Welcome to the Cambridge ESRC DTP Training Web Pages. Please drop me a line if you have any questions and don't forget that Thursdays during term time is a drop-in day when you can find me in S44, 17 Mill Lane.
with best wishes
Alison Harvey
ESRC DTP Training Manager
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WELLBEING MODULE - LENT 2020
Open to all doctoral students in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Managing Your Time and Digital ProductivityWednesday 19th February 2020 11am to 1pm, Seminar Room A, 17 Mill Lane Does it feel like we are always busy, yet somehow always have too much to do? This session will help you understand how you work, provide some ways of thinking healthily about the nature of work, and share tips and tools for how you can optimize the way you use your time in your daily life. Topics to be covered include: How to prioritize your time for the work that really counts Understanding your work style and habits and how to plan accordingly How to manage your time to work most effectively Tips, strategies, and tools to help you get the most out of your time Managing distractions and interruptions Bookings Now Open |
Dealing with PressureWednesday 4th March 11am to 1pm, Seminar Room B3, Institute of Criminology Dealing with pressure can be the ability that sets you apart from your colleagues, and allows you to navigate the conflicting demands of your workload. It’s also an art which – to the surprise of many - can be learnt. In this highly interactive course, strategies are offered for dealing with deadlines, stress and Bookings Now Open |
Managing the Emotional Aspects of FieldworkDate, time and venue TBA Booking will open shortly |
TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT DAYS FOR ESRC DTP STUDENTS ONLYTheme: Leadership and Relationship Management Monday 16th March – 1st years only 9.30am to 10am: Coffee and catch up 10am to 1pm: Training - Coaching and Self Leadership Skills Training: Dr Steve Joy, Head of Researcher Development Programme 1pm to 2pm: Lunch 2pm to 3pm: Group work based on Internships and working with non-academic partners 3pm to 3.30pm: Finish with tea and cake Venue: Seminar Room B, 17 Mill Lane
Wednesday 18th March – 2nd years only (3rd years is optional this year but available next year to those away on fieldwork in their 2nd year) Agenda Wednesday 18th March – 2nd years only 9.30am to 10am - coffee and catch up 10am -10.30am – Talk from Innovation UK - Role of social sciences in the industrial strategy 10:30am to 1pm - Leadership and Management Skills Training - Dr Peter Dudley, Faculty of Education 1pm to 2pm - Lunch 2pm to 2.30pm - External non-academic Partner Talk (TBA) 2.30pm to 3pm - Group Work around a leadership issue from the external partner 3pm to 3.30pm - Finish with tea and cake - Providing the external partner with your feedback and results Venue: Seminar Room B, 17 Mill Lane |
Read a review of our 1st Years Training and Engagement Day held on
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EMPLOYABILITY MODULE EASTER 2020 |
Bridging the Gap from Research to Practice programme - see here for more details |
Cluster Leads to set up shared activities |
Peer-Led Workshops |
CSaP Understanding Policy Workshop |
TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT DAYS FOR ESRC DTP STUDENTS ONLYDetails TBA Easter Term Tuesday 9th June – 1st years only Format: |
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Below are other training providers both within and externally to the University
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University of Cambridge Training |
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As a postgraduate student, you are able to join any one of these networks. Many of them provide innovative and creative training sessions that are not provided by departments or other central university networks. |
University of Cambridge
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See our fellow DTPs and training they offer |
ESRC DTPs across the UK |
National Resources |
The ESRC funds a range of data and methods services to support research and study. It provides resources needed to access high quality socio-economic data and to develop research skills. These services are: |
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National Centre for Research Methods (see link to the right of this page for forthcoming training). NCRM aims to drive forward methodological development and innovation through a programme of training and events, increasing the quality and range of approaches used by social scientists. |
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The UK Data Service: provides access to a collection of over 6,000 high quality socio-economic data sets. It supports data users and works to improve data management.
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The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) manages four British cohort studies: the 1958 National Child Development Study, the 1970 British Cohort Study, Next Steps, and the Millennium Cohort Study.
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CLOSER supports the use of longitudinal research. Key resources include reading lists and summaries of findings, and a search portal to help find out what data has been collected across all nine studies in the CLOSER partnership.
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Understanding Society is a major longitudinal survey of around 40,000 UK households. The site contains information on the survey, as well as research articles, reports and policy briefings based on this survey.
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The Administrative Data Research Network enables accredited researchers to access securely held de-identified linked administrative data for research that has potential benefit to society.
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Census and Administrative data LongitudinaL Studies Hub enables researchers to access census based longitudinal data selected from census records over time as well as linked material from other administrative datasets (such as health data).
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Each service provides support and delivers training, including joint training and can be contacted if you are interested in bespoke training.