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Contents

Introduction 3

Research training 4

The Wednesday seminars and workshops

Writing Matters: Creative academic writing

Strategies of thought

Skills development 9

Research and funding proposals: A guide to writingthem successfully

Projects with arts organisations

Student-led projects

Tacit a digital journal

The MIRIADONLINE news site

Research support for students 10

Research methods support officer

MIRIAD research associate

Student support officer

MMU Cheshire

MMU Graduate School

MMU Graduate School Clinic

External training 11

Artsmethods at the University of ManchesterVitae

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Photographs by Lucy Wright

The photographs in this brochure aretaken from the practice-led PhD ofLucy Wright. Lucy's research isconcerned with contemporarymanifestations of 'folk' performance inthe North West of England. Counteringthe popular perception of tradition assomething best preserved in aspic, her

work approaches folk as somethingdynamic and forwards-moving, with avital part to play in communities. Shehas explored the 21st century legacyof the town carnival movement inCheshire and Lancashire, and theoverlooked and highly popularperformance-sport of girls' Morrisdancing. Employing novel, relational,artistic research methods, she hasdeveloped a material practice around

the concept of contemporary folk artas a way of researching with others,which aims not to 'turn away' oncetime spent in the field is complete(Ingold, 2009).


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IntroductionThe researcher development programme 2014 2015 at MIRIAD(Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design) inthe Manchester School of Art (MSA) has been designed to ensure

postgraduate students have the skills required to successfully managetheir research and their subsequent careers. Supervisors, early careerresearchers and other MMU staff will also find aspects of theprogramme of value.

The programme provides essential components of yourexperience as a researcher.

The programme is linked to PARCNorthWest, the region-widePractice as Research Consortium, which is led by MIRIAD.Postgraduate researchers play a key part in developingPARCNorthWests programme. The consortium consists offourteen higher education institutions in the North West region:

This brochure gives details of the four strands of theprogramme:

Research training

Skills development

Research support for students

External training

The following members of staff in MIRIAD have particularresponsibilities for the programme.

Professor Jim Aulich: Head of MSA Research Degrees

Dr Amanda Ravetz: Deputy Head of MSA Research Degrees

Dr David Haley: Co-convenor research training

Dr Toby Heys: Convenor of MA module: a Guide to WritingResearch and Funding Proposals

Dr Myna Trustram: Skills development and Co-convenorresearch training

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Glyndwr University, Liverpool Hope University; Liverpool JohnMoores University; Manchester Metropolitan University;University of Bolton; Edgehill University; University ofLancaster; University of Salford; Royal Northern College ofMusic; University of Chester; University of Cumbria; Universityof Central Lancashire.


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Research training

The Wednesday seminarsand workshops

The Wednesday series of seminars, lectures and workshops takes place everyWednesday between 13.30 and 15.00, from October to April. They are designed to

help you make your research journey. They address the processes that are critical tosuccessful research in art, media, design and architecture. Led by specialists frommany disciplines from within and outside Manchester Metropolitan University, theyexamine many kinds of research from traditional text-based to practice-led.

The sessions are integral to your studies, and attendance contributes to yourResearch Development Annual Review (RDAR). In addition to assisting you with yourpersonal research, a broad knowledge of wider research practices is offered. Regularattendance is required as you progress through the different stages of your research.The only sessions where regular attendance is not expected are those relating tostage-specific assessments (the RD1 and RD2). Second and third year students andstaff are encouraged to attend the presentations of their research by first years.

As you plan your research (and juggle jobs, family and so on), keep Wednesdayafternoons free so you can participate with the rest of the student cohort thisnetworking is a valuable part of your learning at MIRIAD.

Vimeos of most sessions, together with support material, will be available at:http://vimeo.com/miriadonline/videos/rss.

