Supporting employability skills for researchers Postgraduate training programme
Supporting employability skills for researchers Postgraduate training programme at Swansea University
Which career? • Academic • Industry, third sector, own business
Swansea postgrad programme
Vitae Researcher Development Framework
Legal and ethical Avoiding plagiarism Copyright Get ready for e-theses Illustrating your research (without breaking copyright law) • RDM session – touches on data protection, consent, freedom of information act. • •
Managing information • End. Note / Advanced End. Note • Research data management • Working smarter – tools and apps
Communication skills • Finding your research network • Twitter: tools and strategies for researchers • Tools and apps
Academic skills / issues Open access overview Advanced search techniques Keeping up to date Finding your research network includes bibliometrics, altmetrics • How to publish your first journal article / book • •
Resources • How we can help you – introductory session • Particular resources – British Standards, newspapers, Digi. Map, Theses, Archives
Future poss After University – National Library of Wales resources – Public library journals – Walk in access in universities – Using Google to find info for job interviews
Reading • https: //blog. piirus. ac. uk/2016/11/11/employer-perspectives-phdgraduates/ • https: //www. vitae. ac. uk/news/press-releases/new-report-explores -the-occupations-of-former-research-staff-who-move-beyondacademic-research • https: //www. timeshighereducation. com/comment/universitiesmust-prepare-early-career-researchers-for-life-outside-academia. • https: //www. timeshighereducation. com/blog/exactly-how-valuable -phd • Swansea programme http: //www. swansea. ac. uk/library/new%20 students/postgrad%20 t raining/#d. en. 244623 • https: //www. vitae. ac. uk/vitae-publications/rdf-related/researcherdevelopment-framework-rdf-vitae. pdf/view
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