgraduate taught and undergraduate students will not normally

    be eligible to attend.

    3. How do I book onto a workshop?Please visit the research category of the events listings

    www.uwe.ac.uk/researcheventsfor a full list of workshops

    offered. For each event there is a link to register online. It is simple

    and quick to complete.

    4. What happens if a workshop is fully booked?

    Should a workshop become fully booked, we will operate a

    waiting list and inform you promptly if a space becomes available.

    Should there be sufficient demand, a repeat workshop may be

    commissioned.

    5. Are refreshments provided?

    Yes, refreshments are offered as standard on all of our workshops.

    Where a workshop is offered over a whole day, we will normally

    offer you a voucher for lunch to be redeemed at a University food

    outlet.

    6. Where are the workshops held?

    The majority of the workshops are held in room 4D24 in the

    Library (level 4). The IT workshops are held in the Learning and

    Development Centre. Please refer to the maps in this brochure for

    further details.

    7. How do I cancel a booking?

    If you are unable to attend a workshop after booking a place,

    please e-mail [email protected] or telephone +44

    (0)117 32 81072

    8. Are the skills development workshops compulsory?

    No, the skills development programme is offered as a broad

    platform of events with recognition that researchers may decide

    what is appropriate to meet their individual training needs.

    9. Do the workshops offered count toward the research

    degree credit requirement?

    The workshops offered are not credit bearing but you will use

    some of them to gain credit if you take the RCC module. Some

    Faculties have structures that can account for attendance for the

    purposes of accounting for the research degree credit requirement.

    10. Who designs and delivers the workshops?

    The workshops are designed by the Researcher Development

    Manager, Dr. Paul Spencer, who has experience of completing a

    research degree at UWE Bristol as well as designing and delivering

    generic skills development events. Some workshops are delivered

    by external experts with the remainder being delivered by experts

    from within the University.

    11. How/where can I find out more?

    The Graduate School

    We offer support to UWE postgraduate researchers and their

    supervisors. More information can be found at:

    www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool

    Vitae researcher development organisation

    Vitae is a national organisation championing the personal,

    professional and career development of doctoral researchers

    and research staff in higher education i nstitutions and research

    institutes. UWE is a member of Vitae enabling postgraduate

    researchers and staff to access the array of resources, advice,

    information.

    www.vitae.ac.uk

    Research Councils UK

    Research Councils UK (RCUK) is a strategic partnership between

    the seven UK Research Councils. RCUK was e stablished in 2002 to

    enable the Councils to work together more effectively to enhance

    the overall impact and effectiveness of their research, training

    and innovation activities, contributing to the delivery of the

    Governments objectives for science and innovation.

    www.rcuk.ac.uk

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    RDF Planner

    The RDF Planner has been developed by Vitae in response to sector-

    wide requests for an interactive, straightforward way for researchers to

    manage their professional development using the comprehensive Vitae

    RDF.

    The Planner enables you to:

    Keep a record of all your professional development activities in

    one place

    Identify your expertise and capabilities to plan your career

    Print reports for discussions with mentors, supervisors, career

    advisors, etc

    Identify your learning and development needs and monitor progress

    Upload files such as CVs, conference details, testimonials to record

    achievements

    View the attributes of successful researchers through a lens' on

    employability, enterprise, leadership and more

    UWE Bristol has an institutional subscription to the RDF Planner.

    Please e-mail [email protected] sign up.

    Overview of courses grouped againstRDF framework

    Engagement, influence and impact

    Graduate School welcome event

    Tuesday 6 October 2015, Tuesday 12 January 2016 and

    Wednesday 13 April 2016, 11:30 16:30

    First Steps to Small Group Teachings

    Wednesday 2 March 2016, 09:30 16:30

    Perfect posters

    Tuesday 24 November 2015 and Tuesday 23 February 2016,

    13:30 16:30

    The Art and Science of Communication

    Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2016, 09:30 16:30 on

    both days

    The Digital Researcher

    Friday 5 February 2016, 09:30 16:30

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    The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) is a tool for planning,

    promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career

    development of researchers in higher education. It describes the

    knowledge, skills, behaviours and personal qualities of researchers and

    encourages them to aspire to excellence through achieving higher levels

    of development. It details, for different stages of researchers careers, the

    competencies that they might aspire to.

