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Rhagymadrodd Adeilad Hadyn Ellis Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwilwyr l-raddedig Y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr Cynllunio Datblygiad eich Sgiliau 1 2/3 2/3 4/5 6/7
Contents
Introduction The Hadyn Ellis Building The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers The Researcher Development Framework Planning Your Skills Development
Cwestiynau Cyffredin 10/11 Frequently Asked Questions Sefydlu Cychwyn ar eich Doethuriaeth: Digwyddiad Sefydlu i Ymchwilwyr Newydd Maes A: Gwybodaeth a Galluoedd Deallusol Ystadegaeth (Gweithdai rhagarweiniol) Ystadegaeth (Technegau) Ystadegaeth (Pecynnau) Technegau Dadansoddi Ansoddol Pecynnau Dadansoddi Ansoddol Y Dyniaethau ar Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Eraill Gwyddorau Eraill Adnoddau Gwybodaeth Rheoli Data Ymchwil Rheoli Prosiect Sgiliau TG Microsoft Office Rhaglenni Lluniadu a Chyflwyno Rhaglenni Lluniadu Uwch-Gyfrifiadura Ymchwil Maes B: Effeithiolrwydd Personol Gweithdai Cyffredinol Datblygu Gyrfa Gyrfaoedd Academaidd Gyrfaoedd Anacademaidd Cynllunio Gyrfa Cyffredinol Maes C: Llywodraethu a Threfnu Ymchwil Cyllid, Ariannu ac Adnoddau Ymddygiad Proffesiynol Maes D: Ymgysylltu, Dylanwadu ac Effeithio Cynadleddau Ymgysylltu ac Effeithio Mentro Sgiliau Cyflwyno Cyhoeddi Ysgrifennu Paratoi at yr Arholiad Llafar Saesneg i Siaradwyr Anfrodorol Sgiliau Addysgu Rhwydweithio 13 Induction Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities Statistics (Introductory workshops) Statistics (Techniques) Statistics (Packages) Qualitative Analysis Techniques Qualitative Analysis Packages Other Humanities and Social Sciences Other Sciences Information Resources Research Data Management Project Management IT Skills Microsoft Office Drawing and Presentation Programmes Programming Advanced Research Computing Domain B: Personal Effectiveness General Workshops Career Development Academic Careers Non-Academic Careers Career Planning General Domain C: Research Governance and Organisation Finance, Funding and Resources Professional Conduct Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact Conferences Engagement and Impact Enterprise Presentation Skills Publication Writing Viva Preparation English For Non-Native Speakers Teaching Skills Networking
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Ffynonellau Mewnol o Gyngor a Hyfforddiant 58/59 Internal Sources of Advice and Training Cyfloedd y tu hwnt i Gaerdydd 62/63 Opportunities Beyond Cardiff Mynegai ir Gweithdai 64 Workshop Index
Disgrifir cynnwys ac amcanion dysgu y gweithdain gryno. Rhoir y dyddiadau os ydynt ar gael ac maent yn gywir adeg argraffur llyfryn hwn. Mae diweddariadau ir rhaglen, a chynigion newydd, ar gael yn ein gwefan, sef www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugcp
Llun y clawr: Adeilad Hadyn Ellis
Workshops are briefly described in terms of their content and learning objectives. Dates are given where available and are correct at the time of going to press. Updates to the programme and new offerings are available on our website at www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Cover image: The Hadyn Ellis Building
Introduction | Rhagymadrodd
Rhagymadrodd
Croeso i Raglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol, rhaglen syn cynnig cyfleoedd eithriadol i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig eu datblygu eu hunain fel ymchwilwyr ac fel gweithwyr proffesiynol. Seilir y rhaglen ar y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr ymagwedd fawr newydd at ddatblygu ymchwilwyr ac un syn ceisio datblygu ymchwilwyr o safon fyd-eang ac adeiladu cronfa o ymchwil addysg uwch yn y DU. Rhan hanfodol och cynllun ymchwil yw cynllunioch datblygiad personol a phroffesiynol i sicrhau y gallwch chi gwblhauch prosiect yn effeithiol ac edrych ymlaen at ddilyn gyrfa yn y dyfodol; bwriad y rhaglen hon ywch helpu chi i wneud hynny. O reidrwydd, disgrifiadau a manylion ein cynigion ffurfiol ywr rhan fwyaf or llyfryn hwn. Maer gweithdai ar cyrsiau ynddon rhoi sylw nid yn unig i sgiliau y gellir eu rhoi ar waith yn syth, ond i faterion ehangach sydd o bwys i ymchwilwyr, fel ymgysylltu r cyhoedd, effaith ymchwil ar bolisau, a mentergarwch. Dylech chi drafod y cyfleoedd hyn gydach tm goruchwylio, ochr yn ochr chynllunior prosiect ymchwil ei hun. Er mor werthfawr ywr digwyddiadau ffurfiol hyn, hoffem bwysleisio bod y rhaglen yn fwy na hynny. Maen cynnig cyfleoedd i gyflwynoch gwaith, i gael gwybod am yr ymchwil arall syn digwydd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, i ymwneud ag arwain gweithgareddau i ymchwilwyr eraill, ac i gynllunioch gweithgaredd rhyngddisgyblaethol eich hun i gyfoethogich profiad. Maer profiadau hynnyn llesol ynddynt eu hunain, ond hefyd fel paratoad ar gyfer dal swyddi yn y dyfodol. Maen bleser mawr gennym allu cyhoeddi y bydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn symud yn fuan i ofod pwrpasol mewn adeilad newydd, Adeilad Hadyn Ellis, sef yr adeilad cyntaf iw ddatblygu ar yr hyn a fydd yn gampws ymchwil newydd o fri ar Maindy Road. Maer cyfle cyffrous hwn yn fodd i ni gynnig gwell gofod i chi astudio, hyfforddi, arddangos a rhwydweithio ynddo yn ogystal chaniatu i holl staff Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol fod ar yr un safle am y tro cyntaf ers ein sefydlu. Bydd hynnyn gwella rhagor ar y gwasanaeth y gallwn ni ei gynnig i chi. Mae gan Goleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol bedwar maes cysylltiedig o raglenni, sef hyfforddi a datblygu ymchwilwyr; sicrhau profiad o safon; cynyddu galluoedd ymchwil; a darparu cyfleusterau o safon fyd-eang. Bydd cynrychiolwyr y myfyrwyr yn chwarae rhan bwysig ym mhroses Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol o wneud penderfyniadau; ochr yn ochr r Cyfarwyddwyr Astudiaethau lraddedig, mae ymchwilwyr l-raddedig yn aelodau o bob un o Dimaur pedair Rhaglen a fydd yn pennu blaenoriaethau a chynlluniau gwaith eu meysydd a hefyd or grwpiau disgyblaeth syn bwydo gwybodaeth ir Tm Hyfforddi a Datblygu. Fech anogir i roi gwybod am eich barn, eich safbwyntiau, eich profiadau, eich syniadau ach pryderon drwyr cynrychiolwyr hynny. I gloi, gair yn arbennig i fyfyrwyr newydd: eich blaenoriaeth gyntaf ywch prosiect ymchwil a rhaid i chi byth golli golwg ar hynny. Ond rydyn ni hefyd yn eich annog chi i fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd ehangach y tu mewn ar tu allan i faes eich ymchwil, nid heddiwn unig ond drwy gydol eich gradd ymchwil. Y bwriad yw iddynt gyfoethogich profiad ach gwneud chin ymchwilydd mwy effeithiol a llwyddiannus yn y tymor hir. Fech anogwn chi i fanteisio ar bob cyfle i gyfarfod r amrywiaeth mawr o ymchwilwyr eraill ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ac i fod yn aelod gweithgar o gymuned Coleg Graddedigion eich Prifysgol.
Introduction
Welcome to the University Graduate College Programme, which offers exceptional opportunities for postgraduate researchers to develop themselves both as researchers and professionals. The programme is informed by the Researcher Development Framework, a major new approach to researcher development, which aims to develop world-class researchers and build the UK higher education research base. Planning your personal and professional development to ensure that you can effectively complete your project whilst looking forward to your future career is an essential part of your research plan; this programme is designed to help you in this task. The bulk of the brochure is, by necessity, the descriptions and details about our formal offerings. These workshops and courses cover not only immediately applicable skills, but broader issues of importance to researchers, such as public engagement, impact of research on policy, and enterprise. You should discuss these opportunities with your supervisory team alongside your planning of the research project itself. As valuable as these formal events are, however, we are keen to emphasise that the programme is more than that it includes opportunities to present your work, to learn of other research taking place within Cardiff University, to get involved in leading activities for other researchers, and to design your own interdisciplinary activity to enrich your experience. These experiences are beneficial in their own right, but also as preparation for future employment. We are delighted to be able to announce that the University Graduate College is soon to move into a purpose built space in new premises, the Hadyn Ellis Building, which is the first building to be developed on what will be a prestigious new research campus on Maindy Road. This is an exciting opportunity, enabling us to offer you enhanced study, training, exhibition and networking space, as well as allowing all of the University Graduate College staff to be co-located on one site for the first time since our inception, further improving the service we can offer you. The University Graduate College has four interlinked programme areas: training and developing researchers; assuring a quality experience; building capacities for research; and providing world class facilities. Student representatives play an important role in the decision-making of the University Graduate College; postgraduate researchers are members, alongside Directors of PGR Studies, of each of the four Programme Teams, which set priorities and work plans for their areas and also of the discipline groups that inform the Training and Development Team. You are encouraged to feed through these representatives your opinions, perspectives, experiences, ideas and concerns. Finally, a word especially aimed at new students: your first priority is your research project and you must never lose sight of that. However, we urge you also to take advantage of the broader opportunities both within and outside your research area not just now, but throughout your research degree they are intended both to enhance your experience and to make you a more effective and successful researcher in the long run. We encourage you to take every opportunity to meet the diverse range of other researchers at Cardiff University and to become active members of your University Graduate College community.
