Research Students - Semester 1 Dates - On campus
Title of Course/Training
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
Session 1:
Reflective Writing & Appraisal of Skills |
GST1 & GST2 |
10th October 2024 |
11:00 - 12:30 |
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 2:
Working with your Supervisor |
GST1 |
17th October 2024 |
10am-1pm |
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 3:
Developing Resilience |
GST1 |
24th October 2024 |
10am-1pm |
An Tobar, ground floor, Student Services building |
Session 4:
Legal Aspects in Managing your Research |
GST1 |
7th November 2024 |
10am-1pm |
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 5:
Communicating Your Research |
GST1 |
21st November 2024 |
10am-1pm
|
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 6:
Considering Your Future Career |
GST1 |
28th November 2024 |
10am-1pm |
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 7:
Unconscious Bias, Diversity & Inclusion |
GST1 |
5th December 2024 |
10am-1pm
|
Hall D (Arts building) |
Research Students - Semester 2 Dates - On campus
| Title of Course/Training |
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
Session 1:
Reflective Writing & Appraisal of Skills |
GST1 & GST2 |
11th February 2025 |
11:00 - 12:30 |
TBC |
Session 2:
Working with your Supervisor |
GST1 |
18th February 2025 |
10am-1pm |
TBC |
Session 3:
Developing Resilience |
GST1 |
25th February 2025 |
10am-1pm
|
An Tobar, ground floor, Student Services building |
Session 4:
Legal Aspects in Managing your Research |
GST1 |
4th March 2025 |
10am-1pm
|
TBC |
Session 5:
Unconscious Bias, Diversity & Inclusion |
GST1 |
11th March 2025 |
10am-1pm
|
TBC |
Session 6:
Communicating your Research |
GST1 |
28th March 2025 |
10am-1pm |
TBC |
Session 7:
Considering your Future Career |
GST1 |
1st April 2025 |
10am-1pm |
TBC |
Research Students - Semester 2 Only - On campus
Title of Course/Training
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
Professional Skills: Thesis Completion
& Career Development |
GST11 |
28th January 2025
|
10am-5pm |
TBC |
Professional Skills: Thesis Completion
& Career Development |
GST11 |
29th January 2025 |
10am-5pm |
TBC |
Professional Skills: Thesis Completion
& Career Development |
GST11 |
30th January 2025 |
10am-5pm |
TBC |
GST2 Finding Information for Your Research
Research Students - Semester 1 Dates - On campus/Online blended
Title ofCourse/Training
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
Session 1:
Reflective Writing & Appraisal of Skills |
GST1 & GST2 |
10th October 2024 |
11:00 - 12:30pm |
Hall D (Arts building) |
Session 2:
Finding Information for your Research |
GST2 |
16th October 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
Session 3:
Reference Management Software &
Avoiding Plagiarism |
GST2 |
23rd October 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
Session 4:
Doing Literature Reviews: What You
Need To Know |
GST2 |
6th November 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
Session 5:
Research Data Management |
GST2 |
13th November 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
Session 6:
Publishing in Academic Journals: Finding the Right Journal for your Research |
GST2 |
20th November 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
Session 7:
Measuring & Improving your Research Impact using Bibliometrics |
GST2 |
27th November 2024 |
10am - 1pm |
Training room D, MU Library |
GST2 Finding Information for Your Research
Research Students - Semester 2 Dates - Online via Teams
Title of Course/Training
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Online TEAMS links |
Session 1:
Reflective Writing & Appraisal of Skills |
GST1 & GST2 |
11th February 2025 |
11:00 - 12:30pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 2:
Finding Information for your Research |
GST2 |
19th February 2025 |
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 3:
Reference Management Software &
Avoiding Plagiarism |
GST2 |
26th February 2025 |
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 4:
Doing Literature Reviews: What You
Need To Know |
GST2 |
5th March 2025 |
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 5:
Research Data Management |
GST2 |
12th March 2025
|
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 6:
Publishing in Academic Journals: Finding
the Right Journal for your Research |
GST2 |
26th March 2025 |
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Session 7:
Measuring & Improving your Research
Impact using Bibliometrics |
GST2 |
2nd April 2025 |
10am - 1pm |
Online via Teams |
Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Ciaran Quinn, Maynooth University Library, delivers these modules.
GST3 Academic Writing
Research Students - Semester 2 Only -
Title of
Course/Workshop
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
6th February 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
13th February 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
20th February 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
27th February 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
6th March 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
13th March 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
27th March 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
3rd April 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
10th April 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
17th April 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
| Academic Writing |
GST3 |
1st May 2025 |
11am - 1pm |
RW.121, Rowan House |
Academic staff and post-doctoral researchers interested in further developing their academic writing skills, please contact [email protected].