    The RDF was created from empirical data, collected through interviewing

    researchers, to identify the characteristics of excellent researchers

    expressed in the RDF as descriptors. The descriptors are structured infour domains and twelve sub-domains, encompassing the knowledge,

    intellectual abilities, techniques and professional standards to do research,

    as well as the personal qualities, knowledge and skills to work with others

    and ensure the wider impact of research. Each of the 63 descriptors

    contain between three to five phases, representing distinct stages of

    development or level of performance within that descriptor.

    The RDF provides a comprehensive underpinning for a professional

    development tool that Vitae have developed for researchers to audit their

    own skills, knowledge, attributes and behaviours against those set out in

    the RDF. More information on the background to the RDF and the tools

    available please see:

    https://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers-professional-development/

    about-the-vitae-researcher-development-framework

    The Researcher Development Framework (RDF)

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    Personal effectiveness

    The Effective Researcher Programme: The Middle Years

    Thursday 5 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

    Future Directions

    Tuesday 15 March 2016, 09:30 12:30

    How to Win Funds and Influence People

    Thursday 12 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

    Guide to Searching and Organising Literature

    Thursday 22 October 2015, 9:30 to 12:30 and Wednesday

    17 February 2016, 13:30 to 16:30

    Knowledge and intellectual abilities

    Writing Up Your Thesis

    Thursday 19 November 2015 and Friday 18 March 2016,

    09:30 12:30

    The Final Viva

    Thursday 19 November 2015 and Friday 18 March 2016,

    13:30 16:30

    Managing Long Documents in Microsoft Word 2010

    Tuesday 10 November 2015, Tuesday 23 February 2016 and Tuesday

    19 April 2016, 09:30 12:30, Learning Development Centre

    Using Microsoft Excel 2010 to Process Data

    Tuesday 17 November 2015 and Tuesday 1 March 2016, 09:30 12:30,

    Learning and Development Centre

    The Progression Exam

    Thursday 5 November 2015, 09:30 12:30 and Monday

    1 February 2016, 13:30 16:30

    NVivo10: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis

    Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October 2015; Tuesday 2 and

    Wednesday 3 February 2016; Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 May 2016,

    09:30 to 16:30, Learning Development Centre

    Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis

    Monday 7 December 2015, 09:30 16:30

    Research governance and organisation

    The Beginners Guide to the Research Degree

    Thursday 15 October 2015 and Friday 22 April 2016, 09:30 16:30

    The Socially Innovative Researcher

    Monday 9 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

    Getting Published, Strategies for Successful Researchers

    Thursday 3 December 2015, 09:30 16:30

    Project Management in a Nutshell

    Thursday 26 November 2015, 13:30 16:30 and Monday

    14 March 2016, 13:30 16:30

    Data Management Best Practice

    Thursday 12 November 2015, 13:30 16:30 and Thursday 28 April

    2016, 13:30 16:30

    Housekeeping for Your Data

    Tuesday 24 May 2016, 13:30 16:30

    Copyright and Your Thesis

    Wednesday 4 November 2015, 10:30 11:30 and 26 April 2016,

    09:30 10:30

    Postgraduate researchers tackle a team-working task during a

    Residential Course at the Buckland Hall Retreat Centre, Bwlch, Wales

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    Course detailsGraduate School welcome event

    This popular, informal event enables recently registered

    postgraduate researchers to get an overview of the institutional

    support available throughout their research degree programmes.

    Most importantly of all, this is a great opportunity to meet your

    peer group from across the whole University. We will cover the

    following:

    Welcome and introduction to UWE from the Graduate School

    Director

    Introduction to services for researchers from UWEs Bolland

    Library

    A chance to hear from current postgraduate researchers

    A guide to the support available to you

    A social event with a buffet

    Tuesday 6 October 2015, Tuesday 12 January 2016 and

    Wednesday 13 April 2016, 11:30 16:30

    Introduction to qualitative data analysis

    This one day course provides an overview of common approaches

    to analysing qualitative data (text, graphic, audio and video)

    and mixed methods approaches. It is intended for postgraduate

    researchers in their first year of their programmes. It includes

    information about various relevant online resources and references

    for further investigation.

    Monday 7 December 2015, 09:30 16:30

    NVivo 10: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis

    NVivo is designed to facilitate the management of qualitative

    research and analysis. A powerful and logical software, similar in

    architecture to Microsoft packages, NVivo supports a range of

    qualitative methodologies, particularly those that rely principally

    on coding as the means of conceptualisation. It is also suitable for

    mixed methods projects.