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Maer llyfryn hwn yn disgrifior amrywiaeth helaeth o weithdai a chyrsiau i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig ar bob cam yn rhaglen eu gradd ymchwil o gwrs sefydlu ar sgiliau cychwynnol hanfodol yn y flwyddyn gyntaf ymlaen i gynlluniou gyrfa yn y
Darlithiau a Seminarau
Bydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn rhedeg rhaglen o ddarlithiau syn cyflwyno siaradwyr ysbrydoledig o Gaerdydd a mannau eraill i draethu am bynciau cyfredol. Bydd hefyd, os
The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers | Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwil l-raddedig
The Hadyn Ellis Building: the new home of the University Graduate College
The University Graduate College will be moving into the iconic Hadyn Ellis Building, which is the first building on what will become a research campus for the University. In addition to providing a purpose-built office space that will bring together the whole staff team into a single location, the building will house many of our workshops and events. A 150 seat lecture theatre is the perfect size for Starting Out, our induction event, as well as the lecture programme and plenary sessions for student-led conferences. Exhibition space is available in a multi-story atrium, in which we can run research poster displays and exhibitions as well as more dynamic demonstrations of research activity. Four training rooms will be available for our workshops and for break-out rooms for conferences. A caf area will be the perfect place for participants to meet and mingle during those important refreshment breaks. On the first floor, space has been reserved for day visitors as well as for postgraduate researchers who need desk and storage space to call their own for a limited time period. It is envisaged that these spaces can be allocated for several weeks or months, primarily by students who may have to vacate a school-based office to make way for new first year researchers whilst still requiring some time to finish up their dissertation. The space will provide an environment that is conducive to productive work as well as developing a supportive environment of researchers. Our neighbours in the building will be two of the University Research Institutes: The European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute and the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute. The Sustainable Places Research Institute will also be on the Maindy Park site, adjacent to the Hadyn Ellis Building. Professor Hadyn Ellis, for whom the building is named, was a champion of interdisciplinary research and of the development of postgraduate researchers both of which are aims of the University Graduate College. He was highly influential in the development of Cardiff University, until his death in 2006. After serving as Head of the School of Psychology, he became the Universitys Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and also served as the Dean of Graduate Studies. Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2001, Professor Ellis played a key role in the merger with the University of Wales College of Medicine. During this period he was able to expand the Universitys base of interdisciplinary research. He was awarded a CBE in 2004 for his services to Higher Education. At the time of writing, the construction was on target to be completed in early spring 2013, with occupation in early summer of that year. Links to additional information on the Maindy Road Research Campus and the Hadyn Ellis Building can be found on our web site.
Formal Training
This brochure describes the extensive range of workshops and courses for postgraduate researchers at every stage in their research degree programme from first year induction
ywn gymwys, yn hyrwyddo rhaglenni seminar gan Ysgolion Academaidd syn agored yn ehangach i ymchwilwyr yng Nghaerdydd. Cewch y manylion ar wefan Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol.
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Mae Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol wrthin datblygu ei phortffolio o adnoddau hyfforddi a gynigir ar-lein. Bydd y modiwlaun fodd i chi astudio ar adeg a chyflymdra syn addas i chi neun eich atgoffa or wybodaeth a gawsoch mewn gweithdai blaenorol. Ond wnn nhw ddim ymdrin r deunydd yr un mor fanwl ac, wrth gwrs, chewch chi mor cyfle i drafod y pwnc gyda phobl eraill mewn gweithdy. Cewch chi gyrchur modiwlau drwy ddilyn y cyswllt o we-dudalennau Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol. Bydd angen i chi fewngofnodi gan ddefnyddioch enw defnyddiwr ach cyfrinair Prifysgol Caerdydd arferol. Dymar modiwlau ar hyn o bryd: Q Cael Cyhoeddich Gwaith yn y Celfyddydau ar Dyniaethau Q Cael Cyhoeddich Gwaith yn y Gwyddorau Q Cynllunio Gyrfa yn y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau ar Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Q Cynllunio Gyrfa yn y Gwyddorau Q Dewis Cynhadledd, Cyflwyno a Rhwydweithio Q Dulliau Ymchwil mewn Adolygu Llenyddiaeth Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Celfyddydau ar Dyniaethau Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Gwyddorau Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Q Eiddo Deallusol yng Nghyd-destun Ymchwil Q Fideo ar Arholiad Llafar Da Q Fideo ar Oruchwylio Da Q Fideo ar Sgiliau Cyflwyno Da Q Moeseg Ymchwil 1: Llywodraethu Ymchwil Q Moeseg Ymchwil 2: Gweithio gyda Gwrthrychau Dynol Q Rheoli Prosiect yng Nghyd-destun Ymchwil Q Rheolich Goruchwylydd Ymchwil neuch Prif Ymchwilydd
mewn amgylchedd cynhalgar a chyfeillgar ac yn eu helpu i deimlon rhan or gymuned ymchwil ehangach. Drwy ddod ir gynhadledd, byddwch chin fwy ymwybodol o ffyrdd o wneud eich ymchwil yn hygyrch i gydweithwyr mewn meysydd eraill ac ir cyhoedd, ac wedi dysgu sgiliau cyflwynoch ymchwil i gynulleidfaoedd ehangach. Byddwch chi hefyd yn elwan academaidd o glywed am yr ymchwil mewn meysydd eraill. Trefnir pob un or digwyddiadau gan bwyllgor o fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig o amryw or Ysgolion. Mae hwn yn brofiad pleserus a gwerthfawr ac yn gyfle rhagorol i ychwanegu at eich CV drwy ddatblygu sgiliau trosglwyddadwy ym maes trefnu digwyddiadau. Os hoffech chi gymryd rhan, e-bostiwch ni yn UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk Ymhlith y cynadleddau a redir yn 2012-13 bydd: Q Cynhadledd Llais y Dyniaethau - dydd Iau 21 Mawrth Q Cynhadledd Siarad am Wyddoniaeth - dydd Iau 2 Mai Q Cynhadledd Canolbwyntio ar y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol dydd Iau 14 Mawrth Q Digwyddiad Rhyngddisgyblaethol a Thematig - dydd Iau 27 a dydd Gwener 28 Mehefin Yn ystod 2012-13 byddwn ni hefyd yn estyn y cyfleoedd i ymchwilwyr yn y gwyddorau rannu ou hymchwil mewn dyddiau ymchwil a fydd thema iddynt. Gan nad oedd y wedd derfynol wedii rhoi ar y rheiny adeg argraffur llyfr hwn, bydd rhagor o fanylion ar gael ar ein gwefan.
that are open more widely to researchers at Cardiff. The details of these can be found on the University Graduate College web site.
Online Learning
The University Graduate College is building its portfolio of training resources offered on-line. These allow you to study at a time and pace to suit you or to refresh knowledge from previous workshop attendance. However, they wont cover material in as much depth and, of course, dont give you the opportunity to discuss the topic with other people in a workshop context. You can access the modules by following the link from the University Graduate College web pages. You will need to log in with your usual Cardiff University username and password. Current modules are as follows: Q Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Q Career Planning in the Sciences Q Getting Published in the Arts & Humanities Q Getting Published in the Sciences Q The Good Presentation Skills Video Q Good Supervision Video Q Good Viva Video Q Intellectual Property in the Research Context Q Managing Your Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator Q Project Management in the Research Context Q Research Ethics 1: Research Governance Q Research Ethics 2: Working with Human Subjects Q Research Methods in the Arts and Humanities Q Research Methods in Literature Review Q Research Methods in the Sciences Q Research Methods in the Social Sciences Q Selecting a Conference, Presenting and Networking
and friendly environment and help them to feel part of the wider research community. Through attendance you will become more aware of how to make your research accessible to colleagues in other areas and to the general public and will have acquired skills in presenting research to wider audiences. You also benefit academically from hearing about research in other areas. Each of the events is organised by a committee of postgraduate research students from a number of Schools. This is an enjoyable and rewarding experience, and provides an excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills in event organisation to add to your CV. If you wish to get involved, please e-mail us at UGC@cardiff.ac.uk Conferences running in 2012-13 include: Q Voice of Humanities Conference - Thursday 21 March Q Speaking of Science Conference - Thursday 2 May Q Spotlight on Social Sciences Conference - Thursday 14 March Q Themed Interdisciplinary Event - Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June During 2012-13, we will also be extending the opportunities for researchers in the sciences to share their research at themed research days. These were not finalised at the time of going to print; more details will be available on our website.
Student-Led Conferences
A number of student-led conferences are run throughout the year to provide opportunities for students in different disciplines to present their work to each other, to share and develop their research interests and to establish mutually beneficial interdisciplinary links. The conferences enable students to develop their presentation skills in a supportive
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The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) has been developed by Vitae in collaboration with the higher education sector and other stakeholders. Further details about the RDF are available at www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf. The RDF graphic has been used and adapted with permission from Vitae in accordance with the RDF conditions of use: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfconditionsofuse In order to gain the most from your research degree you need to be actively involved in an ongoing cycle of self evaluation, reflection, target setting and action planning. Just as you plan the research project itself, you should have a plan for your personal and professional development. By being more aware of your skills and having a plan for future development you will be able to make more informed choices at key points during your career. Maximise your personal development opportunities by following these stages:
5. Pennu Blaenoriaethau
Ar l i chi benderfynu ar eich anghenion datblygu, gwnewch yn siw r nad oes gennych chi fwy o amcanion nag y gall misoedd nesaf cynllun eich ymchwil eu cynnwys. Rheol gyffredinol yw hyn: os oes gennych chi fwy nag wyth amcan, bydd angen i chi flaenoriaethur meysydd mwyaf perthnasol a rhoi rhai ohonynt or neilltu a chanolbwyntio arnynt yn ddiweddarach, efallai. Does dim rhaid i chi geisio datblygu ym mhob un o feysydd y Fframwaith ar unwaith. Dim ond drwy brofiad ac ymarfer y gellir cyrraedd rhai camau, ond bydd hunanymwybyddiaeth dda a chynllunioch datblygiad proffesiynol yn helpur broses. Dyma rai pwyntiau iw hystyried wrth flaenoriaethuch amcanion datblygu: Q dylech roi blaenoriaeth i unrhyw agweddau ar eich ymchwil rydych chin cael trafferth hwy a chanolbwyntiwch yn gyntaf ar eu datrys. Q rhowch dipyn o ystyriaeth i ddatblygur sgiliau proffesiynol ehangach a allai, er enghraifft, gynydduch effeithiolrwydd personol neu wellach rhagolygon o gael swydd yn y dyfodol. Q efallai y gwelwch chi nad oes angen ond cynnal eich safon bresennol mewn maes penodol. Efallai y teimlwch, er enghraifft, fod angen i chi roi cyflwyniadaun gyson i gynnal eich hyder o ran siarad yn gyhoeddus. Cofiwch edrych ymlaen ym mhob rhan och gwaith. Er enghraifft, os oes bwriad i chi ddefnyddio techneg ymchwil newydd yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn, bydd angen i chi gael hyfforddiant cyn cyrraedd y pwynt hwnnw. Ir broses o ddatblyguch sgiliau fod yn effeithiol, bydd angen i chi FYFYRIO yngly n r hyn rydych chi wedii ddysgu, CYNLLUNIO ar gyfer symud ymlaen, a CHOFNODI eich datblygiad. Am fod gan bawb brofiadau, hoffterau ac anghenion gwahanol, maer Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol yn gwbl hyblyg a chewch ddewis hepgor camau os teimlwch chin fwy cyffyrddus wrth weithio felly. Ond cewch chir budd mwyaf ohono drwy weithio drwy bob cam fel proses integredig. Argymhellir eich bod chin dadansoddich anghenion personol o ran hyfforddi a datblygu o leiaf unwaith bob chwe mis, a bod hynnyn cyd-fynd monitroch cynnydd. Cofnodwch ddyddiad yr adolygiad er mwyn i chi weld sut rydych chi wedi datblygu tra buoch chin fyfyriwr ymchwil.
