- Looking After Yourself During a Doctorate - a workshop for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 19 April 2021
Venue: TBC
The postgraduate research journey is hugely rewarding, yet can also be intellectually and often emotionally challenging. Looking after your physical and mental health during your research degree is therefore paramount.
- Developing Your Research Proposal (RD1) - a workshop for UWE, Bristol Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 21 April 2021
Venue: tbc
You're registered as a UWE postgraduate researcher, so what comes next? This workshop will help you navigate Project Registration (RD1), the first major assessment point where we establish that your research proposal has potential to become a doctorate.
- Progress Review – a workshop for UWE Bristol postgraduate researchers
Date: 23 April 2021
Venue: Online
In this online workshop Dr Tim Moss, HAS PGR Director, will take you through Progress Review stages 2 and beyond.
- The Progression Exam – a workshop for UWE Bristol postgraduate researchers
Date: 26 April 2021
Venue: Online
In this online workshop Dr Tim Moss, HAS PGR Director, will demystify the regulations concerning the Progression Exam.
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) Supervision Masterclass
Date: 05 May 2021
Venue: TBC
Aimed at more experienced Directors of Studies and supervisors, this workshop will update you on the latest PGR developments here at UWE and beyond.
- The Final Viva - workshop for UWE Bristol postgraduate researchers
Date: 06 May 2021
Venue: Online
Essential advice from Svetlana Cicmil, FBL PGR Director, on preparing for your final viva voce examination and the post-viva process, with plenty of opportunities to ask all those questions you've been wondering about concerning the final assessment stage.
- Introduction to Doctoral Supervision: Pedagogy and Practice
Date: 13 May 2021
Venue: tbc
Aimed at new doctoral supervisors, this course charts key aspects of the doctoral journey from admission to completion. If you haven't yet supervised a PGR through to completion in the UK then under UWE Academic Regulations you must have attended this course before your Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) submit for Project Registration (RD1).
- Presentation Skills - Potential Energy (Presenting) - a workshop for UWE, Bristol Researchers
Date: 17 May 2021
Venue: Online
If you type “Presentation Skills” into a search engine, you will find links to something in the region of 80 million pages. Begin to explore these pages, and you will discover a wealth of extremely good advice on the topics that can help make presentations better. Most websites (and many workshops) are very good at telling you what to do but not how to actually do it. This is where Potential Energy is different.
- Specific Heat Capacity (Voice & Vocal Skills) - a workshop for UWE, Bristol Researchers
Date: 17 May 2021
Venue: Online
Specific Heat Capacity, facilitated by Piero Vitelli, is a three-hour voice workshop for UWE, Bristol postgraduate researchers and research staff. It is based on theatrical as well as practical experience, and aimed towards anyone wishing to develop their vocal ability.
- Managing Your Career in or outside of Academia - a workshop for UWE Bristol Researchers
Date: 20 May 2021
Venue: Online
This session will outline different academic career pathways, the skill-sets required, promotional routes, opportunities and challenges. It will also look at options outside of academia and how to translate the expertise gained via a PhD to different types of employer.
- Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods - a workshop for UWE Bristol Researchers
Date: 25 May 2021
Venue: Online
Muddled about methods? Unsure about ontology? If you're conducting qualitative research for the first time – or want to brush up on these fundamental questions – then this workshop is for you.
- Research Integrity and Data Management - a workshop for UWE Bristol Researchers
Date: 09 June 2021
Venue: Online
This workshop delivered jointly by Dr Nikki Hayfield and Library Services will introduce the topics of research ethics and research governance. You can expect to understand why universities have research ethics and data management processes in place and to be offered an introduction to how they function at UWE Bristol as well as where to find out more.
