Programme for
2013/14

Sub Category

Research and Enterprise Skills

  • Applying your research to policy agendas
      Date: 19 February 2014   Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Designed for: Researchers who are interested in using the results of their research beyond academia to influence policy...
  • Career Exploration for Researchers
      Dates: 29 January 2014 28 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Exploring the match between the person you are and the job you do.  Topics will include:  Work-Life...
  • Doing Focus Group Research
    Date: 11 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   Designed for: Academic and research staff who plan to undertake focus group research   Content: The Focus Group Method: An...
  • Effective use of voice: Free your voice - Find Your Voice
      Date: 30 January 2014 Time: 10.00 am - 1.00 pm     Designed for: Research staff   This is a vocal workshop to help you find your natural voice.  Do you want to...
  • Good Clinical Practice Training
    Good Clinical Practice training is now only delivered through an e-learning package.  Access to the training is controlled by the University’s Research Governance Team or a Health and...
  • Interview Methodology in Research
    Date: To be confirmed Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   Designed for: Research and Academic staff   Content: The event is divided into two sections: Theory and Practical. Part 1: Theory - The...
  • Planning Your Research Career
      Dates: 21 November 2013 1 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   This short course provides early career researchers with an introduction to career planning in higher education. The topics...
  • Preparing for Academic Interviews
      Date: 29 October 2013 27 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   This course is designed for research staff applying for senior research positions or lecturehips. The topics explored will...
  • Presentation Skills for Research Staff (2 day course: 1 & 11 April 2014)
      Date: 1 & 11 April 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm Register once to attend both sessions   Designed for: Research Staff Content: What makes a good presentation? Your...
  • Project Planning & Time Management for Researchers
      Date: 12 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   Course content: Develop skills in project planning techniques Focus on research projects Action planning on your projects Enhancing...
  • Queen’s Writing for Publication Series 2013/14 (3 Sessions)
      3 workshop dates: 5 December 2013 8 January 2014 12 February 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   Content: What is it? A three part workshop based on practical activities aimed to provide...
  • REF, Citations and Research Output
    A waiting list will be compiled for this course via iTrent.  A date will be scheduled if there is sufficient interest.    Content: Bibliometric data is an increasingly important...
  • Research Ethics for University Staff
      Date: 8 May 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   Designed for: Academic and research staff Content: Research should be conducted ethically. Across a wide range of academic disciplines there is...
  • The Effective Researcher (2 day course)
      Date: To be confirmed Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm   Designed for: This programme is aimed at early career staff researchers within the first 3-15 months of a research contract with project...
  • Writing your academic CV
      Dates: 26 September 2013 5 March 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   This course is designed for research staff applying for senior research positions or lectureships.  This is a...
  • Integrated Research Application System (IRAS)
      Dates/Times: 17 October 2013, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm 3 February 2014, 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm 12 May 2014, 10.30 am - 12.30 pm   Venue: The above courses will be held in the Peter Froggatt...
  • Introduction to NVivo
    Dates: Tues 10 December (followed by clinic on Thurs 12 Dec, 9.30 to 12.30) Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm Designed for: All academic and research staff involved in the collection and analysis of...
  • Introduction to Stata (2 day course)
    Dates: 21-22 October 2013 - PFC 03/028 10-11 March 2014 - ELTC/TR 2 Time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm   This two-day course provides an overview of Stata 12, the latest version of Stata. ...
  • STEMNET Ambassadors Information session
      Date: 7 February 2014 Time: 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Location: Old Staff Common Room, Lanyon Building   The Northern Ireland based STEM ambassador scheme is co-ordinated by Mary Carson from W5...
  • The Collaborative Researcher
      Date: 5 November and 3 December 2013 Time: 9.15 am - 4.30 pm   Overview: Collaboration is more than the icing on the research cake; it now lies at the heart of the research model for the...
  • The Engaging Researcher
      Date: 11 December 2013 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm Location: Postgraduate Student Centre, Seminar Room 3   Aimed at: Academic and Research staff and PhD students   Do you want to...
  • The Strategic Researcher
      Date: 19 February 2014 Time: 2.00 - 5.00 pm   Do you want to get a grant or achieve more publication outputs? This workshop looks at how to be strategic about where you put your research...
  • Turbocharging Your Writing
      Date: 19 February 2014 Time: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm   Overview: Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing...