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Think Ahead

@ThinkAheadSheff

A framework for the professional development of researchers at the University of Sheffield supporting individual career ambitions in and beyond academia.

 University of Sheffield, UK
sheffield.ac.uk/rpi/researcher-development
Joined January 2014
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✨Announcing the SuperVisionaries of 2024!✨ This summer, nearly 250 TUoS PGRs have written messages of gratitude to their supervisors and supporters, and here they are! Huge thanks to those recognised as a TUoS #supervisionary. View them here: sheffield.ac.uk/rpi/research…

SuperVisionaries: PGR Supervisor Development

We offer workshops, courses, development programmes, and recognition schemes for PGR supervisors at all levels of experience.

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📢TUoS staff & PGRs, are you interested in promoting the understanding & adoption of open research in your subject area? Sign up to the University's new Open Research Champion scheme - details here: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch… @sheffunistaff @ThinkAheadSheff
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📣 Calling all @sheffielduni researchers, academics, PhD students and professional services staff! Apply now for the chance to attend @COP29_AZ as an official observer. Applications are now open! 🥳 Click here to find out more information ⬇️ grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/cop…
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📢Quick reminder: The Sheffield Doctoral Publishing Prize enables recent TUoS PhD grads to explore opportunities to develop their doctoral research into an open access book. Closing date 30 Sept 2024 Details here: sheffield.ac.uk/library/open… @ThinkAheadSheff @SheffieldAlumni
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What an amazing job #phd researchers from @sheffielduni did, inspiring & engaging #homeed children at the end of our ‘Effective Outreach with Children course! Loved seeing them using the skills & knowledge they’d gained while having a brilliant time! 😊 #scicomm
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Wow! What an amazing afternoon introducing 15 home-educated students to scientists from the @sheffielduni . We had so much fun and it was hard for everyone to leave at the end! 😀 #homeed #sheffieldhomeeducation #sheffieldissuper #scicomm #phdchat #phd
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We're really excited to welcome #homeducation students to the University of Sheffield today! Our researchers will be applying the outreach skills they've learned on the course to share their research with the children #scicomm #PhDchatter #outreach 🧪🥼🚀🧠
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Looking forward to welcoming lots of #homeeducation students to meet our #phd researchers today at @sheffielduni in the final day of the Effective Outreach with Children course! 😀 #scicomm #PhDchatter #outreach #homeed #sheffieldhomeeducation
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What a fantastic first day meeting #phd researchers at @sheffielduni and supporting them to turn their complex research into engaging and inspirational #outreach for children! Looking forward to the next two days of our ‘Effective Outreach with Children course’! 😀
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A day packed full of interesting discussions and idea sharing as our #phd researchers learned how to work effectively in a range of education settings, on day 2 of the ‘Effective Outreach with Children’ course today! 😀 sparkingstem.org/effective-o… #scicomms #scicomm #PGR
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.@sheffielduni staff & @ThinkAheadSheff PGRs. Myself and@JamesPearson_ are running a Wikipedia workshop next month. Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Shining a light on under-represented academics and research from Sheffield Tue, 25 Jun, 11:00 - 15:00 Book here mydevelopment.csod.com/ui/lm…
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A quick reminder of our call for proposals for OpenFest 2024, a celebration & exploration of all things open research. The events take place 10-12 September, and the CFP closes on 26th May. Get your proposal in now! Details here: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch…
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To what extent, and in what ways, is the future of research culture open? We invite all researchers & research-related professionals to submit a proposal for this year's OpenFest online symposium, 'Towards an Open Research Culture...' - details here: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch…
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Join us on 30 April with talks in robotics, biosciences, and languages! Three amazing speakers: @eytancanzini, @rachellawson954, and Zihan Chen. @granthamcsf @SheffUniWhatsOn @sheffielduni @sheffhallamuni @ShefACSE Free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pubhd-apr…
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Are you a scientist with an interest in microwave technology and its applications for global sustainability? Join our upcoming scientific meeting at the Royal Society in London on 13-14 May: royalsociety.org/science-eve…
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TUoS PGRs & PGR alumni - we're holding a hybrid workshop on 'Developing a book proposal based on your doctoral research' on Tues 30th April 2024. View more info & book a place here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… @ThinkAheadSheff @Sheffunistaff @SheffieldAlumni
Workshop session: Developing a book proposal based on your doctoral research

Workshop session: Developing a book proposal based on your doctoral research

Please note that all places for in-person attendance have now been filled. By completing this form you will be registered for online attendance (13.00-14.00). Please indicate if you would like to be...

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New dates have been added to my @SCHARRSheffield Write Club, with four sessions online and two taking place in person between April-July. All @sheffielduni staff and PGRs welcome to attend, from across the campus. @ThinkAheadSheff 💻🔇🔕 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Write Club poster with a drawing of a superhero with their arm in the air

ALT Write Club poster with a drawing of a superhero with their arm in the air

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TUoS staff & PGRs - are you interested in learning more about Open Educational Resources (OER)? Join colleagues on Tues 16th Apr for an introduction - including where to find OER & what support is available to create them. Book here: mydevelopment.csod.com/samld… @Sheffunistaff
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The Grantham Double Hundred Challenge is back!💯 We’ve an exciting #ResearchFunding opportunity for innovative, early-stage ideas that could help remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Visit our website for more details! Deadline to express interest: 2nd April. grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/gra…
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New dates have been added to my @SCHARRSheffield Write Club, with four sessions online and two taking place in person between April-July. All @sheffielduni staff and PGRs welcome to attend, from across the campus. @ThinkAheadSheff 💻🔇🔕 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Write Club poster with a drawing of a superhero with their arm in the air

ALT Write Club poster with a drawing of a superhero with their arm in the air

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Uni of Sheffield researchers, there's an Open Research Drop-in session tomorrow (Thurs) at 12:15 - 13:00 in SU View Room 4. Do pop by if you feel like chatting to colleagues about anything open research related - feel free to bring your lunch. @Sheffunistaff @ThinkAheadSheff
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