Guest Blog Post from Dr Mike Capaldi, Commercialisation Director – Edinburgh BioQuarter Scotland has always been at the forefront of life science innovation with Edinburgh having played a key role, from Lister’s discovery of antiseptic, Simpson’s discovery of chloroform and the creation of the first genetically engineered vaccine (for hepatitis …
Guest blog post from Dr Joanna Young, Director of The Scientific Editing Company Every now and again a researcher needs to escape from their daily stomping ground to reflect. The second half of a Ph.D. has a tendency to be all consuming: you have battled through the insecurity of your …
This academic year we have started a ‘bitesize’ series of courses and 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 …
Guest Blog Post from Sonny Charles, a participant on the IAD’s Business and Enterprise Training If you want to become lawyer, you get some work experience in solicitor’s office, if you want to be a doctor, you volunteer in a hospital, but where are the best places to gain practical …
Guest Blog Post from Mara Götz the ‘People’s Choice’ winner of the 2013 University of Edinburgh 3 Minute Thesis Final Why enter the 3 Minute Thesis competition? Why add another thing to do to my already endless list of things to do as a PhD student? Haven’t I given enough …
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 guest blog is brought to you by Janet Wilkinson from Three Times Three Consulting – http://threetimesthree.co.uk/ A social enterprise is the type of organisation that you’ll recognise as having existed for as long as community based businesses have been around. In my experience it is only within the last …
Are you new international postgraduate research student?! The COMPASS programme is a series of courses and events for international postgraduates about study in Scotland. Aimed specifically at new international postgraduate research students, the programme aims to provide: the opportunity to socialise, network and learn about Scotland the opportunity to visit …
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 during Semester 1 …
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 …
