RDP: Realise
PGR workshops to get you thinking about the organisation and ethics of your research and how it complies with governance, and that tie in with the third Vitae RDF domain.
These workshops will run in March and April.
Explore the workshops on these pages or visit our scheduled events listings for sessions that are currently open for booking. If a workshop isn't bookable, add your name to the waiting list and we'll let you know when registration opens.
- Accessible presentations - At any stage
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Workshop description
We have a professional and legal obligation to ensure that all of our digital content is accessible. In this session we’ll look at what we mean by accessibility and why it is important, then we’ll explore some practical techniques and useful resources for producing and delivering accessible presentations.
Please note that being familair with creating and editing files using Microsoft PowerPoint is a necessary prerequisite for this workshop.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the workshop a successful participant should be able to:
- Explain why digital accessibility is important
- Create a PowerPoint slide deck that is accessible
- Apply techniques to make the delivery of your presentations more accessible
- Describe where to find out more information about digital accessibility
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at any stage and from all disciplines.
About the Facilitators
The workshop is designed and delivered by the Educational Enhancement team.
- An alternative guide to PGR funding - At any stage
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Workshop Description
Are you a current postgraduate student who needs extra funding for fees, living expenses, research, conference or 4th year postgraduate writing-up costs? Have you been adversely affected financially by the pandemic? If the answer is 'yes', then consider attending this session!
It's all about funding from unusual places you probably haven't heard of! As well as explaining the more 'usual' postgraduate funding options available, it's mainly about alternative grant-making bodies in Britain: principally charities, trusts, and foundations. Charities and trusts are seldom used by students, but often make grants regardless of subject, course, or nationality. They are an excellent - but underrated - funding option.
The workshop is based on an award-winning resource called the 'Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding' that all participants will be granted access to!
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you'll be able to:
- Identify the appropriate alternative funding bodies for you
- Find them via books and the internet
- Apply strongly and correctly.
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at all stages and from all disciplines.
About the facilitators
The workshop is delivered by Dr. Luke Blaxill, who won 45 separate grants from charities and trusts as a postgraduate student and whose story has been featured in several national newspapers and on TV.
- Copyright and publishing: understanding your rights as an author - Mid/late stages
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Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at mid/late stage and from all disciplines.
Workshop description:
This workshop will summarise the principles of copyright as they apply to publishing. The session will outline the copyright relationship between authors and publishers for both journal and monographs, and summarise the different Creative Commons licenses, their uses and potential limitations.It will highlight how the University’s Publications and Copyright Policy empowers authors to retain the rights to their work.
By the end of this workshop, you will understand:
- What copyright means and how it is applied in the author/publisher relationship
- How the Creative Commons licenses can be used to protect and share your work
- How the university’s Publications and Copyright policy can empower authors to retain the rights to their work
About the facilitators:
The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University. They offer bookable one-to-one sessions tailored to suit your specific research needs, run various group training workshops, & organise seminars & events to engage with the research community on campus. Together with the Hive Scholars, the team also look after the Sussex Research Hive, the Library's dedicated space for researchers.
- Re-using other people’s work and protecting your own work: an introduction to copyright - At any stage
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Workshop description
Confused by copyright? Are you unsure how you can use other people’s work and unclear how to protect your own work? This workshop will summarise the principles of copyright, consider how and when UK fair dealing exceptions can be applied and how, through licensing and permissions, you can legally use other people’s work in your thesis and publications. It will also consider how to protect your own work. This workshop incorporates an interactive game and opportunities for discussion.
By the end of this workshop, you will know:
- what copyright means and how it can be applied
- how, though licensing and/or obtaining permission, you can legally use other people's work
- how to protect your own work
Target audience
Postgraduate researchers at any stage and from all disciplines.
About the facilitators:
The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University. They offer bookable one-to-one sessions tailored to suit your specific research needs, run various group training workshops, & organise seminars & events to engage with the research community on campus. Together with the Hive Scholars, the team also look after the Sussex Research Hive, the Library's dedicated space for researchers.
- How to adapt your research degree - At any stage
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Target audience:
Postgraduate researchers at any stage in all disciplines. Research staff are also welcome to attend this workshop.
Workshop description:
It's tough doing a research degree under normal circumstances, but it's even tougher when there’s a lot of disruption and distractions. Your original plan is no longer viable and you’re running out of time.
Flexibility are key skills for PGRs. In this practical and interactive webinar, you’ll discover ways of getting back on track with your thesis. You’ll clarify your aims, map out some alternative routes, and create an achievable plan B.
We’ll cover:
- Playing the long game - avoiding quick fixes and pursuing sustainability
- Getting back to basics - looking after your immediate needs
- Starting where you are - re-evaluating your original plan
- Putting first things first - working out your priorities and ditching everything else
- Being kind to yourself - listening to your body
About the facillitaor:
Dr Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD by the University of Sussex in 2014, when the world was a simpler place. Since then, she has helped thousands of researchers navigate their doctorates under more trying circumstances. With a background in both software engineering and academia, Catherine is experienced in adapting to change.
- Understanding and using publication metrics responsibly - At any stage
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Target audience:
Postgraduate researchers in all stages from all disciplines. Research staff are also welcome to book a place to attend this workshop.
Workshop description:
Publication metrics provide a quantitative approach to the analysis of publications and researchers and can help you with information about the reach and potential impact of your research, as well as helping you to make decisions about where to publish.
This workshop will introduce the benefits and disadvantages of a number of tools which provide publication metrics for both the individual researcher and for institutional level analysis. It discusses the importance of the responsible use of bibliometric data and it will also look at the University’s commitment to the use of responsible metrics.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop you will have:
- Learnt how to find and evaluate commonly used metrics
- Consider the advantages of each metric as well as the potential for misuse, and considered how to use metrics responsibly
- Discovered how to use bibliometrics and altmetrics to illustrate the use of your research and that of others
Workshop feedback:
- "Lots of researchers don't know they need to know this stuff - very useful"
- "Novel insights into how each research/publication are rated and cited. Explained the pros and cons of how each different citation metric works"
- "Informative and useful - thanks"
About the facilitators:
The Library Research Support team support researchers at all levels across the University. They offer bookable one-to-one sessions tailored to suit your specific research needs, run various group training workshops, and organise seminars and events to engage with the research community on campus.