PGR Development Opportunities: RDF Domain A

The following development opportunities are available to you across the University to help you meet your development needs in Domain A of Vitae’s Researcher Development Framework: Knowledge and intellectual abilities. This includes the knowledge, intellectual abilities and techniques to do research.

Vitae have links to related advice and resources and content from around their site. There are also a number of posts on the UoB PGR Development Blog which relate to this domain.

Domain A: Knowledge and intellectual abilities. The knowledge, intellectual abilities and techniques to do research. A1: Knowledge base. A2: Cognitive abilities. A3: Creativity.

Knowledge base (A1)

Literature searching and referencing, including systematic review (Research Skills Team, Library Services)
The Informed Researcher (Vitae booklet)
Research Indicators (Research Skills Team, Library Services)

Reading and note-making strategies (Research Skills Team, Library Services)
EndNote (desktop) training and support (Research Skills Team, Library Services)
Academic Writing (Research Skills Team, Library Services)
CAL Academic Writing Advisory Service (1:1 tutorials/feedback for CAL PGRs; online resources for all)
Birmingham International Academy

Digital Skills (including statistical software)
Research Computing Training

Cognitive abilities (A2)

Literature Review (Research Skills Team, Library Services)

Creativity (A3)

The Creative Researcher (Vitae booklet)

Please note: out of consideration for your PGR colleagues and those who deliver these opportunities, please arrive on time and if you signed up in advance but are no longer able to make it, please cancel your place.

If any of these links are broken or you are aware of opportunities in this domain which are not listed here, please send details to graduateschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

PGR Development Opportunities: RDF Domain A

Knowledge base (A1)

Cognitive abilities (A2)

Creativity (A3)

Colleges

Professional Services