About the Programme
The annual Researcher Development Programme is open to Graduate Students and Early Career Researchers at Robert Gordon University. It is designed to support you on your journey as a member of an inter-disciplinary researcher community. There are over eighty workshops, masterclasses, events and resources which supplement and expand on the PgCert Research Development courses and research retreats run by The Graduate School. The training programme draws on the expertise of RGU academics and external scholars, offering opportunities to broaden knowledge and skills, following the themes in the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) – the most comprehensive and nationally-recognised document establishing the desirable standards of practice for successful researchers.
Each session is mapped onto one of the RDF Domains:
A - KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES
The knowledge , intellectual abilities and techniques to do research.
B - PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
The personal qualities and approach to be an effective researcher.
C - RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
The knowledge of the standards, requirements and professionalism to do research.
D - ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT
The knowledge and skills to work with others and ensure the wider impact of research.
Workshops
Download the brochure for the latest workshop dates:
All events can be booked through the Researcher Development booking and resource hub available on Moodle:
Regular Sessions & Future events
- KnowHOW to SearchSMART
- KnowHOW to Reference: RefWorks
- KnowHOW to Reference: Harvard
- Shut up and Write! - Thursdays
- Quick Cross-disciplinary Colloquium - Tuesdays
- ECRN Coffee Catch-up
- Power Hour of Research - Wednesdays
- Coffee and Blether - Wednesdays
- Three Minute Thesis Competition
- Introduction to ECR Funding
- ECR Funding Journeys
- Writing a Powerful Lay Summary
- Introduction to Systematic Literature Reviews
- Open Access: Maximising the Impact of Your Research
Mid-career researcher development
- EPIGEUM: Advancing your Research Career
On Demand
- Recording Impact on Worktribe
- Expenditure and Actuals on Worktribe
Online Resources
- SGSSS/SGSAH Spring into Methods and Summer School Dr App. Video Suport
- Welcome to Post Graduate Study Critical and Analytical Writing Project Managing your Dissertation
- Academic Writing: Sections of your Dissertation Critical Reading
- Writing your Literature Review Editing and Proofreading your Work
- Paraphrasing and Using Direct Quotes Using Word to Format Long Documents
- Quantitative Analysis, Introduction to SPSS, DELTA
- Choosing your Qualitative Analysis: Introduction- Qualitative Epistemologies: Coding Choosing your Qualitative Analysis: Grounded Theory
- Choosing your Qualitative Analysis: Phenomenology Choosing your Qualitative Analysis: Discourse Analysis
- Choosing your Qualitative Analysis: Participatory Action Research Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The Science of Wellbeing
Contacts & Further Info
For further details, feedback and future workshop suggestions, please contact: