Postgraduate Research Training

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Postgraduate Research Training

• Dr. Eleanor Quince

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What is my role?

• To plan, organise and supervise the Schools PGR
  training programme
• To help students with funding queries re
  conferences, research trips, etc.
• To liaise with LASS Graduate School
• To write/revise student and staff Handbooks
• To maintain content of websites

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What training is on offer?

• Programme of generic / transferable skills
  training with an Humanities spin, including
• the PhD planning, writing and producing it
• research methods research environment
• PGR milestones
• looking to the future careers, publishing,
  networking

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ContextResearch Councils Joint Skills
Statement

• The Humanities training programme is mapped
  against the RC statement
• Showing commitment to
• understanding research skills and techniques
• being part of the research environment
• managing research
• being personally effective communicating
  working with others
• managing career

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ContextLASS Faculty Graduate School

• The Humanities training programme is distinct
  from LASS in that it is
• Humanities-centred
• engages with LASS i.e. sessions tackle issues
  arising from LASS events
• less formal more student-led

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What format does training take?

• Training sessions are usually
• 2-hours in length
• led by a trainer
• Sessions include
• a short presentation
• exercises / discussion
• follow-up in the form of e-mail
  contact/meetings/extra sessions

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How are students engaged?

• Peer review
• students are encouraged to comment upon each
  others work and ideas
• Feedback mechanisms
• paper
• e-mail
• Student-led sessions
• select topic and lead training

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How are students supported?

• Initial training analysis
• training needs form at initial supervision
• needs identified
• Research Activity Record (RAR)
• personal/professional development plan
• continuous process
• Attendance statements
• what objectives have been met?
• what skills have been gained?

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New this year

• Teaching/working whilst studying
• Publishing Workshop
• Student-led sessions
• organising a conference
• giving a paper
• identity theories
• choosing your title

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Points for discussion

• Constantly evolving, reactive programme
• Requires continued input from staff and students
  within Humanities
• So, I would like to know
• If you have suggestions for new ideas and new
  directions?
• How to get disciplines more involved
• How to get more students to attend