WLV-RESEARCHER - MARCH 2013
The e-zine for Postgraduate Research Students
The content of the Research Newsletter will be dictated by your contributions, and
practical university information. If you have suggestions, comments, contributions and
enquiries for future issues please send them to j.morgan4@wlv.ac.uk with the subject
"WLV-Researcher".
University closure for the Easter Vacation 2013
The University will be closed for Easter from Friday 29th March 2013 to Tuesday 2nd
April 2013 inclusive.
The Learning Centre opening hours over Easter are as follows:
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Friday 29th March (Good Friday) - Closed
Saturday 30th March - 0900 - 1700 (Harrison & Walsall)
Sunday 31st March - 0900 - 1700 (Harrison & Walsall)
Monday 1st April - Closed
Tuesday 2nd April - 0900 - 1700 (Harrison & Walsall)
PRES 2013 **Now Live**
The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) was launched on Friday
1st March 2013 and will run until 16th May 2013.
Who is eligible?
 All PhD students who commenced their studies before February 2013 (new
starters will get a chance to participate in the next survey)
 Professional Doctorate students at the thesis phase of the programme
Taking part
Eligible students received an email including the survey link and a personalised
username and password. The mailings were sent to the email address held on file by
Registry and confirmed by you during enrollment. If you're eligible and have not
received the email and wish to take part please contact Jill Morgan at
j.morgan4@wlv.ac.uk for your unique login details.
What does it involve?
Please try to complete the survey, it's online, very simple to answer and will only take
15 minutes of your time. The results will provide invaluable information to the
University to help shape future research provison.
Researcher Skills Development
The University's Institute of Learning Enhancement supports and delivers the Research
Skills Development Programme which is aimed at Postgraduate Research Students.
Workshops for April 2013:
Please complete the booking form to confirm your attendance.
Getting the most out of your supervisory team
Wednesday 10th April 2013, 2-4pm in the Chaplaincy
Career planning & transferable skills
Wednesday 17th April 2013, 2-4pm in MI025
Marketing yourself in applications and interviews
Monday 22nd April 2013, 2-4pm in MI025
Developing a Research Publications Strategy
Wednesday 24th April 2013, 2-4pm in MI025
Reflecting on the research process: writing a thesis
Thursday 25th April 2013, 2-4pm in MX118
Working towards your viva
Tuesday 30th April 2013, 2-4pm in the Chaplaincy
You can view full details of the workshops at the Research Development Workshops
webpage.
Research Student Poster Competition
You are invited to enter the University of Wolverhampton’s annual research poster
competition to be held on Wednesday 12th June 2012.
There are five cash prizes of £100 to be won, plus £20 Amazon vouchers for the peer
review prizes.
Peer review categories are:
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Clarity of message
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Visual impact
Importance to society
We would encourage you all to enter - you do not need large amounts of data or major
research results. The aim is to produce a poster that explains your research to "nonspecialists".
To register for the competition please send an abstract (max 250 words) to Jill Morgan
at jill.morgan4@wlv.ac.uk by 1:00pm on Monday 15th April 2013 - please remember to
include your name, contact details and poster title on the abstract!
On submitting the abstract, please work on the basis that your poster has been
accepted for the internal competition and be prepared to allocate your time on 12th
June to present and "defend" your poster to the judges.
Poster Format
Your poster must be A1 size and can either be landscape or portrait - the choice is
yours! The poster must also feature your name, title of poster and the name of the
University. You may design your poster in an imaging package of your choice but
remember that the poster must be sized to A1 before you start and saved as a pdf file.
Poster Printing
ILE have arranged to have posters printed internally. If you wish to take advantage of
this service please email the pdf file to jill.morgan4@wlv.ac.uk by Monday 13th May
2013 and your poster will be printed for you. The posters will be taken to the venue and
displayed on your behalf, all you have to do is turn up on the day for judging (details to
follow).
If you require advice on poster subject and content (or encouragement) please see
your supervisors who will be able to provide further assistance.
Forthcoming Events - Doctoral master classes (all welcome)
The School of Health and Wellbeing are running doctoral master classes which they
have kindly agreed to open up to all resarch students.
Achieving methodological and philosophical harmony in the research process: an
illustration
15th March 2013, 10-12, MX113, Dr Wendy Walker
Using mixed methods to measure outcomes for vulnerable children and families
15th May 2013, 1-3pm, MH208, Dr Sharon Vincent
Postdoctoral directions
23rd May 2013, 11:30-1pm, MH209, Professor Laura Serrant-Green
Physical activity and cognition in the elderly
26th September 2013, 10-12pm, venue tbc, Dr Angela Clifford
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