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November 2023
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02NOV2023Place & Space: Techne Student-led Conference 2023Thu, 09:30 - 16:30Mary Ward House Conference Centre Tavistock Place London WC1H 9SNThis conference aims to be a fully hybrid event exploring the interplay between place and space, and the relationship between these concepts and issues of human identity, intersectionality, and experience.Read more
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06NOV2023Working With Marginalised Communities: Towards an Ethical Practice for PhD Scholars (Day 1)Mon, 11:00 - 13:00Online (Zoom)This is a three-part webinar series delivered by Fred Ehresmann, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of the West of England and Dr Jade Lee, director of Aurora Learning.Read more
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07NOV2023Working With Marginalised Communities: Towards an Ethical Practice for PhD Scholars (Day 2)Tue, 11:00 - 13:00Online (Zoom)This is a three-part webinar series delivered by Fred Ehresmann, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of the West of England and Dr Jade Lee, director of Aurora Learning.Read more
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08NOV2023Finding your Academic VoiceWed, 10:00 - 12:00Online (Zoom)'How can I find my academic voice?' This is a question asked by nearly every PhD researcher, and in this workshop we drill down into 'voice' in academic writing, analysing both its restrictions and its possibilities. Through activities and examples, we’ll identify the writerly techniques that forge a ‘voice’ and explore how to recognise your own voice. We’ll also look at paraphrasing: what it is and how to keep your own voice from being drowned out.Read more
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09NOV2023Working With Marginalised Communities: Towards an Ethical Practice for PhD Scholars (Day 3)Thu, 11:00 - 13:00Online (Zoom)This is a three-part webinar series delivered by Fred Ehresmann, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at the University of the West of England and Dr Jade Lee, director of Aurora Learning.Read more
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10NOV2023Approaches to Researching and Representing Women’s WorkFri, 10:00 - 16:30Cavendish Room, Hamilton Centre, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PHDespite increasing numbers of women entering the workforce, females continue to do more unpaid care- work. Cuts to services, combined with the Covid-19 pandemic have only exacerbated this trend, leading to a mounting crisis in care. From a humanities perspective, this interdisciplinary training-day will encourage students to identify societal presumptions and blind spots about feminised labour.Read more
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13NOV2023'Find your Focus, Find you Feet': Year 1 Writing Development Course (Day 1)Mon, 10:00 - 15:00Online (Zoom)Find your focus, find your feet is a two-day intervention for new PhD researchers to help you negotiate the particular challenges of Y1.Read more
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14NOV2023'Find your Focus, Find you Feet': Year 1 Writing Development Course (Day 2)Tue, 10:00 - 15:00Online (Zoom)'Find your Focus, Find your Feet' is a two-day intervention for new PhD researchers to help you negotiate the particular challenges of Y1.Read more
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21NOV2023Writing for Visual ThinkersTue, 10:00 - 12:00Online (Zoom)If you think in pictures, or in 3D, how do you write a sequential, linear academic argument? This practical workshop gives visual thinkers tools and techniques to organise their thinking before starting to write and to plan with confidence, without losing creativity.Read more
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23NOV2023Making Career Anxiety Work for YouThu, 13:00 - 14:00Online (Zoom)This one hour workshop will explore career related anxiety: what it is, why it’s useful, and how to put it to work as a positive force in your career management.Read more
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24NOV2023Study Hub: Online Retreat DayFri, 09:00 - 15:30Online (Zoom)Study Hub is a productive and motivating, structured online study experience with Natalie Lancer - life, career and writing coach.Read more