Thu, 10:00 - 12:00

Online (Zoom)

You've read widely on your topic and you're ready to write your literature review, but how do you structure the review so it does justice to the literature, is relevant to your research and makes sense to the reader? Conventions vary by discipline and sub-discipline, but all literature reviews need a strong narrative thread.

Thu, 13:00 - 14:00

Online (Zoom)

Time to give your career a little love. This is a periodic opportunity to meet with peers and review your career planning – share achievements, troubleshoot challenges, ask for advice, get insights, ideas, inspiration, problem-solving strategies, and reassurance.

Mon, 10:00 - 15:00

Online (Zoom)

In Year 3 you need to write, so this three day retreat (two days, then one day a month later) kicks off a month-long, self-directed, writing-development programme. The timed writing sessions on all three days help you reflect on, and refresh, your writing process, and set more realistic goals.

Wed, 10:00 - 15:00

Online (Zoom)

Getting to Grips, Pinning it Down is a two-day confidence boost for researchers facing Y2’s particular challenges – motivation, overwhelm and uncertainty – as well as the technical challenges of organising materials and deciding what to leave in and what to leave out. You'll choose, in advance, a chunk of text you want to work on over the two days and you'll look at this text through specific lenses: critical analysis, argument, voice, language and line by line sentence structure.

Thu, 10:00 - 15:00

Online (Zoom)

Getting to Grips, Pinning it Down is a two-day confidence boost for researchers facing Y2’s particular challenges – motivation, overwhelm and uncertainty – as well as the technical challenges of organising materials and deciding what to leave in and what to leave out. You'll choose, in advance, a chunk of text you want to work on over the two days and you'll look at this text through specific lenses: critical analysis, argument, voice, language and line by line sentence structure.