5. Set Priorities
Once you have decided on your development needs, ensure that you do not have more objectives than can be accommodated in your research plan for the coming months. As a general rule, if you have more than eight objectives, then you need to prioritise those areas which are most relevant and cut some out, perhaps for focus at a later date. You dont have to try to develop in all the areas of the RDF at once. Some phases may only be reached through experience and practice, however good self-awareness and professional development planning will aid the process. Here are some points to consider when prioritising your development objectives: Q you should give priority to any aspects of your research that you are struggling with and concentrate on getting these right first. Q give some consideration to developing the broader professional skills that could, for example, improve your personal effectiveness or enhance your future employability prospects. Q you might find that you simply need to maintain a current standard in a particular area. For example, you might feel you need to give regular presentations in order to maintain your confidence at public speaking. Remember to look ahead in all areas of your work, for example, if you are due to be using a new research technique later in the year, you need to have been trained before this point. In order for the skills development process to be effective, you need to REFLECT on what you have learned, PLAN for your progression, and RECORD your development. As everyone has different experiences, preferences and needs, the Professional Development Planner is completely flexible and you can choose to skip stages if you feel more comfortable working this way. However, you will get most benefit if you work through all stages as an integrated process. It is recommended that you analyse your own personal training and development needs at least once every six months, to coincide with your progress monitoring. Record the date of the review so you can chart how you have developed whilst a research student.
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Cwestiynau Cyffredin
Pwy syn gymwys i fynd ar y cyrsiau?
Anelir rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol o weithdai at fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig sydd wedi ymrestru ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Mae myfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig yn cynnwys: MPhil, MRes, PhD, MD, MCh, EdD, DClinPsych, DEdPsych, DSW, DHS, DNurs a DEng. Mae myfyrwyr sydd wedi ymrestru ar radd Athro fel rhan o radd ymchwil 1+3 ffurfiol ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd hefyd yn gymwys i ddilyn y gweithdai. NID ywr Rhaglen yn agored i fyfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Athro eraill a addysgir, fel MBA, MA neu MSc. Os canslwch chi o fewn 48 awr cyn ir gweithdy ddechrau, dylech ffonio swyddfa Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol. Os canslwch chi le o fewn dau ddiwrnod gwaith heb reswm dilys, fe nodir yn eich cofnod eich bod heb ddod ir gweithdy.
Beth os oes angen hyfforddiant arna i mewn maes nad ywn cael ei gynnig?
Byddwn ni bob amser yn ystyried ffyrdd o wella ac ehangun darpariaeth hyfforddi. Felly, os oes gennych chi syniad am bwnc sydd heb fod ar ein rhaglen ar hyn o bryd, cysylltwch ni. Os bydd digon o alw ymhlith myfyrwyr eraill, fe geisiwn ni ei gynnwys yn y dyfodol.
Mae gen i ofynion o ran hygyrchedd neu ofynion arbennig eraill. I bwy y dylwn i roi gwybod?
Os oes gennych chi ofynion penodol, cysylltwch ni yn UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk neu ffoniwch y rhif sydd ar dudalen gefn y llyfryn. Maer rhan fwyaf on hystafelloedd hyfforddi yn hygyrch ir rhai ag anawsterau symudedd. Os nad ydynt, ac os cawn ni ddigon o rybudd, fe wnawn ein gorau glas i symud y gweithdy. Yn yr un modd, fe geisiwn fodloni pob gofyniad arall os cysylltwch chi ni ymlaen llaw.
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Do I have to pay?
The costs of workshops and courses offered as part of the University Graduate College, as with other University services, are covered by your tuition fees.
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Gwybodaeth am y Gweithdai
Mae'r gweithdai yn agored i fyfyrwyr o bob disgyblaeth. Os byddant wedi'u targedu at ddisgyblaethau neu feysydd pwnc penodol, nodir hyn yn nheitl y gweithdy neu yn y disgrifiad ohono. Bydd allwedd ir gweithdy iw gweld ar frig pob disgrifiad o weithdy fel hyn: | Cynnar Maer blwch cyntaf yn dangos ffurf y gweithdy a ywn un syn rhoi gwybodaeth yn bennaf, ar ffurf darlith yn aml; yn wybodaeth ynghyd thrafodaeth ac adborth; yn weithdy seiliedig ar ymarfer neun weithdy rhyngweithiol syn gofyn i chi gyfranogin weithgar ynddo; neun weithdy ar-lein i chi allu astudio ar adeg syn gyfleus i chi. Dymar symbolau:
Gwybodaeth
Gwybodaeth a Thrafodaeth
Gweithdy Ymarferol
Ar-lein
Maer ail flwch yn dangos ar ba gam yn eich ymchwil y bydd y gweithdyn arbennig o addas, boed yn ystod y camau cynnar neu wrth i chi dynnu at y terfyn. Gan fod llawer or gweithdain berthnasol ar unrhyw adeg, feu dynodir POB CAM. Sylwch fod rhaid cael isafswm mewn rhai gweithdai iddynt gael eu rhedeg. Gwaethar modd, gall fod rhaid i ni ddileu gweithdai os na chyrhaeddant yr isafswm hwnnw.
Induction | Sefydlu
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Induction / Sefydlu
Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers
| All This event is an enjoyable opportunity to meet other research students and begin to develop those important personal and professional networks. It provides an introduction to research at Cardiff University including rights and responsibilities, the facilities and services offered by the University and the University Graduate College, the Graduate Centre, and presentations by existing students on starting and enjoying your research programme. Importantly, the event will introduce the training and development opportunities at Cardiff University and enable you to begin planning your skills development. Starting Out is designed to complement not duplicate your school induction provision. The October sessions conclude with either lunch or cheese and wine. The mid-year sessions include additional topics not covered at school inductions, and lunch. By the end of this event you will have: Q a better understanding of the nature of the research degree Q become familiar with University regulations and systems Q developed awareness of sources of help and support Q gained an understanding of the background and requirements of the Researcher Development Framework and how this affects them Q understood the importance of monitoring their personal and professional development Q gained an overview of the training opportunities available Dates/Times: Tuesday 9 October Thursday 11 October Monday 22 October Tuesday 22 January Thursday 25 April Monday 15 July Presenters: Various 09.00-14.00 13.00-18.00 09.00-14.00 09.00-15.30 09.00-15.30 09.00-15.30
Workshop Information
Workshops are open to students of any discipline. Where they are targeted towards particular disciplines or subject areas this will be indicated in the title or workshop description. A key to the workshop will appear at the top of each workshop description as follows: | Early The first box shows the format of the workshop whether it is predominantly information giving, often presented in lecture style; information plus discussion and feedback; a practice based or interactive workshop which requires your active participation; or offered online to allow you to study at a time to suit you. The symbols are shown below:
The sessions were truly beneficial with respect to starting out on a PhD course as well as socialising and getting to know researchers in different areas of life (which is really interesting).
Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers
Information
Practical Workshop
Online
The second box shows the stage of your research for which this workshop is particularly suitable, whether in the early stages of your research or nearing completion. Many workshops are applicable to any stage and will be designated as ALL. Please note that some workshops require a minimum number of participants in order to run. Regrettably we may have to cancel workshops which do not meet this minimum number.
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Dr Robert Hills will offer one-to-one advice for postgraduate research students in the biological and health sciences on statistical problems, offering specific advice and also general advice on further training that may be necessary. Before booking a slot with Dr Hills you will need to have prepared your research plan. Dr Hills is not a surgeon - he prefers preventative medicine - sorting out the statistical approach before collecting data. These sessions are suitable for all who have previously attended an introductory course in statistics. Please e-mail UGC@cardiff.ac.uk to book a session. Dates/Times: By appointment
A very clear and thorough introduction to a wide variety of statistical analysis techniques. Very worthwhile.
Applied Statistics
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Statistics (Techniques)
Bioinformatics and Statistics
| All The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit in the School of Medicine is responsible for the delivery of an MSc Programme in Bioinformatics (Bioinformatics/Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics). The course is delivered by researchers from Medicine, Biosciences and Computer Science and Informatics. The Informatics for Omic Biosciences module gives an introduction to bioinformatics, and the tools available to facilitate biomedical research. Topics include biological information resources, biological data retrieval, gene expression studies, protein structure visualisation, proteomics and genome visualisation. If you are interested in developing skills in any of these areas it may be possible for you to attend individual sessions or the entire module. In addition there are other modules on the course that may be appropriate including: Computing for Bioinformatics, Statistical Approaches in the Life Sciences, advanced modules on Genetic Epidemiology and other topics. We will advise students on suitability and need to limit places to those who can demonstrate value to their studies. Date: These courses run once a year at defined times with the introductory courses commencing Monday 1 October 2012.
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Worth doing to see and learn about different ways of visualising data.
Exploratory Data Analysis
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Statistics (Packages)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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SPSS: An Introduction
| All Many disciplines in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences, seek increasingly to examine patterns in spatial data that can be mapped. In addition to their intrinsic value in developing and testing hypotheses, spatial patterns help to reveal key social, economic and environmental processes. A wide array of tools are available to collect, store, transform and analyse spatial data but ArcGIS is among the most powerful and transferable. Whether your interest is in planning, biodiversity, landscape genetics, earth sciences, epidemiology, population, risk assessment, social analysis, transport etc. if you need to examine spatial pattern, this introduction is for you. This course consists of an introductory lecture followed by a practical workshop. NB: For training in the use of ArcGIS for qualitative analysis, please refer to the separate workshop Introduction to Qualitative GIS (listed below). SPSS is a powerful statistical application package that is particularly useful for the analysis of questionnaire data. It can be used in the analysis of data from various disciplines and this two session introductory level course will cover the basic analysis functions enabling you to: Q prepare and enter data into SPSS Q understand how SPSS uses statistical procedures such as Frequencies, Crosstabulation, Pearson ChiSquare Q Compare Means, Independent Samples T-test, MannWhitney Test and Correlation Q transform and recode data Q understand how to create and edit pivot tables Q know how to use SPSS to work with graphs Q understand how to import data from external sources, such as Excel worksheets and Access database tables It is important that you already have a basic knowledge of statistics before attending this course. Topics covered relate directly to the functionality of the SPSS application and not the theory of the statistics involved. Dates/Times: Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October, 10.00 13.00 Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 February, 13.00 16.00 Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June, 10.00 13.00 (you must attend both days) Presenter: Paul McGeoghan, Information Services
A good introductory class that helps you acquire the basic theoretical and practical knowledge required to use SEM with AMOS.
