Annual Conference 2023 | BUILDING A POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITH A
SENSE OF BELONGING:
REFLECTIONS ON BEST PRACTICE FROM
THE BRISTOL DOCTORAL COLLEGE | Laura Ethridge
All in This Together: Developing Doctoral Experience through Community-Buil...UKCGE
The document describes a community-building scholarship program run by the University Graduate School at the University of Birmingham. It provides case studies of the benefits of foregrounding community for doctoral students. Through the scholarships, 10 PhD students per year are given £2,500 to spend half a day per week enhancing the postgraduate community through peer-led events. This supports student success, belonging, soft skills development and inclusivity. Feedback showed the events helped students feel less isolated and nervous. The program provides valuable experience for students but requires staff time and consistency can be challenging.
Dr Margo Greenwood (March 2017) Community- Based Participatory Research: A S...Sightsavers
This presentation was delivered at IAFOR’s Asian Conference on Education and International Development (ACEID) 2017 in Kobe, Japan.
Presentation abstract:
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) in an education context equitably involves teachers, pupils, community members, organisational representatives and researchers, with a commitment to sharing power and resources and drawing on the unique strengths that each partner brings. The aim through this approach is to increase knowledge and understanding of a given phenomenon and integrate the knowledge gained into interventions, policy and social change to improve the health and quality of life of those in the school community. Sightsavers, a disability-focused iNGO, has been implementing a community-based participatory research approach (CBPR) within its education and social inclusion research in the global South. This paper describes the CBPR methodology, how it works within international development, and its impact on Sightsavers interventions in schools. Specific reference will be made to working with teachers as peer researchers – including those with disabilities, training material for peer researchers, CBPR ethical principles, and community analysis of data.
First-Year Experience Conference: Helping Students Design their Experience an...brightspot
How can students see themselves as the designers of their own educational experience? How can they use evidence-based strategies to inform the everyday decisions they’ll make about where to live, what courses to take, what to do a class project on, how to seek support, how to find belonging, and how to explore career paths?
Elliot Felix answered these questions in his session, "Helping Students Design their Experience and Inform their Decisions" at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience.
Building Connections in Student-Informed Mental Healthhealthycampuses
This document provides an overview of the ACCESS Open Minds program at the University of Alberta, which takes an innovative approach to student-informed mental health services. The program facilitates connections between individual students and services through a community brokerage model. It also facilitates interpersonal connections through the ACCESS OM Youth Council and a dedicated meeting space. The Youth Council engages the broader student community and collaborates with various campus services through the ACCESS Network. On a larger scale, the ACCESS OM program operates nationally and integrates youth voices at all levels of the organization to transform mental health services across Canada.
The document provides information on initiating contact and collaborating with U.S. universities. It discusses common roles at U.S. universities such as presidents, provosts, deans, and international officers. It suggests first contacting the international office or relevant academic departments to discuss opportunities. Areas of interest for collaboration often include science, engineering, agriculture, and health sciences. The best ways to connect include conferences and campus visits. Research collaborations are often started between individual faculty members based on complementary strengths and mutual benefits. Thorough preparation is important to identify potential partners and opportunities for collaboration.
Community Engagement Partner Handbook Revised June 2010Merri Younce
This document is a handbook for community partners of California State University, Northridge's community engagement program. It discusses the benefits of university-community partnerships, defines civil engagement, and outlines various service opportunities with CSUN for students. The handbook provides information on developing effective partnerships, best practices for community learning placements, risk management procedures, and evaluation forms.
The Collegebound program is a pre-orientation experience that takes incoming students canoeing or rock climbing for five days before their first year of college begins. Participation has increased steadily over the years to around 60 students in 2015. Based on surveys of past participants, the program is very effective in helping students make friends, learn outdoor skills, and ease their transition to college. The report outlines goals and plans to expand the program to 100 students in 2016, 500 by 2020, and 800 by 2025 through additional trips, more facilitators, improved marketing, and strengthened partnerships with Admissions.
All in This Together: Developing Doctoral Experience through Community-Buil...UKCGE
The document describes a community-building scholarship program run by the University Graduate School at the University of Birmingham. It provides case studies of the benefits of foregrounding community for doctoral students. Through the scholarships, 10 PhD students per year are given £2,500 to spend half a day per week enhancing the postgraduate community through peer-led events. This supports student success, belonging, soft skills development and inclusivity. Feedback showed the events helped students feel less isolated and nervous. The program provides valuable experience for students but requires staff time and consistency can be challenging.