    This two day workshop will introduce you to the principles,

    functionality and application of NVivo in the context of real

    research projects, illustrating how it can be used throughout

    the research process; from research design and literature review,

    through data analysis and write-up. Using a combination of

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    demonstration, discussion and hands-on practice you will use your

    own data and learn how to get the best from it. The workshop is

    facilitated by Dr Christina Silver or Dr Sarah Bulloch (University of

    Surrey and QDA Services) both experienced researchers and users

    of various computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software

    packages.

    For more information about NVivo see the review on the CAQDAS

    Networking Project (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sociology/research/

    researchcentres/caqdas/support/choosing/index.htm) and visit

    the NVivo website (www.qsrinternational.com).

    Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October 2015, 09:30 to 16:30,

    Learning Development Centre

    A further two sessions of this course are available:

    Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 February 2016;

    Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 May 2016

    The Beginners Guide to the Research Degree

    This workshop presents an overview of the research degree

    programme at UWE, including helpful advice on planning your

    research project, applying for ethical approval and arrangements

    for protecting the intellectual property generated. There will be

    plenty of opportunity to discuss strategies to ensure that you make

    the best start to your research project.

    Thursday 15 October 2015, 09:30 16:30 and Friday 22 April

    2016, 09:30 16:30

    Guide to Searching and Organising the Literatures

    Working with literatures is an integral part of research. It requires

    you to be organised in your strategies for seeking out the work

    of others but also to keep comprehensive records. This workshop

    will provide you with some tools and techniques to navigate this

    element of your projects. It will also include an introduction to

    Refworks a reference management tool widely used at UWE.

    Thursday 22 October 2015, 9:30 to 12:30 and Wednesday 17

    February 2016, 13:30 to 16:30

    Copyright and your Thesis

    All UWE doctoral researchers are required to submit a digital copy

    of their thesis to the institutional research repository. Many of

    these will include third party copyrighted material to support the

    research. This workshop will help researchers become familiar

    with the copyright implications of making your thesis publically

    available and how to properly seek permission to use materials in

    this format.

    Wednesday 4 November 2015, 10:30 11:30 and 26 April

    2016, 09:30 10:30

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    knowledge of Microsoft Word.

    Create and apply styles

    Move styles between documents

    Create an outline structure using the outline view

    Create master document with sub documents using the outline view

    Insert a table of contents based on an outline structure

    Insert an index by marking index entries

    Insert captions and a table of figures which display caption entries

    Create a bibliography by inserting citations

    Create footnotes and endnotes within your document

    Insert comments and use the track changes feature

    Tuesday 10 November 2015, 09:30 12:30, Tuesday 23

    February 2016 and Tuesday 19 April, 09:30 12:30,

    Learning Development Centre

    Project Management in a Nutshell

    Projects are about delivering specific pieces of work. These can

    range from short reports on a specific topic to multimillion pound

    construction projects. However -the techniques that are used

    to manage projects are applicable in any field. This session will

    introduce you to project management tools and techniques as

    important transferable skills which can be applied in academic

    research and beyond. You will be guided through the fundamental

    principles of project management, demystifying the jargon along

    the way.

    Thursday 26 November 2015, 13:30 16:30 and Monday 14

    March 2016, 13:30 16:30

    Writing up your Thesis

    This popular workshop addresses the challenges of organising

    your material, overcoming writers block and useful techniques

    for getting the writing done. Particularly suitable for those in themiddle or later stages of their research degree programme.

    Thursday 19 November 2015 and Friday 18 March 2016,

    09:30 12:30

    The Final Viva Examination

    Essential advice on preparing for your final viva voce examination

    and the post-viva process, with plenty of opportunity to ask all

    those questions youve been wondering about. Particularly suitable

    for those who are in the later stages of their research degree.

    Thursday 19 November 2015 and Friday 18 March 2016,

    13:30 16:30

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    First Steps to Small Group Teaching

    This session will explore the principles of teaching and learning,

    in the context of small group facilitation in laboratory-based

    teaching and/or seminars providing opportunities to discuss how

    adults learn, using your research experience in the classroom and

    managing a group of learners

    Wednesday 2 March 2016, 09:30 16:30

    Perfect Posters

    This workshop will explore how to effectively communicate your

    research in the form of a poster. We will be looking at visual

    communication and why presenting a poster is different to writing

    a research paper or giving an oral presentation. You will have

    the chance to discuss hints and tips for designing posters with

    maximum impact.

