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12th Jan 2021 9:00am - 16th Feb 2021 5:00pm
Online (Zoom)
This six week writing group starting in January aims to inspire, motivate, reduce isolation and create a sense of community for researchers who are writing during this period.
3rd Feb 2021 3:00pm - 4th Feb 2021 6:00pm
Online (Zoom)
This study day will investigate the affective and political resonances produced within a queer diasporic perspective. We will explore and imagine alternative cartographies through visual queer archives that foreground dimensions of regions whilst creating transnational affiliations and affinities.
8th Feb 2021 10:00am - 10th Feb 2021 12:45pm
Online
This course will help you understand how to use audiovisual resources in your research, what online resources are available and how to find what you're looking for, and cover UK Copyright/Licensing.
9th Feb 2021 3:30pm - 30th Mar 2021 5:00pm
Online (Zoom)
The 8-week mindfulness course is adapted to the specific needs of postgraduate researchers in the arts and humanities. It covers topics including resilience, being present with strong emotions, the inner critic, compassionate communication, creativity, and value-led project management.
11th Feb 2021 12:30pm-1:30pm
Webinar
What are the benefits of building your professional and creative community? How can you build your network with authenticity and confidence? How can you network effectively online?
17th Feb 2021 10:00am-3:00pm
Online (Zoom)
This study day is the launch event for a new Techne Conflux series of events ‘Queer Feminist Currents’. The series will interrogate the key points of convergence and tension in contemporary queer, intersectional feminist and gender studies, decolonial critique.
17th Feb 2021 10:00am - 18th Feb 2021 3:30pm
Online (Zoom)
Year 1 of the PhD can feel chaotic and messy; imposter syndrome is common. In a constructive space away from the scrutiny of supervisors, this retreat offers you and your peers the chance to look objectively at your projects and how you write about them.
24th Feb 2021 10:00am - 25th Feb 2021 3:30pm
Online (Zoom)
Year 2 of a PhD is, for many, a time of feeling overwhelmed and making tough choices from a wealth of material. This two-day writing retreat is an opportunity to scrutinise your writing through specific lenses: critical analysis, argument, voice, language and line by line sentence structure.