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A half day workshop intended as a starting point for any researcher interested in applying for independent research funding.

Leicester Research Archive (LRA) is a digital archive of research outputs from the University of Leicester, also know as an institutional repository. It currently contains articles, book chapters, conference presentations and abstracts, reports, software and theses. It has the potential to include data sets, images, video or audio files. Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers along with permanent research staff may deposit materials in the archive.

This new post, based in the Graduate School Reading Room in the University Library, facilitates the development of a research information forum for the postgraduate research community. It promotes a meeting place, both in the library and online, where researchers can discuss and exchange ideas. As facilitator, I provide a point of contact for the University services available to the community, liaising especially with Student Support and Development Services, Staff Development Centre, the Graduate School, Beyond Distance Research Alliance, the Research Support Office, and the Students’ Union. The post is part of a Library initiative to develop the Graduate School Readign Room as more than a study space, providing a technology-rich virtual and physical forum for interdisciplinary postgraduate networking. It aims to co-ordinate and publicise new services for research postgraduates, including a Graduate School Media Zoo, a Virtual Reading Room, and a programme of events for postgraduate research students, such as training in digital research and networking technologies and a regular Thesis Workshop. These initiatives are used to promote academic and social networking for postgraduate research students across disciplinary boundaries, encouraging collaboration and intellectual exchange as well as enhancing the training experience and improving the productivity of the doctoral and post-doctoral research community at Leicester. The Graduate School Media Zoo will provide opportunities for postgraduate students to keep up to date with new research technologies and to experiment with their use.

An interdisciplinary postgraduate-focused research conference designed to develop communication skills, team work and innovation as well as fostering international cooperation.

Volunteering is an often-overlooked route to skills development. Working with the Guild of Students, the Graduate School promotes a range of volunteering options to enable postgraduates to develop a range of invaluable skills while also helping the local (and wider) community.

This is a validated award designed to provide Science & Technology research students with the transferable skills - as outlined by the JSS - that will facilitate them undertaking a research degree in their chosen subject.