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Tue 30 Oct 2018 – Tue 19 Nov

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October 2018

Tue 30
ESRC DTP: Business Awareness Course new Finished 09:00 - 16:00 Institute of Criminology, Room B4

The Cambridge ESRC DTP-IAA offers a free one-day training course to PhD students and Postdocs on Business awareness. The course is aimed to assist students understand how businesses operate and to develop skills valuable to future employees. Many businesses are looking for graduate employees with commercial awareness to enable them to work effectively in the workplace.

This fun, one day, interactive course includes ‘The Frame Game’ to give you a taste of the commercial world. Delivery is by the Institute of Manufacturing’s experienced industry and academic staff. So, book a place to:-

  • Experience how a business works
  • Explore a range of key business issues including working with customers, different business models and working as a team
  • Develop skills around developing and communicating your research and project

Lunch will be provided.

February 2019

Fri 15
ESRC DTP: Real World Research - Social Science Solutions Workshop POSTPONED 10:30 - 15:30 17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room B
    • Please note it is compulsory for all ESRC students to attend this workshop once during their studentship**

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of real world research – and in particular, of evaluation research that is commissioned, designed and delivered in the real world, with all its unpredictability, mistakes, and unintended consequences.

The focus is on evaluation research because most funders of commissioned research are interested in knowing more about how interventions to address social problems can be most effective, and about how they should change their policies and work programmes, and about what all this might mean for their own (and their partners’) budgets.

It is important to be able to design evaluations that can help them to know those things, and to avoid designing ones that do not!

After going over some of the key features of good quality evaluation research - and some of the key debates about how it should be done, and how its quality should be assessed – we will look at some brief specifications for actual commissioned research, to think about how we might design and deliver those, assess interests relating to them, and identify any key ethical issues that they might raise.

Examples will be provided on the day, and some worked responses will also be provided at the end of each discussion. Attendees can come prepared with questions relating to their own research if they wish, as those could feed nicely into the group discussion.

This workshop is led by the Managing Director of an independent consulting organisation which has worked for many years with a range of government and non-government organisations on research design and evaluations (both within and outside the UK).

March 2019

Wed 27
Policy Workshop (CSaP and Cambridge ESRC DTP) new Finished 10:00 - 14:30 Judge Business School

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN HOW YOUR RESEARCH CAN BE HEARD IN GOVERNMENT?

This workshop is open to all postgraduates in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Join the Cambridge ESRC DTP with the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) for a workshop where you will learn how policy is written, how to engage with policy officials and decision makers, and learn key skills around how to make your research have an impact within government.

This workshop is open to all PhD students within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (including non-ESRC funded students)

Details are also available at: https://www.esrcdtp.group.cam.ac.uk/Doctoral-Training/understanding-policy

October 2019

Thu 10

Welcome to the Cambridge ESRC DTP - Induction Session ~ The Old Library, Pembroke College, Cambridge

This session will be hosted by Professor Loraine Gelsthorpe, Cambridge ESRC DTP Director and is mandatory for all new Cambridge ESRC DTP students.

The induction will provide you with a chance to meet others within your cohort as well as presentations around:

  • Training opportunities open to you as a DTP Student
  • Real world engagement opportunities
  • Short talks from current ESRC students

You will be provided with an Induction Handbook along with the new Cambridge ESRC DTP Training Programme at the start of the event.

There will be tea and cake at 3.30pm

November 2019

Wed 6

This module comprises a series of six workshops based around a range of multimedia that will enable participants to build a professional identity both online and offline. By the end of this module, participants should have an actionable, usable portfolio.

  • What is your story? (Simon Hall and Tyler Shores)

This workshop contains tips on constructing a compelling and powerful narrative, along with soundbites that can make important points around your research stand out. This session focuses on using social media, how to write a post that will pull people in and come away with a clear idea of how to sell your research:

• Crafting your online and social media identity • Knowing your potential audiences • What do your audiences *really* need to know? • Beyond Google searches: how to be discoverable online

Tue 12

This module comprises a series of six workshops based around a range of multimedia that will enable participants to build a professional identity both online and offline. By the end of this module, participants should have an actionable, usable portfolio.

  • Presenting yourself (Simon Hall)

This week focuses on presenting and public speaking, which you can adapt for elevator pitches, interviews, talks and way more. Come away from this module with some key tools on how to visually ensure you and your work are noticed.

