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1 Research Training in the Humanities – the Manchester Perspective Dr. Emily Bannister emily.bannister@manchester.ac.uk Dr. Claire Stocks claire.stocks@manchester.ac.uk

2 Researcher Development @ Manchester Humanities @ The University of Manchester  Seven schools (soon to be 6): Arts, Histories and Cultures, Law, Education, Environment and Development, Manchester Business School, Social Sciences, and Languages Linguistics and Cultures.  777 academic staff and 15,000 students  Over 1,000 Doctoral students  Around 350 Research Staff  The Researcher Development Team = 1 PGR developer, 1 Research Staff Developer, 1 e-resources officer and 1 administrative assistant.  The Researcher Development Team are now part of methods@manchester and artsmethods@manchester  Over 38 workshops on offer, repeated across two semesters  Online resources available

3 An alternative model… GenericDiscipline- specific Research methods Perception of relevance of training tends to increase Research as processResearch as product(s)

4 Researcher Development @ Manchester methods Researcher Development artsmethods

5 The RDF @ Manchester

6 methods@manchester

7 artsmethods@manchester

8 Pros & Cons Pros – A continuum of researcher development – A new model for researcher training post-Roberts – Mapped according to the RDF - evaluation – Encourages reflective practice and engagement Cons – Challenge of working with more than just one programme – Multiple stakeholders – needs to be managed – Location of researcher development team

9 Useful information Contact us: humanities-training@manchester.ac.ukhumanities-training@manchester.ac.uk www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/researcherdevelop ment www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/researcherdevelop ment Methods@Manchester: www.methods.manchester.ac.uk www.methods.manchester.ac.uk ArtsMethods@Manchester: www.artsmethods.manchester.ac.uk www.artsmethods.manchester.ac.uk The Online CPD Tool: http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/291411/RDF- Professional-Development-Planner.html http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/291411/RDF- Professional-Development-Planner.html PGR Doc Blog: http://pgrdocblog.wordpress.com/http://pgrdocblog.wordpress.com/ Resources for PGRs: http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/researcherde velopment/PGR/newresources http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/researcherde velopment/PGR/newresources


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