LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

The University of Manchester is delighted to be hosting this nationally recognised researcher leadership course.

 

Do you want to...

·         develop your leadership skills?

·         explore the concept of leadership?

·         build confidence in your leadership style?

·         develop and maintain a sense of direction?

·         influence people towards a common goal?

·         make a difference at the University of Manchester?

 

What's in it for me?

·         explore leadership both in theory and in practice

·         receive feedback on your leadership style and how you can develop it

·         learn more about your strengths and weaknesses

·         understand your personal values and how you make decisions

·         recognise your achievements and how to use these to create future success

·         understand the impact you have on those who you are leading

·         identify how these skills can benefit you in your current role

·         take a few days out from your research both physically and mentally, and have some space in which to consider yourself and your next steps

 

What will it involve?

·         The course will be attended by up to 36 researchers from different disciplines and career stages. The course will be led by a team of experienced facilitators who will work with you throughout the 3 days to support your learning. They will be from a variety of backgrounds with experience in leadership, academia and other sectors.

·         This course takes a ‘learning by doing' approach. There will be presentations on leadership theory, but for the most part, you will be actively participating in the sessions and activities.

·         This is an intensive 3 day non-residential course. By registering for the course you are committing to attend the course in full (from 09:00-17:15 on each day). Part attendance is not acceptable.

 

What other researchers say about the course:

·         96% participants would recommend this course to other researchers

·         Where to start? - it was challenging, demanding, thought provoking, informative.

·         I attended the ‘Leadership in Action' course expecting to pick up a few tips, the odd insight. I left 6 inches taller, with increased confidence, team skills and satisfaction.

·         Attending this course has been a life changing experience for me. It was very inspirational and I have recommended it to all of my colleagues and friends. The things I learnt will stay with me for the rest of my life and I know they will play a huge role in my future achievements. A big, big thank you to the tutors they were fantastic.

 

How to apply:

Participant numbers are strictly limited to 36. To gain a place on this prestigious course, please send an email to mdc@manchester.ac.uk by 21 November explaining in no more than 150 words about why you should be selected to attend this course and develop your leadership skills.

UACES Student Forum Seminars 2013

Registration Open

 

UACES Student Forum Seminars 2013

Swedenborg House, London, 21-22 November 2013 The Workshop This two-day event organised by the UACES Student Forum<http://www.euro-research.eu/>

is aimed at postgraduate students who are actively engaged in research on European affairs. The workshop aims to discuss the skills needed for academic researchers during the PhD process and beyond.

Sessions will cover areas such as conducting fieldwork, preparing and presenting at academic conferences and applying for grants and funding. The second day of the workshop aims to address the process of publishing in academia with sessions focusing upon understanding the journal submission process, deciding where to submit your work and writing for a non-academic audience.

Funding Available

UACES is able to cover the cost of travel (economy fares up to 90 GBP) as well as one night's accommodation (50 GBP max. per person towards accommodation costs) for participants. Funding for travel and accommodation for students participating in the workshop is on a first come first served basis. Please see the Terms & Conditions at www.uaces.org/terms<http://www.uaces.org/terms> before registering.

 

This funding has been made possible with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union.

Registration

Please see

www.uaces.org/seminars2013<http://www.uaces.org/seminars2013> for further information (including a list of speakers) and to register.

Registration closes on Thursday 14 November 2013.

Dear all

 

This an opportunity for ESRC funded student researchers who have achieved or show potential in achieving outstanding impacts:

 

The second annual impact prize call for applications has opened.  http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/celebrating-impact-prize/index.aspx

 

The Prize is our annual opportunity to celebrate the outstanding economic and social impacts achieved by ESRC-funded researchers. Applications are now welcome and will close at 16.00 on 22 November 2013. Winners receive £10,000 and £5,000 to the second place winners.

 

Applications are welcome from any current or previously ESRC funded projects, including those funded before 2008.

 

There are six categories for the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize:

·        Outstanding Impact in Business - research which has generated business impact through successful knowledge exchange and engagement

·        Outstanding Impact in Public Policy - research that has contributed to the development of UK public policy, at the local, regional or national government level

·        Outstanding Impact in Society - research that has made a contribution benefitting society more widely or a specific group of the public

·        Outstanding International Impact - research that has achieved impact at an international level in business, policy or societal issues

·        Outstanding Early Career Impact - student researchers who have achieved or show potential in achieving outstanding impacts in any of the above categories

·        Impact Champion of the Year - a nominated individual who has a significant personal track record in knowledge exchange and supporting and enabling impact.