Dr Margo Greenwood (March 2017) Community- Based Participatory Research: A S...Sightsavers
This presentation was delivered at IAFOR’s Asian Conference on Education and International Development (ACEID) 2017 in Kobe, Japan.
Presentation abstract:
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) in an education context equitably involves teachers, pupils, community members, organisational representatives and researchers, with a commitment to sharing power and resources and drawing on the unique strengths that each partner brings. The aim through this approach is to increase knowledge and understanding of a given phenomenon and integrate the knowledge gained into interventions, policy and social change to improve the health and quality of life of those in the school community. Sightsavers, a disability-focused iNGO, has been implementing a community-based participatory research approach (CBPR) within its education and social inclusion research in the global South. This paper describes the CBPR methodology, how it works within international development, and its impact on Sightsavers interventions in schools. Specific reference will be made to working with teachers as peer researchers – including those with disabilities, training material for peer researchers, CBPR ethical principles, and community analysis of data.
First-Year Experience Conference: Helping Students Design their Experience an...brightspot
How can students see themselves as the designers of their own educational experience? How can they use evidence-based strategies to inform the everyday decisions they’ll make about where to live, what courses to take, what to do a class project on, how to seek support, how to find belonging, and how to explore career paths?
Elliot Felix answered these questions in his session, "Helping Students Design their Experience and Inform their Decisions" at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience.
Building Connections in Student-Informed Mental Healthhealthycampuses
This document provides an overview of the ACCESS Open Minds program at the University of Alberta, which takes an innovative approach to student-informed mental health services. The program facilitates connections between individual students and services through a community brokerage model. It also facilitates interpersonal connections through the ACCESS OM Youth Council and a dedicated meeting space. The Youth Council engages the broader student community and collaborates with various campus services through the ACCESS Network. On a larger scale, the ACCESS OM program operates nationally and integrates youth voices at all levels of the organization to transform mental health services across Canada.
The document provides information on initiating contact and collaborating with U.S. universities. It discusses common roles at U.S. universities such as presidents, provosts, deans, and international officers. It suggests first contacting the international office or relevant academic departments to discuss opportunities. Areas of interest for collaboration often include science, engineering, agriculture, and health sciences. The best ways to connect include conferences and campus visits. Research collaborations are often started between individual faculty members based on complementary strengths and mutual benefits. Thorough preparation is important to identify potential partners and opportunities for collaboration.
Community Engagement Partner Handbook Revised June 2010Merri Younce
This document is a handbook for community partners of California State University, Northridge's community engagement program. It discusses the benefits of university-community partnerships, defines civil engagement, and outlines various service opportunities with CSUN for students. The handbook provides information on developing effective partnerships, best practices for community learning placements, risk management procedures, and evaluation forms.
The Collegebound program is a pre-orientation experience that takes incoming students canoeing or rock climbing for five days before their first year of college begins. Participation has increased steadily over the years to around 60 students in 2015. Based on surveys of past participants, the program is very effective in helping students make friends, learn outdoor skills, and ease their transition to college. The report outlines goals and plans to expand the program to 100 students in 2016, 500 by 2020, and 800 by 2025 through additional trips, more facilitators, improved marketing, and strengthened partnerships with Admissions.
An ever greater emphasis is being put upon the need for academic research to make an impact in the real world, whether that be supporting teaching; helping organizations to be better managed; influencing public bodies and policymakers; contributing to economic development; or benefitting society and the environment. While citations are the established measure of academic influence, and downloads and altmetrics can be seen as measures of ‘attention;’ funders and institutions are now looking for evidence of measurable change. This presentation explores how the academy and industry view the impact of academic output, will explore evidence of theory being applied in practice, and look at how pathways to impact are achieved.
Navigating Change: Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate PR EducationSarah Jackson
The report provides recommendations for advancing undergraduate public relations education to prepare students for an evolving field and workplace. Key findings include:
1) Educators and practitioners should promote the six essential courses of study (principles, research, writing, campaigns, internship, and ethics) and increase experiential learning opportunities.