    Tuesday 24 November 2015 and Tuesday 23 February 2016,

    13:30 16:30

    How to Win Funds and Influence People

    Understanding how research is funded is a key factor in

    progressing your research career. By the end of this workshop

    you will have gained an understanding of how research is funded

    in the UK, and of the key elements of putting together a bid for

    research funds. You will also be aware of the need to understand

    how projects are costed, and why making connections with others

    is vital to your success in a competitive funding environment.

    Thursday 12 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

    The Progression Exam

    This workshop will help you to successfully navigate Progression

    by explaining the regulations surrounding this i mportant hurdle

    in your research degree journey, and providing hints and tips onputting together the written element and preparation for the oral

    examination.

    Thursday 5 November 2015, 09:30 12:30 and Monday 1

    February 2016, 13:30 16:30

    Managing Long Documents in Microsoft Word2010

    A workshop concentrating on using advanced facilities in Microsoft

    Word such as master documents, outlining, referencing and

    indexing to keep your thesis well organised and easy to manage.

    Suitable for all postgraduate researchers who have an intermediate

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    Using Microsoft Excel 2010 to Process Data

    Microsoft Excel provides a number of powerful tools for data

    processing and working with lists. If you are looking for a simpler

    alternative to a major database or statistics application, then

    Excel is likely to provide everything you need. Suitable for all

    postgraduate researchers with an intermediate knowledge of

    Microsoft Excel. Topics include:

    Work efficiently with worksheets by:

    Freezing panes/splitting workbooks

    Adding cell comments

    Customising views/creating workspaces

    Work with lists

    Data entry with forms

    Data validation

    Sorting

    Filtering

    Conditional formatting

    Subtotals

    Use the outlining feature

    Use concatenation to add cell entries together

    Use the text to column feature to split data into

    multiple columns

    Remove duplicates from a spreadsheet

    Create pivot tables to analyse data

    Tuesday 17 November 2015, 09:30 12:30 and Tuesday 1

    March 2016, 09:30 12:30, Learning and Development Centre

    The Effective Researcher Programme: The MiddleYears

    In the doctoral doldrums? Struggling to remember why you

    ever started your research degree? Designed especially for those

    who are midway through their research degree programme,

    this workshop focuses on how you can maintain progress and

    overcome research and writing blocks. As always you will have

    the opportunity to meet and talk to your fellow postgraduate

    researchers, and to recapture the enthusiasm for your research.

    Aimed at: postgraduate researchers who have passed Progression

    Thursday 5 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

    The Digital Researcher

    Social media is booming. You can now find user-generated content

    in just about every sphere of life: politics, music, history, you

    name it and it can be found. What about academic research? Are

    the critics right to sneer at social media as a trivial, time wasting

    activity, or could there be a real benefit to the researchers who do

    engage with social media tools? This hands-on interactive

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    workshop is a chance to explore the use of social media tools as a

    way of improving your practice in an academic research context.

    Friday 5 February 2016, 09:30 16:30

    The Art and Science of Communication

    Its easy to quantify someone with a great proficiency in athletics,

    performance or industry. What we grade is the difference in levels

    of skill, application and result. Applying the same logic to how we

    communicate might not seem useful given that it is something

    that we have all done since the day we were born. But this course

    argues that communication is a reflex rather than a learned skill; aresponse to the environment in which you find yourself, and one

    that is impossible to stop. If our argument is valid, it would be

    better to harness and exploit that reflex consciously.

    This is a two-day course designed to provide an environment

    in which you will practise shaping communication in order to

    disseminate your work in a variety of settings, whether traditional

    or incidental. Topics explored such as impact, involvement

    and engagement will help you build your confidence through

    experimentation, discussion and feedback.

    This course aims to prove that there is much to be gained by

    learning to control levels of skill, aptitude and application that will

    mean conscious communication can result in being quantified as

    compelling.

    Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2016, 09:30 16:30 on

    both days

    Getting Published, Strategies for SuccessfulResearchers

    This workshop explores how to go about getting your research

    published: who you should be writing for, which journals to target and

    understanding the importance of complying with author guidelines

    and publication ethics. We will also look at the impact of open access

    publishing on how research is carried out and published.

    Thursday 3 December 2015, 09:30 16:30

    Data Management Best Practice

    Good data management is a fundamental part of good research

    practice. If research data are well organised, documented,

    preserved and accessible, and their accuracy and validity is

    controlled, the result is high quality data, and efficient and cost

    effective research. Added benefits include the potential to share

    and re-use data for future research activities. This workshop will

    help you to assess your own data management activities, and give

    some starting points for caring for your data.