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1 Oct Introduction and overview of the programme Jim Aulich and Myna Trustram

8 Oct Progression through your PhD, and the Practice as Research Consortium NW Jim Aulich and Myna Trustram

15 Oct Your research proposal and the RD1 Jim Aulich and Myna Trustram

22 Oct The digital researcher: approaches to the academic web Lewis Sykes

29 Oct Organising yourself in the early stages of your research degree Sam Colling and Liz Mitchell

5 Nov An introduction to research methodologies and methods Jim Aulich, Barbara Rawlings, Lucy Wright

12 Nov The critical literature and practice review Philip Sykas and Alison Slater

19 Nov Reading, and managing your references Gavin Macdonald and Myna Trustram

26 Nov Student and staff forum All staff and students

3 Dec Research ethics in art and design and the RD1 Ethics Form John Spencer

10 Dec Presenting your work (part 1) David Shirley

17 Dec The RD2 process Jim Aulich

7 Jan Working with arts organisations: exhibition and project proposals Myna Trustram, Emma Anderson and Stephanie Boydell

14 Jan Disseminating research through academic writing Amanda Ravetz

21 Jan Presenting your work (part 2) David Shirley

28 Jan Student presentations (full-time) David Haley, Supervisory teams

4 Feb Student presentations (full-time) David Hayley, Supervisory teams

11 Feb Working with arts organisations: how to complete a successful project or placement Myna Trustram, Laura Guy, Louise Sutherland

18 Feb Publishing your research Emma Brennan (Manchester University Press)

25 Feb Preparing for your viva Sam Colling and Lucy Wright

4 Mar How conferences work Gavin MacDonald and David Haley

11 Mar Writing funding proposals Toby Heys and Alnoor Mitha

18 Mar Student presentations (part-time) David Haley, Supervisory teams

25 Mar An introduction to intellectual property, copyright and images John Davis

15 Apr PARCNW Event Generator All research students and staff

22 Apr Networking Myna Trustram, Yatie Aziz and Vincent Welsh

29 Apr Student and staff forum All research students and staff5

Overview of the Wednesday seminars and workshops 13:30 15:00Room: Cavendish C.2.03


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1 Oct Overview of the Researcher DevelopmentProgramme Jim Aulich and Myna Trustram

This session provides an overview of the programme including the

range of research training available in the wider research community.It is an opportunity for newly enrolled students to get to know yourpeers and each others research projects.

8 Oct Progression through your PhD and PARCNW (Practice as Research ConsortiumNW) Jim Aulich and Myna Trustram

This session explains your progress through the degree in terms ofthe developmental and monitoring processes you will encounter.

15 Oct Your research proposal and the RD1

Jim Aulich

The RD1 form is the first important hurdle of your research degree. Thissession outlines what is required and the questions you need toconsider to finalise your proposal for the RD1 form for submission inJanuary (Year 1 F/T) or March (Year 1 P/T). Returning students whohave already submitted their RD1 are not expected to attend this session.

22 Oct The digital researcher: approaches to theacademic web Lewis Sykes

With the prevalence of digital technologies such as social media andthe World Wide Web in everyday life, the Web is a tool and medium

that academics cannot ignore. The session introduces relevant onlineresearch networks, tools and services; and shows a selection ofresearch journals and practice blogs.

29 Oct Organising yourself in the early stagesof your research degree Sam Colling and Liz Mitchell

Liz, a third year student, and Sam, who recently completed her PhD,will share their experiences of settling into research and making themost of training. They will offer practical advice in managing self-directed research.All returning students are encouraged to attend thediscussion and share their experiences.

5 Nov An introduction to research methodsand methodologies Jim Aulich, Barbara Rawlings and Lucy Wright

This session will give you an indication of the methods andmethodologies you may use in your research, from the social scientificto practice-led ones. Presenters will give examples of how they haveused different methods.

12 Nov The Critical Literature and Practice Review Philip Sykas and Alison Slater

The literature review is an essential part of the RD1 and RD2 stages.This session will encourage critical engagement with the literaturethat underpins your study. It will also consider how a critical review ofthe practices of others contributes to your research.

19 Nov Reading, and managing your references(including reference managementsoftware packages)

Gavin McDonald and Myna TrustramThe volume of reading that comes with postgraduate study can bedaunting. In this session we will discuss the nature of reading andstrategies for effective reading. We will also discuss how referencemanagement packages can help you. The session is valuable forreturning students to reassess the way you digest and referencespecialist literature.

26 Nov Student and Staff Forum All research students and staff

The forum is open to all postgraduate students and staff to discussany issues you would like to raise. Please contact Adele Dunne

([email protected]) with items you would like to puton the agenda.

3 Dec Research ethics in art and design and theRD1 Ethics Form John Spencer

Research ethics is a vital part of your training as a researcher. In thissession you will discuss ethical issues in art, design and mediaresearch and consider strategies for responding to them.All researchinvolves questions of ethics and all students are required to attend.

