PGR Mid Semester Welcome Event Thursday 10th November 2016 (9.00am – 1.00pm) Postgraduate students arriving after Welcome Week still have the opportunity to attend University welcome events. This morning is for students who have missed a University Welcome event this academic year or have arrived recently. The event is being …
We have places available on the following workshops running next week: Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student Monday 24th October 2016 (AM) This workshop describes the key habits that our research and experience with thousands of students shows will make a difference to how quickly and easily you complete …
We have places available on the following workshops running next week: Beating Writers Block (CAHSS) Tuesday 18th October 2016 You know you need to start (or continue) to write – so what is stopping you? Writer’s block can occur at any stage in the process of writing a PhD, and …
On the 24th October 2016 we have a guest speaker, Hugh Kearns from Flinders University Australia, running two workshops ‘Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student’ and ‘The Imposter Syndrome: Why successful people feel like frauds’ Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised …
Ease the Load – Feel Good about your Busy Life – 19th October 2016 Staying on top and in control of our work in this fast-paced world is becoming increasingly difficult. This can leave us feeling overwhelmed and have a knock on effect to our personal life. This session has …
The international COMPASS programme is a series of workshops and events for international research postgraduates studying in Scotland. The programme aims to provide: The opportunity to socialise, network and learn about Scotland Transferable skills training Professional and career information and advice We have several workshops and an event taking place this …
Prepare for Doctoral Success is a 4-week, interactive 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. This course aims to help you settle in by sharing essential information, tips …
A warm welcome to new students to the University of Edinburgh and a welcome back to returning students! This academic year has another packed programme of events and workshops here at the Institute for Academic Development. We will use this blog to provide useful hints and tips as well as keep …
It’s been a while since I last posted and today I’m only sharing a brief note. I recently analysed the employment destinations of University of Edinburgh PhD graduates over 3 years: 2011 – 2014. It’s worth a look to see how the picture varies for graduates between the 3 Colleges. …
University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2016 – Winners The winner of the 2016 competition is Maddie Long from the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences with her presentation ‘Language and the Brain: The Skye’s the Limit’ Maddie will now go on to represent the University in the …
