Nov 20, 2015 - Welcome from the PSA Postgraduate Network Committee. 11.00 ... Jess Garland (PhD candidate, consultant an
PSA POSTGRADUATE NETWORK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Mooting Room, Freeman Building, University of Sussex, BN1 9QE Friday 20th November 2015, 10.30am – 3.30pm PROGRAMME 10.30
Arrival and Registration, with Tea and Coffee
10.55
Welcome from the PSA Postgraduate Network Committee
11.00
Quite important, actually: The work-life balance and your mental health
Dr Emily Robinson (University of Sussex, formerly a think-tank researcher) Jess Garland (PhD candidate, consultant and mum) A member of Sussex Counselling Service
12.00
Networking Lunch
13.00
Publish or be damned? The importance of papers, conferences and networking
Professor Aleks Szczerbiak (University of Sussex, Editorial Advisory Board Member of three journals) Professor Paul Webb (University of Sussex, Co-editor of Party Politics) Dr Mark Bennister (Canterbury Christchurch University)
14.00
Tea/Coffee break
14.15
From theory to practice: What to do after you submit your thesis
Dr Libby McEnhill (The Work Foundation) Dr Lee Savage (King’s College, London)
15.00
Impact should not be a dirty word: Research in the ‘real’ world
15.30
Close.
Full details: https://www.psa.ac.uk/conference/2015-postgraduate-professional-development-conference