10 Dec Presenting your work (Part 1) David Shirley

The communication of research to others is an essential componentof research. David Shirley is head of drama at MMU. In this session hewill provide an introduction to verbal presentation. Following a briefintroduction, students will be invited to make a short presentation afterwhich feedback will be given. In addition to learning new presentationskills, these sessions are designed to promote confidence in livedebate and at conferences.

17 Dec The RD2 process Jim Aulich

The successful completion of the RD2 process allows students totransfer their registration from MPhil to PhD. The process includes aviva, presentation, report and portfolio. The session will explain what is

involved. Returning students who have already submitted their RD2 arenot expected to attend this session.

7 Jan Working with arts organisations:exhibition and project proposals Emma Anderson (Director, The Atkinson,Southport), Stephanie Boydell (SpecialCollections, MMU) and Myna Trustram

How do you go about getting that elusive exhibition, workshop or projectwith an arts organisation? This session will introduce you to ways ofworking with arts organisations things to do and things not to do.

14 Jan Disseminating research through academicwriting (including abstracts) Amanda Ravetz

Academic writing is an essential part of disseminating your researchfindings. Discussions will cover the various forms of academic writing

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and the conventions that should be followed. Practical advice will beoffered to researchers at all stages of study.

21 Jan Presenting your work (Part 2) David ShirleyThis follow-up session from David Shirleys previous workshop on 10December will offer students further opportunities to practisepresentation skills.

28 Jan Student presentations (full-time) All research degrees teams Chaired by David Haley

The first of two sessions where full-time, first-year students presenttheir research findings to date.

Note that these sessions are different from the sessions on 10

December and 21 January with David Shirley which focus on how youpresent your work. This session, and subsequent ones on 4 Februaryand 18 March, focus on the content.

All students, supervisors and staff in the School of Art are encouragedto attend this session as audience members, to assist thedissemination of research across the School.

4 Feb Student presentations (full-time) All research degrees teams Chaired by David Haley

The second of two sessions where full-time, first-year studentspresent their research findings to date.All students, supervisors andstaff in the School of Art are encouraged to attend this session asaudience members, to assist the dissemination of research across theSchool.

11Feb Working with arts organisations:How to complete a successful projector placement Myna Trustram, Laura Guyand Louise Sutherland (Peoples HistoryMuseum, Manchester)

Once you begin a collaboration with an arts organisation, how can youensure it will go well? This session covers some of the essentialthings you need to understand and to do in order to work effectivelywith arts organisations.

18Feb Publishing your research Emma Brennan (Manchester University Press)

Emma Brennan is a commissioning editor at Manchester UniversityPress. This session will offer insights into how to publish yourresearch findings with an academic publisher. It will consider therange of academic publishing formats, such as the monograph andedited book, and what publishers are looking for in publicationproposals.

25 Feb Preparing for your viva Sam Colling and Lucy Wright

This session considers the different ways you can prepare for yourviva. Sam and Lucy will offer reflections on their recent personalexperience. You are encouraged to attend whether your viva isimminent or not.

4 Mar How conferences work Gavin MacDonald and David Haley

This session offers an introduction to conferences. What are they for,

how can they assist your research, how can you find out about them,how can you fund attending a conference? It will cover both academicand non-academic conferences.

11 Mar Writing funding proposals Toby Heys and Alnoor Mitha

This session provides practical advice on how to write fundingapplications, focusing on both academic and non-academic fundingsources. It will assist students from all years of study to consider thedifferent sources of funding for their current and future research. Thesession may also be of particular interest to staff in the School of Art.

18 Mar Student presentations (part-time) All research degrees teams Chaired by David Haley

In this session part-time, first-year students will present their researchfindings to date.All students, supervisors and staff in the School of Artare encouraged to attend this session as audience members, to assistthe dissemination of research across the School.

25 Mar An introduction to intellectual property,copyright and images

This session provides a basic introduction to copyright and relatedareas of intellectual property law, with particular emphasis onphotographs and other visual imagery. It will cover some of the keyissues that you may encounter in your research, such as the use ofimages harvested from the internet, and will offer somepractical guidance on how to deal with them.

