Doctoral student network
The RCN Research Society Doctoral Student Network is currently under review; if you would like more information please contact research.innovation@rcn.org.uk .
Akinsanya Award
Did you know the RCN Research Society administer the Akinsanya Award for Innovation in Doctoral Studies in Nursing? The award is granted each year to the most innovative thesis in the nursing disciplines. Excellence in scholarship, innovation and the potential to influence health care policy or practice will be the main criteria for deciding the award. Find out more on the web pages
Website: Akinsanya Award for Innovation in Doctoral Studies in Nursing
RCN Steinberg Collection of Nursing Research
And whilst it may seem a long way off just now, once you've completed your PhD, why not donate your thesis to the RCN Steinberg Collection of Nursing Research?
Website: RCN Steinberg Collection of Nursing Research
Links
Below is a list of resources which you may find useful
- Professor Mi Ja Kim, Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Title: "Doctoral dissertation research: Quality issues". The presentation, from the 2005 RCN annual international nursing research conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is now available: http://rcnweb1:81/events/nrcBelfast05/Version92/Ma%20ja%20kim_files/Default.htm - International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) http://www.umich.edu/~inden/