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Introduction to Staff Researcher Development

At Northumbria University we are committed to ensuring researchers at all levels are supported and developed effectively.

The Staff Researcher Development Programme has been designed to meet the training and learning needs of researchers throughout the University. Whether you are new to research or an experienced researcher you should find something to suit your learning needs. Please use the table overleaf to identify suitable training for you to attend.

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STAFF RESEARCHER

DEVELOPMENT Research New to

Early Career Researcher/ Post Doctorate

Experienced

Researcher Research Leader

COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA Research and Collaboration

Using Web Tools and

Social Media.    

Social Media for Researchers    

ETHICS Research Ethics Involving

People   

Ethical Research Practice   

FUNDING

Finding Research Funding   

EU Funding Demystified    

Developing Successful

Grant Applications  

GETTING PUBLISHED Northumbria Research Link:

Making your research visible    

Open Access Publishing    

Copyright Essentials for

Researchers    

Publishing and Disseminating

Research    

HOW TO GET RESEARCH ACTIVE Mind Mapping for

Researchers    

Literature Reviews:

Planning and searching  

Statistics: Exploring data

sources for your research  

Copyright Essentials for

Researchers  

Keeping Up-to-date with

New Research    

NVivo 10    

IMPACT Measuring your Research

Performance    

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SUPERVISING RESEARCHERS Current Postgraduate

Research Supervisors Update (for experienced supervisors required every three years)

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New Supervisors Workshop  

Independent Chair Training  

NETWORKING SKILLS Positive Influencing and

Networking Skills    

Managing Difficult

Conversations    

Increasing Self Awareness    

Research and Collaboration using Web Tools and

Social Media    

PG HEP

PG Hep  

RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT

EndNote in a Nutshell    

EndNote Introduction    

EndNote Advanced    

RESEARCH INFORMATION SOURCES Statistics: Exploring data

sources for your research    

RESEARCH INFORMED TEACHING Focus on the

Research-Teaching Nexus   

RESEARCH LEADERSHIP

Coaching and Development   

Professorial Leadership Programme   Academic Leadership Programme   Research Mentoring    PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Managing Research Projects  

TEAMWORKING AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Problem Solving Tools

for Teams  

Effective Assertiveness Skills  

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Research and Collaboration Using Web Tools

and Social Media

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Academic and postgraduate research staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to introduce the use of web tools in a research context. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Explore a range of web tools and social media

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Learn how to search; communicate; collaborate and disseminate their work effectively

Dates/times/venues:

13th November 2013, 13.30 – 15.00, City 14th November 2013, 9.30 – 11.00, CLC 15th November 2013, 14.15 – 15.45, City 5th March 2014, 13.30 – 15.00, City 6th March 2014, 9.30 – 11.00, CLC 7th March 2014, 14.15 – 15.45, City

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Social Media for Researchers

Delivered by:

RBS

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Explore the uses of social media

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Learn how to use social media

Dates/times/venues:

Dates coming soon…

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Mandatory course: Research Ethics

Mandatory course: Research Ethics Involving People

Delivered by:

Andrew Rawnsley, Teesside University

Who should attend:

Research Ethics is mandatory for all academic and research staff to attend once every three years

Aims and objectives/course description:

This session will cover all ethical responsibilities in three key areas:

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The policies and procedures in place at Northumbria to govern ethical conduct

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Individual ethical responsibilities, specifically relating to individual research activity

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Individual ethical responsibilities relating to the supervision of student projects, working with peers and colleagues and external partners and sponsors

Dates/times/venues:

Tuesday 8th October 2013, City Wednesday 23rd October 2013, City

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Ethical Research Practice

Delivered by:

Andrew Rawnsley, Teesside University

Who should attend:

This is a session offered to PGHEP participants and is also available to all other academic staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

This session will cover the following:

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What is research integrity?