2) Critical strategic thinking must be explicitly taught across the curriculum using models like DASA (Detect, Analyze, Strategize, Act).
3) Students must have grounding in data analytics, research, and alignment of data to objectives to address demands of practice related to technology and AI.
4) Ethics education is still lacking and should be a required course, and educators must prepare students to
The University of Nottingham: School of Education Post Graduate Research Conf...Turki Al Otaibi
This document summarizes a PhD research study investigating the attitudes, perceptions, knowledge, and understandings of student counselors in Saudi Arabia. The study will use an autoethnographic account from the researcher's 15 years of experience as a student counselor in Saudi Arabia and semi-structured interviews with other Saudi student counselors. The research aims to understand the problems student counselors face in their roles and how Saudi culture impacts student counseling practices, in order to identify ways to improve student counseling in Saudi schools.
Governance and Poverty Alleviation in the Province of Pangasinaned gbargaye
This document summarizes a study on governance and poverty alleviation through cooperatives in Pangasinan, Philippines. It found that most cooperatives practiced democratic governance and provided various services that helped reduce poverty, such as loans, employment, and community projects. However, some governance issues around accountability, transparency, and participation were identified. The study concluded that good cooperative governance that emphasizes these elements can effectively alleviate poverty if it helps beneficiaries graduate from poverty over the long term. It recommended reforms to address governance problems and training leaders in good governance practices.
Activating the Okanagan Charter: Engaging Faculty to Support and Enhance Stud...healthycampuses
This document summarizes a workshop on engaging faculty to support student wellbeing by implementing the Okanagan Charter. It discusses the benefits of faculty engagement, provides an example of asset mapping done at UBC to identify campus resources, and outlines initiatives like a Wellbeing Liaisons Program and symposium to discuss wellbeing in teaching. The goal is to start a campus conversation on wellbeing in learning environments and leverage faculty champions, student leaders, and administrative support to further the Charter's goals.
CFUW Mentorship Pilot Program-Parallel Event 2016 Cheryl Hayles
The document summarizes a mentorship pilot program run by the Canadian Federation of University Women from 2015-2017. It provides details on the program's goals of promoting women's leadership, empowerment, and lifelong learning. 12 mentors were partnered with 9 mentees across fields like STEM, politics, and organizational leadership. Mentors and mentees communicated regularly to work on goals like career guidance, networking, and skill development. Both found the initial pilot program successful and recommended continuing it.
This document provides tips and information on finding and participating in mentorship programs as a graduate student. It discusses the benefits of various types of mentorship relationships, including student-student, faculty-student, and faculty-faculty mentoring. The document also provides strategies for finding a mentor, such as taking a self-assessment of goals and strengths, identifying potential mentors through formal or informal programs, and considering that no single mentor can meet all needs.
1) The document analyzes cooperative governance and poverty alleviation in Pangasinan, Philippines. It examines the organizational profiles and governance models of 15 cooperatives and how they provide services to alleviate poverty.
2) The study found that most cooperatives practice a democratic governance model and have high levels of accountability, transparency, predictability, and participation. Cooperatives contribute significantly to poverty reduction through credit provision, employment, and community projects.
3) Some issues with governance were identified, particularly low member participation. Adopting good governance principles fully and reforming weak areas were recommended to strengthen cooperatives' role in poverty alleviation. Training leaders and electing those with strong leadership were also suggested.
This document summarizes a presentation on best practices for career services for international students. A survey of international students at the University of Minnesota found that most plan to find internships and work in the US after graduation. However, many face challenges like companies not understanding work authorization and cultural differences. Focus groups revealed that international alumni found internships through networking and online resources. Suggested best practices for universities include outreach to new international students, staff training, employer relations, and online career resources tailored for international students. The presentation provided resources for international student career services and contact information.
Strategic Plan 2013-2014 Progress ReportKatie Peston
The Council of Graduate Students (COGS) at Michigan State University issued its annual progress report on the implementation of its 5-year strategic plan from 2013-2018. The report highlights COGS' work over the past year in supporting graduate student research, building community, career development, quality of life, and future planning. Key accomplishments include expanding the annual graduate academic conference, increasing interdisciplinary events, partnering on professional development resources, advocating for affordable health insurance, and engaging stakeholders.
