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| Articles A PhD’s guide to conferences – Taylor and Francis Virtual academic conferences: 12 tips to get the most out of them – Taylor and Francis Why I’m Flying Less – Professor Aimee Ambrose |
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| Blogs Abstract writing – how to write a conference proposal – Pubs and Publications Choosing your first conference – A beginner’s guide – Pubs and Publications How do you ask the perfect first conference question? – Pubs and Publications One down, a lifetime to go – Navigating your first conference – Pubs and Publications |
| Books Making Sense Of Academic Conferences: Presenting, Participating and Organising, Burford, J and Henderson, EF (2023) |
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| Opportunities There are a number of internal opportunities to showcase your research ranging from subject and department level seminar series to Research Institute level conferences and the University’s PGR showcase. Some suggested opportunities to look out for are listed below, more information on opportunities for this academic year will be circulated in Research Institute newsletters, the Doctoral School weekly email and the Events Calendar. · Breen Hadden Symposium · I2RI Winter Poster Event · PGR Showcase including SIPS Poster Competition and 3 Minute Thesis · SIOE Doctoral Conference |
| Podcasts Academic conference tips – Taylor & Francis Podcast (15:27) Conference Audio Diaries – Academic Aunties Podcast (54:04) – contains some bad language Conferences – Academic Aunties Podcast (44:04) – contains some bad language How to do conference – How to PhD Podcast (31:13) |
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| Synchronous Training (please check the Events Calendar for current availability) Making the most of your conference attendance – This session aims to support PGR’s in developing outcomes from their conference attendance. Over the summer there are numerous SHU internal conferences, and this session will discuss the many reasons and benefits of attending an internal conference. The session will be led by Katrin Stefansdottir. Katrin’s PhD research, The Holistic Conference Experience: Understanding the Individual Attendee’s Conference Journey, underpins the session. Academics, and others, from a wide range of subject areas were interviewed for the research hence this session will provide support and advise to all PGR’s, irrelevant of study topics. Short Talks, Lasting Impression – Take your communication to the next level and uncover how to deliver an award-winning talk. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance. Discover how to give award winning presentations online or in person. This course explores storytelling, improves confidence and shows you the key to successful talks preparation. Being able to describe what you do and why is an essential skill for any researcher and this workshop will help you take your communication to the next level. Dr Jamie Gallagher is a Science Communicator and previous international 3MT winner who will show you how to turn your research into the most interesting, engaging and memorable presentation possible. Discover the hints and tips that will make your talk stand out from the crowd and how to banish nerves to give a confident performance. |
| Tools https://thinkcheckattend.org/ |
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