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Core ethical principles

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Legal and compliance aspects of research practice

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Review and discussion of case studies from different disciplines

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Discussing ethical issues arising from your own research practice

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The ethical review process at Northumbria

Dates/times/venues:

Tuesday 19th November 2013, 13.15 – 17.00, City Monday 31st March 2014, 9.15 – 12.45, City

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Finding Research Funding

(targeted at early career researchers and those new to research, but can be

useful for experienced researchers too)

Delivered by:

David Young and Sam King, Research and Business Services

Who should attend:

Academic and research staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will give researchers the tools they need to search for and find funding opportunities relevant to their research interests. It will focus on how to use Research Professional, including creating an account, developing targeted and personalised searches, and setting up funding alerts. We will also cover how to use UKRO to stay up-to-date with EU funding information.

Dates/times/venues:

Tuesday 5th November 2013, 10.00 – 13.00, City Thursday 9th January 2014, 14.00 – 17.00, City Friday 11th April 2014, 10.00 – 13.00, City

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EU Funding Demystified

Delivered by:

David Young and Sam King, Research and Business Services

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to raise awareness and increase understanding of EU funding sources for research, and to highlight forthcoming opportunities in Horizon 2020. We will consider the likely budget and proposed strands and societal challenges in Horizon 2020 and the main ways it will differ from FP7. It is anticipated that this will be of interest to research staff from all disciplines and at various career stages, given the breadth of funding opportunities on offer in Horizon 2020.

Dates/times/venues:

Thursday 10th October 2013, 10.00 – 13.00, City Wednesday 12th February 2014, 10.00 – 13.00, City Tuesday 13th May 2014, 10.00 – 13.00, City

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Developing Successful Grant Applications

Delivered by:

David Young

Who should attend:

This is a session offered to PGHEP participants that is also available to all other academic staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

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The research funding landscape

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Institutional context

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How to find and apply for research funding: relevant funding sources

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Playing the research funding game

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What makes a successful funding application: reviewing and discussing funding application examples

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Support available at Northumbria

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Developing your own application

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A follow-up mock panel exercise will also be offered to all participants

Dates/times/venues:

Thursday 24th October 2013, 13.15 – 17.00, City Monday 27th January 2014, 13.15 – 17.00, City

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Northumbria Research Link: Making your research visible

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend: Academic and postgraduate research staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

This 30-minute ‘bite sized’ briefing aims to introduce participants to the University’s online research repository (NRL). Staff attending this session will be introduced to the NRL and how it can be used by researchers as a tool to record and share their work

Dates/times/venues:

11th November 2013, 11.15 – 11.45, CLC 13th November 2013, 13.00 – 13.30, City 3rd March 2014, 11.15 – 11.45, CLC 5th March 2014, 13.00 – 13.30, City

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Open Access Publishing

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will outline the ways in which research may be made openly accessible and the benefits of this, including raising the profile of researchers and their work. Those attending will:

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Be introduced to the concept and importance of Open Access

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Be able to explore Open Access resources

Dates/times/venues:

11th November 2013, 12.30 – 13.00, CLC 12th November 2013, 13.00 – 13.30, City 3rd March 2014, 12.30 – 13.00, CLC 4th March 2014, 13.00 – 13.30, City

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Copyright Essentials for Researchers

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This 30-minute ‘bite sized’ briefing aims to outline the impact that copyright law will have on you as a researcher. Staff attending this session will:

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Be aware of guidelines for using work created by others

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Understand issues surrounding their own copyright

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Understand how to seek permissions to go beyond what is permitted by copyright law

Dates/times/venues:

14th November 2013, 13.30 – 14.00, CLC 15th November 2013, 13.30 – 14.00, City 6th March 2014, 13.30 – 14.00, CLC 7th March 2014, 13.30 – 14.00, City

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Publishing and Disseminating Research

Delivered by:

Colin Damm, Engineering and Environment

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will cover:

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Institutional, national and international context of publishing and disseminating research: the REF, research impact, different outputs, what counts in your subject

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Northumbria: Personal Research and Innovation Plans (PRIPs), Northumbria Research Link

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The ‘rules of the game’: journal editors from different Faculties and disciplines give advice on what journal editors are looking for and common mistakes made when submitting to journals

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Planning participants’ own publication and dissemination strategy

Dates/times/venues:

Monday 28th October 2013, 13.15 – 17.00, City Thursday 20th March 2014, 9.15 – 12.45, City

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Mind Mapping for Researchers

