DoctoralSkills Workshops and Courses
DoctoralSkills is a free programme of skills development workshops and courses to support your skills development throughout your doctorate and beyond
Due to the Coronavirus lockdown, our face-to-face training has been transferred online where possible.
DoctoralSkills is a free programme of skills development workshops and courses to support your skills development throughout your doctorate and beyond
DoctoralSkills: Extra is a collection of external training opportunities to support your skills development
Find out why researchers are making time to develop their skills
Professional development is a crucial element of doctoral study, not only in supporting your research, but also as part of your longer term career development.
Ionannis Costas Batlle, (PhD in Education) and now Lecturer in Education, reflects on the benefits of taking on different activities alongside doctoral study.
Jon Chouler, Phd researcher in the Department for Chemical Engineering, reflects on the all-round experience his PhD has given him so far.
Elizabeth Kaplunov, PhD Health Psychology researcher, reflects on the benefits of training and development.
Discover the skills you need, make a plan to get them and keep track of your progress.
Find out how to build an impressive set of transferable skills which can help you succeed in your doctorate and whatever you choose to do next
Find out more about the value of teaching experience as a doctoral student and how to get involved.
Find out more about the value of teaching experience as a doctoral student, how to get involved and what support is available.
Find out more about how to get involved with teaching, the training you will need and what support is available
Rhiannon Edwards, Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychology, explains how teaching experience secured her valuable transferable skills - and a job!
Alex Cousen, final year PhD Researcher, describes how teaching at Bath has helped him to educate so many more people about the wonderful world of science.
Find out about the industry standard framework for researcher development. Learn more about your transferable skills and identify areas for development.
The Researcher Development Framework is the industry standard professional development framework for researchers
Explore the range of online courses and face to face workshops that are available to you as a doctoral student.
DoctoralSkills is a free programme of skills development workshops and courses to support your skills development throughout your doctorate and beyond