• University of Bristol: Staying Well in Your Research Degree

    Doing a research degree is both an exciting and challenging experience. It can be an emotional roller-coaster. This workshop draws on evidence-based strategies to help you stay well during your research degree. Limited Spaces: Uni of Bristol Students only. Book here.

  • University of Bristol: Beyond Starting to Teach for PGRs: Pedagogy in Practice

    This session will explore current themes in pedagogical research to enrich your teaching practice. The format of this session will include multiple representations of pedagogical research to be examined through constructive debate. Limited Spaces: Uni of Bristol Students only. Book here.

  • UWE: Managing Long Documents – For UWE PGRs

    IT Training Room, Room 2D73, Learning and Development Centre, Frenchay Campus Bristol, United Kingdom

    Back by popular demand, this course commissioned by the Graduate School for UWE Bristol Postgraduate Researchers will give you the tools you’ll need to manage very long documents. You’ll learn how to use the outline view and master documents to manage your work and we’ll work through how to build and edit a table of […]

  • NCRM: How to write your Methodology Chapter

    Building 58, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, Hants Southampton, United Kingdom

    This workshop aims to give participants a range of practical approaches they can adopt when writing about methodology in the social sciences, with a particular focus on writing a PhD methodology chapter. Using a range of exercises throughout, the course focuses on 20 or so writing strategies and thought experiments designed to provide more clarity […]

  • Ethics, Well-being & Security; Fasten your seatbelts: Unpacking Fieldwork in Challenging Settings

    University of Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

    Held at the University of Bristol, this is the third seminar in the unpacking fieldwork in challenging settings seminar series. We will be giving more information about the seminar dynamics later on, but it will be developed in part according to the needs of the group. For more information see @UnpackFieldwork on Twitter or email […]

  • NCRM: Introduction to Spatial Data and Using R as a GIS

    Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    In this one day course we will explore how to use R to import, manage and process spatial data. We will also cover the process of making choropleth maps, as well as some basic spatial analysis. Finally, we will cover the use of loops to make multiple maps quickly and easily, one of the major […]

  • University of Plymouth: Understanding and Working with Quantitative Data

    This session will explain the principle methods involved in the analysis of data collected and the basic ideas behind each. The aim of the session is to increase your understanding of the use of statistics and how they are used in scientific and medical research. Intended learning outcomes highlight common errors made and how to […]

  • Networking event: The different faces of depression – Addressing the symptoms of adolescent depression

    Tuesday 12th May 2020 9.30am – 4.30pm University of Bath   Aims of the networking event This event aims primarily to open new research avenues and opportunities for collaboration by highlighting the issue of heterogeneity in adolescent depression. This will be achieved by focusing specifically on common symptoms of depression and how we can further […]

  • NCRM: Introduction to Data Linkage and Analysing Linked Data

    University College London, Institute of Health Informatics, 222 Euston Road, Regents Park, London London, United Kingdom

    This short course is designed to give participants a practical introduction to data linkage and is aimed at both analysts intending to link data themselves and researchers who want to understand more about the linkage process and its implications for analysis of linked data—particularly the implications of linkage error. Day 1 (Introduction to Data Linkage) […]

  • University of Bristol: Writer’s Retreat

    The Writers’ Retreats give postgraduate research students from all faculties the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet, structured and supportive atmosphere. University of Bristol Students only. Book here.