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Coventry University PGR Newsletter
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Becoming a Professional Researcher: Proactive PhDing Day
When: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 @ 10.00 - 16.15
Where: In-person, Lanchester Library (Frederick Lanchester Building, Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5DD).
You will get the opportunity to meet experts including librarians, career consultants and researcher developers. You will also receive a tour of the library facilitated by the PGR Librarian and library staff.
Cold food buffet provided for lunch.
Sessions include:
- Career Planning & Development [Mark Adams - PGR Career Consultant]
- Library Support for Research Skills [Holly Singleton - Academic Liaison Librarian Team]
- Introduction to Research Data Management [Dr Michelle Mayer - Research Data Management Officer]
- Introduction to Open Access [Dr Josh Caldicott - Open Research Officer]
An overview of each session can be found in the sign-up form.
Call for PGR Volunteers:
Your view on the Doctoral and Researcher College webpages
At the Doctoral and Researcher College (formerly the Doctoral College & Centre), we are looking to develop our webpages to make them more effective and accessible for the PGR and Staff community.
We are asking for PGR volunteers to attend a meeting on Monday 15th July @ 2pm – 3:30pm in Swan Room, Elm Bank. We will offer an update on how we envisage the webpages can be developed, and we are seeking your feedback and insights in this process. We will also be inviting staff members from across the Research Centres to attend.
If you would like to attend, please email Dr Tom Webb (Researcher Developer – Projects) via ad9490@coventry.ac.uk. Please note that places at the meeting are subject to availability and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
If you can’t attend but would like to offer your views on how the Doctoral and Researcher College webpages could be developed, please send these via email to the above contact. All feedback is appreciated.
Understanding Risk Assessments
An important part of planning your research is to ensure you have identified and are controlling any risks to the health and safety of yourself, your colleagues and your participants.
This session will give you an understanding of the key concepts of risk assessment and how they should be applied to your research. Good understanding of this process will support your ethics applications for your research proposals.
When: Friday, 14 June 2024 @ 10:30 – 13:00
Where: In-person, Kestral Room (ELM-G-28), Ground Floor, Elm Bank
Using Networking to Find a Job
Networking and building connections can be effective tools to identify employment opportunities. This session will focus on the basics of networking and how it can be helpful in your job search. You will also learn about the experiences of the facilitators, who used networking to identify valuable career opportunities.
This session is offered by DTA and the seats are limited to 5. Therefore the seats will be allocate don the first come fist served basis. Should you wish to cancel your registration, please email to recap@coventry.ac.uk
PGR Turing Scheme Information and Q&A Webinar
Do you want to find out more on how the Turing Scheme can help you become a global researcher?
Join this webinar to learn about the funding and have your questions on how this could benefit your PhD journey answered by the Global Mobility Team. This informative webinar, followed by a question and answer section, will provide further information about the Turing Scheme and the opportunities available for PGR.
When: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 @ 10:00 – 11:00
Where: Online
Should you wish to cancel your registration, please email to recap@coventry.ac.uk
CV Masterclass
This masterclass will unpack the three basic CV styles: academic, industry, and narrative CV approaches, and the differences in the format of all three styles. CV templates will also be provided to guide the CV presentation.
At the end of the session, the participants will have the opportunity to ask questions in relation to the three CV styles and discuss specific elements of their own CV.
This session is offered by DTA and the seats are limited to 5. Therefore the seats will be allocate don the first come fist served basis.
Dr Who? Let's talk about...Receiving Feedback
Dr Who? discussion meetings offer you the opportunity to meet with others in a similar situation to help, support, understand and encourage each other.
Part of becoming an independent researcher is learning to receive feedback in a way that is constructive for you. In this Dr Who session, you will get the opportunity to talk to colleagues who feel the same and explore some ways others have found to deal with the matter of receiving feedback, not taking feedback personally and learning from both our failures and successes.