The Diversity Action Plan (DAP) is a 3-5 year plan to promote diversity and inclusion at Georgia College. It aims to increase the recruitment and retention of diverse students, faculty, and staff. The plan was developed through public forums and surveys to gather input from students, faculty, staff, and the local community. The DAP focuses on underrepresented groups and has four main goals: improving diversity in student access and success, curriculum, campus climate, and faculty/staff recruitment and retention. The ultimate goal is for Georgia College to achieve Inclusive Excellence in all aspects of the university experience.
As part of National Careers Week 2021, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on 21 May, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students.
More info: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/careers-week-webinar-careers-student-equity/
This document provides a strategic analysis and plan for the Bradley University Alumni Association (BUAA) from 2015-2020. It identifies the key problem as a lack of participation among future, recent and older alumni. To address this, the analysis examines the current 2010-2015 strategic plan, conducts surveys of alumni, and provides recommendations to engage more alumni and foster networking. This includes modifying the vision, increasing awareness of events, and utilizing new communication methods to bridge generational gaps among BUAA members. The resulting 2015-2020 strategic plan aims to create lifelong engagement with Bradley University through a proactive alumni engagement strategy.
The document discusses moving from a consumerist model of student feedback to a partnership model where students are engaged as co-creators in the learning process. It advocates for surveys to be embedded within broader student representation and engagement, with students and staff jointly responsible for identifying issues, developing solutions, and implementing changes. Case studies from Gloucestershire and Glasgow universities demonstrate iterative evaluation processes where student feedback directly impacted module improvements. Principles for research emphasize empowering students and staff to work together towards a shared quality agenda through open access to information and ensuring feedback leads to timely actions and solutions developed in partnership.
In addition to internships, mentoring has emerged as a strong response to market readiness. This presentation details how a partnership with a local business network of 3,000 business leaders led to a required, for-credit, and formal mentoring experience for business students.
Alumni Mentoring Queen's University Belfast Chris Boyd Interview 124369 qub r...Chris Boyd
The document discusses Queen's University's Alumni Career Mentoring scheme which pairs current students with alumni volunteers for career advice and guidance. It has grown significantly over the past few years. The scheme allows students to engage with alumni through panel events, networking sessions, and one-on-one mentoring matches. A mentoring match is described between a student studying pharmacy with aspirations in business and her alumni mentor who works in consulting. Both provide positive feedback on their experience in the mentoring scheme and encourage other students and alumni to participate.
An ever greater emphasis is being put upon the need for academic research to make an impact in the real world, whether that be supporting teaching; helping organizations to be better managed; influencing public bodies and policymakers; contributing to economic development; or benefitting society and the environment. While citations are the established measure of academic influence, and downloads and altmetrics can be seen as measures of ‘attention;’ funders and institutions are now looking for evidence of measurable change. This presentation explores how the academy and industry view the impact of academic output, will explore evidence of theory being applied in practice, and look at how pathways to impact are achieved.
Navigating Change: Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate PR EducationSarah Jackson
The report provides recommendations for advancing undergraduate public relations education to prepare students for an evolving field and workplace. Key findings include:
1) Educators and practitioners should promote the six essential courses of study (principles, research, writing, campaigns, internship, and ethics) and increase experiential learning opportunities.
2) Critical strategic thinking must be explicitly taught across the curriculum using models like DASA (Detect, Analyze, Strategize, Act).
3) Students must have grounding in data analytics, research, and alignment of data to objectives to address demands of practice related to technology and AI.
4) Ethics education is still lacking and should be a required course, and educators must prepare students to
The University of Nottingham: School of Education Post Graduate Research Conf...Turki Al Otaibi
This document summarizes a PhD research study investigating the attitudes, perceptions, knowledge, and understandings of student counselors in Saudi Arabia. The study will use an autoethnographic account from the researcher's 15 years of experience as a student counselor in Saudi Arabia and semi-structured interviews with other Saudi student counselors. The research aims to understand the problems student counselors face in their roles and how Saudi culture impacts student counseling practices, in order to identify ways to improve student counseling in Saudi schools.
Governance and Poverty Alleviation in the Province of Pangasinaned gbargaye
This document summarizes a study on governance and poverty alleviation through cooperatives in Pangasinan, Philippines. It found that most cooperatives practiced democratic governance and provided various services that helped reduce poverty, such as loans, employment, and community projects. However, some governance issues around accountability, transparency, and participation were identified. The study concluded that good cooperative governance that emphasizes these elements can effectively alleviate poverty if it helps beneficiaries graduate from poverty over the long term. It recommended reforms to address governance problems and training leaders in good governance practices.
