Apr 24
Alex Hope (@DrSustainable) is running a session on social media and networking for academics and researchers today at 3pm: Overview: There is massive potential to use social and digital media to develop a highly effective network but there is so much information on the Internet, where do you start? Dr Alex Hope (Faculty of Engineering …
Jan 16
Places are available still available for sessions on the 5th and 6th February… The Science Outreach workshop is delivered over the course of one day by Science Made Simple. Northumbria still has places available for either the 5th or 6th February. This opportunity is particularly appropriate for anyone new to science engagement, especially those who are involved …
Jan 11
Places are available for Northumbria staff on a two-day course on ‘How to be an effective researcher’, which takes place on 22nd & 23rd January (10am-4pm both days). This is a two-day, non-residential programme that uses a series of experiential learning activities to enable participants to explore the practical skills required for successful project management and …
Nov 16
A few training places remain at the Science Busking workshop on the 5th December The session is facilitated by Facilitated by David Price, Science Made Simple… check out a video of David in action here http://www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk/page247g.html Science busking provides a really unique opportunity to engage the public with your research. Why wait around for an audience …
Nov 13
Research Professional - the comprehensive research funding opportunity search tool – offers monthly online training sessions free to researchers at subscribing institutions. It’s worth taking advantage of these sessions to get the most out of this very useful and powerful tool. The next session is taking place on Tuesday 27th November between 10-11am. The session will provide …
Oct 09
Research Professional - the comprehensive research funding opportunity search tool – offers monthly online training sessions free to researchers at subscribing institutions. It’s worth taking advantage of these sessions to get the most out of this very useful and powerful tool. The next session is taking place on Tuesday 23rd October between 10-11am. The session will provide …
Sep 18
Research Professional – the comprehensive research funding opportunity search tool – offers monthly online training sessions free to researchers at subscribing institutions. It’s worth taking advantage of these sessions to get the most out of this very useful and powerful tool. The next session is taking place on Tuesday 25th September between 10-11am. This session …
Sep 07
Science Outreach is aimed at those interested in starting out in engagement activity. The focus is on practical sessions, giving participants opportunities to gain ideas for simple activities to use, as well as encouraging them to think about how to communicate their own research to different audiences. The training day looks at how to reach different …
Sep 07
The British Academy has announced a new scheme to support the career development of early career scholars (within 10 years of the award of the doctorate) who are in established academic posts. The newly announced Quantitative Skills Acquisition Awards aim to develop and enhance researchers quantitative skills by providing an award to enable early career researchers to …
Sep 03
Both NERC and the AHRC have issued calls for members of key advisory boards and groups: NERC wants science and innovation advisors NERC has announced it is looking for members of its Science and Innovation Strategy Board, which is the key source of advice to NERC Council on science and innovation matters. As a member …
