skills, skills, skills: how northumbria supports researchers
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Skills Skills SkillsHow Northumbria Supports Researchers
Michelle Walker November 2015
Northumbria University
Skills for Researchers
First Impressions
Skills Plus
60-70% conversion from bookings to attendance
90% + agreed or strongly agreed “I now feel more confident about the topic”
70-80%attendance is PGR Students 20-30% are Staff and ECRs
14average number of attendances per session in November 2015
Nov-11 Mar-12 Nov-12 Mar-13 Nov-13 Mar-14 Nov-14 Mar-15 Nov-15
223
262 250
202
440
228
311
182
228
Attendance
RDW Attendance Nov 2011–Nov 2015
Research and collaboration using web tools and social media “Very friendly, well presented and extremely informative.”
Mindmapping for researchers“It’s a great tool that can be used in many areas of my job from teaching, planning, researching etc.”
Keeping-up-to-date with new research“Clear demonstration of how to set up feeds; lots of real-time examples. Thanks!”
Searching for your literature review“It was all very clear. Lots of useful hints and tips.”
Reference support• EndNote 2 hour workshops only
for PGR and Staff• Introduction monthly• Advanced bi or tri monthly
• Crucially outside of RDW to avoid staff and customer overload!
• One to ones available also • Online support via Skills plus and
webpages
Researcher skills development 2014-15Faculty RDW
AttendanceBespoke Training Attendance
Individual consult-ations
EndNote work- shops
Total Attendances
AD&SS 162 61 8 32 263
E&E 238 54 2 33 327
H&LS 211 0 17 46 274
B&L 90 83 2 18 193
Other staff or deps /not known
19 RBS:28Grad. School Induction:148
11 0 206
Total 720 374 40 129 1263
Skills for All Researchers
Researcher Development Framework
• Library • RBS• HR
Northumbria University - Research Support: The Essentials June 2015
Partner session - Developing Partnerships with Industry “Good examples of existing and developed partnerships”
From an external attendee “We found it invaluable to talk to researchers face to face”
From a researcher“I came away with all my questions about EndNote answered and I found out about library databases I might use”
From internal staff“Professionally organised and executed – everything I needed was ready and communicated well.”
Breakdown of Attendance July 2015
PGR students Staff Staff doctorateECR
Breakdown of Attendance July 2014
PGR students StaffResearch staff other PGs
Jul-14 Jul-15
172
322
112
227
Bookings Attendances
Skills for Librarians
Collaboration
Publicity• Quality design to
the programme leaflet
• Attention to detail• having a marketing
timeline • Using multiple
streams - email, social media, QR codes, wipeboards
Planning & teamwork
• Northumbria University’s Vision• Research Compass• Research Skills including social media videos• Researcher Development Programme• Information for researchers • ALISS Quarterly bitesize article
Email: [email protected]
Useful links