Activating the Okanagan Charter: Engaging Faculty to Support and Enhance Stud...healthycampuses
This document summarizes a workshop on engaging faculty to support student wellbeing by implementing the Okanagan Charter. It discusses the benefits of faculty engagement, provides an example of asset mapping done at UBC to identify campus resources, and outlines initiatives like a Wellbeing Liaisons Program and symposium to discuss wellbeing in teaching. The goal is to start a campus conversation on wellbeing in learning environments and leverage faculty champions, student leaders, and administrative support to further the Charter's goals.
CFUW Mentorship Pilot Program-Parallel Event 2016 Cheryl Hayles
The document summarizes a mentorship pilot program run by the Canadian Federation of University Women from 2015-2017. It provides details on the program's goals of promoting women's leadership, empowerment, and lifelong learning. 12 mentors were partnered with 9 mentees across fields like STEM, politics, and organizational leadership. Mentors and mentees communicated regularly to work on goals like career guidance, networking, and skill development. Both found the initial pilot program successful and recommended continuing it.
This document provides tips and information on finding and participating in mentorship programs as a graduate student. It discusses the benefits of various types of mentorship relationships, including student-student, faculty-student, and faculty-faculty mentoring. The document also provides strategies for finding a mentor, such as taking a self-assessment of goals and strengths, identifying potential mentors through formal or informal programs, and considering that no single mentor can meet all needs.
1) The document analyzes cooperative governance and poverty alleviation in Pangasinan, Philippines. It examines the organizational profiles and governance models of 15 cooperatives and how they provide services to alleviate poverty.
2) The study found that most cooperatives practice a democratic governance model and have high levels of accountability, transparency, predictability, and participation. Cooperatives contribute significantly to poverty reduction through credit provision, employment, and community projects.
3) Some issues with governance were identified, particularly low member participation. Adopting good governance principles fully and reforming weak areas were recommended to strengthen cooperatives' role in poverty alleviation. Training leaders and electing those with strong leadership were also suggested.
This document summarizes a presentation on best practices for career services for international students. A survey of international students at the University of Minnesota found that most plan to find internships and work in the US after graduation. However, many face challenges like companies not understanding work authorization and cultural differences. Focus groups revealed that international alumni found internships through networking and online resources. Suggested best practices for universities include outreach to new international students, staff training, employer relations, and online career resources tailored for international students. The presentation provided resources for international student career services and contact information.
Strategic Plan 2013-2014 Progress ReportKatie Peston
The Council of Graduate Students (COGS) at Michigan State University issued its annual progress report on the implementation of its 5-year strategic plan from 2013-2018. The report highlights COGS' work over the past year in supporting graduate student research, building community, career development, quality of life, and future planning. Key accomplishments include expanding the annual graduate academic conference, increasing interdisciplinary events, partnering on professional development resources, advocating for affordable health insurance, and engaging stakeholders.
The Diversity Action Plan (DAP) is a 3-5 year plan to promote diversity and inclusion at Georgia College. It aims to increase the recruitment and retention of diverse students, faculty, and staff. The plan was developed through public forums and surveys to gather input from students, faculty, staff, and the local community. The DAP focuses on underrepresented groups and has four main goals: improving diversity in student access and success, curriculum, campus climate, and faculty/staff recruitment and retention. The ultimate goal is for Georgia College to achieve Inclusive Excellence in all aspects of the university experience.
As part of National Careers Week 2021, the NCSEHE hosted a virtual event on 21 May, showcasing major NCSEHE-commissioned research on key influencers and careers advice for equity students.
More info: https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/careers-week-webinar-careers-student-equity/
This document provides a strategic analysis and plan for the Bradley University Alumni Association (BUAA) from 2015-2020. It identifies the key problem as a lack of participation among future, recent and older alumni. To address this, the analysis examines the current 2010-2015 strategic plan, conducts surveys of alumni, and provides recommendations to engage more alumni and foster networking. This includes modifying the vision, increasing awareness of events, and utilizing new communication methods to bridge generational gaps among BUAA members. The resulting 2015-2020 strategic plan aims to create lifelong engagement with Bradley University through a proactive alumni engagement strategy.