Structural Equation Modelling
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SPSS: Intermediate
| All This computer-based workshop is designed to make you proficient in understanding and carrying out univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analytical techniques using SPSS. The course will pay particular attention to the unique concerns of social scientists, who often work with categorical and nonlinear data, but researchers from other disciplines are welcome to attend. There will be some review of basic univariate statistics and SPSS functions at the beginning of the course, but it is imperative that you have a basic grasp of these issues before attending. A two day Introduction to SPSS is also available. This course will cover: Q managing data in SPSS Q conceptualization and measurement issues Q descriptive data analysis Q bivariate data analysis (cross-tabulations, correlations, ANOVA) Q multivariate data analysis (linear and non-linear regression models) Q assessment and interpretation of findings The morning session is lecture and demonstration. The afternoon session is a practical workshop. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
Discourse Analysis
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Stata: An Introduction
| All This is a full day workshop on the Stata statistical package, providing training to researchers undertaking quantitative empirical social science research. Stata offers a great deal more than standard packages (such as SPSS) in the variety of statistical tests it can perform and in data management capabilities; it is also easily programmable, providing highly efficient ways to perform repetitive tasks. It is used by many leading researchers in the social sciences and there is excellent technical support available from web-based user groups and from Stata technical support staff. The session will assume no prior knowledge of Stata. Time: 09.30 17.00 April/May tbc Dr Wissam Abdallah, Business
The Centre for Language and Communication (CLCR) is able to offer training for students in developing appropriate critical approaches to analysing spoken and written discourse. Two levels of training are offered: an introductory workshop in the autumn and advanced training via a taught postgraduate module in Semester 2. The half-day introductory workshop will provide an overview of approaches to analysing discourse and their theoretical and practical implications, and will include an opportunity for students to discuss their particular research needs. You can opt to follow up through reading or advanced training. The advanced training consists of a full semester postgraduate module in Discourse and Social Interaction and/or Text and Context, as available. You may attend some or all of the module, and may undertake the assessment for formative feedback. For further details and the conditions of attendance, please refer to our web site: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Date/Time: Presenters: Autumn tbc Various, Centre for Language Communication & Research, and others
A good introduction I feel that I have got to grips with the basics of STATA.
Stata
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Social Science on the Move: Mobile Research and Researching the Mobile
| All This seminar-style workshop will introduce you to the theories, methods and politics of mobilities research and mobile methods. Following an introduction to the 'mobilities paradigm' and its precursors, the discussion presented in the seminar is divided into two sections: mobile research and researching the mobile. The first half of the seminar will thus consider the ways in which mobility practices might be usefully added to your existing research projects in order to produce and elicit data 'on the move'. Methodological and practical are considered alongside approaches to analysing such data. The second half of the seminar is concerned with developing your understanding of the theoretical development and empirical focus of mobilities research by drawing on a live research project and the challenges for analysis that a mobilities lens brings. In sum the workshop presents an opportunity for you to consider an approach to researching the social in which mobility is both the object, method and analytic lens of inquiry. Date/Time: November tbc Dr Robin Smith, Social Sciences
A good forum to think outside the box in terms of qualitative analysis tools (mixed methods).
Introduction to Qualitative GIS
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students in all fields where research may include examining archival/early book material (e.g. all humanities subjects as well as architecture, social sciences, history of medicine/science). If you are not in a humanities School but are dealing with such material, you are welcome to attend the session. By the end of the session, you will be able to: Q better understand how the material nature of these sources affects what you can get out of them Q examine material sources more critically Time: Date: Presenters: 9.30 - 16.30 Autumn tbc Prof Judi Loach, Humanities, and others
Other Sciences
Biomedical Laboratory Methods
| Early This course will introduce laboratory based researchers in the biological and health sciences to major techniques of biomedical laboratory research. You will also meet some of the researchers using these techniques within the School of Medicine. Core techniques covered include: Q cell culture Q imaging Q antibodies Q proteomics Q nucleic acids Q genomics Q analysis of gene expression Further details and a full list of topics covered are available on www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Dates/Times: Mondays from 8 October to 3 December (various times) Presenters: Various
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Q principles underlying the validity of preclinical models Q a discussion of the in vivo techniques used to understand the functional, diseased or treated physiological states in whole animals Q an understanding of the preclinical stages involved in drug development
10.00 16.00 March tbc Dr Chris Pepper and Dr Eddie Wang, Medicine
Proteomic Analysis
Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc | All The aim of this course is to provide training on the analysis and interpretation of results from proteomic experiments. The course will introduce the field before focussing on protein separation, the analysis of differential protein expression, protein identification by tandem mass spectrometry and web-based resources for protein analysis. Post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions will also be briefly introduced. The course is run by Central Biotechnology Services (www.cardiff.ac.uk/cbs). Time: Date: Presenters: 09.00 17.00 Tuesday 27 November and Tuesday 4 December (you must attend both days) Dr Ian Brewis and colleagues, Medicine
Information Resources
Accessing Archives
| All Archives give you evidence; many are old, some are new; they are unique; they cover every subject; they come in different forms; only certain places hold them; and they can be useful to any researcher. These workshops will enable you to locate primary material relevant to your area of research and to use it critically and ethically in accordance with academic norms. The sessions are open to students in all disciplines. Workshops include: Q Accessing Archives (UK and Wales) Q Accessing Specialist Archival Resources (e.g. Audio/Visual) Q Visit to Glamorgan Record Office
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Through attendance, you will: Q know what types of information archives containQ identify locations of archives on a research topic Q be aware of issues relating to the access of those archives Q be aware of different systems of classification Q use archives responsibly and ethically Q cite references to manuscripts correctly Times: Date: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Friday 30 November Various
This is an interactive workshop and participants are encouraged to share their learning and experiences. It is presented by a health researcher and is probably most useful to those undertaking research in biomedical and health sciences or the social sciences. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Monday 10 December Support Unit for Research Evidence Staff
Excellent tips for Google and beyond - really brought home how much I have relied on simple Google searching and Ive been missing a lot!
Enhancing your Web searching Skills
13.30 16.30 Tuesday 27 November Support Unit for Research Evidence Staff
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16.30 18.30 Wednesday 6 February Susan Smith and Andrew Blackmore, Information Services Staff Er y byddwch chi, fel ymchwilydd newydd, yn awyddus i ymchwilion fanwl ich dewis bwnc, efallai y byddwch chin teimlon ansicr ynghylch pa rai or llu adnoddau sydd ar gael erbyn hyn fydd yn ddefnyddiol i chi, ar ffyrdd gorau ou defnyddio. Maer gweithdy hwn yn un o ddau a wnaiff eich cyflwyno chi i amrywiaeth mawr o adnoddau syn briodol ar gyfer ymchwil yn y dyniaethau. Bydd y sesiwn yn trafod: Voyager, catalogau ar-lein, cyfnodolion electronig, papurau newydd, traethodau ymchwil/hir, a chwilio. Erbyn diwedd y sesiwn, byddwch chin gallu: Q llunio chwiliadau rhesymegol ac effeithiol mewn amrywiaeth o ffynonellau Q cadwr wybodaeth och canlyniadau Q nodi llyfrau, traethodau ymchwil a deunyddiau eraill a gedwir mewn llyfrgelloedd y tu allan i Gaerdydd Q cyrchur deunyddiau y cafwyd hyd iddynt mewn chwiliadau, gan gynnwys gwneud hynny drwy fenthyciadau rhyng-lyfrgellol
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10.00 12.00 Dydd Mercher 9 Ionawr Helen Price-Saunders, Llyfrgell y Celfyddydau ac Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol
Q defnyddio tudalennau gwe Prifysgol Caerdydd i ddod o hyd i adnoddau a gwasanaethau priodol Amser: Dyddiad: Cyflwynydd: 10.00 12.00 Dydd Mercher 16 Ionawr Helen Price-Saunders, Llyfrgell y Celfyddydau ac Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol
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Pre-requisites: Attendance at the introductory Managing your References Using EndNote workshop or familiarity with the functions described in that workshops description. Dates/Times: Tuesday 27 November Thursday 28 February Wednesday 22 May Presenters: 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 10.00 12.00
Project Management
Practical Project Management for Your Research
| Early/Middle Project management techniques are vital to the successful delivery of research projects. This workshop will allow you to understand the key principles of project management and develop a comprehensive plan for your research. The plan will include contingency, risk management, stakeholder activities and reporting requirements, as well as the technical and project management activities needed for successful delivery of the project. You will leave with both the plan, and the ability to understand how to continue to manage their research project effectively. During this full day workshop you will have: Q a comprehensive first draft plan for the remainder of the research Q an initial risk assessment for the project Q a first draft stakeholder management assessment for the project Q a reporting template for the project and the requirements of the university Q a series of project management templates that can be adapted for individual use Time: Dates: 09.15 16.30 Wednesday 14 November Thursday 7 February Monday 20 May Dr Caron King, Consultant
Managing Research Data: Key Aspects of Legal Compliance & Records Management
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IT Skills
All workshops require familiarity with the Windows environment and some have prerequisites. It is important, for your own learning, that you choose the appropriate level. If the topic you want is not available here, please check the Information Services (INSRV) web site. In addition, a number of self help guides in information skills and IT related topics are available at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides/ index.html#it All Microsoft Office packages are now taught using Office 2007. All workshops begin promptly at the hour stated: you must allow time to log in and be ready to work at that time.
aspects of relational database design will be discussed. By the end of this session you will: Q have considered the design of a database table and relationships between tables when creating a database Q be able to create a table and relationships between tables in an Access database Q be able to use queries to extract subsets of information, defined by criteria to locate the required records, held in an Access table (or a series of related tables) Dates/Times: Monday 3 December Tuesday 25 June Presenter: 09.30 12.30 13.00 16.00
Sgiliau TG
Maer holl weithdain gofyn i chi fod yn gyfarwydd ag amgylchedd Windows, ac mae gan rai ohonynt ragofynion. Er lles eich addysg, maen bwysig i chi ddewis y lefel briodol. Os nad ywr pwnc y mae arnoch ei eisiau ar gael yma, edrychwch ar wefan y Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth (INSRV). Yn ogystal, cewch chi amryw o ganllawiau hunangymorth mewn sgiliau gwybodaeth a phynciau syn gysylltiedig TG yn: www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/ guides/index.html#it Mae holl becynnau Microsoft Office nawr yn cael eu dysgu gan ddefnyddio Office 2007. Bydd pob gweithdyn dechraun brydlon ar yr amser a nodir: rhaid i chi ganiatu amser i fewngofnodi a bod yn barod i weithio erbyn yr amser hwnnw.
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Certification
Would you like to get an IT certification to put on your CV? In addition to the IT workshops that insrvEducation provide for the University Graduate College Programme, a range of IT certification is also available for graduates to help them develop their CVs with certification demonstrating transferable skills related to use of common IT applications. The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) provides a cross-application qualification but if you prefer you can focus on specific use of Microsoft applications with the MS Office Specialist qualifications. Details of both qualifications can be found at http://www.cf.ac.uk/insrveducation. Please note that there is a testing fee for this certification process.
