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 …
The Careers Service delivers a number of workshops for PhD researchers. Each session runs in both semesters, you can find details of forthcoming sessions below. Humanities and Social Science Introduction to MBTI Personality Type 09:30 – 13:00 18th September 2014 09:30 – 12:30 19th February 2015 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator …
We are running the following workshop: Research, Researchers and Media – A Hands on Approach to Communicating Your Research Thursday 2nd – Saturday 4th October 2014 9.00am – 5.00pm Mezzanine Room, City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, Nicolson Square (Off Campus) Direct Booking Link: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=10568 The red light comes on and …
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 are running a series of business and enterprise training workshops. These workshops provide …
