- Preparing to Teach: a one-day workshop for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs)
Date: 25 September 2019
Venue: UWE, Frenchay Campus, E Block Level 4, Room 4E13A
This compulsory session for those UWE Postgrauate Researchers (PGRs) who intend to teach at UWE Bristol will explore the principles of teaching and learning, focusing on the needs of those who are new to teaching.
- Introduction to Doctoral Supervision: Pedagogy and Practice
Date: 30 September 2019
Venue: Frenchay Campus, E Block, Level 4, Room 4E13A
Aimed at new doctoral supervisors, this course covers key aspects of the doctoral journey from admission to completion.
- Progress Review - a session for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs)
Date: 02 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, E Block Level 4, Room 4E13A
Dr Tim Moss will lead this informal session detailing what you need to know and do to pass Progress Review Stages 2, 3 and 4 - all important milestones in your research degree project.
- Graduate School Welcome Event for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 04 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
Get your studies off to a flying start – this popular, informal event held three times a year helps newly registered postgraduate researchers get an overview of who's who and what's available. Also a useful refresher for postgraduate researchers returning from suspension.
- Introduction to SPSS and Qualtrics – A one-day course for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 04 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
This one-day course will give a user-friendly comprehensive overview of the statistical packages SPSS and Qualtrics.
- Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis – One-Day Workshop for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 07 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
This one-day workshop facilitated by Dr Christina Silver and Dr Sarah Bulloch (University of Surrey and QDA Services) provides an overview of common approaches to analysing qualitative data (text, graphic, audio and video) and mixed methods approaches.
- Introduction to Nvivo – Two-Day Workshop for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 08 October - 09 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
This two-day workshop will introduce you to the principles, functionality, and application of NVivo in the context of real qualitative research projects, illustrating how it can be used throughout the research process; from research design and literature review, through data analysis and write-up.
- The Progression Exam – workshop for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 14 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, E Block, Level 4 Room 4E13A
This workshop delivered by Dr Tim Moss will help you to successfully navigate Progression.
- Postgraduate Research (PGR) Supervision Masterclass
Date: 17 October 2019
Venue: Frenchay Campus, E Block, Level 4 Room 4E13A
Aimed at more experienced Directors of Studies and supervisors, this workshop will update you on the latest PGR developments at UWE and beyond.
- Quantitative Research Methods: The overview - A One-Day Course for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 30 October 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
This course delivered by Dr Paul White will give an overview of the Scientific Method in Quantitative Research covering literature, research questions, scientific questions, ethics, design, deductive logic, statistical hypotheses, data capture, exploratory data analysis concepts and errors in statistical hypothesis testing, internal, external and other forms of validity, and conclusions.
- Introduction to R - A one-day workshop for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 01 November 2019
Venue: UWE, Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
R is a statistical software package and statistical programming language, which provides a huge variety of tools for statistical analysis. It is the most widely used free statistical software in academia, and is a sought after statistical programming language.
- Guide to Searching and Organising the Literatures – A workshop for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 05 November 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Library Level 4, Room 4D24
This workshop run by Library Services will provide you with some tools and techniques to navigate this element of your projects.
- Research Integrity and Data Management
Date: 07 November 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Library Level 4, Room 4D24
This workshop delivered by Dr Alistair Clark and Library Services will explain why universities have research ethics and data management processes, and how they function at UWE Bristol.
- Qualitative Data Analysis Case Studies in Nvivo – One-Day Workshop for UWE Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 11 November 2019
Venue: UWE, Frenchay Campus, Room tbc
This one-day workshop delivered by Dr Christina Silver (University of Surrey and QDA Services) is aimed at UWE researchers who are already NVivo users.
- Housekeeping for Your Data - A workshop for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers
Date: 13 November 2019
Venue: UWE Frenchay Campus, Library Level 4, Room 4D24
Based on guidance from the Digital Curation Centre, this session run by Library Services will take an in-depth look at some of the practical activities that relate to data management, preservation, and potential sharing and re-use.