Prerequisites: basic experience of spreadsheets and ability to create simple formulae as covered by Microsoft Excel: Creating Basic Spreadsheets to Process Your Data. Dates/Times: Thursday 10 January Thursday 9 May Presenter: 09.30 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00
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Q create and update a table of contents using styles Q combine a series of small documents to produce the final manuscript Q create headers and footers and add special features to headers/footers such as page numbering and dates Q create bookmarks and cross-references in a document Prerequisites: it is vital that you have word-processing experience using Microsoft Word as the topics covered involve advanced use of the tools built into the wordprocessor. Dates/Times: Thursday 15 November Thursday 22 November Wednesday 28 November Thursday 6 December Thursday 13 December Tuesday 5 February Wednesday 6 March Tuesday 7 May Friday 28 June Thursday 18 July Presenter: 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30
Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Publisher workshops can be found on page 28 under Drawing and Presentation Programmes
| All Whilst basic word-processing skills can be used to create small documents, problems are often encountered when creating longer documents like your thesis. This session will look at some of the built-in functionality of Microsoft Word, which enables longer documents to be created and edited more easily. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q create, apply and modify character and paragraph styles to enhance your documents
Well worth doing if you ever find yourself doing repetitive tasks on Excel - a great potential timesaver.
Microsoft Excel: Using Macros to Automate Tasks
Reveals a much more efficient and reliable way of working with Word - never again will I smash the keyboard in frsutration.
Microsoft Word: Working with Long Documents
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Inkscape
| All Inkscape is an SVG-based graphics editor featuring alpha blending, node editing, SVG to PNG export, and much much more. It aims to be a fully-fledged vector drawing tool with sophisticated features similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw and Visio. This means that its a fabulous drawing tool for constructing anything from simple line diagrams to complex illustrations of publication quality. Inkscape is available for Linux, Windows and Mac environments - and its free! This workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts of Inkscape and recommend a number of selfhelp tutorials for more complex Inkscape techniques. Please note that this free software package is not a supported university application and can only be downloaded to personal (not university) computers. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc Dr Phillip Davies, Chemistry
PhotoShop: An Introduction
| All PhotoShop is a complex image manipulation program that can be used to create and enhance images of all types, e.g. photographs and pictures. This introductory session will: Q give an overview of the PhotoShop interface and how it can be used to select and transform images Q cover techniques to resize images Q demonstrate how the use of layers can be used to create a composite image Dates/Times: Tuesday 13 November 09.30 12.30 Wednesday 6 February 13.00 16.00 Presenter: Andrew Coleman, Information Services
PhotoShop: Advanced
| All Building on the topics covered in the PhotoShop: An Introduction workshop, this session will look at how existing images can be enhanced through the use of colour correction techniques. These techniques allow images to be repaired and enhanced for both onscreen viewing and printing. Prerequisites: ability to use the PhotoShop interface to select components of images and perform basic manipulations on them (covered by PhotoShop: An Introduction).
Really worthwhile to gain a good understanding of the more tricky funtionality of PhotoShop.
Photoshop: Advanced
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text means precise positioning on a page can be created and edited. By the end of this session you will: Q understand the way in which frames allow you to position images and text within page boundaries Q be able to control the way in which frames can be overlapped to combine images and text into complex layouts Q be able to produce various paper-based publications that require page layout beyond ordinary wordprocessing limitations Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Tuesday 29 January Dr David Atkins, Information Services
Q improving the transition pathway stop the motion sickness! Q specific advice relevant to using Prezi to present your research Prerequisites: Ability to create, edit and present basic Prezi presentations as taught on Prezi for Presentation of your Research. Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 17.00 Friday 8 March Chris Lawrence, Graduate Centre
Programming
C++ for Beginners
| All This three-day course will provide an introduction to the C++ programming language and its use. After attending you will have acquired the basic skills in programming in C++ and an understanding of the ideas of object oriented programming. Topics include: Q an introduction to classes and objects Q arithmetic operators Q simple input and output Q comparison operators and the use of conditional and iterative control statements Q formatting of output Q logical operators and De Morgans Law Q bitwise operators Q creation of user defined functions Q introduction to pointers Q data validation using character arrays Q using classes containing static functions and variables Q ensuring character array bounds are not exceeded for data input Q the string class Q data validation using the string class Q communication between objects The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. Prior programming experience is not necessary but would be advantageous. Time: Dates: 09.00 17.00 Wednesday 21, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November (you must attend all three days) Monday 4, Monday 11 and Wednesday 20 March (you must attend all three days) Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
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C++ Advanced
| All This three-day course to builds on the knowledge gained in the C++ for Beginners course. After attending this course, you will be able to write C++ programs for your own work. Topics covered in this advanced course include: Q introduction to inheritance Q calling a base class constructor from the derived class constructor Q inheriting a function of the base class in the derived class Q base class access control Q mathematical methods Q numeric arrays Q dynamic memory allocation Q text file processing Q formatting data Q random numbers Q use of makefiles Q #include and #define directives Q random access files Q use of seekg, seekp, tellg and tellp functions when accessing random-access files Q exception handling Q introduction to the vector class The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. A prerequisite is a good knowledge of the topics covered in the C++ for Beginners course. You should have some knowledge of UNIX/LINUX before attending or have attended the UNIX/LINUX:An Introduction course. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Monday 15, Monday 22 and Friday 26 April (you must attend all three days) Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
necessary but would be advantageous. You should have some knowledge of UNIX/LINUX before attending, or have attended the UNIX/LINUX: An Introduction course. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Monday 11 February Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
LabView: An Introduction
| All From basic data acquisition and signal processing to more complex embedded monitoring and control applications, learn how LabVIEW can help you successfully complete your unique project. LabVIEW is a comprehensive development environment that provides engineers and scientists unprecedented hardware integration and wide-ranging compatibility. LabVIEW inspires you to solve problems, accelerate your productivity, and gives you the confidence to continually innovate to create and deploy measurement and control systems. LabVIEW is a flexible programming environment that can help you successfully build your unique application, whether youre taking simple measurements or prototyping with FPGA technology. By the end of the session you will be able to use LabVIEW for: Q acquiring Data and Processing Signals Q instrument Control Q automating Test and Validation Systems Q embedded Monitoring and Control Systems Q academic Teaching Q combining algorithm design with real-world data measurements Q increasing application performance with multicore processing Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 17.00 Wednesday 6 March National Instruments
Java: An Introduction
| All This full-day course will provide an introduction to the Java programming language and its use. After attending this course you will have acquired the basic skills in programming in Java and an understanding of the ideas of object oriented programming. Topics covered in this course for beginners include: Q an introduction to classes and objects Q discussion of the basic elements of a class (i.e. constructors, methods and instance variables) Q arithmetic operators and mathematical methods Q comparison operators and the use of conditional statements Q use of selection operator and De Morgans Law Q iterative control using for, while and do statements Q formatting of output The course will be run with a mixture of both taught and practical work. Prior programming experience is not
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After attending this course you will attain an understanding of the mark-up language upon which LaTeX is based, and you will be able to produce your own documents and presentations. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
students with no prior programming experience or those who are not confident in programming, and provides a basis for the subsequent workshop Using Python for research which will demonstrate how Python can be used to aid research through examples from relevant fields. On completion you will be able to: Q understand the fundamental elements of computer programming Q develop simple programs in the Python language
LaTeX: Advanced
| All This course is designed as a follow up to the LaTeX for Beginners course. LaTeX is a typesetting language designed for mathematical and scientific writing. The course will be presented over two 3 hour workshops with a presentation and exercises to do on your own. We will cover various things needed to write your first paper in LaTeX. This includes: Q understanding the header of a LaTeX document Q cross referencing Q designing your own environments Q including graphics into a document Q using a style file provided by a scientific journal Q writing a reference section with a permanent bibliography file Q some other tips and tricks Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
NB After attending this session, you may wish to attend the separate workshop in Python for your Research. Date/Time: Presenter: March tbc Dr Stuart Allen, Computer Science & Informatics
MATLAB: An Introduction
| All MATLAB is a computing environment used in many fields of science and engineering which provides a sophisticated and powerful environment for the rapid analysis and visualisation of complex numerical systems. The course will provide an introduction to the formal syntax and semantics of the environment and its language. The emphasis will be on learning by example and on how to use the extensive help file contained within MATLAB. Prior programming experience is not necessary as the course will cover all of the basics, however it would be advantageous. Reading up on the basics of linear algebra, vectors and matrices, ahead of the course is recommended. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
UNIX/LINUX: An Introduction
| All This session will introduce the UNIX/LINUX operating system. Topics covered in this course include: Q discussion of the file hierarchy Q use of essential UNIX commands Q directory commands Q file and directory protection Q redirection of input and output Q accessing command information Q using network commands Q creating and restoring archive files Q commands used to compress files
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Q the UNIX editors Q using the sort command Q Bourne shell login scripts Q the awk command Q writing awk scripts to process text files Q use of selection criteria in awk scripts Q use of standard awk functions in awk scripts The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Friday 16 November Thursday 3 January Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
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Personal Effectiveness
The personal qualities and approach to be an effective researcher.
Effeithiolrwydd Personol
Y nodweddion ar ymagwedd bersonol i fod yn ymchwilydd effeithiol.
Beating Thesis Blues (Humanities & Social Sciences)
| All Lost your motivation? This surgery looks at finding simple solutions to common problems faced by those undertaking an academic project, such as a thesis, through discussion of common scenarios experienced by research students. Advice on how to manage your supervisor to get the best out of your working relationship will be offered. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences Dates/Times: Thursday 22 November Thursday 28 February Thursday 13 June Presenter: Dr Fevronia Christodoulidi, Student Support Centre 13.00 16.00 10.00 13.00 13.00 16.00
Dr Who?
| All Doing a PhD is a time consuming, highly dedicated and emotionally involving process. There are various changes that take place within the researcher during the PhD years that often remain invisible or difficult to articulate. In this workshop, we will look at the PhD and the writing up of a thesis as a relationship. You will have the opportunity to share their experiences and will be encouraged, through the use of metaphors and other media to identify with the evolving identity resulting from conducting a PhD project. The workshop facilitator, a qualified counsellor and PhD holder herself, will introduce you to personal experiences during the years of undertaking a PhD that triggered various identity shifts and revealed useful insights in relation to the doctoral process. You will be offered the space to meet with fellow PhD students, from a variety of disciplines, in a non-academic context to reflect on their own meaning-making process resulting from being immersed in and conducting PhD research.
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plan accordingly. The session will enable you to: Q be aware of critical success factors for the second year FTE of a PhD and to consider how you might develop and implement some of these Q begin to define and refine both your research hypothesis and your thesis structure Q analyse how you are currently managing your PhD process, and to consider strategies for doing so more effectively Q develop a short- mid-term action plan on this basis Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 17.00 Monday 12 November Dr Dave Filipovich-Carter, Consultant
09.30 16.30 Friday 8 February Wednesday 15 May Sarah Worley-James, Student Support Centre
Fear Less
| All It is perfectly normal to feel anxious at the thought of giving a presentation, a viva, or participating in a tutorial. Some people are better at hiding these anxious feelings than others, but we all feel nervous in these situations. Sometimes we get so caught up in our anxieties, we feel unable to focus on anything. You may find yourself unable to relax and sleep, increasing your stress and anxiety, detrimentally affecting your ability to concentrate and focus on your dissertation, leading to further anxiety, and so the cycle begins. By the end of the workshop you will: Q understand how your body reacts to anxiety Q increase your awareness and understanding of what triggers and maintains your anxiety Q learn skills to identify the unhelpful thoughts that exacerbate and maintain the anxiety, showing you how to challenge these and re-focus onto your strengths Q learn techniques for calming and regaining control of your bodys response to anxiety
An in depth presentation/discussion on what fear is and how people can conquer their fears with practical techniques.
