How can it be that so many clever, competent and capable people can feel that they are just one step away from being exposed as a complete fraud? Despite evidence that they are performing well they can still have that lurking fear that at any moment someone is going to …
This online course is designed to help postgraduate research students understand the core principles of research ethics and integrity. It’s aimed at all research students and explains these basic principles to help you to understand any subject or project-specific advice or policies. This course covers: Introduction Ethical approval Plagiarism Authorship …
Prepare for Doctoral Success is a 4-week, interactive online course for all doctoral researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Starting a doctorate is a very exciting time, but it can also be difficult to know where to start. We hope this online course will help you settle in to your …
We have places available on the following online course: Introductory Statistics for Life Scientists – Level 1 29th January 2018 (for 5 weeks) This is a 5 week course delivered entirely on-line within Learn (the University’s virtual learning environment, VLE). It will introduce students to the basic principles of statistical …
Are you thinking of entering the Three Minute Thesis Competition but not sure if its for you? The 6th annual 3 Minute Thesis Competition will take place on the 22nd June 2018. The competition requires doctoral researchers to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just 3 minutes (and one …
We have places available on the following upcoming workshops: Just Write for Research Students 19 January 2018 ‘Just Write’ will provide you with a quiet space to focus exclusively on your writing without the distractions of emails, Facebook, Twitter and everyday life. More information here Presenting Made Easy – Presentation Techniques …
We have places available on the following workshops running in January 2018: Just Write for Research Students Friday 19th January 2018 ‘Just Write’ will provide you with a quiet space to focus exclusively on your writing. More information here Presenting Made Easy – Presentation Techniques 22nd and 23rd January 2018 This workshop …
English Language Education run a number of courses for international PhD students, including: Writing a First Year Report for first year doctoral students https://www.ed.ac.uk/english-language-teaching/students/current-students/elsis/elsis-courses/course-9; this course will start in the week beginning 29th January. Reviewing the Literature for second year doctoral students (and students at the end of their first …
We have places available on the following upcoming workshops: Structured Writing Retreat Monday 27th November 2017 (9.30am – 4.30pm) Come to a writing retreat if you want to make progress on a writing project (such as a thesis chapter or a journal article) and build confidence in your academic writing …
This session will provide you with an opportunity to practice delivering a presentation in front of a small audience, and give the option to receive constructive feedback from peers. You can use this session to practice delivering a presentation on anything related to your research. Each participant will have a maximum of …
