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A participative online session including group and individual work, enabling you to feel more confident when online networking; looking at how if differs to in-person networking and what this means your approach and thoughts about it.

'Dear esteemed author…'

So-called predatory publishers regularly approach researchers via email to solicit manuscripts and conference papers. With the emphasis on publishing as a measure of academic success still strong it can be easy to give in to temptation and flattery but this can do more harm than good to a future career.

This session will look at the problem of predatory publishers using case studies. Attendees will be given tips on how to spot a predatory publisher or conference and the best advice to offer if one of their researchers has been approached.

This session provides valuable career advice to science postdocs from the speaker's own experience, expressed with a good deal of humour.

Postdoctoral Researchers are typically employed on relatively short-term contracts, and are funded by so-called 'soft money' to carry out a specific project for a PI. This creates an immediate tension. The specific project will have research objectives and deliverables that must be met to satisfy whoever is funding the work, and the PI will be assessed on whether these goals have been met. However, a postdoctoral researcher will often have their own research interests and also career objectives. A really successful postdoctoral project is one in which everyone's goals are met. The talk will cover a little about Dr Flewitt's own experience of this process from the perspective of both sides and try and draw out some general thoughts for discussion.

Introduction to using the open-source reference management program, Zotero.

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If you are regularly required to write, or offer advice on writing, CHRIS/PD33s, either as a line manager or a departmental administrator then this course is for you.

This full-day course takes an evidence-based approach to writing academic papers. Participants learn that publishing is a game and this course will help them win it. It is designed to maximise the number of papers from a research project, make the process of writing the paper as efficient as possible, reduce the chances of co-authors and supervisors making unnecessary changes in the late stages of preparation and fosters collaboration between researchers. The course is highly interactive and participants not only learn from each other, they will, by the end of the day, be well on their way to completing a paper for a particular journal. They effectively learn to market themselves and their departments as well as learn about the process of writing. Past attendees have said the approach is fun. Originally developed for clinicians the course is relevant to all researchers, irrespective of their discipline.

Olivia Timbs is the organiser and trainer. She is a regular tutor for The Guardian Masterclasses programme running this course and another on effective writing.

The course takes an evidence-based approach to writing. Participants will learn that publishing is a game and the more they understand the rules of the game the higher their chances of becoming publishing authors. They will learn that writing an academic article and getting it published may help with their careers but it does not make them better researchers, or cleverer than they were before their paper was accepted; it simply means they have played the game well.

Suitable for GSLS postgraduates in any discipline who are keen to learn how to write academic papers and articles efficiently as well as more established researchers who have had papers rejected and are not really sure why.

If you want a better chance of your name on a paper, this is for you!

Trainer

Olivia Timbs is an award-winning editor and journalist with over 30 years' experience gained from working on national newspapers and for a range of specialist health and medical journals.

Do you feel you often experience 'writer's block' where you can't seem to start or make good progress with your writing? In this session, we will discuss ways of mitigating and getting past writer's block, particularly through seeing blocks as opportunities for writing.

Through discussing certain myths about academic writing and healthy ways of conceptualising the writing process, you will become familiar with techniques for freeing up your writing and making steady progress on your dissertation and other writing projects.

Now more than ever, there is a need for compassion in the workplace. But what do we mean by a ‘compassionate workplace’, and what are the benefits of being more compassionate – towards ourselves and others?

In this session, Jonathan Taylor, an Occupational Psychologist from Pearn Kandola, will explore compassion at work, and discuss what we currently know about the benefits of practicing self-compassion and of compassion towards others. We will also introduce the role of the ‘compassionate leader’ in the months ahead, and share some practical ideas that you can introduce to support yourself and others.

Highly recommended for people managers and anyone interested in supporting your own wellbeing and that of your colleagues.

This will be an interactive workshop for those who would like to increase their understanding of race and racism.

The aim of the session is not only to enhance participants’ confidence in speaking about race but also to provide them with tools to reflect on their role in the circulation of racism, and to build their capacity to challenge racism.

This will be an interactive workshop for those who would like to increase their understanding of race and racism.

The aim of the session is not only to enhance participants’ confidence in speaking about race but also to provide them with tools to reflect on their role in the circulation of racism, and to build their capacity to challenge racism.

These latest presentations of the Web Recruitment system will demonstrate the additional functionality being developed in Phase 3 of the Web Recruitment Project.

The demos will allow for feedback from Schools and Departmental Administrators before new functionality is introduced in July.

Release 3 of the University’s web-based recruitment system will be launched on 28 July. There will be no formal training with this release but these Go-Live briefings are available to demonstrate the new functionality. The updated system will allow staff involved in recruitment to collect additional information relating to Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship applications, purge applicant data, and record the progress of offers in a more intuitive way. It also incorporates changes prompted by the introduction of the new Screening Policy.

