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February 2020
Productivity Workshop for Researchers and Students
Writing a doctoral dissertation is a formidable task that requires much more than familiarity with research methodologies and library catalogues. Applying insights from cognitive science and learning theory, time management…
Find out more »Social Sciences – Why Bother? LISS DTP Conference Planning Meeting
This is the second meeting to organise a one-day PGR conference on 25th June 2020. New participants are welcome. Participating in the planning meeting is a great opportunity to…
Find out more »Designing Good Research and Getting it Published in High Impact Journals: A Practical Guide
We are delighted to invite you to this two-day workshop with Prof. Jean-Francois Hennart of Tilburg University. This practical programme covers in fine-grained detail the process of publishing research with high-impact academic…
Find out more »LISS DTP Making the Most of your Writing Time
Writing time is precious. It’s also nearly always either interrupted or wasted, at least in part, in procrastination. In this workshop we’ll look squarely at our own writing habits; explore…
Find out more »LISS DTP Giving and receiving feedback
What kind of feedback helps you improve what you have written? How does feedback on your writing make you feel? Many writers are familiar with the emotions feedback can provoke…
Find out more »March 2020
LISS DTP Who am I when I write? Voice in academic writing
'How can I find my academic voice?' is a question many PhD students ask. Some also wonder how it's possible to have a voice if they can't use 'I'. This…
Find out more »Critical Approaches to Media Discourse (CAMD2020)
Media not only reflect but also reinforce dominant ideologies and power relations in our everyday life. They play an increasingly important role in the construction and communication of ideas and…
Find out more »April 2020
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Early Career Researchers (ECR) Conference
The 4th Annual Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Early Career Researchers (ECR) Conference Navigating the Academic Space. We know that climbing the research ladder at a university or another academic…
Find out more »May 2020
LISS DTP Online Writing Clinics
Online Writing Clinics for LISS DTP students on 6 and 7 May, 10:00-17:00. Writing help during the current coronavirus crisis. Don't feel isolated! If you're in Y1 or Y2 and…
Find out more »Doing liberatory research
Join us for a two hour writing and research workshop led by writer, community organiser and award-winning arts educator Farzana Khan (full bio below). The workshop will be run on…
Find out more »Navigating change and uncertainty: A webinar for doctoral students and research staff
As a backdrop of result of recent and ongoing events, you are likely dealing with a lot of upheaval in a constantly changing situation clouded with uncertainty. Having changes imposed…
Find out more »Combining Data in Linguistic Ethnography (Online delivery)
What it's all about? Research projects that combine analysis of situated talk with ethnographic methods generate a sometimes bemusing and complex mass of data. Faced with these data we may…
Find out more »Stress, Resilience and Strengths: A webinar for doctoral students and research staff
In the acceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic you might be facing concurrent challenges of conducting your research from home, tutoring small humans, anxiety over the welfare of family members, a…
Find out more »June 2020
KCL SGDP Autism Research Showcase (ARCH)
The Autism ResearCH (ARCH) Showcase is a student-led event bringing together the autism community (i.e. researchers, clinicians, autistic individuals and their families, and other interested stakeholders) for a day of…
Find out more »July 2020
LISS DTP The art and craft of editing (Online delivery)
Editing generates almost visceral anxiety in doctoral students, mainly through misunderstanding exactly what it is and how to do it. This highly practical one-day workshop clarifies the difference between writing…
Find out more »Understanding the REF: A quick primer for PGRs (and anyone else interested)
Webinar - Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 2:00pm - 3:00pm The REF is an endless topic of discussion but it can be very unclear exactly what it is, how it works,…
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