The document discusses moving from a consumerist model of student feedback to a partnership model where students are engaged as co-creators in the learning process. It advocates for surveys to be embedded within broader student representation and engagement, with students and staff jointly responsible for identifying issues, developing solutions, and implementing changes. Case studies from Gloucestershire and Glasgow universities demonstrate iterative evaluation processes where student feedback directly impacted module improvements. Principles for research emphasize empowering students and staff to work together towards a shared quality agenda through open access to information and ensuring feedback leads to timely actions and solutions developed in partnership.
In addition to internships, mentoring has emerged as a strong response to market readiness. This presentation details how a partnership with a local business network of 3,000 business leaders led to a required, for-credit, and formal mentoring experience for business students.
Alumni Mentoring Queen's University Belfast Chris Boyd Interview 124369 qub r...Chris Boyd
The document discusses Queen's University's Alumni Career Mentoring scheme which pairs current students with alumni volunteers for career advice and guidance. It has grown significantly over the past few years. The scheme allows students to engage with alumni through panel events, networking sessions, and one-on-one mentoring matches. A mentoring match is described between a student studying pharmacy with aspirations in business and her alumni mentor who works in consulting. Both provide positive feedback on their experience in the mentoring scheme and encourage other students and alumni to participate.
A New Curriculum: The Impact of Professional Doctorates in Health, Social...UKCGE
This document summarizes a study examining the impact of professional doctorates in health, social work, and allied professions. The study consisted of three phases: a scoping literature review, an online survey of 33 participants, and interviews with 20 survey volunteers. Key findings included substantial personal and professional impacts like increased critical thinking and career advancement opportunities. However, organizational support varied and some faced "professional jealousy." The conclusion discusses ensuring sustainability of these programs by promoting benefits to managers, developing curricula around organizational change, and addressing internal challenges to professional doctorates' value.
This document discusses issues around doctoral education and career pathways for doctoral students. It suggests that regulation is needed to ensure quality and accountability in doctoral programs. Metrics should be collected to measure outcomes and improvements. Universities should only offer doctorates that are externally funded or viable for external funding to avoid an oversupply. Research councils and universities should work together to develop clear pathways for top doctoral students to continue in academic careers beyond their PhD. The goal should be to demonstrate good outcomes from doctoral programs while narrowing opportunities to the most promising students.
Student experiences of the closed-door PhD and Doctorate level viva voce: a...UKCGE
The document summarizes research on student experiences with closed-door PhD vivas. It finds that while many students have positive experiences, there is considerable variation in experiences. Some key themes identified include the emotional impact on students, issues with power dynamics and examiner conduct, and concerns about fairness. To address these issues, the research calls for quality assurance measures by institutions like enhanced examiner training, expanded grounds for student appeals, and monitoring of vivas to improve reliability, transparency and fairness. The goal is to ensure all students have a formal examination process free of injustice or unkindness.
Industry partnerships and doctoral employability – the case of the CDT in Fo...UKCGE
The document discusses the CDT in Formulation Engineering at the University of Birmingham. It summarizes the history and evolution of the CDT since 2001, its focus on training doctoral students through industry partnerships. The CDT provides a 4-year fully funded program where students spend 75% of their time working on projects with industrial partners. It highlights the quality of research, co-creation with industry, and excellent employability outcomes with over 96% of graduates obtaining positions in formulation industries. Industry partners praise the CDT for developing highly skilled graduates essential for their businesses.
Doctoral graduates' experiences of PhD engagement and outcomesUKCGE
This study examined doctoral graduates' experiences of PhD engagement and outcomes through phenomenological interviews with 9 graduates 1-6 years out from various disciplines and careers. Key findings included: (1) Career stage, support networks, and PhD experiences strongly influenced outcomes; (2) Motivations, expectations, and decision-making impacted engagement and satisfaction; (3) Outcomes ranged from enhanced careers to barriers due to lack of recognition. A PhD engagement-fit framework revealed experiences and environmental factors shaped engagement and outcomes over time.
The future of the doctorate in Australia: Shifting sands with demandsUKCGE
The summary discusses:
1) The future of doctoral study in Australia faces shifting demands, with calls for increased industry engagement, affordability, and career readiness of PhD graduates.