Fear Less
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Q how to get the most out of supervision Q how to deal with a difficult supervisor Q how you can help your supervisor give you the support you need Dates/Times: Spring tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
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Workshops include: Q Monday 4 February Rapid Reading Presentation Skills: An Introduction Q Tuesday 5 February Rapid Reading Microsoft Word: Working with Long Documents Presentation Skill: An Introduction Practice session Q Wednesday 6 February The Part Time PhD The Early Years PhotoShop: An Introduction Finishing Your PhD Finding Information for Research: Part Time and Distance Q Thursday 7 February The Part Time PhD The Later Years Practical Project Management Excel Using Graphs and Charts Q Friday 8 February Time Management Fear Less EndNote: An introduction to Managing your References Managing Stress in the PhD 09.15 16.30 12.30 15.15 09.15 16.30 09.30 13.30 10.00 12.00
Q techniques for reading and assimilating written material Q the dynamics of speed reading Q effective eye movements and fixations Q how to use a guide and take advantage of peripheral vision Q your best cruising speed Q the Six Step Systematic Approach to complex and difficult material Time: 09.15 16.30 13.00 16.00 14.00 15.00 16.30 18.30 09.15 16.30 09.15 16.30 09.30 12.30 09.15 12.30 09.30 16.30 10.00 12.00 13.30 16.45 Dates: 09.15 16.30 Tuesday 30 October Tuesday 20 November Wednesday 12 December Monday 4 February Tuesday 5 February Tuesday 19 March Thursday 1 May Friday 19 July Kathryn Redway Associates
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The Researcher Development Framework: Using the RDF to Plan and Evidence your Skills
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Perfectionism
| All Perfectionism is the setting of very high rules for yourself and/or other people. Perfectionism may have negative consequences on the thoughts and behaviours associated with many areas in your life. This session aims to look at What is perfectionism? and how to deal with the fear of making mistakes/failure, the feeling that nothing we do is ever good enough, and self criticism etc. By the end of the workshop participants should have discovered: Q strategies to overcome the need to be perfect and ultimately allow us to have more flexibility Q realistic rules leading to a happier and more fulfilling life Time: Date: Presenter: 13.30 15.30 Monday 18 March Sarah Worley-James, Student Counselling
The Researcher Development Framework was developed by Vitae in collaboration with the higher education sector and other stakeholders (and endorsed by the Research Councils) as a tool for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers. It describes the attributes of a successful researcher and provides a universal language for communicating your capabilities. This workshop is in two parts: Part One: Planning Your Skills Development During this session you will learn how to: Q conduct a skills audit to assess your strengths and identify areas for further development to ensure you progress in your career Q write personal targets which will help to motivate you and help monitor your progress Note that there will be some overlap with this session and Starting Out Induction event material. Part Two: Evidencing Your Skills for Employers
Rapid Reading
| All This workshop will improve personal skills for the more effective handling of reading material on paper or electronically, and the retention of selected information. With practice, reading speed typically increases two to five times, with improved information selection, absorption, retention and recall. The workshop is aimed at anyone who wishes to minimise their reading time to make more time available for other purposes. At the end of this full day session, you will be aware of: Q the theoretical principles of rapid reading and their practical application to everyday problems
This session considers what you can do to build up your CV over the next few years while you're doing your PhD, irrespective of whether you want to go into academia or choose an alternative career path. You will begin to understand how the skills acquired during your PhD can be transferred to a broad range of jobs and how particular activities will help build up your CV. At the end of the session, you will: Q be aware of how your skills and knowledge acquired during your PhD can be applied to different jobs Q have an understanding of what recruiters and appointments panels expect to see in job applications Note that sessions must be booked separately. You do not have to attend both parts.
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Part One: 11.00 12.30 Part Two: 13.30 15.30 Thursday 24 January Sarah Brasher and Charlotte Whitehead, University Graduate College
09.00 17.30 Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 November (you must attend both days) John Steele, Student Development Unit
Career Development
Academic Careers
Academic Careers in the Sciences and Engineering
| Middle/Late This session is for those considering an academic career in the physical, biological and health sciences and engineering. Through attendance, you will gain increased understanding of the nature of an academic career; an awareness of the level and range of skills, knowledge and experience required for the different levels of academic posts; and an insight into how to acquire these attributes. Time: Date: Presenters: 13.45 17.00 June/July tbc Various
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You may wish to attend the separate session on Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (UK and Overseas). Time: Date: Presenters: 14.00 16.00 Thursday 7 March Eevi Laukkanen, Research & Commercial Division, and Josie Grindulis, Human Resources
Methodical and interesting appraoch to thinking through the process of applying for a job.
Application Forms: Making Your Answers Count
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Non-Academic Careers
Careers in Focus: Occasional Series
| Middle/Late This series of occasional talks will focus on particular professional sectors (for example, not-for-profit, NHS, heritage, government). The talks will examine the different aspects of working in the selected area and how the skills developed through research can be applied to that context. Speakers will describe the types of professional role that exist within their organisations and offer insights into career paths and entry methods. There will be one or two talks per year which will be of interest to researchers in all disciplines. The talks will: Q increase awareness of employment opportunities within a particular sector Q provide information on how to find appropriate jobs Q offer insights into what employers are looking for (including preferred qualifications/experience) Q provide guidance on the place of volunteering as preparation for moving into one of these sectors Date/Time: Presenters: October tbc Various
Social Science Research and the Welsh Government: Internships, Careers, and the Role of Research in Policy
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Career Planning
Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
| All This online course aims to encourage PhDs and other early career researchers to explore the skills and motivations for a career in academia or beyond. During the course you will see how important it is to assess and continually reevaluate your skills and interests and recognise that personal factors such as location and family circumstances can influence and affect career planning. Even if you already have a career path planned, the course has a number of exercises for you to work through, including marketing yourself to prospective employers in applications and in interviews, to help you achieve your aims. This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
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General
Application Forms: Making Your Answers Count
| Late Application forms can be tough and time consuming. This session will investigate what employers are looking for in applications and how to present yourself most effectively online or on paper. By the end of the session you will have: Q considered evidence of your skills, knowledge and experience and how you can match these to employers selection criteria Q understood how you can demonstrate your potential to add value to an organisation in order to maximise the impact of your application Q identified what constitutes good practice in completing job applications Dates/Times: Friday 18 January Thursday 16 May Presenter: 10.00 12.00 16.00 18.00
Effective CV Writing
| Late Learn how to refocus your current CV to ensure that it best represents your skills, knowledge and experience as a PhD student. Different layouts are considered and examples provided. By the end of this session you will understand how to: Q develop an effective CV Q represent your skills, knowledge and experience to best effect Dates/Times: Tuesday 22 January Wednesday 22 May Presenter: 16.00 17.30 11.00 13.00
GO Wales
GO Wales Tasters are short, flexible, unpaid work experience sessions in local organisations. GO Wales work experience placements are 6-10 week paid work experience opportunities with companies in Wales. To express an interest in a GO Wales placement or taster please visit: www.gowales.co.uk
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Professional Conduct
Clinical Research Regulations: An Introduction
| Early/Middle This workshop will introduce researchers to the national regulations governing clinical research, specifically the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004, as well as addressing some of the overriding principles of good clinical practice. The primary focus will be on explaining the internal and external processes necessary for obtaining approval for projects which involve NHS patients, staff and facilities. By the end of the workshop participants should have an understanding of: Q the background to Research Governance in the NHS Q how to get a sponsor Q the Trust R&D Project Registration and Review what and why Q the getting ethical approval in Wales the Clinical Trials Directive The workshop is suitable for all those who manage or undertake research involving NHS patients, staff or facilities or clinical trials of a medicinal product. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Thursday 25 October Chris Shaw, Research & Commercial Division
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Highly recommended if you are going to start dealing with clinical trials at Cardiff Uni.
Clinical Research Regulations: An Introduction
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Intellectual Property and Copyright: Understanding Your Rights and the Rights of Others
| All Intellectual property, Patents, Spin Outs and Technology Transfer are all buzzwords you often hear around the University, but what are they really about, how do they arise from your research and does anyone ever get rich from patents at the University? (The answer is yes!) This seminar provides an introductory tour of: Q the various intellectual property rights available and how they are used in the process of commercialising University inventions Q trademarks, design right, the generation of copyright, and copyright law in respect of copying other peoples work Q know where to access copyright resources Q the practical mechanisms of licensing and spin out companies Time: Date: Presenters: 10.00 13.00 Friday 15 February Research & Commercial Division Staff
Q the impact of the Data Protection Act on research projects Q sources of advice and support for data protection queries Q informed consent and fair processing notices Q confidentiality Q storage media and data security Q retention periods Q aspects of the Freedom of Information Act Dates/Times: Tuesday 6 November, 09.30 12.00 Thursday 25 April, 13.30 16.00 Presenter: Governance and Compliance Division Staff
Managing Research Data: Key Aspects of Legal Compliance and Records Management
| Early/Middle This session covers the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 in terms of research data, as well as good practice in the management of research records, whether in paper or electronic format. The Act places several obligations on the University and individual researchers in respect of how they use peoples personal data and what individuals are entitled to know about this use. This workshop will cover:
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Q an understanding of how to make informed ethical decisions during the conduct of their research Q have thought about emotional and physical risk in relation to your own work, raising both personal and institutional obligations and practical considerations and solutions. Date/Time: Presenter: January/February tbc Prof Helen Sampson, Social Sciences, and others
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Conferences
Abstracts: How to Write them in the Sciences
| All This full day course aims to provide you with the ability to write effective abstracts for a variety of situations papers, conferences, presentations. During the session we will cover: Q how to structure an abstract Q how to target an audience Q how to write effective opening and closing sentences Q what to include and what to leave out Q the importance of choosing a title and key words By the end of the workshop you will: Q improve your writing skills Q increase your confidence Q learn to write effective abstracts for a variety of situations You will have the opportunity to write an abstract, work on existing abstracts, and learn how to write abstracts for a nonspecialist audience. You are invited to bring along an abstract you have already written, and can bring a published abstract which you consider to be a good example of a well-written abstract. Time: Date: Presenter: 9.30 16.30 Thursday 24 January Dr Shirley Ellis, Consultant
Conference Posters
| All This workshop is for students who have little or no experience of producing and presenting academic posters and who need to prepare one for display at a future event, either within their School or at an international conference. The aim of the workshop is to help you to use posters effectively, to pitch them at the right level for your audience, and to make your poster stand out from the rest! Topics covered include: Q reasons for producing and presenting posters Q managing the stages of the process from formulating your hypothesis to defending the poster Q issues to consider when producing your poster the balance between simplicity, content/information, design, materials, time and cost Q defending your poster at the meeting/conference The workshop will be a mixture of mini-talks, discussion and interactive group work. In the afternoon you will get a chance to build a poster from first principles. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Tuesday 5 February Thursday 7 March Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Q good and bad poster designs Q effective poster design with PowerPoint (layout, balancing text and graphics, colours etc.) Q how to handle design feedback from your supervisors Q how to present your poster at the conference The course is split into two half-day sessions; the first will be a mix of presentations, discussions and group work. In the second session you will have the opportunity to work on your own posters and discuss your ideas with the course leader and other participants. You will be expected to be familiar with the basic functionalities of Microsoft PowerPoint. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.00 12.00 Thursday 6 June and Friday 7 June (you must attend both days) Jana Witt, Institute of Primary Care & Public Health
A very worthwhile look at the meaning behind conference posters, what they should show and why they are useful.