GST4 Research Practice and Integrity - Semester 2 only (on campus)
| Title of Course/Workshop |
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| Research Practice and Integrity |
GST4 |
Tuesday, 4th February |
10am - 5pm |
TBC |
| Research Practice and Integrity |
GST4 |
Monday, 3rd March |
9:30am – 2pm |
TBC |
| Research Practice and Integrity |
GST4 |
Monday, 7th April |
9:30am – 2pm |
TBC |
GST15 Ethics & Academic Practice for Research Students - Semester 1 & 2 (on campus)
| Title of Course/Workshop |
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| Ethics & Academic Practice for Research Students |
GST15 |
Tuesday, 12th November 2024 |
2-4pm |
Riverstown Staff Development Room |
| Ethics & Academic Practice for Research Students |
GST15 |
Tuesday, 11th February 2025 |
2-4pm |
Riverstown Staff Development Room |
Epigeum Research Integrity Online Course (there are no credits linked to this course)
The Epigeum Research Integrity online course is available to all MU research staff and research students. For further information on this course, please contact [email protected].
GST13: Research Funding Application
Research Students - Semester 1
Title of Course/Workshop
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| GOI Scholarship Call Information Session |
GST13 |
Friday, 30th August 2024 |
10 - 11:30am |
MS Teams |
| GOI Scholarship Call Information Session (repeat of above session) |
GST13 |
Thursday, 5th September 2024 |
10 - 11:30am |
MS Teams |
| GOI Scholarship Call Grant Writing Workshop |
GST13 |
Friday, 6th September 2024 |
10 - 11:30am |
MS Teams |
| GOI Scholarship Call Grant Writing Workshop (repeat of above session) |
GST13 |
Thursday, 19th September 2024 |
10 - 11:30am |
MS Teams |
Please note these sessions will be held Virtually via Teams
GST8: Grant Management & Compliance
Research Students - Semester 1 & 2 Dates - Online via Teams
Title of Course/Workshop
|
Associated Module
|
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
IRC Grant Management & Compliance Kick Off
Session for new IRC Awardees |
GST8 |
12th September 2024 |
10:30am |
MS Teams |
IRC Budget Reconciliation & Procurement
Information Session (Semester 1) |
GST8 |
23rd September 2024 |
10 - 11am |
Eolas meeting room 1 |
IRC Budget Reconciliation & Procurement
Information Session (Semester 2) |
GST8 |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
Research Students - Semester 1 Dates - On campus
GST10: Research Commercialisation
You can find the detailed GST10 Module Descriptor here
Title of Course/Workshop
|
Associated Module |
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| Innovation & Research Commercialisation Day 1 |
GST10 |
Tuesday, 18th March 2025 |
10am - 5pm |
TBC |
| Innovation & Research Commercialisation Day 2 |
GST10 |
Wednesday, 19th March 2025 |
10am - 5pm |
TBC |
| Innovation & Research Commercialisation Day 3 |
GST10 |
Friday, 28th March 2025 |
10am - 5pm |
TBC |
| Innovation & Research Commercialisation Day 4 |
GST10 |
Tuesday, 8th April 2025 |
10am - 5pm |
TBC |
Research Students - Semester 2 Dates - On campus
GST5: Creative Thinking & Problem Solving
Title of Course/Workshop
|
Associated Module |
Workshop Dates |
Times |
Location |
| Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
GST5 |
20th January 2025 |
TBC |
Design Innovation, Design Studio |
| Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
GST5 |
21st January 2025 |
TBC |
Design Innovation, Design Studio |
| Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
GST5 |
22nd January 2025 |
TBC |
Design Innovation, Design Studio |
| Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
GST5 |
23rd January 2025 |
TBC |
Design Innovation, Design Studio |
| Creative Thinking & Problem Solving |
GST5 |
24th January 2025 |
TBC |
Design Innovation, Design Studio |
Please note that the application process for the Professional Certificate in Teaching and Learning for Tutors and Demonstrators (CTL1), running in Semester 1 (2024-25) is open from 2pm on Monday, September 2nd 2024. Details about the module, the application process, and the online application form, are available at this link on the CTL webpage.