When: Thursday, 27 June 2024 @ 14:00 – 15:00
Where: Online
This session is offered by DTA and the seats are limited to 5. Therefore the seats will be allocate don the first come fist served basis. Should you wish to cancel your registration, please email to recap@coventry.ac.uk
Career Q&A – What is a Medical Science Liaison and How Do I Become One?
Join our online Q&A session with Simon Higgins (Medical Science Liaison at Ardelyx) for PhD students and graduates who are keen to explore the role of Medical Science Liaison (MSL).
In this session, you will gain first-hand insight into what the day in the life of an MSL looks like, how to communicate skills gained during a PhD to recruitment managers, and how to start networking to land a MSL position.
Simon will answer your questions on what MSL roles actually entail and what skills you should be focusing on developing during your PhD if you are interested in an industry-based role after graduating.
Power & Politics in the Neoliberal University: A Dialogic Discussion
The topics of discussion will revolve around the political economy of neoliberalism in higher education, the politics of publishing, issues of class, race, status, and hierarchy, new managerialism, workloads and work-life balance, dealing with critical feedback and rejection, managing conflict, and staying true to your values as both an academic and a person.
We consider how universities could be re-directed to serve democracy and what we can all do to achieve this.
When: Wednesday, 3 July 2024 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: JA145, Jaguar Building, Coventry University
Announcements
Back in April/May we held this year’s Research Capability and Development Conference (RCAD24). We hope those that were able to attend enjoyed the online and in-person RCAD format as much as we did.
If you haven’t done so already, we would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes telling us about your experience at RCAD24. Your answers will be used to compile a RCAD24 evaluation report and your feedback will help us with the design of future PGR conferences.
The survey will close on Monday, 17 June @ 10.00.
This evaluation is anonymous and should take 4-5 minutes to complete. Please click here to start survey
CHC PGR induction
CHC PGR induction scheduled for June 19th, 10-11.30am in Room 411, 4th floor, Richard Crossman Building, Coventry University.
Publication Sharing
If you have a book, paper, article or anything else that you would like to share, we want to know about it. You can submit a link or DOI to a recent publication you would like to share and it will be displayed on the ReCAP sharepoint and in the PGR and Research Staff Newsletter.
If you have any questions, please email RECAP@coventry.ac.uk
Click here to submit your publication.
Careers
This section shares resources related to supporting PGRs to build their career development opportunities.
Specialist Career Consultation for PGRs
Coventry University's Talent Team in conjunction with RECAP offers specialist consultation for Postgraduate Researchers.
To arrange an appointment with Mark Adams (PGR Careers Consultant - ab4397@coventry.ac.uk), please sign up to Handshake by scanning the QR code.
The Brilliant Club
The Scholars Programme recruits, trains and places PhD researchers and graduates in state schools in England and Wales, to deliver academically rigorous programmes often linked their own research.
Read more and apply here
PGR Teaching Advertisements
Call for Expressions of Interest – BSc and MSc Bioscience Courses (Academic Year 2024/5), School of Life Sciences, Coventry University
Information about teaching positions available: Microsoft Word - PGR Teaching Advertisement - BSc and MSc Bioscience courses (May 2024) (sharepoint.com)
To offer an expression of interest, please complete the following MS Form: https://forms.office.com/e/3mhRSUeuw3
Deadline: Friday, 19th July 2024 (@23:59)
PGR Teaching advertisements will be circulated via the PGR Newsletter and will also be added to the Doctoral College portal pages: PGR working for Coventry University Group (sharepoint.com).
Access immediate emotional and mental health support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through Spectrum.Life which is delivered by an external partner on behalf of CU Health and Wellbeing (Student Services).
PGR Support Links
We have moved our 'PGR Wellbeing Support' and 'PGR Support' sections to the Doctoral College SharePoint.
Please visit the SharePoint page to find key information about wellbeing support and for useful information.
Do you have any Upcoming Events you want to tell the PGR Community about?
If so, we would love to hear from you! Please send us details of events you would like us to share to recap@coventry.ac.uk
Further development opportunities and events can also be found on the RECAP website.
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