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Scientific writing: core skills (in-person)
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9.30am to 5pm
This one day course provides a sound grounding in the core skills needed to produce accurate and effective scientific writing.
How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 2pm to 3pm
A positive Career Development Review conversation can play a really positive role in your professional development.
How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 9.30am to 11am
Regular meaningful Career Development Reviews are an important part of developing a positive research culture.
Research Data Management (in-person)
Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 12.30pm to 2pm
Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 11am to 12pm
This session provides an introduction to public engagement for anyone interested in getting started or looking for a bit of inspiration.
Ideas to Action: Effective Public Engagement with Research (online)
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 1pm to 4pm
Ready to bring your engagement idea to life?
Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Thursday, 05 June 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
You are behind the mic, ready to record your first podcast ... but wait! What do you ask? This hands-on training session helps you navigate the world of podcast interviews.
Putting stories to work (online)
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10am to 1pm
This builds on the introductory workshop (Telling Stories that Matter) and introduces new elements of great storytelling including clarity, summary and message.
Project management: the essentials (in-person)
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 9.30am to 4pm
The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
This session is for people who have experience of presentations and want to hone their skills.
Research Data Management (in-person)
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 12.30pm to 2pm
Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (online)
- All
- Communications
- DPhil students
- Presentation skills
- Public engagement
- Research staff
- Writing skills
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 10am to 1pm
Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research
Exploring and overcoming imposter phenomenon (in-person)
- All
- Confidence
- DPhil students
- Equality and Diversity
- Graduate students
- MPLS
- Research staff
- Resilience
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Most people experience self-doubt at some point in their life. We may not feel as knowledgeable as our background suggests or we may attribute our success to luck, secretly feeling that we are not as competent as others perceive us to be. Such thoughts and associated emotions are sometimes referred to as impostor phenomenon (IP). It is difficult to say how many people experience IP as not everyone wants to discuss it. However, some research suggests it is common amongst high achieving individuals such as those working within academia.
Engaging with controversial and sensitive topics (online)
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 1pm to 3.30pm
Engaging with sensitive or controversial topics in research requires a thoughtful and strategic approach, especially when communicating with diverse audience groups.
Managing difficult situations (in-person)
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
The aim of the course is to provide participants with an awareness of what causes difficult situations / behaviour, a set of skills for managing them, and opportunities to practice the skills.
Scientific Entrepreneurship
Thursday, 17 October 2024 to Thursday, 28 November 2024, 2pm - 4.15pm
The focus of the course is to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies that will equip scientists, mathematicians, engineers and medics to translate their research into real-world applications via commercial routes, either now or in the future; be it in a start-up or an industry collaboration.
Hands on science engagement (in-person)
Thursday, 08 May 2025, 1pm to 4pm
Dive into the world of experiential learning with our immersive course, 'Hands-On Science.' This programme is designed to equip you with the practical skills and insights needed to effectively communicate your research through engaging desktop activities.
Get that fellowship (in-person)
Wednesday, 07 May 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Gaining a research fellowship is a major step on the academic career ladder.
Podcast your science (in-person)
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 9.30am to 4.30pm
From inception to publication this practical session delivered by Emily Elias, journalist and producer of the Oxford Sparks podcast series, is a whirlwind tour through the basics of how to share your research in an engaging manner through podcasting.
Get that job (in-person)
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 9.30am to 1pm
An interactive workshop for researchers on making successful job applications.