'Career Planning '
June Kay, Careers Advisory Service
(1) Knowing yourself and your options
Cottrell 2B129, 2pm - 4pm
2nd February 2005
This session examines what you have to offer employers and what you want
from a job. It looks at what you have gained from events in life so
far, and what you have gained specifically from doing research - in
terms of skills, knowledge and achievements.
Self-awareness exercises also look at your values, interests and
temperament and how these could impact on your career choice. The
session will also cover ideas for career development, job hunting
strategies and sources of information.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT CAREERS!
THERE ARE PLACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS SEMINAR - TO BOOK EMAIL ME OR THE
GRADLIST
Sylvia Barnes
Secretary, Planning & Research Office
Room 3B1
x 7041
'The Academic Pin-Up: How To Make A Superb Poster'
Dr David Donaldson, Psychology
Cottrell 2B121, 2pm - 4pm
26th January 2005
Academics present their work in a variety of ways, from published papers
to keynote talks. One very important but often neglected method of
disseminating work is via poster presentations. This session will
provide an introduction to the academic poster - how and why posters are
used at conferences and meetings. Students will be provided with a
selection of posters from real conferences and discussion will focus on
what discriminates a good poster from a bad one. Rather than focusing on
the mechanics of how to generate a poster, the session will be concerned
with how to communicate clear, concise and relevant information to the
intended audience.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW PLACES LEFT FOR THIS SESSION - TO BOOK PLEASE
EMAIL ME OR THE GRAD LIST
Sylvia Barnes
Secretary, Planning & Research Office
Room 3B1
x 7041
Giving talks about your Research
Prof Grant Jarvie, Sports Studies
Cottrell, 2B121, 2pm - 4pm
20 January 2005
If you are nervous about presenting your work to a conference, or even
to an informal seminar group, this session may help you prepare. Grant
will give tips about organising and rehearsing your presentation, how to
make the most of visual aids, and handling questions and discussion.
Research students and junior research or academic staff who have yet to
give research talks, or who have had bad experiences in the past, are
encouraged to attend.
There are still some places left on this session. If you would like to
sign up please contact Sylvia Barnes on (46) 7041 or e-mail
graduate-research(a)stir.ac.uk <mailto:graduate-research-list@stri.ac.uk>
Sylvia Barnes
Secretary, Planning & Research Office
Room 3B1
x 7041
The Seminars for the Spring Semester have now been finalised and the
details are attached in Word format.
It is also available on the web at
http://www.research.stir.ac.uk/sgrs/sgrs_seminarSpring2005.htm
(Keep checking this page for updates.)
Booking arrangments as before. - I look forward to taking your
registrations for a full and varied programme
Sylvia Barnes
Secretary, Planning & Research Office
Room 3B1
x 7041
DO YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW THE MEDIA WORK?
The BA Media Fellowship Scheme offers professional scientists and
engineers the opportunity to experience first hand how the media works.
Media Fellows will spend 3 to 8 weeks on a summer placement with a media
organisation. Previous host organisations have included The Guardian,
BBC
Science Interactive and New Scientist.
>From February, we will be accepting applications. For further
information
and online application visit www.the-ba.net/mediafellows
The SGRS Steering Group have asked me to canvas the postgraduate student
population for suggestions of ways in which SGRS could provide an
enhanced service to Postgraduate Research Students at the University of
Stirling. These suggestions would have to be within the remit of SGRS,
which I have copied below, but your ideas would be warmly welcomed.
Please do not reply to this email, but contact me direct on:
wilma.ellis(a)stir.ac.uk
Remit of SGRS
The Stirling Graduate Research School was established in 1995 as an
integral part of the University of Stirling's research strategy. That
strategy is designed to help the University become one of the top
teaching and research institutions in the UK. The development of a
coherent and well formulated policy for graduate research forms a key
element within the strategy.
The objectives of the SGRS are:
1. To strengthen, support and provide focus for the postgraduate
research community in the University, and enhance the provision for
social, cultural, and welfare support
2. To foster academic contact between research postgraduate
students in the University, with other students and researchers, and
thereby enhance the research culture of the University
3. To co-ordinate the provision of generic research training
4. To disseminate models of good practice in discipline specific
research training
5. To co-ordinate and stimulate other staff development
activities relevant to postgraduate research students and supervisors
6. To facilitate the expansion of postgraduate research within
the University
Membership of the Steering Group comprises of Deputy Principal
(Research) (Chair), Vice Deans (Research), and four student
representatives from the student body. Student representatives are
elected annually, and every effort is made to ensure representation from
each faculty. This process is managed by the Research Services Officer.
The representatives work closely with the Director and the Research
Services Officer in planning SGRS activities to meet the needs of
research students.
Wilma Ellis
Research Services Officer
Planning and Research Office
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 466691
Fax: 01786466688