Training workshops available to researchers on research quality and impact

The Research Quality, Impact and Information Team have recently announced a schedule of research quality and impact training and workshops to be held during the remainder of this academic year. Sessions range from workshops and training on research impact, pathways to impact, gathering impact evidence, to research publication planning and will be useful for your …

Academic networking in the 21st century – A two-part interactive programme on 03 & 10 May

Are you getting ready to apply for your first faculty position?  Start your first academic job?  Attend a conference?  Teach a new course?   Would you like to find collaborators for projects?  Get ideas for career planning?  Feel more connected with peers in your field or local university community?  Have a clearer sense of career purpose? …

SHAPE Pre-Accelerator Programme – supporting researchers from the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts explore routes to generating sustainable impact

The SHAPE Pre-Accelerator is a pilot online programme that supports researchers from the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts explore routes to generating sustainable impact at scale. Participants from six UK Universities will come together to identify new audiences who could benefit from their research and explore financially sustainable models for generating impact. Offline, participants …

ESW Innovation Event (16 February) – Experiences and opportunities for innovation in the social sciences

*Please note that this event has been rescheduled to Thursday 09 March 2023, 11am-1pm This 2 hour session presented by the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sussex sets out to provide a space for sharing experiences, challenges and ideas around developing innovation in the social sciences. Academics often see entrepreneurship …

Call for applications for 2023 British Library PhD Placement Scheme

Opportunity for PhD students Current PhD students are invited to apply to the British Library PhD Placement Scheme. Placement projects are offered from a variety of areas across the Library for 3 months or part-time equivalent, to be undertaken from June 2023 onwards. Many of the projects are suitable for partial or full remote working. …

Applications for the 2023 BFWG Academic Doctoral Awards are now open!

The competition for the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) annual academic awards is now open!   One of BFWG’s main aims is to support women studying in higher education, to advance their work and create opportunities for career development. The British Federation of Women Graduates academic awards are for women who will be in, …

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘NEW NORMAL’? CHASE Encounters Conference 2022 (8 & 9 December)

A two-day online academic conference with free training and wellbeing classes for students, researchers and interested professionals This two-day conference will host leading, interdisciplinary researchers from across the arts and social sciences, from Classics to contemporary ethnographic research. Free for all to attend, this conference includes professional training from sought-after CHASE* providers, which covers: Developing …

Call for Participants in Research Study: The Lifelong Researcher – Supporting Doctoral Students’ Development of Digital Literacies

Digital skills are a fundamental part of historical research in the twenty-first century: historians produce, consume, and interact with all manner of information in online environments. Dr Hope Williard, is a fellow researcher on the AHRC-RLUK Professional Practice Fellowship Scheme, and is underataking a research project, ‘The Lifelong Researcher: Supporting Doctoral Students’ Development of Digital …

Careers and Entrepreneurship Ideas Lab Programme 2022 – 8x week series of workshops

Have a passion, side-hustle or hobby you'd like to explore further? An idea you want to turn into your own business? Or perhaps you want to develop your Entrepreneurial skillset? Whatever the reason, come along and join the Careers and Entrepreneurship Team as part of their Ideas Lab programme 2022 running throughout this autumn term! …

‘Democratise Your Impact: A Taster Workshop in Participatory Research’ – a day-long seminar on 29 November

Researchers will have the opportunity to learn more about partnerships with non-academic groups at ‘Democratise Your Impact: A Taster Workshop in Participatory Research,’ a day-long seminar on 29 November, presented by the Institute of Development Studies.   Participatory research integrates scientific investigation with education and political action, in which researchers work with members of a …