GRADUATE SCHOOL
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

List of Courses Particularly Relevant to 2nd Year Research Students

UCL Essential Researcher Development Programme

• New! Intellectual Property Tutorials
• New! The Part–Time Doctoral Researcher Programme

Induction / Research Skills Programmes

• Applying for research funding - School of Advanced Study
  
• Arts & Humanities Research Skills Programme for Postgraduate Students
  
• Giving a seminar or conference paper - School of Advanced Study
  
• Managing your PhD - Institute of Education
  
• Qualitative Data Analysis - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Research Skills Workshops for Humanities and Social Science Studies - School of Advanced Study
  
• Working in archives - School of Advanced Study
  

Library / Electronic and Archive Resources

• Copyright - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  

IT Skills

• Advanced Queries in Access 2010
  
• Bibliographic software: EndNote and Zotero (for Humanities and Social Science Students) - School of Advanced Study
  
• Creating Queries in Access 2010
  
• Creating Your Thesis Using Microsoft Word - Birkbeck
  
• ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) Qualification For Graduates
  
• EndNote: Basic Training in Electronic Bibliographic Techniques for Humanities and Social Science Students - School of Advanced Study
  
• Endnote: Bibliography Management and On-line Databases
  
• Graduate IT Drop-in Session
  
• Introduction to Programming with PHP and MySQL
  
• Introduction to STATA
  
• Lunch-Time Lecture: Moving to Office 2010
  
• Maintaining Personal Web Pages - Birkbeck
  
• More STATA
  
• Multimedia Computing Programme
  
• NVIVO - School of Advanced Study
  
• Python: the Swiss Army Knife for Researchers - Birkbeck
  
• Self-Paced IT Learning Resources
  
• Using LaTeX for Scientific Writing - Birkbeck
  
• Using Microsoft Powerpoint Effectively for Academic Presentations - Birkbeck
  

Statistics / Mathematical Packages and Techniques

• Adaptive Modelling of Complex Data
  
• Basic Statistics for Research: e-learning Course
  
• Introduction to Scientific Programming in Python
  
• Statistics for Researchers
  

Languages

• Ancient Languages at the Department of Greek and Latin
  
• Modern Languages at the School of Slavonic Studies and Eastern European Studies
  
• Modern Languages at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE)
  

Writing / Reading / Thesis Preparation

• Academic Writing: introduction to literature reviews - Institute of Education
  
• Creativity and Craft for your PhD
  
• Editing Papers in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Effective Academic Writing: Individual Tutorials
  
• New! Format your Thesis
• Overcoming Writer's Block for Research Students
  
• Reviewing Books and Papers in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Speed Reading
  
• Thesis Writing - for Research Students Whose First Language is Not English
  
• Think-Write: Quality Papers
  
• Think-Write: Writing Targeted Grant Proposals
  
• Writing Applications for Funding - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Writing Papers in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Writing Skills 1 and 2 - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Writing up your Research - Birkbeck
  
• Your PhD Part 2 - Management Skills for Researchers
  
• Your PhD Part 3 - Managing and Producing Your Thesis and Reports
  
• Your PhDilemmas: One-to-One Sessions for Research Students
  

Presenting / Publishing your Research

• Bite-Sized Lunchtime Lectures
  
• New! Communicating Through Podcasts
• Getting Published in the Arts - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Getting Published in the Sciences - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Image Preparation for Publication: An Introduction to Photoshop
  
• Managing copyright and sourcing open access material for academic (research) purposes - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Media Workshop
  
• Oral Presentations: What makes it good? - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Planning a Conference: From Inception to Completion and Thereafter - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Poster Design and Creation
  
• Presentation Skills Workshops
  
• Producing a Research Poster - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Publication Workshop 1: Writing a Paper, Authorship Issues and Getting Published - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Publication Workshop 2: Publication Ethics - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Publishing Scientific Papers with LaTex/BibTex
  
• New! Research Communication Workshop - Engaging School Students
• Research Communication Workshop - Interviewing for the Radio
  
• Research Communication Workshop - Poster Design and Preparation
  
• Research Communication Workshop - Why research matters for policy-makers (and how to make that clear to them)
  
• Research Communication Workshop - Writing The News
  
• Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• The PhD viva - School of Advanced Study
  
• Think-Write: Conference Abstracts and Posters
  
• Think-Write: Science Writing for Popular Publication
  

Analysis / Research Techniques

• A Short Introduction to Bioinformatics
  
• Advanced Microscopy and Confocal Microscopy
  
• An Introduction to Semi-Structured Interviews - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Basic Practical Electronics
  
• Interdisciplinary Studies of Evidence
  
• Interviews and Oral History
  
• Introduction to Microscopy and Confocal Microscopy
  
• Introduction to Qualitative Analysis - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Research Methods in Literature Review - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Research Methods in the Arts and Humanities - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Research Methods in the Sciences - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Systems Thinking
  

Research Environment

• An Introduction to Science Policy Workshop - Newton's Apple
  
• Becoming a Creative Researcher - Institute of Education
  
• Data Protection: Using Personal Data in Research
  
• Developing your Leadership Potential - Institute of Education
  
• Doing Fieldwork Safely - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Ethical Issues and Intellectual Property Rights - Institute of Education
  
• Ethics 1: Good Research Practice - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Ethics 2: Working with Human Subjects - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Ethics Committee Applications for Research Involving Human Subjects
  