Mon 18
ESRC DTP: Training and Engagement - First Years new Finished 10:00 - 16:00 17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room B

First Year ESRC DTP Students Only

Training and Engagement Day

Tue 19

This module comprises a series of six workshops based around a range of multimedia that will enable participants to build a professional identity both online and offline. By the end of this module, participants should have an actionable, usable portfolio.

  • Managing your online presence (Tyler Shores)

How can you be effective using social media – learn key strategies around how to ensure you are noticed positively and explore all the different platforms and how they can be used appropriately for your research. Learn how to write a blog and how to set up your own web page, including:

• How to find your online communities • Using free online resources that can make your social media much more efficient and effective • Learning the basics of online metrics

December 2019

Tue 3

This module comprises a series of six workshops based around a range of multimedia that will enable participants to build a professional identity both online and offline. By the end of this module, participants should have an actionable, usable portfolio.

  • TV and Radio – Part Two (Simon Hall)

This is the practical to the previous week’s session where you will be giving a ‘real’ interview to a journalist. Learn how to predict questions and how to answer them, along with traps and pitfalls. And also how to get your message across, no matter what you’re asked.

Tue 10
ESRC DTP: Building Your Professional Identity Through Multimedia - Video and Photography new Finished 11:00 - 13:00 Institute of Criminology, Room B4

This module comprises a series of six workshops based around a range of multimedia that will enable participants to build a professional identity both online and offline. By the end of this module, participants should have an actionable, usable portfolio.

  • Videography and Photography (Simon Hall)

Videos and photographs can greatly enhance your online presence, making visitors to your website stay longer, and your social media posts far more likely to be shared and commented on. Even better, in the era of the smartphone, making videos and taking striking photos is far easier than you might think. As Simon will show you, you can be making your own videos within a few hours.

February 2020

Wed 19
Managing your Time and Digital Productivity new Finished 11:00 - 13:00 17 Mill Lane, Meeting Room A

Does it feel like we are always busy, yet somehow always have too much to do?

This session will help you understand how you work, provide some ways of thinking healthily about the nature of work, and share tips and tools for how you can optimize the way you use your time in your daily life.

Topics to be covered include:

+How to prioritize your time for the work that really counts

+Understanding your work style and habits and how to plan accordingly

+How to manage your time to work most effectively

+Tips, strategies, and tools to help you get the most out of your time

+Managing distractions and interruptions

March 2020

Wed 4
Dealing with Pressure new POSTPONED 11:00 - 13:00 Institute of Criminology, Room B3
    • POSTPONED due to industrial action**

New date will be advised soon

Dealing with pressure can be the ability that sets you apart from your colleagues, and allows you to navigate the conflicting demands of your workload. It’s also an art which – to the surprise of many - can be learnt.

In this highly interactive course, strategies are offered for dealing with deadlines, stress and demands, using scenarios ranging from a TV newsroom journalist to an emergency doctor.

Mon 16
*** ESRC DTP Training and Engagement - TO BE RESCHEDULED *** new POSTPONED 09:30 - 15:30 17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room B

POSTPONED - TO BE RESCHEDULED

    • Training and Engagement Day - Compulsory**

As part of the ESRC remit, we are required to provide you with a training and engagement day each term to meet the funder's training guidelines.

For First Year Cambridge ESRC DTP students only

Wed 18
ESRC DTP: Training and Engagement - Second and Third Years Lent Term 2020 new POSTPONED 09:30 - 15:30 17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room B
    • Training and Engagement Day - Compulsory**

As part of the ESRC remit, we are required to provide you with a training and engagement day each term to meet the funder's training guidelines.

--Agenda--

9.30am to 10am - coffee and catch up

10am -10.30am – Talk from the UK Director, Innovation, regarding social sciences in industrial strategy

10.30am to 1pm - Leadership and Management Skills Training - Dr Peter Dudley, Faculty of Education

1pm to 2pm - Lunch – some presentations from the cohort will be given whilst you have your lunch

2pm to 2.30pm - External non-academic Partner Talk (TBA)

2.30pm to 3pm - Group Work around a leadership issue from the external partner

3pm to 3.30pm - Finish with tea and cake - Providing the external partner with your feedback and results

Venue: Seminar Room B, 17 Mill Lane

Wed 25
Emotional Aspects of Fieldwork new POSTPONED 10:00 - 13:00

Venue: Tower Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, 17 Mill Lane

This workshop takes a broader approach to doctoral fieldwork focusing on emotional support for the planning of fieldwork, being in the field and transitioning back to academic life. This workshop has been structured around a facilitated forum for doctoral social science students to share their plans and experiences, along with some invited short talks providing guidance and key advice.

