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White Rose DTC Student Representatives. Student Representatives - Who are we?. Robin Morris - University of Sheffield David O’Reilly - University of York Marianne Allday - University of Leeds. Student Representatives - What do we do?.
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Student Representatives- Who are we? • Robin Morris • - University of Sheffield • David O’Reilly • - University of York • Marianne Allday • - University of Leeds
Student Representatives- What do we do? • Overriding aim: improve training of WRDTC students through representing the views of students at the AQC. • How do we achieve this? • Members of Academic Quality Committee (AQC) - attend the monthly meetings; • Gather feedback from other WRDTC students in their institution; • Inform other WRDTC students in their institution of the decisions made at AQC meetings; • Raise awareness among students of issues discussed at the AQC meetings.
Student Representatives- How do I get in touch? • Email • Robin Morris (lwa08rem@sheffield.ac.uk) • David O’Reilly (david.oreilly@york.ac.uk) • Marianne Allday (hcmha@leeds.ac.uk) • Twitter • White Rose Social Science Doctoral Training Centre = @WRSSDTC • Visit the WRDTC website: • http://wrdtc.ac.uk/people/group-student-representatives/
Impact through engagement:Student representatives • Our 2013-2014 achievements: • Involvement at the Spring Conference, Sheffield • Presence at the summer Psychology Conference, Sheffield • Representation at the AQC away day, York
Breakout groups: 1) The DTC aims to deliver a ‘vibrant intellectual environment'. What would this environment look like to you? 2) Earlier this year we held a session on ‘Impact Through Engagement'. How do you foresee using the resources of the DTC to help secure impact for your research? 3) Collaboration comes in various forms and is a vital part of research. How can the DTC support you with that collaboration? 4) Any other questions?
Want to become a Student Rep? • Complete the reply slip (in your packs). • Feel free to come have a chat with any of the reps!