The Institute for Academic Development offer a range of writing workshops for your PhD, from getting started to writing up, designed to meet the complex demands of academic writing. These are a mixture of group workshops, 1-1 sessions and an online eWriting course. An example of the workshops we run …
The Managing Your Digital Footprint Campaign has a number of prizes and activities ***(Eligibility: University of Edinburgh matriculated students)*** You could win a Kindle! There are a number of ‘you have found a foot’ posters around campus. There are also a number of ‘you have found a foot’ images on …
Do you attend conferences and meetings and need help to maximise your influence, develop your contacts and network effectively?? We run two workshops which can help you develop these skills: Developing your Personal Presence and Contacts (10/11/2014) This 2-hour participative session will help develop your self-awareness and enhance your skills …
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? …
This year we are offering two new courses on delivering effective presentations: Presenting Made Easy – Presentation Techniques The course is designed to equipt participants with skills and techniques to develop and improve presentations for a variety of audiences. The content of the course addresses specific needs identified by the …
We are running a new course: ‘Ease the Load – Feel good about your busy life’ on Wednesday 29th October 2014 Complex workload? Inbox becoming overwhelming? Having to do ‘more with less’? Need time for your personal life? Staying on top and in control of our work in this fast-paced …
On 29 September 2014 the ‘managing your digital footprint’ campaign launches. The campaign is for all students (UG, PGT, ODL, PhD) and is being led by the Institute for Academic Development in collaboration with EDINA, the Careers Service, EUSA, Information Services, and other University departments. There will be various competitions …
This academic year we will continue to run a ‘bitesize’ series of workshops for PhD students and research staff. These give people the opportunity to attend short, condensed sessions on specific topics such as presentation skills, without the time commitment of a full day workshop. Most of these ‘bitesize’ workshops are …
The International COMPASS programme is a series of workshops and events for international 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 and advice For more information see: …
We run the following statistics courses for PhD Students: Introductory Statistics for Life Scientists – Level 1 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 of statistical thinking (statistical inference) and one or …