April 2020

Fri 24

Many of us are now spending more time online than ever before — both for our work, as well as our personal and social lives. In these strange and sometimes perplexing times, it can all feel like too much. In this session, we will cover helpful strategies and best practices that can help you in your life online and offline. Topics to be covered include: · Managing digital productivity · Tools and strategies to help build a useful daily online routine · Thinking about how we spend our time online: the good, the bad, and the unexpected · Tips for using online news and social media that help us find a healthy balance

May 2020

Fri 1
What Now! new Finished 12:00 - 13:00

Cambridge ESRC DTP is running a workshop to help DTP students work through this period of time when their doctorates are unable to progress or plans have broken down and need repairing. Join Loraine Gelsthorpe (DTP Director), Jean Adams (Deputy DTP Director), Dr Konstantina Stamati (Partnerships Manager) and Alison Harvey (Training Manager).

Mon 4

Would you like to write for our social sciences blog? Join an online session on how to write for a blog on led by writer and BBC journalist, Simon Hall. We hope that you will come away from this session with a complete or close to complete blog that will be published by TCR (https://cambridgeresearcher.com/)

Fri 15

Professional Development Workshop in International and UK Policy (online) Friday 15th May, 11am to 3pm

This webinar, organised by the Centre for Science and Policy, will offer an insight into how evidence and expertise is sought and used by policy professionals internationally, as well as in the UK.

Speakers will discuss their own experiences of gathering and presenting expert advice and evidence for policy – how the process works, the types of policy issues that require evidence, and examples of what has and hasn’t worked well.

The session will also offer an opportunity for participants to say a few words about their research and its potential policy relevance, as well as opportunities to have small group discussions with speakers.

The webinar will take place on Friday 15 May, from 11am to 3pm UK time, with a break for lunch.

Tue 19
Researching crime during a pandemic new Finished 12:00 - 14:00

The worldwide emergency measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic have a huge impact on the fabric of social life across the world. This includes carious manifestations of crime including street crime, hate crimes, domestic violence, and organised crime. This seminar will present an overview of the many critical issues that social scientists may be interested in, and will introduce students to some empirical studies that are currently ongoing. It will provide an opportunity to discuss social science research ideas, and challenges, linked to the COVID-19 crisis.

Provided by Manuel Eisner, Wolfson Professor of Criminology and Director of Violence Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge.
Fri 29

Many of us are now spending more time online than ever before — both for our work, as well as our personal and social lives. In these strange and sometimes perplexing times, it can all feel like too much. In this session, we will cover helpful strategies and best practices that can help you in your life online and offline.

Topics to be covered include:

Managing digital productivity

Tools and strategies to help build a useful daily online routine

Thinking about how we spend our time online: the good, the bad, and the unexpected

Tips for using online news and social media that help us find a healthy balance

August 2020

Tue 11
ESRC DTP Webinar: Post-Lockdown new Finished 13:00 - 14:00

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September 2020

Tue 15

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November 2024

Tue 12
The Role of Metaphors in the PhD (Online) new [Places] 11:00 - 12:30 ESRC: online

A creative and supportive workshop for anyone about to start their PhD

At the start of a doctorate metaphors appear to abound, with casual and repeated references to ‘journeys’, ‘rollercoasters’, ‘marathons’ and more. This workshop is designed to provide an informal and playful time and space at the start of the doctorate to explore metaphors. We will critically evaluate the metaphors we have already encountered, and that may be established within the institution, and how we want to position ourselves in relation to these metaphors. Plus, we will have time to reflectively and reflexively create metaphors that resonate for us, as individuals, considering how these metaphors might support us through the doctoral ‘journey’.

Tue 19
Exploring Imposter Syndrome (online workshop) new [Places] 11:00 - 12:00 ESRC: online

Dr Julia Hayes will lead this session focusing on imposter syndrome. She will explore what imposter syndrome is and how it can affect the feelings and performance of people on a day to day basis. The session will give participants the opportunity to reflect upon the ways in which imposter feelings affect them, before Julia describes the ways in which it can be managed. Participants will leave the session with a greater awareness of the situations that increase their imposter feelings and have strategies to manage them.

A teams link will be sent to all those who have signed up a few days before the workshop.