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We offer some sessions to help you to be more confident in the academia. If you can help with any of the skills below (you can add one if it is missing here) or any tips that work for you, please leave a comment and we will help you share your knowledge with everyone. And please remember to name your post as well!

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If you are having some research ideas and want to call for contributions from peers within or outside your disciplines, why not drop a line and we will try to connect you with other like-mindeds!

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If you are having any difficulties with research, either big or small, please do not hesitate to leave a comment. We will try to connect you with the right people to help you overcome any problems!

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If you want to share whatever part of your research, or simply want someone to listen and be there for you with your research, please leave a comment. We will contact you shortly and support you with all our hearts!

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There are some events we will organize to deliver any of the relevant sessions about skills development, work-in-progress, difficulties in doing research, and collaboration ideas. Please stay updated!!

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Once you have got all the essentials to confidently speak in public, why not trying a rehearsal when you will take center stage to present about a common issue. This event will be hosted by Belinda (Dan Li) where she will be with you from the very first time with public speaking until now. Please give it a go!

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Please share with us whatever part or stage of your research and we will help you to reach to the wider community. We can have great discussions and maybe you can have brilliant ideas for your research then! This session will be hosted by Pankhuri Singh, PhD student in English. Don't be afraid, we are not alone!

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1. Public Speaking Skills (1st May, 2023)

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1. Public Speaking Skills (1st May, 2023)

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Our first event is a training session on Public Speaking Skills. This will provide you with necessary skills to be a confident public speaker. This session will be hosted by Belinda (Dan Li), PhD student in Education. The event will be on 1st May, 2023. Please come and join us to shine on whatever stage you will be in the future!

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If you are struggling with writing in your research, no worries! We offer a series of writing retreats where many techniques and tips will be introduced to help you develop your work. We are sure that you will gain a lot when joining our events. The events will be hosted by Jo Sutherst, PhD student in LCVS. Please come along and together we will create amazing products!
The first series will be hybrid, both onsite on Streatham campus and available to anyone online. Here are the dates for the events. Please note that they are provisional and may change. Schedule for each day is confirmed. Booking opens in May for all of these:
24 th May 10am – 4pm – Hybrid Writing Retreat at St Luke’s

21 st June 10am - 4pm – Hybrid Writing Retreat at Streatham

12 th July 10am - 4pm – Hybrid Writing Retreat at Streatham

To register interest or for any questions, please email Jo at js1187@exeter.ac.uk

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Why not apply what you have been supported about presentation skills and present your research to our community? This is a great time for you to share and receive wonderful feedback and suggestions from other peers. This event will be hosted by Pankhuri Singh where she will be with you from the written version to the spoken showtime. Please drop by just to connect, make new friends, and enjoy great food provided as well!

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Will these events be online/ hybrid or just in-person in Exeter?

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Will these events be online/ hybrid or just in-person in Exeter?

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Besides hybrid writing retreat events, we also run a parallel online series. These events will also be hosted by Jo Sutherst. She will be with you on every step of the writing journey to help you with any problems you may have about writing. Here are the dates for the events. Please note that they are provisional and may change. Schedule for each day is now confirmed. Booking opens in May for all of these:
7 th June 10am – 1pm – Online Writing Retreat in Teams

5 th July 1pm – 4pm – Online Writing Retreat in Teams

26 th July 10am – 1pm – Online Writing Retreat in Teams

If you have any questions, please contact Jo at js1187@exeter.ac.uk

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In-person Writing Retreat - 30 June 2023

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In-person Writing Retreat - 30 June 2023

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Please come to write in good company in inspiring surroundings (venue tbc, off campus in central Exeter). The day will include plenty of time for your own work in any discipline, interspersed with prompts and inspiration from the world of creative writing.

Friday 30 June (subject to confirmation)

The event will be hosted by Ruth Moore, PhD student in Creative Writing. Please email Ruth rm882@exeter.ac.uk to be alerted when booking opens in May.

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1. 3rd May 11am-12am Public Speaking Skills Training by Belinda (dl483@exeter.ac.uk). Register here

2. 10th May 11am-13pm Work-in-Progress: Written Version by Pankhuri (ps540@exeter.ac.uk). Register here

3. 17th May 11am-13pm Presentation Skills by Belinda (dl483@exeter.ac.uk). Register here

4. 24th May 11am-13pm Work-in-Progress: Spoken Version by Pankhuri (ps540@exeter.ac.uk). Register here

5. 24th May 10am – 4pm Provisional Hybrid Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 19th May 2023 midday

6. 7th June 10am – 1pm Provisional Online Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 6th June 2023 midday

7. 7th June 3.30pm-5pm ‘Things I Wish I’d Known Earlier’ PhD talks by Elis (erj205@exeter.ac.uk)

8. 12th June 11am-2pm BA and Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Application Workshop by Michelle (mr658@exeter.ac.uk)

9. 14th June 10am - 4pm Hybrid Writing Retreat on Penryn Campus by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 9th June 2023 midday. Spaces limited to 25 face-to-face, online unlimited. B018E-161 - PL Seminar 03

10. 19th June 2pm-4pm  Literature Review Workshop (In-person only) by Isahbella (idsr202@exeter.ac.uk). Forum Seminar Room 10, Streatham Campus. Spaces limited to 25 persons. Deadline to register is Thursday 15th June 2023. Sign up here.

