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Research Training in the Humanities – the Manchester Perspective Dr. Emily Bannister emily.bannister@manchester.ac.uk Dr. Claire Stocks claire.stocks@manchester.ac.uk
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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
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An alternative model… GenericDiscipline- specific Research methods Perception of relevance of training tends to increase Research as processResearch as product(s)
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Researcher Development @ Manchester methods Researcher Development artsmethods
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The RDF @ Manchester
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methods@manchester
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artsmethods@manchester
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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
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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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