15 Apr PARCNorthWest Event Generator David Haley

This event will bring together students and staff from the institutionsthat form PARCNorthWest. It will use the event generator method todevelop collaborative projects between students. For more detailsabout PARCNorthWest see:http://parcnorthwest.miriadonline.info/parcnw-miriad/

22 Apr Networking Myna Trustram, Yatie Aziz, Vincent Walsh

The penultimate session of the series will be an informal look atnetworking. Some researchers say that the r ight conversation with theright person at the right time has been significant in the developmentof their research. Is this due to luck or an understanding of theimportance of networking? The session will be relevant forboth the introvert and the extrovert networker.

29 Apr Student and Staff Forum All research students and staff

The forum is open to all postgraduate students and staff to discussany issues you would like to raise. Please contact Adele Dunne([email protected]) with items you would like to puton the agenda.

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Writing Matters:Creative academic writing

Wednesdays 10.00 12.00. Starts 8 October.

Convenors: Dr Amanda Ravetz and Dr Myna Trustram

Room: Cavendish C.2.11 (Autumn term)Room: Cavendish C.2.03 (Spring term)

This is a two-term course. The autumn term (October December 2014) is taught by Dr Myna Trustram, the springterm (January March 2015) by Dr Amanda Ravetz.

Writing is one of the most powerful ways we have of exploringourselves and the world and of communicating these insightsto others. These sessions are designed to help studentsbecome confident and creative writers of academic prose.

The course has places for up to sixteen postgraduateresearch students and staff from Manchester School of Artand (by arrangement) other institutions within thePARCNorthWest consortium.

Participants must commit to attend sessions regularly andmust have completed term one* before attending term twoand becoming part of the 201415 peer-led writing group(see below).

Aims:

1. To develop academic writing skills in art and design(theories, histories and practice)

2. To nurture individual writing voices, both academicand creative

3. To support the development of a peer-led writing group

Our approach will be exploratory, experiential and practice-based rather than didactic. We will ask you to work closelywith your experience, to engage your senses and to draw onyour practice whether as an artist, curator, historian, theoristand so on.

We will look at ways of developing reading, thinking and writingstrategies. Using conventional and unconventional academictexts, we will study how writers engage the thought of othersand examine competing ideas, in order to arrive at their owninformed views. By looking at the ways in which writers developacademic arguments, participants will be able to understandand employ similar methods in their own writing. You will beencouraged to develop your own voices and creativeapproaches to academic writing. We will begin with the

assumption that compelling academic inquiry and writing canemerge from what we already know, including our own creativepractice. Course writings will consider the connectionsbetween personal narrative and academic research.

Regular writing inside and outside class is an essentialrequirement. Course work will include drafting, revising andediting short written assignments.

The classes will effect a gradual transition from facilitation bythe convenors to the establishment of a student-run, peer-led

writing group for those who are interested in furtherdeveloping their creative academic writing voices together.

To join the course or to find out more about it contactDr Myna Trustram ([email protected]). Places will beallocated on a first-come, first -served basis. A waiting listmay operate. Failure to attend regularly will result in placesbeing re-allocated.

* or provide the convenor with writing examples demonstrating existing levels of

competence in academic writing

Strategies of thought:lecture series

The date and times will be announced.

Lecturer: Dr Steven Gartside

This series of lectures focuses on a range of theorists/writersin relation to a particular set of themes. Rather than trying tomap out the complex history of theoretical ideas, it is designed

so that each week the focus is on one particular theme or ideaseen through the work of a number of differenttheorists/writers. To help give a central focus, one text will beused each week to set out some of the core ideas (this will begiven out in advance). The aim is to look at ways in whichtheories and ideas might be applied. Further to this, it exploresthe possibility that strategies of thought are crucial inilluminating / analysing / deconstructing the visual andexperiential aspects of the things that surround us.

The lectures are not designed to be 'closed' responsesto their theme; the intention is purely to open up ideas forfurther thought.

To attend the lectures contact Steven Gartside([email protected] or 0161 247 6224)

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Skills development

Research and funding proposals:A guide to writing them successfully

Course Outline: This module is an introduction to writingproposals and cases for support for research and research

funding. The course focuses on producing and moulding ideasinto projects for research degree and AHRC (Arts andHumanities Research Council) applications, and will also explorethe differences in composing other funding proposals such asfor Arts Council grants.

Level: The course is aimed at taught MA, MA by research,M Phil/PhD students, Early Career Researchers and staffwith an interest in research.

Dates: October December 2014.

Course Logistics: This is a 30-credit course consisting of tenthree-hour workshops, one session per week for ten weeks.Participants will be expected to produce work on their own

proposals between sessions.