11. 21st June 10am – 4pm Provisional Hybrid Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 16th June 2023 midday. Please note that this session includes 40 minutes Lego Serious Play to help with writing goal setting. Spaces limited to 25 face-to-face, online unlimited. Venue: Old Library Training Room 4
Last sign up is 16th June 2023 midday. If you join online, please sign up BEFORE 11th June so that Lego can be sent out to you.

12. 30th June 10am - 4pm In-person Writing Retreats by Ruth (rm882@exeter.ac.uk). Register here

13. 5th July 1pm – 4pm Provisional Online Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk. Register here by 4th July 2023 midday

14. 10th July 1pm-2pm Online Literature Review Writing Workshop by Isahbella (idsr202@exeter.ac.uk). Deadline to register is Thursday 6th July 2023. Sign up here.

15. 12th July 10am – 4pm Provisional Hybrid Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 7th July 2023 midday

16. 26th July 10am – 1pm Provisional Online Writing Retreats by Jo (js1187@exeter.ac.uk). Register here by 25th July 2023 midday

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Hybrid Writing Retreats, In-person Writing Retreat, Literature Review Workshops

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Hybrid Writing Retreats, In-person Writing Retreat, Literature Review Workshops

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Hybrid Writing Retreats, In-person Writing Retreat, Literature Review Workshops (updated)

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Hybrid Writing Retreats, In-person Writing Retreat, Literature Review Workshops (updated)

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HASS Writing Retreats Sign Up information

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HASS Literature Review Workshop (In-person only), Monday 19th June 2023, 2pm-4pm

Forum Seminar Room 10, Streatham Campus. Spaces limited to 25 persons. Deadline to register is Thursday 15th June 2023. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/Jv48ym7tQa

HASS Literature Review Workshop (Online only) Monday 10th July 2023, 1pm-2pm

Deadline to register is Thursday 6th July 2023. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/ pCXAfX80vA

For any questions, please contact Isahbella Rai (idsr202@exeter.ac.uk)

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Media Training with specialist from Inside Edge – 23rd May – 9.30-12.45, and the second 13.30-16:45. Booking: Spaces are limited, so please email Rachel Dallyn (r.s.dallyn@exeter.ac.uk ) to book your place clearly stating which session you would like to attend.

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Emotionally Sensitive Research Training (6 June)

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Emotionally Sensitive Research Training (6 June)

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Emotionally Sensitive Research Training from Body and Soul –  6 June at 10-11.30am (Online event). This session is essentially a whistlestop tour of the neurobiology of trauma – what it feels like to experience it, how and why it communicates, and some practical tips on how we can sooth ourselves and others when we’re feeling stressed out.  Along the way, we’ll be thinking about ideas like our ‘window of tolerance’, the wider structural factors and systems of oppression that make life much harder for some people than others, and the moral frustration we feel when we can’t take away someone else’s pain.  We’ll also be talking about processes of growth and repair, and sharing examples of where we can find joy and purpose in bringing voice to others through story-telling and making meaning together. Booking: Spaces are limited, so please email Rachel Dallyn (r.s.dallyn@exeter.ac.uk) to book your place.

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BA and Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Application Workshop

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BA and Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Application Workshop

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A workshop to help demystify the fellowship application process for people considering applying for BA and Leverhulme postdocs. Provisional date 12th June, 11:00am-2:00pm. More information to follow. Email Michelle Reynolds with questions mr658@exeter.ac.uk.

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‘Things I Wish I’d Known Earlier’ PhD talks

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‘Things I Wish I’d Known Earlier’ PhD talks

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Two talks by PhD students close to finishing their PhDs, reflecting on their experiences and offering advice to help those at earlier stages navigate the PhD process. Online, provisional date 7th June, 3:30-5:00. More info to follow. Email Elis Jones with questions erj205@exeter.ac.uk

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HASS P2P Research Culture Activities Podcast

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HASS P2P Research Culture Activities Podcast

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This is the HASS P2P Research Culture Activities podcast. We aim to improve your public speaking skills in academic presentation. We are a group of PTAs from a range of courses and backgrounds with various different experiences. We have been working on the project to share inspirational experiences and top tips. We hope this will help incoming and current HASS PhDs have the best experience possible.