• Forum on Emerging Ethical Issues when Undertaking Doctoral Research in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Funding for your Doctorate in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Generic Skills 2 - For those in the middle of their PhD - Birkbeck
  
• How to Organise and Negotiate Research Collaborations - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Impact PhD - for social scientists - London School of Economics
  
• Intellectual Property in the Research Context - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Introduction and Overview of Data Management for Research Projects - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Key Concepts in Science and Technology Studies
  
• Managing Research Projects - Institute of Education
  
• Post-doctoral Funding Opportunities in the Social Sciences - Institute of Education
  
• Project Management in the Research Context - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Train and Engage - Public engagement programme for the School of the Built Environment, Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (BEAMS)
  
• UCL Graduate School Masterclass: Inspiring Research in European Law, Modern History and Public Policy
  
• What do we mean by Research Ethics? - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  

Entrepreneurship and the Management of Innovation

• New! Commercial Awareness for Career Development - Royal Veterinary College
• New! Communicating Science to Business
• Engineering YES
  
• Enterprise Boot Camp
  
• Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series
  
• Entrepreneurship Summer School at the London Business School
  
• Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
  
• Finance and Value Creation Workshop
  
• HELO (Higher Education London Outreach) Programme
  
• High-tech Entrepreneurship - Starting a Moneymaking, High-tech Business with Minimal Funding
  
• London Business School Electives
  
• Managing Technology Projects
  
• Social Enterprise - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Student Business Advisor: Individual tutorials
  
• UCL Advances Short Courses in Small Company Management
  
• New! UCL Advances Students Internship Programme
• UCL Bright Ideas Awards
  
• UCL Enterprise Society
  
• UCL London Entrepreneurship Online
  

Teaching Skills

• Assessment for Learning - an Introduction
  
• Fundamentals of Teaching in Higher Education for Teaching Assistants
  
• Laboratory Demonstration (Science and Engineering)
  
• Large Group Teaching
  
• Preparing and Presenting Effective Lectures
  
• Small Group Teaching - Encouraging Active Learning in the Classroom
  
• Teaching skills for the PhD student - School of Advanced Study
  
• Teaching Workshop for PhD Students - Royal Veterinary College
  
• The Art of Teaching: Theatre Techniques for the Classroom
  

Personal and Professional Development

• Adjusting to Life as a Research Student - Settling to a Doctorate
  
• Communication Skills: Getting Your Message Across
  
• Confidence Building
  
• Developing as an academic writer - for social scientists - London School of Economics
  
• Developing resilience in academic contexts - London School of Economics
  
• Developing Skills in Public Engagement in the SOCIAL SCIENCES - Institute of Education
  
• Developing the Mental Toughness and Resilience to sail through your PhD
  
• Dr Who? - Maintaining Momentum in your PhD
  
• Effective Negotiation Skills
  
• Enhancing your CV for academia and beyond - for social scientists - London School of Economics
  
• New! Facilitation Skills Training
• Gaining Insight into Cultural Differences
  
• Getting published - for social scientists - London School of Economics
  
• Getting the Most Out of Your Supervisory Relationship
  
• Good Presentation Video - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• New! How to work a room: Smart Networking and Socialising
• New! Leadership in Action 2013
• Managing Your Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Managing your thesis anxieties - for social scientists - London School of Economics
  
• Networking - Institute of Education
  
• New! Networking for Researchers: Developing your professional reputation
• Problem Solving & Decision Taking for Research Students
  
• Research Training for Modern Language Students - School of Advanced Study
  
• Skills for Conflict Resolution
  
• Skills for Teamwork
  
• Stress and Anxiety Management
  
• The Good Supervision Video - Birkbeck
  
• Using Psychology to Maximise Work Time - Institute of Education
  
• Using Time More Effectively as a Research Student
  
• Volunteering for Graduate Students
  
• Women Managers in Industry, Non-Profit and Government
  

Career Management and Employability Skills

• Academic Career Planning Part I: What is an Academic Career? - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Academic Career Planning Part II: Planning and CV writing - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Applications Checking and Careers Advice for Research Students
  
• Career Options for Biomedical Scientists - Royal Veterinary College
  
• Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Career Planning in the Sciences - Moodle Research Skills Module
  
• Careers Consultant-Led Skills Workshops
  
• Creating Impact With Your Research - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Effective CVs and Application Forms for Jobs Outside of Academia - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Employer-Led Careers Skills Workshops
  
• Getting into Academia: Panel Forum
  
• Influencing & Negotiation Skills - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Interview Skills - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• Managing Professional Relationships - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• New! PhD Employer Forum - Careers in Clinical Research, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
• New! PhD Employer Forum - Careers in UK and Global Health
• New! PhD Employer Forum – Careers in Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability
• PhD Employers Forum - Careers in Science
  
• New! PhD Employers Forum - Careers in Technology
• New! PhD Employers Forum – Careers in Campaigning & Policy
• New! PhD Employers Forum – Careers in Economics & Financial Services
• Raising Your Profile Using Social Media - School of Oriental and African Studies
  
• The Grant Application Process - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Time Management & Planning - School of Oriental and African Studies
  

Other Resources

Links to other resources which research students might find useful.

• Good Doctorate Video - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  
• Preparing a Data Management Plan - A Practical Session to Explore Best Practice - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine