This semester we have two international guest speakers delivering workshops for the IAD PhD programme: Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student 4/3/16 Hugh Kearns, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia What do research higher degree (RHD) students do to finish on time, to overcome isolation, doubt and writer’s block, and …
Edinburgh Local Gradschool 2016. 18th – 20th May 2016 The Edinburgh GRADschool is an experiential 3-day non-residential learning course, designed for doctoral researchers in the last 18 months of their PhD, aiming to raise participants’ awareness of their personal and professional transferable skills. The course uses small facilitated groups to …
Guest Blog Post: Chen Zhao, 3 Minute Thesis Winner 2015 Are you thinking of entering the 3 Minute Thesis Competition? See our guest blog post from Chen Zhao, winner of the 2015 competition on her experience of the competition: 394—the word count of my 3MT. It doesn’t sound like a …
Happy New Year and a prosperous 2016 from the IAD! As a new year starts we continue to provide a range of resources and workshops for Postgraduate Researchers. Take a look at some of the things we are offering this year: Writing Workshops: We offer a range of writing workshops including …
Are you interested in contributing to Equal Bite, a crowd-sourced ‘recipe’ book focusing on gender equality in higher education? The aim of the project is to draw on the experiences and insights of our staff and students and share practical actions we can take (individually and as an institution) which …
Do you have an idea for a project or event that could support your development as well as the development of others? The University recognises the importance of researchers having a choice in how they develop their transferable skills and the Researcher-Led Initiative Fund supports this. So what is it? …
Due to high demand, we have added additional dates for the ‘Presenting Made Easy’ Workshops, details below: Presenting Made Easy – Presentation Techniques The course is designed to equip participants with skills and techniques to develop and improve presentations for a variety of audiences. The content of the course addresses specific …
Are you interested in finding out how to effectively communicate your research to the media? We are running a workshop on the 18th – 20th February 2016 entitled ‘Research, Researchers and Media – A Hands On Approach to Communicating Your Research’ Course description: The red light comes on and you’re …
Is your viva approaching?? We have a workshop that can help you prepare! Viva Survivor Thursday 19th November and Friday 20th November 2015 The viva is the culmination of the PhD process: a lot of work has led to this point, but a feeling of anxiety can accompany the sense of …
Ease the Load – Feel Good about your Busy Life – 27th October 2015 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 …
