Sage Publications The Success in Research Kit

Product Description The Success in Research series provides short, authoritative and accessible guides for students, researchers and academics on key areas of professional and research development. This kit brings together six titles from the series to provide graduate departments and libraries with a one-stop-shop solution to their research training needs. All the titles in the kit take a hands-on approach that includes checklists, top tips, exercises and examples to help readers remember what they′ve read and put strategies immediately to work. Developing Research Proposals Publishing Journal Articles Teaching in Higher Education Developing Transferable Skills Achieving Impact in Your Research Presenting Your Research Review The combination of knowledge and guidance embodied in these volumes provides early-career researchers with the output of a virtual series of conversations with many experienced professional researchers. Its use of examples, reflection and stories provides insight into each of the aspects of professional life that a young academic researcher will need to acquire.  -- William Wakeham Published On: 2019-08-14 About the Author Working across a range of disciplines (Psychology, Health & Social Care and Pharmacy), Pam Denicolo, a Professor Emerita from the University of Reading,  a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has wide-ranging experience both of using a range of research approaches and methods and of teaching how to use them well to a broad range of students and professionals world-wide. She has served on executive boards and committees of national and international learned societies and organisations devoted to research and teaching. She continues to publish widely student support materials, books, and journal articles on research because she remains passionately committed to mentoring and coaching newer researchers and academics. Lucinda Becker is Professor of Pedagogy and an award-winning lecturer and tutor at the University of Reading. She has dedicated her professional life to creating independent learners who are confident in themselves intellectually, professionally and personally. Lucinda has written numerous study guides for students and works with undergraduates and postgraduates across the university. She is also a professional trainer and consultant, helping new graduates in engineering, science and law to become successful communicators and leaders. Dr Julie Reeves is a Researcher Developer/Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton, and a Co-Investigator with a GCRF funded project, , leading the Capacity development work package. She has been involved in researcher development since 2002, working with the Civic Education Project in Belarus and Ukraine, and then as the Skills Training Manager, Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester.  She was a key researcher and contributor to the Vitae ‘’ and is a Vitae Researcher Developer Senior Fellow.  She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, a co-convenor of the Postgraduate Issues Network within the Society for Research into Higher Education, and currently facilitates the South East Researcher Developers network.  She is a co-editor of the SAGE Success in Research series with Pam Denicolo, Dawn Duke and Alison Yeung.