PGSkills Courses for Doctoral Students in the Science Graduate School
The following courses have been categorised by your Graduate School as either essential, recommended or optional for doctoral students in the Science Graduate School.
In addition to the essential courses, it is expected that you undertake courses and other development activities [pdf, 51KB] to fulfil the required 10 days of skills development per year.
Essential
First year
Research ethics and governance - elearning module
Getting started: essentials for starting your doctorate on the right track
Information skills: Copyright/plagiarism/referencing
Information skills: Keeping up to date
Information skills: Web of knowledge
Intensive training and development of postgraduates with teaching responsibilities
Networking discussion lunch (for research students in the Science Graduate School)
Mid PhD
Late PhD
Writing your thesis (less painfully) for the sciences
Recommended
First year
Effective communication skills for international researchers
How to be an effective researcher or Being an effective researcher, part time
Information skills: Chemistry databases 1: SciFinder
Information skills: Chemistry databases 2: Reaxys
Information skills: Chemistry databases 3: CDS
Information skills: Knovel for scientific and engineering data
Information skills: Literature searching in biology and biochemistry
Information skills: Literature searching in mathematics and computer science
Information skills: Literature searching in pharmacy & pharmacology
Project management for PHDs - eLearning module
Reviewing, managing and using literature - eLearning module
Starting your doctorate - elearning module
Working effectively with your supervisor
Mid PhD
Careers: Frameworks for ongoing career management
Making the most out of conferences
Presentation skills: Feedback on your presentation skills
Presentation skills: Planning and delivering more confidently
Presentation skills: Presenting your research
Presentations: Planning conference posters
Presentations: Preparing posters for a conference
Reading for academic writing - for the sciences
Second year: Staying motivated in the PhD: avoiding the procrastination trap
Time management for researchers
Writing: Critical writing - for the sciences
Your preferences - the MBTI and your preferences, working style and working relationships
Late PhD
Career Choice - part 1 - what influences your career?
Career choice - part 2 - choosing a career
Careers beyond academia - eLearning module
Careers in Academia - elearning module
Careers: Getting hold of your career
Careers: Marketing your research skills outside academia
Careers: Tough questions, answered
Careers: Using a CV to evidence and sell your skills
Preparing for your viva - elearning module
Optional
First year
Creative thinking & problem solving
Information skills: Statistics for engineers and scientists
Mid PhD
Excel advanced: Conditional Logic and Lookup Tables
Excel database functions pt 1 - filtering, sorting
Excel database functions pt2 - pivot tables
Microsoft Word - Word for large documents
Personal effectiveness for researchers
Recognising and managing stress for Researchers
Late PhD
Enterprise: Collaborating with commercial organisations
Enterprise: Practical consulting in academia
Entrepreneurship 1: Are you an entrepreneur? - elearning module
Entrepreneurship 2: Opportunity recognition, creation & evaluation - elearning module
Entrepreneurship 3: resources (people, teams, finance) - elearning module
Finding company and industry information to assist with career choices, job seeking and interviews