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to show you how the techniques of mind mapping can help you to research and study more effectively. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Be introduced to the principles of mind mapping

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Be able to apply mind mapping to note taking, planning and time management

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Begin to explore MindGenius software

Dates/times/venues:

11th November 2013, 15.00 – 16.30, CLC 12th November 2013, 13.30 – 15.00, City 13th November 2013, 15.15 – 16.45, City 3rd March 2014, 15.00 – 16.30, CLC 4th March 2014, 13.30 – 15.00, City 5th March 2014, 15.15 – 16.45, City

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Literature Reviews: Planning and searching

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to help you to develop strategies to search for and evaluate a range of information for your literature review. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Have an understanding of strategies to search for information

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Be aware of the aims and structure of a literature review

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Have the opportunity for ‘hands-on’ searching of databases

Dates/times/venues:

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Statistics: Exploring data sources for your research

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to focus on key sources of British official statistics at national, regional and local level; key sources of EU official statistics and selected sources at international level. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Learn how to reinforce their research with the effective use of statistical data

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Explore a wide range of resources directly from the NORA catalogue

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Discover online communities to share and discuss research methods

Dates/times/venues:

12th November 2013, 15.15 – 16.45, City 14th November 2013, 11.15 – 12.45, CLC 4th March 2014, 15.15 – 16.45, City 6th March 2014, 11.15 – 12.45, CLC

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Copyright Essentials for Researchers

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

As a researcher, copyright law has an impact on multiple aspects of your work. This session will focus on providing guidelines for using work created by others. It will look at how to seek permissions to go beyond what is permitted by copyright law and licences, and, importantly, it will examine issues surrounding your own copyright – including what to be aware of in publishers’ contracts and how to protect your work. This maps to the RDF’s sub domain of Professional conduct (C1)

Dates/times/venues:

14th November 2013, 13.30 – 14.00, CLC 15th November 2013, 13.30 – 14.00, City 6th March 2014, 13.30 – 14.00, CLC 7th March 2014, 13.30 – 14.00, City

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Keeping Up-to-date with New Research

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to help you to save time and effort when doing your research. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Learn how to use alerting services (email and RSS)

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Be able to develop, and save database searches to re-use as required

Dates/times/venues:

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NVivo 10

Delivered by:

Jane Wilcockson

Who should attend:

Academic staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

NVivo 10 enables qualitative researchers to work with a comprehensive range of qualitative data (transcripts, social media, audio and video sources, pictures, database tables and spreadsheets), as well as providing the tools to manage, and explore, qualitative data. This two- day course will focus on introducing the primary tools available in NVivo 10, which will assist qualitative researchers in managing and analysing a variety of data whilst working with their own data or with data provided by the trainer.

Dates/times/venues:

Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th November 2013, City Thursday 27th and Friday 28th February 2014, City

Thursday 19th and Friday 20th June 2014, City

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Measuring your Research Performance

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

Citation counting is just one way of measuring research impact. This session outlines how to look up the citation count of articles, look at citation maps, how to calculate an author’s index and how to establish the best places to publish using journal impact factors in Web of Knowledge. We will also look at other tools used to count citations such as Google Scholar and ‘Publish or Perish’.

Dates/times/venues:

13th November 2013, 11.15 – 12.45, City 14th November 2013, 15.00 – 16.30, CLC 15th November 2013, 9.30 – 11.00, City 5th March 2014, 11.15 – 12.45, City 6th March 2014, 15.00 – 16.30, CLC 7th March 2014, 9.30 – 11.00, City

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Research Impact

Delivered by:

Alex Robson, Research and Business Services

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Understanding of research impact

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Pathways to impact

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Maximising the impact of research through the research lifecycle

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Public engagement as a route to impact

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Case studies from different disciplines

Dates/times/venues:

Monday 9th December 2013, 13.15 – 17.00, City Tuesday 8th July 2014, 9.15 – 12.45, City

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Current Postgraduate Research Supervisors

(for experienced supervisors, required every three years)

Delivered by:

Professor John Dean, Head of the Graduate School

Who should attend:

Current postgraduate research supervisors

Aims and objectives/course description:

The PGR Supervisor Update is a briefing that all current supervisors must attend every three years. This ensures that Northumbria supervisors are kept up-to-date with changes in University regulations relating to PGRs.