 

To see winners from 2012, http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/celebrating-impact-prize/prize-winners-2013.aspx

 

Hello from Dr Ian Fairweather

Hi All

This week I have attended the Induction sessions for new PGRs in most of the schools in the Faculty of Humanities. It was great to see so many new faces and I hope to see you all again at some of the forthcoming training sessions scheduled for this semester. As I said, the core sessions do book up quickly so if you are keen to do any of them this sesmeter you should go on to eprog and book your place. If you find yourself on the waiting list please wait to be told of a cancellation. If you can't make a session you have booked on to please let us know with as much notice as possible so that your place can be given to someone else. Dont worry if you don't manage to do all these sessions this semseter, there are repeat sessions in the second semster.

 I should also remind you about the methods@manchester Methods Fair http://www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/2013-10-09/index.shtml which will be a great opportunity to meet some of your colleagues and staff, see what others are doing and start thinking about your methodology. Finally I wanted to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Researcher Development Team, to wish you all every success with your PhD programme!

Best

Ian

 

Dr Ian Fairweather

Lecturer in Social Anthropology

School of Social Sciences

University of Manchester

Oxford Road, Manchester

M13 9PL

ian.s.fairweather@manchester.ac.uk

Teaching & Learning Showcase.

The Faculty of Humanities will be hosting its next Teaching and Learning Showcase event on Tuesday 25 June 2013 from 1 - 4.45pm. The event will be held in the Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, with stalls and refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits) in the Hanson Room.

There will be 10 sessions available for participants to attend, each lasting 30 minutes and structured around a presentation followed by time for questions and answers. Topics at the event will include employability, assessment and feedback and enhancing student contact time.   

If you haven’t been to one of our Showcases before, please do try to come along to this one! Previous attendees have found the event interesting and inspiring, and a good opportunity to discuss practice initiatives with colleagues.

Pre-registering is required. The timetable and registration survey are now available online and can be accessed using the link below. Look out for posters around your building, and please check our website at: http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/tandl/news/

Pathways - Friday 7th June 2013

Pathways, Friday 7^th June 2013, Renold Building (Sackville Campus), 9am – 4pm

This is your opportunity to explore and consider the range of career opportunities available to you once you’ve completed your studies.

The event will offer you the chance to hear from a wide range of speakers (from varied backgrounds, roles and organisations), all of whom have a PhD and advice to share, as well as some employers.  Throughout the day we will organise around 20 different sessions covering topics such as ‘Careers in Academia’, ‘Research roles outside universities’, ‘Non academic roles in universities’; ‘Finding work overseas’, ‘Staying to work in the UK’; ‘Changing your career path’, ‘Marketing your PhD and your skills’, ‘What do employers look for in PhD applicants?  and many more.  

You will be able to make connections with our speakers and also with fellow PhD students from across the University - every year around 350 students attend the event.

Feedback from previous events shows that attendees leave feeling more positive and confident about the path they are pursuing, clearer about the options ahead of them and generally inspired.

It’s free to attend.  Lunch and refreshments provided.

We look forward to seeing you there.  Register now at: www.manchester.ac.uk/pathways

Marie Curie Research Fellowships in Sweden

COFAS 2 – Call for proposals, Marie Curie Fellowships in Sweden, FAS Incoming International Postdoc fellowships (FIIP)

·         COFAS 2 is FAS' International postdoc fellowship programme.

·         Deadline for submission of applications is 29 May 2013 at 17:00 CET.

·         FAS supports research in the areas of working life, public health and welfare.

·         The purpose of funding International Incoming postdocs is to give qualified researchers opportunity for knowledge and competence exchange with the Swedish research society.

·         Applicants can apply for up to 24 consecutive months at the host institution. Applicants who find it difficult to spend longer periods of time abroad, e.g. for family reasons, may divide the time with work at the institution in their country of origin.

The grants include:

·         Living, mobility and travel allowance, incl. 35% overhead with 950 000 SEK per year (approx. 94 500 EUR for living, 13 500 EUR for mobility and 2500 EUR for travel)

·         Family allowance 50 000 SEK for each dependent per year (approx. 5,500 EUR/year for each dependent)

·         Research cost contribution, which amounts to 50 000 SEK per year (approx. 5500 EUR/year)

·         Career Grant 5000 SEK (approx. 550 EUR) per seminar, for participation in Career Coaching seminars arranged by FAS

News in the COFAS 2 programme

• Introducing family allowance This change provide better conditions for researchers to go abroad and bring their family on their postdoc period. COFAS 2 is introducing a substantial Family allowance, by offering 50 000 SEK (approx. 5500 euro) per dependent per year.
• Wider Career window. Applicants with a PhD exam obtained during the last 5 years (childcare and military services subtracted), or applicants being in the last stages of their PhD preparation, but that will have their PhD at the time of recruitment (contract signature), are eligible to receive fellowships in the COFAS 2 programme
• Repatriation period. Now financed by FAS to secure contract extension due to national regulations for parental leave
• Work part-time. Fellows with child-care responsibilities can apply to work part-time during the fellowship or divide their fellowships in several stays, with the maximum time not exceeding 36 months (not including the repatriation)

More information and applications: http://www.fas.se/en/COFAS-2/