Conference Posters
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At the end of the session you will have a range of: Q strategies for planning and structuring a conference paper Q strategies for presenting a paper with intellectual coherence and rigour, while maintaining audience interest. Q tactics for using visual aids of different kinds to support the academic content of a conference paper NB. This workshop does not cover in detail oral presentation skills, the use of PowerPoint or academic writing. Please see separate entries elsewhere in the brochure for workshops covering these areas. Time: Dates: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Tuesday 19 February Dr Stephanie Ward, History, Archaeology & Religion
Organising a Conference
| All There are likely to be various opportunities for you to organise academic events during your PhD. These may be subject specific seminars within your School, or regional conferences for subject organisations. Alternatively, you may want to get together with students from other Schools to organise a cross-disciplinary event under a particular theme (watch out for funded opportunities). Whatever the type of event, getting involved will help you to develop useful transferable skills (project and time management, committee experience, etc.) that can be used in a wide variety of future career paths. This workshop will explain the practicalities of event organisation including: Q setting up a steering committee Q applying for funding/budgeting Q determining the academic content of an event Q identifying suitable venues (internal or external) Q catering, publicity and tips for general administration Time: Dates: Presenters: 10.00 13.00 Monday 26 November Tuesday 26 February Sarah Brasher and Charlotte Whitehead, University Graduate College
A great place to present your work and find out what other people are working on.
Speaking of Science
Essential for organising a conference - covered details which I had not considered before.
Organising a Conference
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Q a simple process for consulting, and show how this is a classic problem solving device, whether for research or non-research situations Q how to use these skills to enhance any situation where you need to either produce work for someone, or influence someone to do something for you. We will also look briefly at consulting as a career, both within and outside the academic environment. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 17.00 Thursday 25 April Dr Caron King, Consultant
FameLab Training
| All Cardiff University will be hosting the regional heat for FameLab 2013 in the autumn of 2012. FameLab is a prestigious national competition which gives each participant just three minutes, no slides, and whatever props they can carry to communicate a scientific topic. This workshop will help you prepare and develop a three minute presentation for this competition. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Tuesday 16 October Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
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Research in Context
| All This National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement developed workshop will support you to reflect on the social and ethical implications of your research, and explore ways of responding to this through engagement with others. You will: Q develop and benefit from a deeper understanding of the social context of your research Q share your experiences and learn from the experiences of other researchers Q reflect on the social context of your work and explore how you might respond to this Q explore external perspectives on your research and what informs those perspectives Q explore how to develop effective partnerships Q plan steps that you could take to increase your engagement with society
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There will be an opportunity to meet with people who run schemes that you can participate in. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Thursday 1 November Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
Social Science Research and the Welsh Government: Internships, Careers and the Role of Research in Policy
| All How can postgraduate research students engage with policy? The Welsh Government offers internships and commissions research which can involve postgraduate researchers. This event will: Q outline the nature of current internships in the Welsh Government and the process through which they are set up Q present two examples of research that the Welsh Government carries out or commissions Q provide information on the range of careers in government where research skills are helpful The workshop is aimed at ESRC-funded research students but others are welcome to attend, space permitting. Time: Date: Presenters: 09.30 12.30 Wednesday 28 November Dr Steve Marshall, Welsh Government, Jamie Smith, Welsh Government, and Professor David James, Social Sciences & ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre
Enterprise
The Enterprising Researcher
| All Entrepreneurship is not solely about business skills or starting a new venture it is a way of thinking and behaving relevant to all parts of society and the economy. (NESTA Sept 2008). This workshop will examine the relevance of entrepreneurship to the research process. Topics to be covered will include: Q understanding the entrepreneurial lifeworld Q using enterprise skills and values to enhance an approach to research Q developing and handling effective relationships with stakeholders Q opportunity identification Q idea generation Q creative problem-solving
Q strategic thinking Q selling your concept to others Enterprising people are equipped to fulfil their potential and to create their own futures. During the workshop you will be given opportunities to develop or enhance your range of skills, through practice and application, and will be encouraged to unleash your inner entrepreneur!
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10.00 17.00 Tuesday 6 November Friday 19 April Student Enterprise, Research & Commercial Division
i-Solve
| All Modelled on the i-teams programme from MIT Boston and Cambridge University, i-solve is now running successfully at Cardiff University. Open to postgraduate students and research staff, selected participants operate in interdisciplinary teams to investigate real commercial opportunities for breakthrough technologies and innovative projects being developed right now at this University. An important part of our commercialisation and knowledge transfer activity, i-Solve is not virtual, it is not a game, its a real business process. No specific business skills required just enthusiasm and a willingness to generate ideas, explore, analyse and identify solutions. You benefit from making an impact on a real project and gain a broad range of skills. Each team is mentored by an expert from the business sector, and the programme includes guest speakers and engagement with past participants. i-Solve is an exciting, challenging and rewarding Programme, providing hands-on opportunities to gain commercial awareness and capitalise on your research skills. Weblink: http://www.cf.ac.uk/racdv/students/i-solve/index.html Time: Dates: 17.30 19.00 Thursdays 4 October to 29 November (you must attend all sessions)
Programme Leader: James Murray, Student Enterprise, Research & Commercial Division
Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills: An Introduction
| Early/Middle The aim of this session is to introduce you to the general skills and techniques you should employ when giving an effective oral presentation. This morning session does not include practical work or practice; rather it covers such topics as: Q preparation and structure of your talk Q guidance for presenters Q tips for audio visual aids Q dealing with nerves There is an optional session in the afternoon allowing for practice and feedback. See below. Dates/Times: Monday 5 November Monday 4 February Tuesday 12 March Tuesday 11 June Presenter: 09.45 13.00 12.30 15.15 09.45 13.00 09.45 13.00
| Middle/Late The aim of this one-day course is to assist you in preparing and delivering clear and concise oral research presentations and papers. Reference will be made to formal and informal presentation environments and advice will be provided on question handling. By the end of this full day workshop you will have: Q been provided with strategies to prepare an effective oral presentation of research material Q identified and developed the core skills necessary to present research material in an effective and influential style Q the skills to deal with common questioning styles and challenges from an audience Q received guidance on structure, body language and stagecraft and the use of audio-visual aids Q practised your presentation and be able to take away a CD Rom recording of yourself to consider your technique in the light of expert feedback Please note that students should consider Presentation Skills: An Introduction before booking onto this workshop.
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Q acquire the capability to produce a professional standard of typescript The workshop is aimed at researchers in the humanities but those from other disciplines may also attend. Time: tbc March tbc Prof Judi Loach, Humanities
Publication
Academic Publishing in the Social Sciences
| Late These practical sessions, run over two days, will focus on your writing, refereeing and reflecting on your own work. At the end you will have reviewed a book, refereed an article and a book proposal, and have a template for an article and a monograph proposal about your own work. To participate in these sessions, you need to have conducted a piece of independent research e.g. an M thesis. Preparatory work is required for these sessions, and you will get individual feedback by email afterwards. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
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Journal Articles in the Social & Economic Sciences: Meet the Editors!
| Middle/Late This session provides an opportunity to meet current and past editors of major international social science journals. The session will include discussions of editorial processes and practices, as well as insights into the peer-review system and advice on submission to journals. By the end of the session, you will: Q understand the role of journal editors in relation to social science publication
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Q have knowledge of editorial processes and practices, including the role of peer review Date/Time: Presenters: tbc Various (to include Cardiff editors of social science journals)
Writing
Academic Writing in the Social Sciences (Introduction & Advanced)
| All The workshop offers an introduction to academic social science writing, especially for theses. It looks at barriers to writing academic prose, and how to solicit, organise and utilise useful feedback and criticism of your writing. Sources of help and inspiration, such as writing groups are briefly explored. Through attendance you will: Q understand the genres of academic writing Q understand the genre required for a UK thesis Q diagnose their own strengths and weaknesses and develop an action plan to improve This introductory workshop is designed for MPhil, PhD and PD students who have not completed the SSRM. Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. NB. Non-native English speakers should attend the 'English for Research Writing' course before attending this workshop. If you are unable to attend the 'English for Research Writing' summer course, you should refer to the English Language Service's website for information on their in-sessional courses.
Very good and very helpful for those who want to publish.
Writing and Publishing Your Research (Sciences)
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Q key words and search terms Q sources Q critical appraisal This online course takes about 2 hours to complete but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
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Viva Preparation
Examination and the Viva
| Late This workshop looks at how to prepare yourself properly for the examination of your thesis. It examines what preparation is needed in the period before submission of your thesis, how to understand the processes involved, preparing your text and preparing yourself for the oral examination (Viva Voce). In addition to this workshop, you should also attend the annual Mock PhD Vivas. Through attendance at this workshop, you will: Q understand the purpose of the UK viva voce Q understand Cardiff University procedures Q devise strategies to prepare for their own viva Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
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a good academic style when writing up your research. It is designed to help PhD students think about the end product of their research, the thesis, but may be useful for students at any stage in the research process. The workshops will give practice in writing accurately and clearly. You will demonstrate how to refer to source material, use appropriate evaluative language and find your own voice in English. The workshops will focus on the following areas: Q structuring research writing Q improving clarity and flow of ideas Q writing literature reviews Q writing methodologies Q commenting on data/describing results and findings Q writing introductions and conclusions Please note that this course runs for five weeks, with two hours tuition per week. You must attend all of the sessions. Dates/Times: Tuesdays 5 February to 5 March Tuesdays 12 February to 12 March Fridays 15 February to 15 March Tuesdays 7 May to 4 June Thursday 9 May to 6 June (You must attend all sessions) Presenters:
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Teaching Skills
Assessing Student Learning in the Sciences
| All This half-day workshop for students in the sciences and engineering explores the purpose of assessment, examines the value of assessment criteria and provides experience in marking and giving feedback. Its focus is on those aspects of assessing students work that are most likely to involve postgraduate teaching assistants, such as marking, writing comments and giving feedback. Those wishing to attend must have the approval of their School.
