Academics and researchers often want to disseminate research findings, promote publications, engage with others in the field, and highlight conferences (and more) but where do you start? Creating an effective online presence can be challenging. The first step is to create a strategy and identify 1) who your audience is …
COMPASS Programme Outline The international COMPASS programme is a series of courses and events for international research postgraduates studying in Scotland. The programme aims to provide: The opportunity to socialise, network and learn about Scotland The opportunity to visit other parts of Scotland. Transferable skills training Professional and career information …
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 …
This academic year we have a range of writing workshops designed to meet the complex demands of academic writing. The suite as set out below aims to cover the principal writing needs of researchers in the course of writing their PhD. The Writing Process: Getting Started For many researchers, starting …
Do you feel equipped for the challenges ahead? Whatever your career objective, be it continuing in research, moving into a commercial role, entering the public or charity sectors or building and managing your own company you need a broader set of skills and attitudes than those developed through your research. …
In academic year 15/16 we are running the following statistics workshops for PhD Researchers: Introductory Statistics for Life Scientists – Level 1 and Level 2 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 …
The winner of the 2015 competition was Chen Zhao from the School of Clinical Sciences with her presentation ‘Astrocyte: the Star of Motor Neuron Disease’ Chen will now go on to represent the University in the UK and Universitas 21 competitions. The Runner Up was Donald Slater from the School …
Tickets are now available to order for the University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis Final 2015. The Final will take place on Thursday 25th June 2015 in G.07 Informatics Forum from 2.00pm. Nine finalists from the three colleges will compete to win some great prizes and the chance to represent …
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? …
The International COMPASS Programme, a series of co-ordinated orientation modules for postgraduate research students studying in Scotland, has arranged a visit to Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands for international postgraduates. Students will be transported to the Glen by coach, before visiting the exhibition centre and being taken on a guided …
