Are you thinking of entering the 3 Minute Thesis competition? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an international competition celebrating the exciting research conducted by PhD students. Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the competition requires contestants to condense their research into a three minute, one-slide presentation for …
Congratulations to Euan Doidge who was awarded the Highly commended prize at the Universitas 21 3 Minute Thesis Competition with his presentation ‘WEEE are Golden: metal recovery by solvent extraction’. Euan is a 3rd year PhD student from the School of Chemistry and his presentation described his research on extracting gold …
Thursday 9th November 2017 (1.00pm – 5.00pm) Postgraduate students arriving after Welcome Week still have the opportunity to attend University welcome events What will happen during this event? This morning is for students who have missed a University Welcome event this academic year or have arrived recently. The event is …
We have places available on the following upcoming workshops: Academic Communication Skills Workshop 19th October 2017 This session is aimed specifically at first year international postgraduate students for whom English is not their first language. It will provide guidance and confidence to students who may feel unsure as to whether …
Are you struggling to find the time to write without interruption? The aim of a ‘Just Write’ session is to create a time and place for PhD students to write without the distractions of emails, Facebook, Twitter and everyday life. ‘Just Write’ will provide you with a quiet space to focus …
English Language Support for International Students A wide range of courses are available to help international students with their English and academic skills. For first year PhD students, there’s “Writing a PhD First-Year Report”, which aims to help students to prepare the paper (or report, or proposal) that they will …
We have places available on the following online course: Introductory Statistics for Life Scientists – Level 1 2nd October 2017 (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 …
We have places available on the following upcoming workshops: Is my Writing Academic Enough? (CSCE&CMVM) 20th September 2017 This workshop explores the standards and expectations associated with academic writing. More information here Is my Writing Academic Enough? (CAHSS) 27th September 2017 This workshop explores the standards and expectations associated with …
We have the following workshops running in September for Postgraduate Researchers: The Writing Process – Getting Started (CAHSS) Monday 18th September 2017 This workshop provides tools and tips to help you get started with your writing. More information and booking here Text: Coherence, Structure and Argumentation Tuesday 19th September 2017 …
University competition winner: The winner of the University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis 2017 competition was Euan Doidge from the School of Chemistry with his presentation ‘WEEE are Golden: metal recovery by solvent extraction’ Euan will now go on to represent the University in the UK and Universitas 21 competitions. …
