Working productively at a distance – working with your supervisor and time management – 9th April 2020 (10am – 11.30am) Since the Covid-19 outbreak we are all being forced to work in different ways. This online workshop will examine two key questions for PhD students at this time: How can …
As a result of the latest Covid-19 developments and the statement from the Principal, the IAD are working with facilitators to continue running our programme by moving face to face workshops online, primarily using Collaborate on Learn. If a workshop is unable to be delivered online we are working with facilitators to …
Will you be attending a conference to deliver a presentation or present a poster? The IAD have a number of workshops to develop presentation skills, how to design an effective conference poster and how to design slides, as well as workshops on public speaking and networking: Designing Effective Slides – …
Edinburgh Award (Researcher Professional Development) From March to December 2020, IAD is piloting an Edinburgh Award (Researcher Professional Development) for PhD students at the University. This is a structured Award for researchers to plan, engage and reflect on their professional development. You will have to commit to undertaking a minimum …
Happy New Year and a prosperous 2020 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 …
Dialogue: Public Engagement Beyond Public Lectures! Workshop 12th and 13th December 2019 All researchers are expected to do public engagement – to interact with stakeholder groups and/or wider ‘publics’ in order to increase the impact of their research. Public engagement takes different forms in different disciplines, but in all cases …
Are you thinking of entering the 3 Minute Thesis competition and want to find out more? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an international competition celebrating the exciting research conducted by PhD students. Developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the competition requires contestants to condense their research into …
Beginners Guide to Imaging for Scientists – Monday 14th October – 16th December 2019 About the course This is a 10-week course starting on Monday 14th October, delivered entirely online within Learn. It will give students a basic understanding of the history of Imaging, imaging modalities (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Light …
Prepare for Doctoral Success is a 4-week, interactive online course for all doctoral researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Starting a doctorate is a very exciting time, but it can also be difficult to know where to start. We hope this online course will help you settle in to your doctoral studies …
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 …
