Edinburgh Local Gradschool 2015 – 15th – 17th April 2015 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 …
Using social media for career research and networking – 23 March 2015 (12:00-13:00) Eligibility: UG, PGT, PhD @ University of Edinburgh This short interactive workshop will provide information on how to manage your digital footprint (online presence) and how to use social media platforms effectively for careers, networking and collaboration …
Creative Problem Solving in Research Workshop 17/3/15 The core business of a PhD or early career researcher is to have new ideas and then explore them. Originality is our shared currency regardless of academic discipline. And yet many researchers report finding themselves stuck in a rut, having the same thoughts again …
Social Media for Research and Impact Workshop Thursday 19th March 2015 9.30am – 12.30pm This workshop will provide an introduction to social media for staff and researchers. It will particularly focus on 4 areas: audience, purpose,choice of media, and evaluation. In doing so, you will understand what social media is …
The International COMPASS Programme, a series of co-ordinated orientation modules for postgraduate research students studying in Scotland, has arranged a free visit to the Scottish Parliament for international postgraduates on the 5th March 2015. The visit will include a tour of the Parliament followed by meeting an MSP. The visit …
Doctoral researchers and research staff: The University of Edinburgh is a member of Vitae, an organisation dedicated to world-class professional and career development of researchers. The Vitae website has a wealth of resources and advice designed specifically for researchers, whether your ambition is to stay within or move outside academia. The resources …
We have added a new Bitesize Workshop! Open to Supervisors and PhD Students. Creating Remarkable Postgrad/Supervisor Relationships 27/3/15 I often forget what it is like to be a student, so simply listening to their experiences can be very powerful. And students may not understand what is going on in supervisors’ …
Will you be presenting a poster or giving a presentation at a conference or event?? We have a number of workshops which can help! Designing Effective Slides (12/2/15) More information and booking Poster Production (24/2/15) More information and booking Presenting Made Easy – Presentation Techniques (9/3/15) More information and booking …
This semester we have a guest speaker, Hugh Kearns of Flinders University, Australia presenting a workshop ‘Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student’ on 20/2/15. Hugh Kearns BAgSc, MEd, MMHS Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. He regularly lectures at universities across the …
Guest blog post from Silke Reeploeg, University of the Highlands and Islands, on her experience of attending Gradschool in 2014. I very much enjoyed attending the Edinburgh GradSchool in 2014. I am a part-time PhD student with the University of the Highlands and Islands and based on the Shetland Islands, …