2) The federal government is driving transformation, including industry PhD programs that offer higher stipends, incentives for academic-industry collaboration, and recommendations to reform PhD structures and increase pathways between sectors.
3) Early adopters are implementing changes like entrepreneurship training, industry placements, and interdisciplinary professional development to better prepare graduates for diverse careers.
Is the examination for a doctoral degree fit for purpose?UKCGE
The document discusses whether the current structure and assessment of doctoral degrees is fit for purpose. It questions what the true purpose of doctoral degrees is from different stakeholder perspectives, such as universities, supervisors, students, and government. It also analyzes what skills doctoral degrees are meant to demonstrate according to the QAA descriptor, such as independent research, critical thinking, and communication skills. Finally, it considers ways the doctoral degree assessment could be improved, such as incorporating a reflective portfolio, scenario-based assessments, or records of teaching experiences.
Navigating the Evolving Landscape of the DBA: Insights from a New Kid on the ...UKCGE
The document summarizes a presentation on the evolving landscape of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programs. It discusses the increasing demand for doctoral education, new models emerging like the DBA, and the experience of launching a new DBA program at Atlantic Technological University. The DBA program aims to encourage "researching professionals" through a blended, cohort-based structure. Benefits are seen for individuals, organizations, universities, and society through knowledge outputs and addressing complex problems. Challenges include financial viability, attracting qualified faculty and candidates, and differentiating programs in a competitive landscape. The future of DBAs is predicted to emphasize practical impact through stronger industry collaboration and customization.
Doctoral Degrees in Canada – Challenges, Opportunities and New DirectionsUKCGE
Jeff Casello
Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies
and Postdoctoral Affairs
UK Council on Graduate Education
Doctoral Outcomes: Evolution, Evaluation
and Experiences
The final examination of the UK PhD: fit for purpose?UKCGE
The document discusses the evolution of PhD programs in the UK and the attributes and skills examiners look for in PhD candidates. It notes that the purpose and training of PhD programs have changed significantly over recent decades to focus more on preparing graduates for careers beyond academia. Examiners currently seek attributes like original contribution to knowledge, publishability, research competence, and intellectual rigor. The document proposes ideas for better aligning final examinations with doctoral outcomes, such as having examiners comment explicitly on research, professional, and personal attributes demonstrated by candidates. It acknowledges tensions between maintaining academic integrity while ensuring PhDs prepare graduates for varied careers.
Challenges in Developing a Doctoral Training Centre for Industry CollaborationUKCGE
The document summarizes a Doctoral Training Centre established in 2022 at a university to provide industry-aligned PhD training. It has 42 PhD students across various disciplines conducting research with industrial partners. The training program aims to develop industry skills and foster collaboration. Some challenges include developing training that complements university programs and provides added value to students, with a focus on skills like project management, communication, and careers. Example student projects involve healthcare, climate change, and autonomous transportation. The center models industry collaboration through joint supervision, regular meetings, data access, and key decision involvement.
Upgrading Doctoral Training and PGR Careers: Lessons from Social Sciences, ...UKCGE
This document outlines upgrades to doctoral training and career support at the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Social Sciences. It discusses the implementation of a new Doctoral Development Programme including enhanced research methods training and new core skills sessions. A mandatory training module was also introduced for new PhD students. Regarding careers, the faculty developed a new vision and strategy to offer career preparation and guidance. This includes showcasing student success, increasing placement opportunities through a new framework, and addressing equity issues in opportunities. Challenges and recommendations are provided around training capacity and ensuring support adds value for all students.
The Integration of Digital Solutions for Doctoral ExaminationsUKCGE
The document discusses the integration of digital solutions for doctoral examinations at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). It outlines the background challenges of remote work, limited collaboration, and increasing student numbers that prompted digitization. UNNC implemented digital projects beginning in late 2019, starting with supervision records and progression reviews via a university portal. This allows nomination forms, examiner appointments, and conflict of interest checks to be automatically processed. Thesis submission and research outputs are now managed through a Research Information System. The digital solutions enhanced the experience for students, staff and approvers while improving efficiency and traceability of examination processes and data analysis.
