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February 1, 2021

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NEW Bitesize Sessions for Researchers

An excellent suite of dedicated workshops and quick sessions for you to choose from – offered by your subject librarians. All BITESIZE sessions take place in Room C9 in the…

Friday, January 29th, 2016 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN A2 COGNITIVE ABILITIES, RDF DOMAIN A3 CREATIVITY, RDF DOMAIN B2 SELF-MANAGEMENT

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Tips and Hints for Transfer Vivas

A number of people have asked me about their Transfer Viva. Here are a couple of links that people have sent me that they have found useful. Jobs.ac.uk website has…

Thursday, January 28th, 2016 in RDF DOMAIN B1 PERSONAL QUALITIES, RDF DOMAIN D1 WORKING WITH OTHERS, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION

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Research Seminars for Social Sciences PhD Students

Room: 2.2 Pemberton Building Time: 1.00 – 2.00   Date   Speaker (s)   Topic 28 Jan     Dr. Andrew Rosser Associate Professor of Development Studies University of Adelaide…

Thursday, January 28th, 2016 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN A2 COGNITIVE ABILITIES, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION, RDF DOMAIN D3 ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT

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Excellent Resources from Vitae

Vitae circulated this synopsis (below) of their most popular content. I’ve tried the links and I think these are well worth a look!! Got a few minutes? Visit the most…

Monday, January 11th, 2016 in RDF DOMAIN B2 SELF-MANAGEMENT, RDF DOMAIN B3 PROFESSIONAL & CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

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Questions about research methods?

If you’re studying social sciences in the broadest sense (perhaps in FoM&L, FoHS or in School of Media in FoE&I, as well as FoSS), I’d recommend reading the following resource….

Saturday, January 9th, 2016 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN A2 COGNITIVE ABILITIES, RDF DOMAIN C2 RESEARCH MANAGEMENT

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Being different: non-traditional doctoral theses.

I found this so inspiring that I bought the book. It is certainly worth a look – it proves that not all theses have to be the same but they…

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 in RDF DOMAIN A2 COGNITIVE ABILITIES, RDF DOMAIN A3 CREATIVITY, RDF DOMAIN B3 PROFESSIONAL & CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION, RDF DOMAIN D3 ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT

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Confidence in Writing Skills

This resource is excellent if you just want to brush up on the basics of constructing critical academic writing. http://ask164.wix.com/askwritingseries.  

Monday, November 16th, 2015 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN A3 CREATIVITY, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION

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Russell’s Essential Reading for PhD Students

Keith Punch Developing Effective Research Proposals. Patrick Dunleavy Authoring a PhD. Estelle Phillips How to Get a PhD. Harris Cooper Synthesizing Research: A Guide for Literature Reviews.

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN A3 CREATIVITY, RDF DOMAIN B2 SELF-MANAGEMENT

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Language Skills Support

This is available to doctoral candidates who have English as an Additional Language, as well as native speakers who want to brush up their basic grammar or develop better composition….

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 in RDF DOMAIN A1 KNOWLEDGE BASE, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION

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UoB Doctorate Resources

The University has invested in a number of resources to help you at different stages of your doctorate. These come highly recommended! The Good Viva Video The Good Supervision Video The…

Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 in RDF DOMAIN B2 SELF-MANAGEMENT, RDF DOMAIN B3 PROFESSIONAL & CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RDF DOMAIN D2 COMMUNICATION & DISSEMINATION

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