Doctoral student network
The RCN Research Society Doctoral Student Network is being re-established with the support of two RCN Research Society Steering Committee Members, Angela Grainger and Val Woodward. If you would like further information, please contact Angela Grainger, email: angela.grainger@kingsch.nhs.uk, or Val Woodward, email: vawoodward@plymouth.ac.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://www.rcn.org.uk/events/nrcBelfast05/Version92/Ma%20ja%20kim.htm
PhD: First Thoughts to Finished Writing http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/phdwriting/
Uni Study: First Semester to Graduation & Beyond http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/ugweb
Studying at University as an International Student http://www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/isweb
Hang in there! Distance Learning Support Kit http://www.uq.edu.au/hanginthere
(National Centre for Social Research)
www.socresonline.org.uk
www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/ (International Institute of Qualitative Research) www.umich.edu/~inden/ (International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN))
http://www.ualberta.ca/~ijqm International Journal of Qualitative Methods
ARLIST-L@scu.edu.au (action research mB)
www.eval.org
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/cso/ (Research in Scotland)
http://www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk/research/about_research.htm
www.msoc-mrc.gla.ac.uk (Social and public health research)
Science journal. “The PhD-Doctor: Planning and Time Management” by Herman Lelieveldt