Category: Engaged Communication
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WriteFest 2022: creative spaces for Academic Writing
By Dr Jennifer Boyle, PGR Writing Adviser ‘WriteFest’, a month-long celebration of academic writing, takes place every November. It began at the University of Sheffield in 2015 (as part of global Academic Writing Month), but has since expanded, and is offered by many universities across the UK. Although these universities will take many different approaches…
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Reflecting on the ARCadia Festival: Researchers’ Perspectives
By Ken Skeldon, University Research Engagement Manager, with Zara Gladman Public and Community Engagement Advisor (and ARCadia Festival Manager) and Casi Dylan, Advanced Research Centre Events and Engagement Manager. Why ARCadia?The University of Glasgow’s ARCadia Festival held over the last two weeks of September marked a milestone in the journey of our new Advanced Research…
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Making Space for Engagement – Glasgow’s new Advanced Research Centre
Dr Ken Skeldon is Research Engagement Manager at the University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre, or ARC for short was officially opened on 8 June and will soon be fully operational, providing 16,000 square metres of new research infrastructure over 5 floors and a new home for over 500 researchers. Interdisciplinarity…
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Why can’t I write? Understanding factors underlying difficulty with writing
By Jennifer Boyle, Writing Adviser for Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Glasgow As writing adviser, I work with postgraduate researchers from across all Colleges and disciplines, from a variety of different backgrounds, and who might be at any stage in their studies. In workshops and in 1:1 appointments, one thing that is constant across…
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Neurodiversity in research: Rethinking rules and expectations
Elliott Spaeth is a Lecturer in Academic and Digital Development at the University of Glasgow. He is trans, disabled, and neurodivergent. What is neurodiversity and why do I need to know about it? In 2015, an image of a dress went viral because people saw its colours differently – some saw blue and black, others…
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In pursuit of balance and inclusion: reflecting on the 2022 3 Minute Thesis competition
By Emily Hay (PGR Events Intern) in the Researcher Development Team. Though much of the Researcher Development Team’s announcements are devoted to research communications competitions for PGRs, it’s an area which receives little in the way of pedagogical attention. So, hot off the heels of another thrilling iteration of our flagship Three Minute Thesis (3MT)…
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PGRs are doing it for themselves: Peer2Peer training in the College of Social Sciences
By Dickon Copsey. Employability Officer within the College of Social Sciences where his role includes the coordination of the College Employability Programme. As Employability Officer in the College of Social Sciences, I have one of the best jobs in the University. My job is to find creative ways to support the prof dev of our…
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