    Thursday 12 November 2015, 13:30 16:30 and Thursday 28

    April 2016, 13:30 16:30

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    Housekeeping for your Data

    Based on guidance from the Digital Curation Centre (www.dcc.

    ac.uk), this introductory session will look at some of the practical

    activities that relate to data management, preservation, and

    potential sharing and re-use. It will give an overview of a range of

    issues from data management planning, describing data, deciding

    what data to keep, to finding a suitable long term home for your

    data.

    Tuesday 24 May 2016, 13:30 16:30

    Future Directions

    Researchers acquire a broad set of skills and competencies

    as a consequence of the projects or work they undertake.

    Understanding these competencies and being able to describe

    them is the challenge that many of us face especially when

    seeking employment. This workshop has been designed to help

    you understand the value of skills and provide opportunities for

    researchers to consider the future directions that they could take.

    Tuesday 15 March 2016, 09:30 12:30

    The Socially Innovative Researcher

    This course will introduce you to the concept of social business,

    showing how you can apply your research talents, experience and

    values in finding innovative solutions to social and environmental

    problems. The course will be relevant and helpful to all researchers,

    particularly those who are considering their career options beyond

    the academy.

    Monday 9 May 2016, 09:30 16:30

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    Personal Skills Development Residential Course

    A four-day intensive residential course that enables you to assess

    your transferable skills, plan your career and improve your team-

    working and networking abilities. This event is of most benefit to

    postgraduate researchers in their second or third years of study,

    but also has much to offer to those in the later stages of their

    research degree programmes. Further details about the course wi ll

    be circulated later in the year.

    Participant comments from the 2015 course

    An inspirational workshop which provides you with fantastic

    opportunities for growth and development as a researcher

    A wonderfully uplifting experience finding the best in

    everyone and merging individuals on their ideas into

    something greater than the sum of the parts

    I arrived like an anxiety ridden rabbit in the headlights and

    I leave this wonderful course like a positive, confidence,

    knowledge - filled giant! Thank you

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    The 2015 cohort of postgraduate researchers at the Personal Skills DevelopmentResidential Course at the Buckland Hall Retreat Centre, Bwlch, Wales (pictured below)

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    Library

    UWE Libraries offer support for researchers at each stage of their

    research and throughout their research careers. As well as a library

    on each campus, with the main library at Frenchay open 24/7

    throughout the year, the University has access to a huge range of

    books and journals online. We also offer:

    Librarians with knowledge and expertise in your subject area plus

    support from the Research and Knowledge Exchange Librarians

    Anywhere, anytime access to databases for your subject and for

    research methodologies

    Support in accessing those hard to find referencesUWEs Research Repository and information about open access

    publishing

    Help with organising your references and creating bibliographies

    Web-based guidance relating to journal impact factors and getting

    published

    Guidance on accessing and using other libraries

    Guidance on data management

    More information is on the UWE Library webpages at

    www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/usingthelibrary/researchers.aspx

    or contact the Research and Knowledge Exchange Librarians:

    [email protected]

    Alumni network

    When you finish your research at UWE Bristol, it doesnt have

    to be the end of the relationship. You are now a member of the

    UWE alumni network and we will keep you up to date with the

    latest news, discounts for courses and services, and what other

    alumni are doing now via our e-newsletter. You can also find us on

    Facebook and LinkedIn by searching for UWE Alumni.

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    Careers advice and support

    UWE Careers offers a range of services to postgraduate researchers

    including:

    Information about job and career options

    Individual advice and guidance

    Help with planning and managing your career

    Help with job applications drawing up your CV/application

    form, preparing for interviews

    Workshop sessions by arrangement on various aspects of careerplanning and applications

    UWE Careers offers short appointments, which are bookable

    on the day, and longer appointments by arrangement. They will

    respond promptly to telephone and email enguiries, and also offer

    support to students and graduates for up to three years after

    leaving the University. For full details of their services at Frenchay

    and other campuses see www.uwe.ac.uk/careers

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    For further information or to book a place online please visit:

    www.uwe.ac.uk/researchevents

    Or contact us directly:

    E-mail [email protected]

    Telephone +44 (0)117 32 81072

    Fax +44 (0)117 32 82688

    Research, Business and Innovation

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