Professional Development Events for Researchers
Trinity Laban offers an extensive programme of professional development events for research students and staff.
Events for each academic year are announced in the autumn term and take place in the spring and summer terms (between January and June).
There are two kinds of event. Our Researcher Development Series (RDS) and Professional Development for Research Students (PDRS).
Sessions usually run on a Wednesday, in-person or online.
Researcher Development Series (RDS)
Conferences: How to Choose, How to Submit
Facilitators: Sophie Fuller
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
By the end of the session you will have:
- Gained an understanding of the benefits of attending and presenting your research at academic conferences, study days, symposia.
- Received advice on how to identify conferences that are relevant to you.
- Received advice on how to prepare an abstract and submit it to a programme committee.
Project Based Work in the Performing Arts
Facilitator: Charles Linehan
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
By the end of the session you will have:
- knowledge of the pragmatic nature of how independent artists work with management, funding bodies, promoters, producers and venues to realise work in the performing arts.
Planning your research project: setting milestones and objectives
Facilitator: Jonathan Clark
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
By the end of the session you will have:
- An understanding of methods to manage time in the planning of research.
- Learnt the importance of deadlines and milestones, both external and self-imposed.
- An understanding of a pragmatic approach to plan and complete research projects.
Managing your research project/ collaborating and co-authoring
Facilitator: Jonathan Clark
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
By the end of the session you will:
- Have an understanding of the key ethical and practical implications of working with others on research.
- Gain insight into the self-management of appropriate research timelines.
- Gain knowledge about planning budgets for research projects.
Disseminating your research – traditional and new communication platforms
Facilitator: Dario van Gammeren
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
By the end of the session you will:
- Have reflected on your use of professional networks to engage with the wider research community.
- Have examined innovative ways of communicating your research, using a variety of traditional and digital technologies.
- Understand how digital communication platforms can be used effectively to share information and promote research presence.
Careers Guidance for Doctoral Students
Facilitator: Jonathan Clark
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students
By the end of the session you will:
- Have reflected on options for viable careers post PhD graduation.
- Have had experience of a number of alternatives for careers other than traditional academic routes, and /or routes in the performing arts.
- Understand portfolio careers are becoming an increasing resource for doctoral students upon graduating with their PHD.
Practice-Based Research in Musical Composition
Facilitator: Sam Hayden
Who should attend: Staff, Research Degree Programme students, MFA students
Professional Development for Research Students
Thesis Formatting and Viva-Voce Examination Preparation
Facilitator: Jonathan Clark
Who should attend: Research Degree Programme students
By the end of the session you will have:
- Familiarity with presentational issues in the final PhD submission.
- Preparation strategies for the viva examination.
- Strategies for handling the viva itself.
What is plagiarism and how to avoid it
Facilitator: Hazel Bothma
Who should attend: Research Degree Programme students, MA/MFA students
By the end of the session you will:
- Understand what plagiarism is and that it is considered as academic malpractice
- Examine examples and activities of what are considered plagiarism.
- Understand what is meant by contract cheating or paid plagiarism.
- Understand how to avoid plagiarising.