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4.45 Welcome for 2014 Cohort and new supervisors

5.45 Joined by some members of previous cohorts

6.30 Joined by other doctoral researchers in the social sciences

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Introductions

DTC Structure Interdisciplinary Pathway Cluster Host School Pathway Cluster

Leader

Understanding Behaviour Psychology Prof. Jamie WardInnovation and Sustainability Business,

Management and Economics

Prof. Ed Steinmueller

Global Social Transformations Global Studies Prof. Maya Unnithan

Knowledge and Society: Well-being, Health and Communities

Education and Social Work

Prof. Kwame Akyeampong

Citizenship, Justice and Security Law, Politics and Sociology

Prof. Aleks Szczerbiak

Global Economic Performance Business, Management and Economics

Prof. Ed Steinmueller

Pathway Cluster Pathway (Department) Some Research Centres

Understanding Behaviour

Psychology Sussex NeuroscienceCentre for Cognitive Science (COGS)

Innovation and Sustainability

Science and technology studies (SPRU)

Social Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (STEPS)

Global Social Transformations

Area and development studies Human geographyPolitical science and international studies (International relations) Social anthropology

Sussex Centre for Migration Research (SCMR) Centre for Global Health Policy

Knowledge and Society: Well-being, Health and Communities

EducationSocial work

Centre for International Education (CIE)Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY)

Citizenship, Justice and Security

Political science and international studies (Politics) Socio-legal studies (Law) Sociology

Sussex European Institute (SEI) Centre for Gender Studies (CGS)

Global Economic Performance

Economics (Management and business studies)

Centre for Poverty and Inequality Research (CPIR)

Pathway clusters, pathways, schools, departments and centres

• Pathway: the arrangements for doctoral support and development that are available to doctoral researchers in your school, department and research centre.

• ESRC: the resources and opportunities that are available only to ESRC funded students and which come directly from them via the DTC

• University: what is made available for doctoral researchers centrally in terms of courses and resources mainly through the doctoral school

DTC tasks

• Selects doctoral researchers for awards• Administers the grant: between ESRC and

University• Performs quality assurance• Contributes to university doctoral governance• MSc in Social Research Methods• Is there for you!

Training Needs Analysis

Research Methods

• 1+3 Courses – take/audit – MSc in Social Research Methods – MRes in Psychological Methods– MSc in Applied Social Psychology– MSc in Foundations of Clinical Psychology– MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience – MSc in Science and Technology Policy– MSc in Technology and Innovation Management – MSc in Economics– MSc in Development Economics– MSc in International Economics

• Other master’s courses – take /audit• School / Department / Centre Seminars• Other doctoral provision in your school (or elsewhere)

Researcher Development Programme: Short Courses

• http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/internal/researcherdev/events/all

• http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/internal/researcherdev/e-learning

Researcher Development Programme: Online Courses

Advanced Training

• Sussex DTC - organized in the summer term

• Other DTCs (bursary reduces cost to £30)

• Other National Centre for Research Methods

• Other relevant courses (With research training support grant)

Research Training Support Grant (RTSG)

• Pooled fund based on £750 per year per researcher• Expenses associated with research project (including

fieldwork, conferences, training etc)• Discuss with supervisor – complete form• request amounts from DTC based on realistic costing

(quotation or estimate)• Collective application rather than individual items• Submit expense form with receipts - reimbursement

Overseas Fieldwork

• Difficult Language Training• Extra costs that might not be incurred by

those doing fieldwork in the UK – Return flights to the country of fieldwork– Visa costs– Vaccinations– Interpreter/Translation costs

Other activities

• First year and third year conferences • ESRC Festival of Social Science• Watch this space!

Questions

All cohorts

• Teacher Training • Placements • Media training• Overseas institutional visits • Mentoring Circles scheme

Teaching and Teacher training• The amount of time that

researcher is expected spend each year on their research “equates to a 37.5-hour week for 48 weeks [1800 hours]. Please note that ESRC allows for eight weeks’ holiday per year and when this is taken into account, the figure of 1,800 hours is reduced to 1,650.”

• Six hours per week maximum teaching or research assistantship time.

• 3 introductory workshops • Email Janet Collett

j.c.collett@sussex.ac.uk to book.

• Sussex certificate• 3 continuing workshops +

2000 words assignment • 15 credits towards PGCertHE• Associate membership of

Higher Education Academy

Internship Scheme

• Spend up to six months in a non-academic organisation within the public, voluntary or private sector where they can work as part of a team .

• Calls (probably October) and then from time to time• Only one per person – three month rule• Time added on • Extra allowance up to £1000 for accommodation and

travel• Other internships and placements • Consultancies

ESRC Media Training

• To equip researchers with basic skills to disseminate their research to the public

• To explain to researchers what makes a good press release and how the press works

• To give researchers a survival guide for radio and television interviews

• Early career researchers media training covers PhD students and postdoctoral researchers

• Generally 30-50 attendees• Run at various times and locations across the country (five

in 2013)

Making your research count

• Publish in academic journals • Blogs: your own, others • Twitter• Press release – radio, TV. • Collaborate – watch for DTC opportunities• ESRC resources • ESRC events

– http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/TandE/video/podcasts/

Overseas Institutional Visit • Aims

– establish research networks – disseminate early research findings – participate in seminars and other academic activities that are

directly relevant to their research – undertake specialist research training not available within the UK

• Integral to PhD study with continued supervision• 4 – 13 weeks (extension)

– After start and before finish of award – 3 months• One call per year – deadline Fri 21 Nov 2014• Support from supervisor and host institution• Written report

Mentoring circles scheme

• 2 experienced doctoral students lead circle• 5-6 new ESRC students• Meet 6-8 weeks (twice per term), 1.5 hrs• Discuss issues arising from life as doctoral

researcher• Benefits – networking, peer support, different

perspectives, variety of discussions• Circle leaders training

Practice

• Ground rules - Respect, honest, non-judgemental, listening, …confidential?

• Active listening, open questions

• Groups, 2 leaders to facilitate

• How I’m feeling about (starting) my PhD…?