Mid-career crisis or creativity? A decade of the University of Bath’s Doctor...UKCGE
The document discusses the Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice (DPRP) program at the University of Bath over its first 10 years. The DPRP is a part-time professional doctorate aimed at mid-career professionals, with the goals of extending doctoral study beyond academia and better connecting research to real policy problems. Over 10 years, 92 students enrolled from 35 countries, with 41 still in the research stage and 9 having graduated with doctorates after an average of 6 years. The program combines policy coursework, research skills training, and a thesis, allowing working professionals to earn a PhD without leaving their jobs.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
1. BUILDING A POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITH A
SENSE OF BELONGING:
REFLECTIONS ON BEST PRACTICE FROM
THE BRISTOL DOCTORAL COLLEGE
UKCGE Annual Conference 2023
3. TODAY’S SESSION
• Postgraduate researcher experience – setting
the context and outlining obstacles
• University of Bristol context – PGR Strategic
Plan and the Bristol Doctoral College
• Six lessons for community connection
• Group discussion –opportunities and successes
5. PGR student experience - facts
The average PhD student works around 37 hours per week - this is over
50% more than the average undergraduate and three hours less per week
than the average academic staff.
One-fifth have a job alongside their PhD. Mostly, this is to make ends
meet.
53% of researchers have sought professional help (or wanted to) for
depression and anxiety?
6. Community and
belonging at Bristol
• In March 2022, Bristol Students’
Union ran a survey about
belonging, connection and
community.
• The survey sampled 1344
students, of which 107 were
PGRs
• PGRs were the student group
who felt least connected to the
University
16%
22%
31%
84%
78%
69%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
UGs
PGTs
PGRs
Broadly, how welcoming have you found the
University of Bristol to be? (n = 1,232)
"Very welcoming" or "More welcoming than not"
"Not very welcoming" or "Not welcoming"
7. PRES 2023: Belonging
60%
at UoB
agree or definitely agree
59%
at other institutions surveyed
agree or definitely agree
In response to the statements
“I feel part of a community of PGRs” or “I feel a sense of belonging at my institution”
8. PRES 2023: Belonging
62%
at UoB
agree or definitely agree
58%
at other institutions surveyed
agree or definitely agree
In response to the statement:
“There are sufficient options to interact with other PGRs”
10. PGR Strategy 2030: our ambition
“To ensure that every one of our
PGR students, regardless of their
background, discipline or
situation, has an enriching and
fulfilling experience at Bristol, that
is beneficial to their lives and
careers.”
11. Our emerging ‘PGR priorities’
Community and environment
• Equity, diversity and inclusion – access and belonging
• Wellbeing
• International PGR student experience
Support and training
• Supervisory support, provision and quality
• Training and development
• Communications and information provision
Size and shape of our PGR cohort
• PGR Marketing, widening participation and recruitment
• Administration and PGR integration in ‘Business as usual’
Partnerships
• International, industry and other HE
12. Communications and engagement
• The PGR Hub – a dedicated space for our PGR community
• Multi-faceted staff support
• Specific PGR-related communications sent from the Bristol Doctoral
College as part of a holistic comms plan
• Incentivised feedback surveys and focus groups for continuous
improvement
• Community fund
14. 1. Draw on expertise
within your institution
"The instructor was really good and the
sessions have helped my flexibility and
posture and I’m getting less soreness at
my desk now.”
PGR yoga attendee, 2020
15. 2. Bring creativity
to your community
"I thought this event was brilliant -
I'd be keen for more outdoor events
like this, particularly in the spring to
see what other plants are growing!“
Foraging workshop attendee, Oct 2022
18. 5. Create safe
spaces for
underrepresented
communities
“Meeting other minority ethnic
researchers really improved my sense
of belonging at the university.”
Coffee Connect participant, 2022
19. 6. #refreshmentswillbeprovided
Foodie pic
“"The event was fab, thank you for
organising! I got to see a few
colleagues of different
departments whom I hadn't seen
for almost half a year and it was a
lovely catchups over tacos.”
PGR Summer Party attendee, June 2023
20. Discussion
• What do you think the main obstacles are to PGRs feeling a sense of
community at your institution?
• What has worked well at your institution to foster PGR community?
21. THANK YOU!
Any questions for us?
Laura Etheridge, Communications and Engagement Officer
Laura.Etheridge@bristol.ac.uk
Alice Ferns, Postgraduate Research Strategy Manager
Alice.Ferns@bristol.ac.uk