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Lecturing Skills
| All This workshop examines the best ways of designing and delivering lectures and also explores methods of improving lecturing skills. The workshop is highly practical and involves the completion of exercises and presentations followed by self, peer and tutor feedback. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 February tbc Dr David Wilkinson, Consultant
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Networking
Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking
| All This course will help you to select a conference that is appropriate for you and to get the most out of attending it. For those making a presentation, it gives advice on how to get your message across. It considers how to answer tricky questions and ask probing ones. The networking section deals with establishing and maintaining useful professional, and social, contacts. This is an online course provided for those students who are unable to attend the face to face workshops or who prefer to cover this topic at a time and pace that suits their own schedule. It will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several sittings. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Excellent tips and advice on being a great demonstrator - well worth the time.
A very informative, useful and thought provoking way of handling the pressures of a small group.
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Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd
50 Parc y Plas Ffn: 029 2087 4828 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/carsv Mae Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd yn cynnig ymgynghoriadau gyrfa un-i-un ir holl fyfyrwyr l-raddedig, profiad gwaith a sesiynau galw-heibio i flasu gwaith, a gwasanaeth cyflawn o roi cyfarwyddyd. I wneud apwyntiad i weld Cynghorwr Gyrfaoedd, archebwch le ar-lein yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/carsv Mae Career Central yn adnodd gyrfaoedd ar-lein ac yn llawn dop o wybodaeth, cyngor a chanllawiau i helpu myfyrwyr i wneud penderfyniadau, ac o weithgareddau gyrfaol yn ystod eu hamser yn y Brifysgol. Yno y cewch chir holl adnoddau Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd o lyfrynnau CV i ddogfennau Cychwyn pwnc-benodol.
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Counselling Service
50 Park Place, Cathays Campus Tel: 029 2087 4966 Or 2nd Floor Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus Tel: 029 2074 2070 www.cardiff.ac.uk/cllng The Counselling Service provides members of the University community with an opportunity to examine issues which prevent them from maximising their full potential and to explore options for change. The Counselling Service is confidential and available to members of the Cardiff University community free of charge.
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Llywodraethu a Chydymffurfio
30 - 36 Newport Road Ffn: 029 2087 9351 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/govrn Bydd yr Is-Adran Llywodraethu a Chydymffurfio yn cynghorir Brifysgol ynghylch cydymffurfio i rhwymedigaethau statudol a gorfodol. Mae meysydd ei chyfrifoldeb yn cynnwys Diogelu Data, Rhyddid Gwybodaeth a Chyfrinachedd, Camymddwyn mewn Ymchwil Academaidd, Cod Ymarfer y Rhyddid i Lefaru, y Ddeddf Meinweoedd Dynol, Rheoli Cofnodion, a Chydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth.
- angen adnewydduch sgiliau ach technegau mathemategol neu ystadegol - angen cymorth ychwanegol i drin elfen fathemategol neu ystadegol eich astudiaethau byddwn nin falch o drafod unrhyw gwestiwn a all fod gennych chi.
Y Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth
Maer Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth yn darparu amrywiaeth mawr o gyfleusterau a gwasanaethau i helpu prosiectau ymchwil yng Nghaerdydd. Yn eu plith, mae adnoddau electronig a chronfeydd data, amrywiol gasgliadau ymchwil, cyfleusterau TG hyblyg a gwasanaethau graffigwaith a chyfryngau a hefyd, drwyr ARRCA, gyfleusterau cyfrifiadurol pwerus a datblygedig, gan gynnwys efelychu a modelu. I gael gwybod rhagor, ewch i we-dudalennau INSRV i ymchwilwyr yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/forresearchers Mae modd cyrchu llawer o adnoddau drwy borth y Brifysgol, sef porth ir gwasanaethau ar y we sydd ar gael i staff a myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd. Ewch i portal.caerdydd.ac.uk i gael amrywiaeth o adnoddau ar-lein, gan gynnwys e-bost, lle ffeiliau personol, rhannu ffeiliau a chyfnodolion electronig ar y campws neu oddi arno, unrhyw bryd. Maer staff yn 14 llyfrgell INSRV ar gael i roi cyngor a chymorth, a gallant eich helpu gyda phob agwedd ar ddod o hyd i adnoddau gwybodaeth au defnyddio. Ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/libraries neu defnyddiwch yr ap symudol yn m.caerdydd.ac.uk i gyrchu gwasanaeth sgwrsio y llyfrgell, neu, i gael manylion cysylltu llyfrgell eich pwnc, ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides i gael canllawiau, sesiynau tiwtorial a chlipiau fideo ynghylch defnyddion hadnoddau gwybodaeth ni. Maer Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth hefyd yn cynnig hyfforddiant a chyrsiau TG syn annibynnol ar y rhai sydd wediu rhestru yn y llyfryn hwn, er y byddai gofyn i chi dalu ffi. Ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/ ittraining i gael gwybod rhagor. Bydd Desg Gymorth INSRV yn cynnig cymorth a chyngor cyfleus ac effeithiol ynghylch pob agwedd ar gyfrifiadura, gan gynnwys caledwedd a meddalwedd a chyrchu a defnyddior rhwydwaith. Cysylltwch r Ddesg Wasanaethu drwy e-bostio insrvConnect@caerdydd.ac.uk neu ffonio 029 2087 4487.
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Information Services
Information Services provides a wide range of facilities and services to aid research projects at Cardiff. These include electronic resources and databases, diverse research collections, flexible IT facilities and graphics and media services as well as, through ARRCA, powerful and advanced computer facilities including simulations and modelling. For further information please visit INSRVs for researchers web pages at www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/forresearchers Many resources can be accessed through the University Portal, providing a personalised gateway to web-based services available to Cardiff University staff and students. Visit portal.cf.ac.uk to access a range of online resources including email, personal filespace, shared files and electronic journals, on- or off-campus, at any time. Staff in INSRVs 14 libraries are on hand to give advice and assistance and can help with all aspects of finding and using information resources. Visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries or use the mobile app at m.cardiff.ac.uk for our library chat service or for details on how to contact your subject library, go to www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides for guides tutorials and video clips on using our information resources. Information Services also offers IT training and courses independently of those listed in this brochure, although you would be asked to pay a fee. Visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/ educationandtraining/ittraining for further information. The INSRV Service Desk provides convenient and effective help and advice on all aspects of computing including hardware, software and network access and use. Contact the Service Desk by emailing insrvConnect@cardiff.ac.uk or by telephoning 029 2087 4487.
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Menter Myfyrwyr
E-bost: enterprise@caerdydd.ac.uk Ffn: 029 2078 1419/442 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/enterprise Mae cyflogwyr yn chwilio am l-raddedigion mentrus ac mae l-raddedigion mentrus yn ceisio dod u syniadau ir farchnad. Y naill ffordd neur llall, gall Menter Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd helpu. Bydd arweinwyr byd busnes yn dweud wrthym byth a beunydd fod arnynt angen pobl a all gydio mewn cyfle a dangos eu gallu masnachol yn y byd go-iawn. Y gair allweddol yma yw dangos am na fydd siarad bob amser yn llwyddo ac mae angen i l-raddedigion allu cyfleu a dangos sut y gall eu gwybodaeth academaidd helpur realiti masnachol a dydy hynny ddim bob amser yn hawdd. Gall Menter Myfyrwyr eich helpu chi i drosi a dangos eich nodweddion presennol i fod yn barod i weithio mewn sefydliad. Bydd yr un sgiliaun cyd-fynd meddwl yn entrepreneuraidd a gallant helpu i esblygur syniadau arloesol newydd y byddwch chi, efallai, yn awyddus iw datblygu drosoch eich hun. Anelir Menter Myfyrwyr at l-raddedigion yn benodol. Bydd hin rhedeg amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, gan gynnwys cyfarfodydd un-i-un i ddatblyguch syniad busnes a rhaglen i-Solve un syn para naw wythnos ac yn dod thimau rhyngddisgyblaethol o fyfyrwyr l-raddedig ynghyd i ddefnyddiou dyfeisgarwch i ganfod cyfleoedd masnachol ir technolegau arloesol a ddatblygir gan academyddion lefeluchel Prifysgol Caerdydd. Felly, pun a oes gennych chi egin syniad neu os ydych chi eisoes yn bwriadu cychwyn busnes/menter gymdeithasol, neu os hoffech chi fod yn fyfyriwr graddedig mwy mentrus, ewch i wefan Menter Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd i gael gwybod rhagor.
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Cofrestrwch i gael bwletin e-bost misol syn rhoi syniadau a gwybodaeth ich helpu yn ystod eich PhD ac wrth gynllunioch gyrfa.
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Blog i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig www.vitae.ac.uk/whatsupdoc
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Tanysgrifiwch ir cyfnodolyn ar-lein hwn. Fei hysgrifennir gan ac ar gyfer ymchwilwyr l-raddedig.
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Student Enterprise
Email: enterprise@cardiff.ac.uk Tel: 029 2078 1419/442 www.cardiff.ac.uk/enterprise Employers are looking for enterprising postgraduates and enterprising postgraduates are looking to bring their ideas to market, either way Cardiff Universitys Student Enterprise can help. Business leaders are forever telling us they need people who can spot an opportunity and demonstrate their real world commercial aptitude. The key work here is demonstrate, talking the talk will not always do it, postgraduates need to be able to translate and demonstrate how academic knowledge can aid commercial reality and its not always easy. Student Enterprise can help you translate and demonstrate your existing qualities for organisational readiness. The same skills fit in with entrepreneurial thinking and can help in the emergence of new innovative ideas that you may want to develop yourself. Specifically for postgraduates, Student Enterprise run a range of activities, including one to one developing your business idea meetings and the nine week i-Solve programme which brings together inter-disciplinary teams of postgraduate students who use their ingenuity to identify commercial opportunities for breakthrough technologies being developed by high level Cardiff University academics. So whether you already have the seed of an idea, and are already aiming towards starting a business/social enterprise or you want to become a more enterprising graduate, look at the Cardiff University Student Enterprise website to find out more.
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Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
46 Park Place Tel: 029 2087 9338 Web: www.wiserd.ac.uk/ WISERD offers high quality training in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods to professional and academic social science researchers across Wales. It is affiliated to the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Postgraduate research students are welcome to attend WISERD training events. A small fee is payable.
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Gwybodaeth am Gysylltu
Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiwn am weithdy yn Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol, cysylltwch ni: Ffn: 029 2087 0046 neu 029 2087 9408 E-bost: UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugcp
Contact Information
If you have any queries about a workshop in the University Graduate College Programme, please contact us at: Tel: 029 2087 0046 or 029 2087 9408 Email: UGC@cardiff.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth
Gan fod Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth yn ei holl arferion a gweithgareddau, ei nod yw sefydlu diwylliant cynhwysol syn rhydd rhag gwahaniaethu ac yn seiliedig ar urddas, cwrteisi a pharch. Maer Brifysgol yn mawrygu amrywiaeth ac yn cydnabod bod y gwahaniaethau y daw unigolion hwy ir sefydliad hwn yn cyfoethogir amgylchedd gweithio ac yn cynyddu brir Brifysgol. Bydd Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth y Brifysgol yn datblygu polisau ac yn cymryd camau ymarferol i ddileu gwahaniaethu ac i hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb. Cewch wybodaeth am Gydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/cocom/equalityanddiversity