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HASS P2P Research Culture Activities Blog

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HASS P2P Research Culture Activities Blog

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Hello! My name is Dan Li, or you can call me Belinda. I’m currently a 3rd year PhD in education and my research interests are L2 motivation (second language learning motivation), career choices and gender.

Public speaking skill in academic presentation is an important skill for all PGRs. We all have amazing research ideas and are dedicated to devoting years of energy and effort into our PhDs. Public speaking skills in academic presentation is the tool for us to present and deliever our ideas efficiently. As part of my PTA job as HASS Peer2Peer Research Culture Assistant, Pankhuri Signh (PhD in English), Trinh Dinh (PhD in education) and I worked together and organized a series of hybrid events on public speaking skills, academic presentation skills, work in progress—writing and presenting.

Previous resources (slides) on public speaking skills and academic presentation skills can be found in this Padlet . A podcast about this is also made and both resources can be found in the “Resources” section of the Padlet. This Padlet, designed by Trinh Dinh, is a platform for all HASS PGRs to connect, share knowledge, call for research support or collaboration, and update with research culture activities in HASS.

Some constructive feedback and helpful tips we received from our participants include:
“I would try to think about any need to adopt inclusive language, and slides, if used. Also, to be aware that we need to be culturally sensitive, so it's important to know your audience beforehand, whenever possible.” “The session was well-prepared and super helpful! Also, we got to learn and practice in a welcoming, friendly and supportive environment. Greatly appreciated, thank you!” (Maria Teresa Marangoni, mm967@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in History)

“It’s helpful for improving speaking skills and it provided a good opportunity to discuss research topic with other PGR students” (Lin Sen, sl994@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Politics)

“Knowing the different tips for presenting in-person vs online (eg. Online presenter find it harder to keep track of time.” “Very, very informative! So much useful nformation on structuring your speech and prioritizing content when running out of time. Also love the format of the workshop – presentation and then interactive activity to practice being a speaker, timer + getting feedback.” (Isahbella Rai, idsr202@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Law).

“Pretend to be confident, and you will at least look confident.” “I hope I can be on campus because I believe that face-to-face practice would be more efficient.” (Yingnan Chu, yc509@exeter.ac.uk,  PhD in Drama)

In conclusion, hopefully this reflection and sharing blog on public speaking skills in academic presentation could help bridge the gap between us having fabulous research ideas and being able to present it effectively. Please feel free to contact me (dl483@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any questions or simply want to talk about it.

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HASS P2P RCA-Public Speaking & Academic Presentation Slides

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HASS P2P RCA-Public Speaking & Academic Presentation Slides

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HASS P2P RCA-Public Speaking & Academic Presentation

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Visualising Dialogues: A HASS PGR Creative Submissions Conference

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Visualising Dialogues: A HASS PGR Creative Submissions Conference

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Join our upcoming conference aimed at celebrating the transformative potential of art and visual representations in communicating academic research.

26th June, 10am-4pm, Washington Singer L219, Streatham Campus.

To showcase your research, please provide a 250-word abstract for your submission by Friday 16 th June 2023, 6pm: https://forms.office.com/e/RbEBpxtjRh

To book a free space to attend the conference, please RSVP by Friday 16 th June 2023, 6pm: https://forms.office.com/e/pVVapf327x

For any questions, please contact the organisers:

Isahbella Rai idsr202@exeter.ac.uk | Belinda (Dan Li) dl483@exeter.ac.uk

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Visualising Dialogues: A HASS PGR Creative Submissions Conference

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Visualising Dialogues: A HASS PGR Creative Submissions Conference

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Join our upcoming conference aimed at celebrating the transformative potential of art and visual representations in communicating academic research.

26th June, 10am-4pm, Washington Singer L219, Streatham Campus.

To showcase your research, please provide a 250-word abstract for your submission by Friday 16 th June 2023, 6pm: https://forms.office.com/e/RbEBpxtjRh

To book a free space to attend the conference, please RSVP by Friday 16 th June 2023, 6pm: https://forms.office.com/e/pVVapf327x

For any questions, please contact the organisers:

Isahbella Rai idsr202@exeter.ac.uk | Belinda (Dan Li) dl483@exeter.ac.uk

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* The event series will take place on Thursdays in February (8th, 15th, 22nd, of February) from 11:30am to 13:00pm at Lavar 212.

* The aim is to provide an opportunity for HASS PGRs to meet HASS PGRs from other disciplines (with drink & biscuits provided), make friends, practise academic presentation skills, present your research and contribute to resources to share within HASS community.

* There are 3 sessions: 1) Practising essential elements of academic presentation skills; 2) Improving academic presentation skills together; 3) Presenting your research. Registration link can be found here.

* The deadline to fill out this form and register attendance for the event series is Wednesday 7th of February, 6pm.

* Blog about the previous event series and relevant feedback and resources can be found here.

* Please don't hesitate to contact Belinda (dl483@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any questions.