Programme of Events Semester 1: 2024-2025
Research Skills Workshops
| Title |
Date(s) |
Time |
Details |
Location |
Register |
| Wellbeing supports for Doctoral researchers |
Wednesday, 2nd October 2024 |
1:30 - 3:30pm |
MU Counselling service will give an overview of MU wellbeing supports available to research students including workshops, one-to-one counselling support, and self-help resources. |
An Tobar, Student Services, North Campus |
Register here |
| Presenting your Research with confidence |
Wednesday, 9th October 2024 |
2-4pm |
This workshop will provide a clear step-by-step structure that you can use again and again to give high quality presentations. It will cover:
How to make your message relevant to your audience
How to structure and link parts of your talk
Preparing materials, notes, handouts, powerpoint
Practicing
Delivery
How to handle questions
Dealing with nervousness |
Online |
Register here |
| Author seminar: Scientific Journals, Peer Review and How to Write a Great Research Paper |
Wednesday, 16th October 2024 |
2-4pm |
Knowing how to correctly prepare a paper, and the most appropriate scientific journal to send it to will significantly increase the chances of your paper being accepted. Furthermore, a strong grasp of the review process and the organization of the editorial office can help you - the researcher - understand what will be expected of your submission when it hits the desk. This workshop will cover content such as considerations before writing, choosing the right journal, the submission and review procedure, author responsibilities (publishing ethics and plagiarism) and getting your paper noticed. |
Online |
Register here |
| Open Research and Open Science |
Wednesday, 6th November 2024 |
2-4pm |
In this session the concept of open research, and how it applies across the research life cycle will be introduced. We’ll love at tensions between being a good researcher and being a successful academic, and how such tensions have contributed to problems in a range of research domains. We’ll look at how transparency is not only fundamentally important to alleviating some of these issues, but how it can also improve the quality of your research at the same time. I’ll provide examples from a range of disciplines and show how open research practices can be broadly applied, irrespective of preferred research methodology (e.g., Qualitative vs Quantitative) or field of research (e.g., Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences). |
TSI109 |
Register here |
| Preparing for your Viva Voce |
Thursday, 7th November 2024 |
10am - 12pm |
Preparing for your Viva Voce |
Seminar Room 2.31 2nd Floor, Iontas Building, North Campus |
Register here |
| Careers workshop |
Wednesday, 13th November 2024 |
2-4pm |
This workshop will cover Career Supports available to research students at MU, including job search strategies and CV and Cover letter tips. |
TSI109 |
Register here |
| Project Managing your PhD (two workshops) |
Part 1: Wednesday, 20th November 2024
Part 2: Wednesday, 27th November 2024 |
2 - 5pm each day |
These workshops have been designed to give you the knowledge and tools to effectively project manage your research project. In this practical, interactive workshop you will learn how to project manage your Research, including tips on managing conflict, risk management and appropriate software tools to use.
|
Online |
Register here |
Improving the visibility and increasing the impact of your Research
|
Wednesday, 4th December 2024 |
2 - 4pm |
This seminar will examine how Research Impact is measured using Citations (Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar Metrics) and Attention Scores (Altmetric Explorer & Plum X), and look at what strategies you can use to improve your research impact. This will include a discussion of using keywords in your papers, strategies to draw attention to your papers, identifying the best journals to publish in, tracking your citations (Academic Footprint), academic collaboration and curating your author/researcher identity. We will also briefly consider how this all fits into the bigger picture of University Rankings and how what you do feeds into these. |
TSI109 |
Register here |
Subject- Specific Research Modules
Students must take 15 credits in subject-specific modules. These modules are specialist doctoral level courses provide by a department/research institute or other 4th level institutions. This category also includes Master’s level taught modules in the discipline area or in a cognate discipline area.
To review the Subject Specific Modules for your structured programme, check the modules listed under your research programme on the online course finder.
Modules available outside of your home Department (transferable modules)
As part of the Structured PhD, students must take 15 credits in Transferable Modules - modules that are available outside of your specific subject area. These modules may be offered in Departments other than your primary research discipline. These modules are designed to assist the student to develop and manage their research, and prepare for future careers across a broad range of employment sectors, including academia.
If a module is not part of the departmental programme, students wishing to register for a transferable module must have the support of their supervisor(s). Students must complete the GSF3 form and forward it to the Records Office.
Inter-University and External Modules
There are a range of inter-university modules and external modules available for research candidates. These are usually subject-specific modules. Details of the specific registration process should be sought from the module/programme coordinator, where the particular module is being taught. The candidate must seek the approval of the supervisor(s).
How to register?
In the case of the candidate undertaking an external module as part of a structured programme, when the module is complete the candidate should bring the transcript to their Maynooth University module/programme co-ordinator for processing. In the case where the module is not listed as part of the departmental structured programme, candidates should complete the and forward the module result and the form to the Records Office - [email protected] for processing.
Non-Maynooth University research students modules registration
Non-Maynooth University postgraduate research students should seek the approval of their supervisor in their home institution before applying to the Maynooth University module programme co-ordinator to attend a module in Maynooth University. Visiting students may only undertake Maynooth University modules with the agreement of their supervisor and Maynooth University module co-ordinator.
On receipt of a request from a visiting student to attend a module(s) in Maynooth University, the Maynooth University module/programme co-ordinator will issue the visiting student with the Visiting Research Student Form . The visiting student is responsible for completing the form, to include the signature of their supervisor in their home institution, the signature of the Maynooth University module programme co-ordinator, the name of the programme, details of the module(s) for which they wish to register.
The visiting student is responsible for submitting the form to the Records Office - [email protected], at least 5 working days in advance of the start of the (first) module for which they are registering. Administrative fees are waived, therefore no registration fee will apply. On receipt of the form, the Records Office will manually register the visiting student on the specified module(s) as indicated on the Structured Visiting Research Postgraduate form. Maynooth University Student Records will invite the student to visit the Student Records Office in Humanity House with their valid passport.The student will be issued with a Student ID Card at this point.
As the primary contact point for the visiting student, it is the responsibility of the Maynooth University module/programme co-ordinator to communicate details of the module timetable, location, and other relevant information to the visiting student.
Procedures for assessment, credit recording & results transcripts.
A Maynooth University examination judgment will be issued by Examinations after the Exam Board at which the results are considered. The examination judgment is sent in hard copy by mail to the student's postal address provided at registration. It is the responsibility of the visiting student to ensure their Maynooth University results are added to their home institution record.
