faculty of humanities and social sciences’ welcome lunch
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Welcome Lunch. Departments in HSS. Economics Education Health Politics, Languages & International Studies Psychology Social & Policy Sciences. Faculty of HSS. HSS has the largest student intake across the university - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Welcome
Lunch
Departments in HSS
• Economics• Education• Health• Politics, Languages & International Studies• Psychology• Social & Policy Sciences
Faculty of HSS• HSS has the largest student intake across the university• over 2,900 undergraduate students • over 1,600 postgraduate taught students • 391 research students
• HSS Graduate School • Graduate taught and research programmes • Main administrative office is in 1West 3.12 • Core graduate school staff • Research Skills Training• Public Engagement activities• Future events planned – details to follow• Vibrant community of students
• Bath is part of the South West Doctoral Training Centre• in collaboration with University of Bristol & University of Exeter
Programme for today• Welcome and introduction • Dr Ed Keogh on behalf of Professor Steve Gough, Associate Dean
• Research and Development Training • Dr Jill Porter
• Public Engagement • Dr Joanna Coleman and Ed Stevens
• South West Doctoral Training Centre Placements • Shan Bradley-Cong, SWDTC Placement Officer
• Student experience • Ben Bowman, SWDTC Student representative
Public Engagement for Postgraduate Researchers at the University of
Bath
Dr Joanna Coleman, Head of Public EngagementEd Stevens, Public Engagement Officer
What’s meant by ‘public engagement’?
Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education
and research can be shared with the public.
Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of
generating mutual benefit.
Bath values public engagement
The University is committed to facilitating highly visible public engagement embedded across the
whole research lifecycle, with researchers building mutually beneficial links between their research
and the public.
Why’s this important?
Because engagement can be a route to impact.
Impact across the research lifecycle
Thinking about potential publics
• Who might be interested in / benefit from / contribute to your research?
A pilot HSS-related opportunityBringing together research students and early career researchers with external organisations or individuals who may be interested in their research, under 3 faculty-wide research themes:
1. Environment & sustainability2. Health & wellbeing3. Childhood & youth
Events to be preceded by tailored training in public engagement with research (e.g. why / how to engage)
Why bother?The events will provide research students with an opportunity to:• Present their research (ideas) to non-technical audiences,
developing associated transferable skills• Inform the development of early research ideas / thinking• Engage with potential users of the research• Open up organisational access / build useful networks• Meet with potential future employers
And it’s not all about the researchers – we hope that the external organisations will relish the opportunity to make their viewpoints heard, and perhaps even to influence future research and the development of ideas.
Get involved in other ways!• Come along to our inaugural Public Engagement Showcase
(Wednesday 13th November, 14.15 – 16.45) and meet with other researchers from across HSS and beyond interested in engaged research – register at: https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/pe_showcase
• Enter the Images of Research 2014 competition
• Sign up to our Public Engagement Network – make links with others interested in engaged research, receive a monthly newsletter and a heads-up on relevant on-campus seminars / events. Email – [email protected]
Contact Us
Feel free to contact us any time via:
Or drop in to see us over in the East Building, Room 2.2
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At a Glance -
SWDTC Placement Scheme
www.swdtc.ac.uk/placements
Shan Bradley-CongSWDTC Placement Officer
South West Doctoral Training Centre
The evidence that placements, internships and other work experience are extremely valuable to students, both in terms of their academic performance and their employability skills, is strong.
-- Sir Tim Wilson, A Review of Business–University Collaboration, 2012
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Who?Why?What?When?How?
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Who are SWDTC Students?
Area and Development Studies
Economic and Social History
Human Geography
Education
EconomicsManagement and Business Studies
Political Science and International Studies
Psychology
Social Policy
Social WorkSocio-legal Studies
Sociology
Advanced Quantitative Methods
Environment, Energy and Resilience
Global Political Economy
Health and Wellbeing
Security, Conflict and Justice
Avoid the Cloister
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Purposes
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What is a placement? (or Internship?)
1-6 months’ full time employment
More than 160 hours part-time Non-academic organisation Personal development or PhD
related
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A sample of placements
Creative England - Creative Industries Mapping Data Review
Bank of America - Global Markets Quantitative Analytics Associate
PwC – Sustainability & Climate Change Consulting Human Dignity Trust HM Revenue and Customs - Behaviour Change Team Parliament Scrutiny Group, Cabinet Office National Trust Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
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Support to students
Brief the SWDTC Placement Scheme Match your interests through existing networks to find a
suitable placement Promote employability skills training Advertise existing placements Provide funding advice Negotiation of the contract Process extension on university registration Monitor and evaluation during the placement including visit Debrief
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Other Placement Schemes
ESRC Internship Scheme – Cabinet Office, Creative England, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, The Scottish Government, UKBA, Welsh Government, etc.
AHRC International Placement Scheme – Library of Congress Washington DC, USA
OECD Internship Scheme – opportunities in various offices
Project Oracle – Child and youth related sectors in Great London
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Funding
Placement providers – salary, allowance, etc. SWDTC Placement Grant (ESRC funded
students only) - £1,000 per month, funded extension. ESRC Internship Scheme (ESRC funded
students only) - Fully-funded extension with extra travel and accommodation allowance University of Bath Alumni Funds
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How to find a placement?
Placement Interest Registration form Useful Websites Supervisor and pathway leads The organisations Update your CV SWDTC Placement Officer
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“I feel that my PhD research and academic responsibilities within the university have benefited from my three months away (on placement). I have returned to my studies fresh and revitalised, with new ideas and a new enthusiasm for my work… I would highly recommend this scheme to other students in terms of its academic, career and personal benefits.”
-A former PhD student
