School of Earth & EnvironmentSUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Sustainability Research Institute

Postgraduate Researcher Induction

Dr Julia K. SteinbergerAssoc. Prof. in Ecological Economics

Director of SRI Postgraduate ResearchOctober 1st 2014

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Program for this afternoon

1. Welcome & introductions

2. SRI director Prof. William Young

3. Research philosophy module: Dr Paul Upham

4. Research ethics: Dr Alice Temple

5. PhD life: Rachel Berman

6. SRI Research groups

7. Wrapping up

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Welcome from co-director of SRI:

Prof William Young

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Welcome to SRI

Tell us Your name History (places & activities) Topic of PhD in Leeds Principal supervisor Why you are pursuing a PhD? Something personal: Your

favourite food

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Module on Research Philosophy

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Module SOEE5492MResearch Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences

Co-ordinator: Paul Upham (p.upham@leeds.ac.uk)

I am in the Energy Building, G.20

Material by Anna Wesselink (visiting) and others

Purpose:

• To introduce new PhD students to PhD research

• To help you think through some of your research plans

Format: lectures with discussion

Not assessed

Module SOEE5492M

Research Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences

Co-ordinator: Paul Upham (p.upham@leeds.ac.uk)

I am in the Energy Building, G.20

Purpose:

• To introduce new PhD students to PhD research

• To help you think through some of your research plans

Format: lectures with discussion

Not assessed

Module SOEE5492M

Research Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences

• 8 weeks of room bookings

• Can be extended

• Dates - pending

• Location: pending

Oct Week 1 writing a research proposal

Oct Week 2 undertaking a literature review

Oct Week 3 considering the relative benefits of qualitative and quantitative methods

Oct Week 4 approaches to knowledge

Nov Week 5 science and society

Nov Week 6 case studies (Anne Tallontire tbc)

Nov Week 7 preparing for fieldwork (Lindsay Stringer tbc)

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Module SOEE5492M

Research Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences·        

Location: EC Stoner SR 7.73

·         Time: 12 noon for about 1.5 hours (you may need to bring food/drink)

·         Duration: teaching week 3-11 but possibly ending the week before. That is, beginning Monday 13th October and ending by Monday 08th December.

·         (Leeds teaching weeks are here: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/timetable/room_availability2.htm#y201415 )

 

I’ll try to arrange for some contributors other than myself, such as Lyndsay and Anne – I’m copying in Julia as she has offered to contribute on paper writing, choosing a target journal and related matters, which sounds really useful.

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Other training opportunities

http://see.leeds.ac.uk/current/research-pg/index.htm

SOEE5492 Research Philosophy and Design in the Environmental Social Sciences

GEOG5520M Quantitative and spatial methodsGEOG5120M Qualitative research methods

SOEE5010M Research MethodsSOEE5041M Standards and Tools for Business, Environment and Corporate Social

ResponsibilitySOEE5051M Business, Environment and Sustainability

SOEE5093M Introduction to Ecological and Environmental EconomicsSOEE5281M Introduction to SustainabilitySOEE5472M Environmental Policy and Governance SOEE5483M Critical Perspectives in Environment and DevelopmentSOEE5540M Climate Change: Physical Science BasisSOEE5550M Climate Change: Impacts and AdaptationSOEE5561M Climate Change MitigationSOEE5582M Tools and Techniques in Ecological EconomicsPIED5256M Global Inequalities and DevelopmentPIED5562M International Relations and the Environment

These modules are required for ESRC-sponsored PGRs (White Rose DTC). It should be noted that assessment in these modules is not a requirement, but PGRs are expected to attend lectures:

You may also choose to attend any of the following modules (please do not over-commit your time though – the emphasis should be on pursuing your own research, although some of these courses could be of particular value to your professional development):

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Ethical requirements in PhD research

Dr Alice Temple

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PhD life: Rachel Berman

Welcome to SRI

1. SRI PhD reps

Paul Brockway & Muriel Bonjean Stanton

2. SRI ‘Buddy’ Scheme: in operation, some missing?

3. SRI ‘Pot luck’ lunch – 1st Wed each month

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SRI research groups & contacts

Business & Organisations for Sustainable Societies (BOSS) (Coordinator: Dr Sally Russell: S.Russell@leeds.ac.uk )

Economics and Policy for Sustainability (Coordinator: Dr Tim Foxon: T.J.Foxon@leeds.ac.uk )

Environment and Development Research Group (Coordinator PhD group: Prof Andy Dougill, A.J.Dougill@leeds.ac.uk)

Social and Political Dimensions of Sustainability (Coordinator: Dr George Holmes, G.Holmes@leeds.ac.uk)

Social and Political Dimensions of Sustainability (SPDS)

15th October – 11AM, Seminar room 3

Ross Gillard (2nd year PhD)

“Understanding transformational change: how to politicise complex systems”

29th October – 11AM, Seminar room 3

A session for new PhD students

12th November – 12PM, 10.125

26th November – 12PM, 10.125

10th December – 10AM, 10.125

(we generally have cake!)

Research Group activities

Economics and Policy Research Group

November 5th, 10:30am at 10.125: intros for new PGRs.

Environment & Development Research Group

3 p.m. next Weds Oct 8th in Sem Room 3 (8.119) ahead of the SRI seminar and then welcome drinks after that.

BOSS: something soon! Contact Sally Russell.

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Any other business

• Seminar series & events: SRI, CCCEP, Water@Leeds, Africa College, Enough Waiting.

• Funding for conferences, field work, other academic travel

• Studentships, opportunities for work in School (demonstrating assistance)

• SRI social life, email lists (see-all, see-sri, sri-research-pg, envnet)

• SEE, SRI Facilities, computers, libraries, technical tools, software, etc.

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Last but not least Ecological Economics conference here in 2015!

ESEE2015.org