Staff attending this workshop will:

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Receive an update on new supervisory practices and processes at Northumbria including recruitment and annual progression.

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Understand the processes around appointment of examiners and the viva voce.

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Learn from experienced peers and to consider the processes of supervision at Northumbria.

Dates/times/venues:

Tuesday 17th September 2013, 10.00 – 12.30, City Wednesday 18th December 2013 10.00 – 12.30, City Tuesday 7th January 2014, 14.00 – 16.00, CLC

Friday 9th May 2014 10.00 – 12.30, City

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New Supervisors Workshop

Delivered by:

Who should attend:

Academic staff who have been newly appointed to a postgraduate supervision role

Aims and objectives/course description:

The new postgraduate supervisor workshop is an opportunity for staff new to postgraduate supervision to learn about the support mechanisms available for postgraduate research at Northumbria. This session will introduce staff to the procedures and practices at

Northumbria for postgraduate research including recruitment, progression and

examination. This session will also cover ethics and integrity of research and supervisory relationship. Staff attending will:

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Understand the supervisory practices and processes at Northumbria including recruitment and annual progression

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Understand the processes supporting the appointment of examiners and the viva voce

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Understand the nature of the supervisory relationship and how to support postgraduate students including other support mechanisms available at the University

Dates/times/venues:

17th December 2013, 10.00 – 12.30, City 15th May 2014, 10.00 – 12.30, City

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Independent Chair Training

Delivered by:

Who should attend:

Senior academic staff and research leaders

Aims and objectives/course description:

The Independent non- examining chair college was created to ensure equity and fairness in the examination process.

The criteria for membership of the IC College are as follows:

ICs should be current members of the University’s academic staff or Emeritus Professors who have

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Successfully supervised to completion at least one research degree student

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Experience of examining research degrees

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Experience of management of staff

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Sufficient experience and seniority to command respect and, if necessary, intervene in the oral examination

Members of the University’s Research Degrees Committee are automatically members of the IC College.

Associate Deans (Research and Innovation) should nominate sufficient additional members who satisfy the above criteria, to make certain that enough capacity is available in each Faculty to ensure the volume of annual research degree examinations can take place. Staffs who are nominated should attend this workshop before undertaking their role.

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Learn from experienced peers and to consider the processes of research degree examination at Northumbria

Dates/times/venues:

Wednesday 13th November 2013, 9.30 – 13.30, City

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Positive Influencing and Networking Skills

Delivered by:

Dawn Parkin

Who should attend:

All University staff

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to support staff who would like to be more influential within their role. It does this through considering the importance of managing relationships and networks, the context in which we use influencing skills and how to do this successfully. Learning approaches include a review of relevant theoretical models, practical activities and reflection/discussion groups. This workshop builds upon the foundations provided in the ‘Interacting with Others’ event but it can also be attended as a stand-alone workshop. It also makes excellent pairing with the ‘Learning to Listen’ workshop.

Dates/times/venues:

Wednesday 20th November 2013, 13.30 – 17.00, City Wednesday 29th January 2014, 9.00 – 12.30, City Monday 24th March 2014, 9.00 – 12.30, City

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Managing Difficult Conversations

Delivered by:

Clare McLaughlan

Who should attend:

Staff with line management responsibilities

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will provide a range of tools to support line managers in providing constructive feedback when tackling staff issues. The workshop uses a mixture of case studies and syndicate group exercises to identify and develop the skills needed to start and conduct difficult conversations in a positive and effective way.

Dates/times/venues:

Tuesday 15th October 2013, 9.00 – 13.00, City Tuesday 10th December 2013, 13.00 – 17.00, City Thursday 20th February 2014, 9.00 – 13.00, City

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Increasing Self Awareness

Delivered by:

Dawn Parkin

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will focus on increasing self-awareness through identifying your personal preferences, values and communication styles and consider how these influence how we behave and therefore impact on our interactions with others. The learning approaches include a variety of communication styles questionnaires, including a look at the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and practical activities and reflection/discussion groups. The workshop is a useful foundation for ‘Learning to Listen’ and ‘Positive Influencing and

Networking Skills’ workshops, however, it is also a valuable stand-alone session. It is suitable for staff interested in learning more about themselves and how they can apply this

knowledge to enhance their communication with others.

