British Academy Small Grants Workshop Wednesday 9 October 2019, 14:00-15:30 Information session on British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme to include a brief overview, scheme details and guidance, how to apply and best practice. Develop an understanding of the British Academy Small Grants scheme Learn how to apply for the scheme Understand best practice Please…

GDPR, data protection and research Monday 7 October 2019, 14:00-16:00 What is GDPR and how does it affect you as a researcher? If you collect any personal information as part of your research, you need to know what it means for your work, and how to protect your research data, yourself and the rights of…

Impact Development Wednesday 2 October 2019, 14:00 – 16:30 The ‘impact’ agenda plays an increasingly important role in the allocation of resources for research in the UK. The extent to which research undertaken by a University’s staff has generated non-academic impact plays a role in the allocation of funds via the REF. Research Councils also…

Writing for publication (small group workshop) Thursday 19 September, 12:00-13:00 This small group workshop is aimed at early career researchers; the content focuses on journal articles, though is applicable to other kinds of research outputs such as book chapters. Attendees are invited to consider the focus of their writing including key arguments, rationale, etc. before…

RIF budget surgery Monday 16 September 2019, 13:00-14:00 This session is essential for applicants to the University’s internal research support funds. It is only available to academic staff who are eligible to apply to these funding streams and is not suitable for PhD students/GTAs (PGR bursaries are available to all PhD students). This session is…

Research Ethics and the Approval Process Wednesday 11 September 2019, 15:00-16:00 The session will begin by attempting to de-mystify research ethics. It is a commonly held misconception that research ethics requires considerable specialist knowledge (for example, of the kind moral philosophers have); this is not the case. As a consequence, the session will focus on…

Writing for publication (small group workshop) Thursday 5 September, 12:00-13:00 This small group workshop is aimed at early career researchers; the content focuses on journal articles, though is applicable to other kinds of research outputs such as book chapters. Attendees are invited to consider the focus of their writing including key arguments, rationale, etc. before…