Speak with Toby Heys for more information about the course([email protected]). Or speak to Myna Trustram if you wouldlike to attend the course ([email protected]).

Projects with arts organisations

This strand of the researcher development programme isdesigned to help you understand the role of research in a widercontext. You will develop skills for working in the public sphereto assist both your research and your future career. It will helpyou with such things as personal effectiveness, collaboration

and public engagement. Students who take part in this strandare offered up to three tutorials with Myna Trustram to help withdesign and implementation.

We have good contacts in regional arts organisations (includingCastlefield Gallery; FACT Liverpool; The Atkinson, Southport;Peoples History Museum). We will help you approach these andany others you would like to work with.

Some organisations will arrange a seminar to introducestudents to their organisation. Details of this will be announced.

Speak with Myna Trustram ([email protected]) if youwould like to pursue this possibility.

Student-led projects

MIRIADs students come with considerable experience inprofessional, voluntary, artistic and research fields. Would youlike to develop a project in an area of your expertise? Thisneeds to be close to your field of research and to have the aimof working with other students or staff and other organisations.

In the past students have led projects in digital arts and runresearch and exhibition projects at home and abroad. In April 2014students ran the Landscapes of Identity symposium with influentialspeakers about the identity of Manchester, and the Common

Senses series of events and discussions about the commons.If you have an idea you would like to pursue get in touch withMyna Trustram ([email protected]).

Tacit a digital journal

Tacit is a digital journal and blog developed by MIRIADstudents with an editorial board of students, staff and otherprofessionals in the field of creative digital practice. Studentsand early career researchers can contribute to the content,

design, production and editing. The journal interrogatesemergent practice-led research, especially where it is informedby digital technologies. Particular interests lie in work whichuses the potential of digital publishing or the ways in which thedigital changes the nature of arts research. Look at the journalhere: http://www.tacitjournal.org/

Email David Jackson ([email protected]) or HannahAllan ([email protected]) for more information.

The MIRIADONLINE news sitehttp://news.miriadonline.info

This gives news of the latest opportunities at MIRIAD. It listsevents, exhibitions, talks and publications of interest toresearch students and staff. It is a platform for raisingawareness of issues concerning the art and design community.The news site is the main access point for MIRIADs SocialMedia Network Twitter and Facebook group, video via Vimeo,photos via Instagram and Flickr and PDFs via Scribd. It alsolists details of MIRIAD postgraduate students research.

MIRIADONLINE has a Tumblr blog, http://miriadonline.tumblr.com,which duplicates, in a convenient online form, the MIRIAD Newsand Digest emailed out via the Research Degrees Administrator.

MIRIADONLINE is also MIRIADs own hosting provisionand WordPress network an unofficial Web technologyinfrastructure that allows the programme to disseminateacademic material freely via the Web. This includes a networkof sub-domain sites, for example the Lost and Found group http://lostandfound.miriadonline.info. Quick and easy forMIRIAD members to set up, sites such as this provide a spaceto promote and disseminate research activities, to test ideasand for documentation and contextualisation. Access to thisnetwork is via a portal site http://portal.miriadonline.info agateway to current and past sites hosted by MIRIAD. If youre aMIRIAD postgraduate researcher or member of staff then thisinfrastructure is available for you to use for free, you just need

to ask.There is also a MIRIADONLINE Group (MOG) an openforum for students and staff to develop considered approachesto the academic Web. It is a student-led initiative seeking toinstigate an uptake of inventive Web technology within MIRIAD.An example of an independent project that has emerged fromthis group is Tacit http://www.tacitjournal.org the blog ande-journal for Digital and Emergent Arts Research Practice.

MIRIADONLINE offers training on setting up and structuringpractice blogs and online research journals. This is 12.00 13.00 weekly on a Wednesday from 29th October 2014 untilthe end of the Autumn term. And a Web surgery bookable,

one-hour Web 121 Sessions weekly from 29th October untilthe end of the Autumn term, 15.00 17.00. These are bothheld in the open space on the first floor of the Righton Building.

To take part in any of these activities contact theMIRIADONLINE coordinator, Lewis Sykes ([email protected]),or use the contact form on the Contact page of the news site.


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Research support forstudents

Research methods support officer,Dr Barbara Rawlings

Barbara Rawlings offers one-to-one tutorials to help youchoose the most appropriate methods for your research.She can also help you with associated issues to do withyour research. It does not matter which stage you havereached. Make an appointment on the signing sheet forappointments on the postgraduate notice board upstairsin the Righton building.