Dates/times/venues:

Monday 7th October 2013, 9.30 – 16.30, City

Wednesday 11th December 2013, 9.30 – 16.30, City Wednesday 5th March 2014, 9.30 – 16.30, City

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Research and Collaboration Using Web Tools

and Social Media

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Explore a range of web tools and social media

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Learn how to search; communicate; collaborate and disseminate their work effectively

Dates/times/venues:

Wednesday 13th November 2013, 13.30 – 15.00, City Thursday 14th November 2013, 9.30 – 11.00, CLC Friday 15th November 2013, 14.15 – 15.45, City Wednesday 5th March 2014, 13.30 – 15.00, City Thursday 6th March 2014, 9.30 – 11.00, CLC Friday 7th March 2014, 14.15 – 15.45, City

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Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice

Delivered by:

Nicola Reimann

Who should attend:

New and early career academics

Aims and objectives/course description:

The PG Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PGHEP) is intended to be the foundation for Northumbria new and early career academics, developing their strengths in learning and teaching and in research. Individuals join us with very varying prior experience and the programme offers considerable flexibility in what they learn and how they go about learning. It has been developed and is being delivered in conjunction with all Faculties. The decision whether a new member of staff is required to take PGHEP is taken at interview.

Dates/times/venues:

Please refer to: Academic Development section of People Development website

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EndNote in a Nutshell

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to introduce participants to Endnote, the University’s online reference management tools. Staff attending this workshop will:

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See Endnote’s key features

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Gain an overview of how Endnote can help you to reference your work

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Have time for ‘hands on’ practice using Endnote

Dates/times/venues:

12th November 2013, 13.45 – 14.15, City 13th November 2013, 13.45 – 14.45, City 14th November 2013, 14.15 – 14.45, CLC 4th March 2014, 13.45 – 14.45, City 5th March 2014, 13.45 – 14.15, City 6th March 2014, 14.15 – 14.45, CLC

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EndNote Introduction

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

EndNote is a reference management software package that can help you manage your references. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Learn how to establish a library; import references; create bibliographies and references lists

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Be able to insert citations into your documents and arrange references in your selected reference style

Dates/times/venues:

26th November 2013, 9.30 – 11.00 19th March 2014, 14.00 – 16.00 20th June 2014, 10.00 – 12.00

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EndNote Advanced

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Learn how to use keywords, custom groups and smart groups to organise your library

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Be able to further customise EndNote to your specific needs and to output bibliographies

Dates/times/venues:

3rd December 2013, 9.30 – 11.00 26th March 2014, 14.00 – 16.00 27th June 2014, 10.00 – 12.00

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Statistics: Exploring Data Sources for your Research

Delivered by:

University Library

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to focus on key sources of British official statistics at national, regional and local level; key sources of EU official statistics and selected sources at international level. Staff attending this workshop will:

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Learn how to reinforce their research with the effective use of statistical data

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Explore a wide range of resources directly from the NORA catalogue

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Discover online communities to share and discuss research methods

Dates/times/venues:

12th November 2013, 15.15 – 16.45, City 14th November 2013, 11.15 – 12.45, CLC 4th March 2014, 15.15 – 16.45, City 6th March 2014, 11.15 – 12.45, CLC

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Focus on the Research-Teaching Nexus

Delivered by:

Nicola Reimann

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Research informed teaching

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Supervising dissertations and projects

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Supervising postgraduate research students

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Regulations for the supervision of postgraduate research

Dates/times/venues:

24th April 2014, 9.15 – 12.45, City 3rd July 2014, 13.15 – 17.00, City

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Coaching and Delegation

Delivered by:

Clare McLaughlan

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will provide a range of tools to support line managers in developing staff to grow and improve. The workshop uses a mixture of case studies and group exercises to identify and develop the skills needed to engage, coach and develop team members.

