Skills Development Overview

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UWE Bristol

Researcher Skills Development

An overview of support

Dr Paul SpencerResearcher Development Manager

UWE Graduate School

[email protected]

0117 32 83974
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The Products of a Research Degree

A written body of

work

A researcher with a

set of skills


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The product that the doctoral researcher

creates is not the thesisvital though that is to

their subject area through the creation of

original knowledgeno, the product of their

study is the development of themselves

Sir Gareth Roberts


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Why the emphasis on skills?

There should be additional training for PhD

students and postdoctoral researchers, mainly

in transferable skills, equivalent of two weeks

per year

Sir Gareth Roberts (b. 1940; d. 2007 )

SET for Success (2002)- A report to Govton the supply

of educated talent to the UK economy


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What are these skills?

UK Research Councils produced a

Joint Statement on Skills (2001) which described a

range of competences that should be developed by theend of a research degree


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Researcher Development Framework

Developed by Vitae in collaboration withResearch Councils

Knowledge, behaviours & attitudes of

researchers across a range of experience

Supersedes the JSS

See the Getting Started handout

http://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
http://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfhttp://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf


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The UWE Graduate School

Overarching admin support for PGR

Provides an institutional focus for PGR

Broad skills development programme

Emphasis on generic/transferable skills

Complement faculty student support


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Skills Development Programme

Practical/knowledge workshops for research degrees

The IT workshops (Microsoft Office)

The Progression Examination

Writing Up

Preparing for the

Viva voce exam


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Wider research skills Getting Published

Perfect Posters

1st Steps to Small Group Teaching

How to win funds & influence people

The digital researcher


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Skills Development ProgrammeTransferable skills (the fun stuff?)

The Effective Researcher

Art & Science of Communication

Project management in a nutshell Personal Skills Development Residential


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Residential course Summer 2016


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Workshop suggestions in the first year

The Beginners Guide to the Research Degree

Data Management Best Practice

Searching & Organising the Literatures Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis


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Booking places on events?

www.uwe.ac.uk/researchevents
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/researcheventshttp://www.uwe.ac.uk/researchevents


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Other resources


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Vitae, 2015 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited.

Vitaeis dedicated to realisingthe potential of researchers

through transforming their

professional and careerdevelopment.

www.vitae.ac.uk/inductions-routemap

www.vitae.ac.uk/focusonstarting

www.vitae.ac.uk/startingadoctorate

@vitae_news@vitae_news


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Vitae Researcher

Development

Framework

(RDF)

Describes the

knowledge, behaviours

and attributes of

successful researchers

Use it to assess your

strengths and identify

areas for further

development

www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf


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Vitae Researcher Development Framework Planner

(RDF Planner)

upload files such as CVs, conference details, testimonials

print reports for discussions with supervisors etc.

record learning & development goals and monitor progress

view the attributes of successful researchers through different

"lenses".

Online app

enables you to:

keep a record of

professionaldevelopment

identify expertise

and capabilities

www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfplanner


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Onwww.vitae.ac.uk

www.vitae.ac.uk/startingadoctorate

www.vitae.ac.uk/inductions-routemap

www.vitae.ac.uk/researcherbooklets

www.vitae.ac.uk/focus-on

www.vitae.ac.uk/researchimpact

www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

www.vitae.ac.uk/wdrd

@Vitae_news on Twitter#vitae15 #phdchat #phdadvice #acwri

@vitae_news

Register to our website with your

university email for full access

@vitae_news

Register to our website with your

university email for full access


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Graduate School Community

We want doctoral students to feel connected toeach other and to the staff supporting doctoral

students.

@uwegradschool

facebook.com/groups/uwegradschool
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Connected learning

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http://thedigitaldoctorate.com
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www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool


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The bigger picture about a doctorate

Wisdom from an assistant professor in the U.S.

The illustrated guide to a PhD
http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/


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Some hints & tips that Ive

gathered over the last 15 years!


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1. Supervisors are busy people


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2. Write & get feedback on your work

as you go along


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3. Be realisticits not a Nobel Prize


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4. Beware the distractions


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5. Take a break once in a while


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6. Its all about work-life balance


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7. Get help where you can


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8. Its really about persistence


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Where do I find out more?

Graduate School Webpageshttp://www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool

Digitally Connected Researcher blog

http://thedigitaldoctorate.com Vitae researcher development

http://www.vitae.ac.uk

PhD comicshttp://www.phdcomics.com/
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschoolhttp://thedigitaldoctorate.com/http://www.vitae.ac.uk/http://www.phdcomics.com/http://www.phdcomics.com/http://www.vitae.ac.uk/http://thedigitaldoctorate.com/http://www.uwe.ac.uk/graduateschool

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