MIRIAD research associate,

Dr Myna TrustramMyna Trustram offers support, independent of your supervisoryteam, on any matter connected to your research professional,academic or personal. This can include looking over RD1 andRD2 forms; funding and conference applications; helping youdevelop a research plan; putting you in touch with otherstudents with similar issues; providing a non-supervisoryopportunity to talk through new ideas or any difficulties.

Email Myna ([email protected]) or call in atroom 1.11 upstairs in the Righton building.

Student Support Officer,Rochelle Morris

Rochelle Morris is the Student Support Officer for the Schoolof Art. She can provide advice on both pastoral and study-skillsissues such as: academic writing; referencing and avoidingplagiarism; applying critical thinking; managing your time;presentation skills.

Rochelle provides a confidential service and can also

advise about other services provided by the University.Do contact Rochelle if you would like to discuss any ofthese in confidence. She is based in Chatham 201 andon 0161 247 1711 / [email protected].

MMU Cheshire

The Department of Contemporary Art at MMUs Cheshirecampus has expertise in Practice as Research methodology,which will be of interest to many MIRIAD students. In particularthe Department runs an MA in Contemporary Arts seminarseries; a Curating Knowledge project; and the Flare Festival inManchester (http://www.flarefestival.com).

The Department is currently developing various activities inconnection with these and other initiatives. We will circulateinformation about them when they are confirmed

MMU Graduate SchoolMMUs Graduate School represents the Universityspostgraduate research community of over 800 students andtheir supervisors. The Graduate School runs a compulsoryInduction session and a generic training programme. Theseprovide research students across the University with skills tohelp complete their research effectively and they also provideemployment related skills. The sessions are an importantsupplement to the subject specialist training offered byMIRIAD. Many of the Graduate School courses are designed

for new research students and complement the inductionprocess provided by faculties. The courses also providestudents with the opportunity to meet other research studentsand academic and administrative staff from across theUniversity. The Graduate School runs an annual GraduateSchool Conference.

See The Graduate School website for information about thecourses: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/graduate-school/research-development-workshops/

MMU Graduate School ClinicThere may be times in your research programme when thingsdo not go the way you planned; this is not unusual. If you areunable to find a resolution to your problem through yourDirector of Studies, supervisors or Head of MSA ResearchDegrees, and would like help away from these usual groups,you can arrange a confidential meeting with staff from theGraduate School Clinic.

To arrange a meeting please contact Clare Holdcroft:[email protected] / 0161 247 1062.

The Graduate School Clinic is primarily for your immediate

academic concerns. You are also welcome to use the servicefor other matters, although you may wish to use the UniversitysCounselling, Health and Wellbeing Service:http://www.mmu.ac.uk/counselling/index.php


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Artsmethodsat the University of Manchester

artsmethods@manchester is a programme of talks, workshopsand events running throughout the academic year whichexplores approaches to arts research, research methods andthe dissemination of arts and languages research at theUniversity of Manchester and beyond. You can keep up to datewith artsmethods by following their Twitter feed all eventshave the hashtag #artsmethodsmanc and regional eventshave the hashtag #artsmethodsNW.

PhD researchers from across the North West includingManchester Metropolitan University can apply for a limitednumber of external places on each workshop by emailing

[email protected] quoting their name, hostinstitution and contact details. Places are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and confirmation is given via email.For a list of up-to-date artsmethods workshops please visithttp://www.artsmethods.manchester.ac.uk/events/. Theevents calendar can be found at the bottom of the menu atthe left hand side.

Vitae

Vitae is the UK organisation that champions the

professional and career development of postgraduateresearchers and research staff in higher educationinstitutions. It is supported by Research Councils UK (RCUK),UK HE funding bodies and managed by CRAC: The CareerDevelopment Organisation.

Vitae has developed The Researcher DevelopmentFramework (RDF) which sets out the knowledge, behavioursand attributes of effective researchers. It is a reminder of thewide range of skills researchers need to develop. Vitaeswebsite is full of advice about how to manage yourself andyour research. See www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf.

As a research student at MMU, you are provided with a freesubscription to the RDF Planner. You will receive an invitationemail before you can access the planner.

If you have any enquiries, please contact:Ryan McGeown ([email protected])or Maddie Hickman ([email protected]).

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