Staff Research Development Programme 2023/24

 

DateTimeSession title Session leads
9 October
13.00
The RPO and you 
Anna Kamyk 
Dr Diane Smith 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
And team 
16 October
13.00
Developing Student Careers and Ensuring PhD Student Well-Being: Mandatory Session  Dr Una Fairbrother
23 October
13.00
KE forum: KE, what is It? 
Sophie Clouterbuck 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
17 October
13.00
Developing student careers and ensuring PhD student wellbeing
Dr Una Fairbrother 
20 October
10.00
Academic Promotions
Professor Julie Hall
24 October
13.00
Exploring Knowledge Exchange, what it is and how can we do more?
Sophie Cloutterbuck
Dr Una Fairbrother 
30 October
13.00
Writing a research funding bid
Prof Jameel Inal 
Prof John Lodge 
6 November
13.00
Early Career Researcher Funding Opportunities (AHRC and ESRC)
Professor Thomas Ormerod  
6 - 20 November
13.00
Festival of Early Career Researchers and Returners to research
Professor Doris Schedlitzki 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
13 November
13.00
Early Career Researchers and Returners to Research speed dating
Katie Fisher 
Benjamin Hunter 
Elohor Oghenechavwuko Udoro 
Karen Dyer 
Peter Freeth 
14 November
11.00
Academic Promotions Q and A  Professor Don McRaild
15 November
11.00
Academic Promotions Q and A  Professor Don McRaild
20 November
13.00
Research Staff: inspiring journeys 
Professor Marcia Williams 
Professor Diana Stirbu 
Dr Katie Fisher 
Dr Svetlana Stephenson 
27 November
10.00
Knowledge Exchange through Business Engagement 
Claire Renwick 
Prof Karim Ouazzane 
 
27 November
11.00
Academic Promotions: Teaching and Learning Route  Professor Nona McDuff 
27 November
13.00
Being a Successful Mentor for Research Staff   Professor Chris Palmer  
4 December 
11.00
Academic Promotion: Enterprise Route   Prof Karim Ouazzane  
4 December
13.00
Being a good PhD supervisor: Mandatory for new Supervisors  Dr Una Fairbrother  
11 December
13.00
Supervising a lab-based PhD 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
Professor Ken White 
 
18 December
13.00
Christmas Lecture 
Dr Kevin Devine 
Dr Mabel Encinas 
 

22 January  

13.00 

Chairing a Viva

 

Dr Una Fairbrother

 

29 January   13.00 

Research Ethics

 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
Dr Luke Tredinnick 
Dr Samantha Banbury
 
5 February   13.00 

Supervising a Professional Doctorate

 

Dr Hazel Messenger

 
5 February   10.00 

Time to Think: An Academic Writing Space

 

Dr Una Fairbrother

 
12 February   13.00 

How to write an internal bid

 
Dr Una Fairbrother 
Prof. Doris Shedlitzki
 
19 February   13.00 

Research Impact

 

Dr Diane Smith

 
26 February   13.00 

Developing 5-year Research Plans

 

Prof. Duncan Stewart

 
4 March   13.00 

Women's research: empowerment, enablement and inspiration

 

Volunteers

 
11 March   13.00 

Doctoral Examining

 

Dr Una Fairbrother

 
18 March   13.00 

Networking – Where? Who? How? When? Why?

 

Sophie Cloutterbuck

 
TBA   

Supervising a Professional Doctorate

 

Dr Hazel Messenger

 
TBA  

Supervising a practice-based PhD

 
 
TBA  

Research Integrity

 

Dr Una Fairbrother 

 
22nd April   Research Integrity Dr Una Fairbrother
29th April 10.00

Time to Think: An Academic Writing Space

Dr Una Fairbrother

13th May 13.00 Line Management and the culture of research Dr Una Fairbrother
20th May 13.00 Research Funding (general) Prof. Duncan Stewart
3rd June 13.00 Building your academic profile
Dr Una Fairbrother
Dr Diane Smith
10th June 13.00 Mentoring Prof. Chris Palmer
17th June 13.00
Women's research: empowerment, enablement and inspiration: 
Findings from our staff
Dr Una Fairbrother
24th June 13.00 Winning Funds TBA
31sr June  
SRD Symposium
Dr Una Fairbrother
Dr Ben Hunter 11:00-11:40
And guests

 

8th July 13.00 An academic writing space Emma Davenport
15th July 13.00 How can our research decolonise the curriculum?
Dr Una Fairbrother
Dr Dee Bhakta

 

For staff who would like to join the sessions, please visit the Staff Researcher Development section on Weblearn or the Staff Zone.

 

For more details about the programme contact Head of Research Development, Dr Una Fairbrother.