Dates/times/venues:

15th October 2013, 13.00 – 17.00, City 11th December 2013, 9.00 – 13.00, City 20th February 2014, 13.00 – 17.00, City 10th April 2014, 9.00 – 13.00, City

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Professorial Leadership Programme

Delivered by:

Various

Who should attend:

This leadership programme is open to University Professors and is accessed via nominations from Associate Deans and Executive Deans.

Aims and objectives/course description:

The aim of this programme is to refresh and enhance your leadership awareness, skills, knowledge and behaviours. It will support you contribute to leadership at Northumbria and motivate others around you to contribute, and deliver, our ambitious agenda.

Please follow the link for further information: Professorial Leadership Programme

Dates/times/venues:

Please see the Leadership section of the People Development website for further details

Booking details:

Please note attendance onto this programme is through nominations by your Associate Dean and Executive Dean

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Academic Leadership Programme

Delivered by:

Various

Who should attend:

All academic staff at grade 8 and above

Aims and objectives/course description:

Please follow the link for further information: Academic Leadership Programme

Dates/times/venues:

Please see People Development website for further details

Booking details:

Please note attendance onto this programme is through nominations by your Associate Dean and Executive Dean

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Research Mentoring

Delivered by:

Jamie Macdonald

Who should attend:

Academic staff who are also responsible for supervising researchers

Aims and objectives/course description:

Over the two-day event, participants learn about the fundamental approaches and skills of professional coaching and mentoring. The objectives are to develop the participants’ ability to:

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Communicate effectively using powerful listening and questioning skills

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Facilitating the learning of others

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Work with others to move them into compelling, accountable action

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Develop career-related and transferable skills

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Create a trusting and safe relationship for developing and managing people

Dates/times/venues:

13th November 2013 4th December 2013

(Attendees must attend both days)

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Managing Research Projects

Delivered by:

Colin Damm, Engineering and Environment

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

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Introduction to project management tools and categories

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Applying project management tools to research projects

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Examples of successful and poor research project management

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Brief overview of available IT tools

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Detailed planning and analysis of your own research project using project management tools

Dates/times/venues:

10th January 2014, 13.15 – 17.00, City 5th May 2014, 9.15 – 12.45, City

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Problem Solving Tools for Teams

Delivered by:

Clare McLaughlan

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will provide a range of tools to support line managers in developing creative ways of solving problems and challenges. The workshop is a very practical and interactive session, where you will have the opportunity to test out the problem solving tools explored. You will be asked to complete a questionnaire in advance of attending the workshop in relation to a workplace challenge which you can work on during the workshop. This could relate to improvements in service, operational processes or identifying opportunities to improve efficiency or effectiveness of team tasks.

Dates/times/venues:

12th November 2013, 13.00 – 17.00, City 18th March 2014, 13.00 – 17.00, City 14th January 2014, 9.00 – 13.00, City

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Effective Assertiveness Skills

Delivered by:

Mark Vollans

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop will provide you with a clear understanding of how to adopt assertive

behaviours and build self-confidence. Practical activities ensure maximum participation and opportunities for participants to build their skills. Each topic is introduced with a short input from the facilitator who also provides feedback on how the activity has been handled. In this particular workshop a ‘suite’ of case scenarios is used to help participants apply their learning to issues of assertiveness within the context of the workplace.

Dates/times/venues:

17th October 2013, 9.00 – 13.00, City 13th December 2013, 13.00 – 17.00, City 6th February 2014, 13.00 – 17.00, City

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Effective Time Management

Delivered by:

Clare McLaughlan

Who should attend:

Aims and objectives/course description:

This workshop aims to give staff the tools and techniques to achieve their goals by utilising time more effectively. The workshop involves a mix of group work and personal reflection on your own work situation.

Dates/times/venues:

10th December 2013, 9.00 – 12.30, City 10th April 2014, 13.30 – 17.00, City

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How to book and contact details

To book a place or request further information on any of these workshops, please contact the relevant email address as detailed in the course outline.

To speak to a member of the People Development Team about this programme please contact:

Erin Donnelly, People Development Manager [email protected]

0191 227 4523

Or Margaret Goodchild, People Development Administrator [email protected]

0191 227 4627

Further information about other events offered through People Development can be found on the website: www.northumbria.ac.uk/staffdevelopment