• This is the In Person version of HR Transformation Programme: Advocate Network Meeting (Live Online).

Join us at these regular meetings (a mixture of online and in-person events) for members of the HR Transformation Programme Advocates Network as we work towards myHR, the new HR and Payroll system. As an Advocate, your contribution is vital to raise awareness of the programme and myHR, and to help manage the change within your area. These meetings will provide:

• An update on progress, including latest news and actions
• Guidance, learning and resources to support you in your role as Advocate in your area
• Time to discuss your ideas, plans and approach with other members

Visit HR Transformation Programme to read more about the aims of the programme and join us on HRTP Yammer for latest news and updates. Please continue to share Joining the Advocate network with others who may be interested.

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

Join us at these regular meetings (a mixture of online and in-person events) for members of the HR Transformation Programme Advocates Network as we work towards myHR, the new HR and Payroll system. As an Advocate, your contribution is vital to raise awareness of the programme and myHR, and to help manage the change within your area. These meetings will provide:

• An update on progress, including latest news and actions
• Guidance, learning and resources to support you in your role as Advocate in your area
• Time to discuss your ideas, plans and approach with other members

Visit HR Transformation Programme to read more about the aims of the programme and join us on HRTP Yammer for latest news and updates. Please continue to share Joining the Advocate network with others who may be interested.

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar, with the Teams link you will need on the day.

Thank you for joining the HRTP Advocates Network! This short session will introduce you to the Network, help you to meet other new members and start to think about what part you play in this change as we work towards myHR, the new HR and Payroll system, going live in the summer of 2024 and the second deployment of additional functionality in 2025.

Visit HR Transformation Programme to read more about the aims of the programme and join us on HRTP Yammer for latest news and updates. Please continue to share Joining the Advocate network with others who may be interested.

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.

Join Andi Hudson, Director of the HR Division, and Professor Kamal Munir, PVC for Community and Engagement, at the first (in person) event for the new HR Transformation Programme Advocates network. The session will introduce you to changes that are on the horizon for us all this year and next as we head towards the new HR and Payroll system, myHR, going live in the summer of 2024. Work is already well underway with colleagues to streamline processes and build the new system that will give us direct access to our own HR data and, for those with management responsibility, relevant information to support their teams.

As an Advocate, your contribution will be vital to raise awareness of the programme and myHR and to help manage the change within your area. The meeting will cover how we will help you to do this and to work with others in the network to learn more about your role as an Advocate. It will be a great opportunity to find out more about where the programme is up to and to make plans about how we will work together to engage more widely with our colleagues.

Visit HR Transformation Programme to read more about the aims of the programme and Advocate network if you are not yet a member of the network.

• We hope that you will be able to join us at this launch event. If you are not able to attend in person, there is an alternative online version (with recorded content from Andi and Kamal) at HRTP: Advocates Network Meeting (Live Online).

• Please Note: Once you have booked, on your booking confirmation page, you can click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

• This is the Live Online version of HR Transformation Programme: Advocate Network Meeting (In Person Face to Face) for those who cannot attend in person.

Hear from Andi Hudson, Director of the HR Division, and Professor Kamal Munir, PVC for Community and Engagement, at the first (online) event for the new HR Transformation Programme Advocates network. The session will introduce you to changes that are on the horizon for us all this year and next as we head towards the new HR and Payroll system, myHR, going live in the summer of 2024. Work is already well underway with colleagues to streamline processes and build the new system that will give us direct access to our own HR data and, for those with management responsibility, relevant information to support their teams.

As an Advocate, your contribution will be vital to raise awareness of the programme and myHR and to help manage the change within your area. The meeting will cover how we will help you to do this and to work with others in the network to learn more about your role as an Advocate. It will be a great opportunity to find out more about where the programme is up to and to make plans about how we will work together to engage more widely with our colleagues.

Visit HR Transformation Programme to read more about the aims of the programme and Advocate network if you are not yet a member of the network.

Please Note: Once you have booked, on your booking confirmation page, you can click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting that you will use to join on the day of the course. You must have Teams installed on your computer to participate. See System requirements below for more information.

This is a HRTP UAT session for HR product owners and HR subject matter experts. This is an invitation only event.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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This is a HRTP UAT session for HR product owners and HR subject matter experts. This is an invitation only event.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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Unfortunately this session has been cancelled and will be rescheduled on Friday 26th January. The invite will be send across shortly.

This is a HRTP UAT Payroll session for HR product owners and HR subject matter experts. This is an invitation only event.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

• See Related Courses below to take your skills further

This is a HRTP UAT session for HR product owners and HR subject matter experts. This is an invitation only event.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

• See Related Courses below to take your skills further

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