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, …
Do you have entrepreneurial ambitions or a desire to develop your career in a business environment? If so then the IAD’s business and enterprise training may be of interest . . . The Institute for Academic Development’s business and enterprise training workshops support students and staff who want to gain …
Happy New Year and a prosperous 2015 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 thinking of entering the Three Minute Thesis Competition but not sure if its for you?? See our guest blog post from the 2014 Winner, Emma Hodcroft, on how the competition has benefited her. “How do you stop yourself from being nervous when you talk on stage?” That’s one …
Take a look at some of the workshops we are running in January 2015…. book your place now! The Writing Process: Getting Started (CHSS) 8/1/15 Is My Writing Academic Enough? (CSCE &CMVM) 9/1/15 Bitesize: Designing Creativity and Innovation within Research 12/1/15 The Writing Process: Getting Started (CSCE & CMVM) 14/1/15 Is …
The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition requires PhD students to compete to deliver the best research presentation in just 3 minutes (and one slide). It is based on a concept developed by the University of Queensland which quickly spread across Australia and New Zealand, and has gone global. Participants have …
“Assertiveness is not what you do, it’s who you are.” Shakti Gawain The aim of this course is to enable delegates to have a greater self confidence in difficult situations and feel able to express their opinion by: Understanding differences between assertive, passive and aggressive behaviours Feel confident to ask …
About the course: This is a 10-week course delivered entirely on-line within Learn. It will give students a basic understanding of the history of Imaging, imaging modalities (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Light Microscopy, PET and SPECT) as well as outlining how images are processed and manipulated. A brief guide on how …
