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RisingWISE - Designing Your Collaborative & Entrepreneurial Path
Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 2pm to 4pm
Designing Your Entrepreneurial Path: From Academic Expertise to Venture Leadership is an interactive RisingWISE and OxTechWeek workshop for women at Oxford who are curious about entrepreneurship but unsure how it fits into their longer‑term career trajectory. This two‑hour session invites participants to explore the intellectual demands of venture creation, understand key decision points, and reflect on how their academic or professional expertise can translate into entrepreneurial leadership.
Academic Writing with AI (online)
Monday, 18 May 2026 to Monday, 08 June 2026, 10am - 12pm
Unlock the potential of AI to enhance your academic writing with this new course offered by the University of Oxford's Language Centre. Designed specifically for Oxford MPLS students and staff, the Academic Writing with AI course provides a structured approach to effectively integrate AI tools at each stage of the writing process.
Viva preparation and practice (in-person)
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 10am to 1pm
This participative workshop provides doctoral students in the third year and above with information about the viva, guidance on planning a proactive approach to it, and opportunities to practise.
SeedWISE (in-person & online)
Monday, 20 April 2026 to Monday, 08 June 2026
SeedWISE is an enterprise programme born out of the success and demand for our flagship enterprise programme for women postdocs; RisingWISE. Specifically aimed at women DPhil researchers, we have taken the core RisingWISE aims and tailored the course for women at this important stage in their careers.
GROW: Rapid Design Thinking using AI
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 1pm to 3pm
Discover how to combine creative problem-solving with AI-powered tools in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop. You’ll learn the essentials of Design Thinking, practice refining real-world challenges, and explore how AI can accelerate ideation and solution development. Bring a problem from your research area—or use one we provide—and collaborate with peers to generate innovative ideas.
Academic Writing with AI (online)
Monday, 16 February 2026 to Monday, 09 March 2026, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Unlock the potential of AI to enhance your academic writing with this new course offered by the University of Oxford's Language Centre. Designed specifically for Oxford MPLS students and staff, the Academic Writing with AI course provides a structured approach to effectively integrate AI tools at each stage of the writing process.
Ethical dilemmas in Authorship, Publication and Peer Review (in-person)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
Explore the ethics behind research practice. This interactive workshop examines authorship, publication, and peer review through real-world dilemmas. Develop practical strategies for integrity, respectful dialogue, and sound decision-making. Completion of the online module is required before attending.
GROW: Building Social Ventures: Lessons from Oxford University Innovation (in-person)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 12pm to 2pm
Join us for our lunchtime GROW session with Philippa Christoforou, Social Venture Lead at Oxford University Innovation, on building businesses that create positive social and environmental impact. Discover practical strategies for turning research into ventures that tackle global challenges, and learn how to embed purpose and sustainability into your entrepreneurial journey.
DPhil Bootcamp: Tools, Support and Strategies for DPhil Success (in-person)
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9.30am to 4pm
The MPLS DPhil Bootcamp is a one-day workshop that helps new doctoral students build sustainable habits to support their research research and their future careers. Through practical sessions and expert insights, participants learn strategies for resilience, productivity, and making the most of Oxford’s opportunities.
Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 9.30am to 12.30pm
If you have little or no experience of giving presentations, this course is for you.
DPhil Bootcamp: Building healthy, productive habits (in-person)
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 10am to 4pm
The MPLS DPhil Bootcamp is a one-day workshop that helps new doctoral students build sustainable habits to support their research and their future careers. Through practical sessions and expert insights, participants learn strategies for resilience, productivity, and making the most of Oxford’s opportunities.
Sci-Comm Skills Lab (in-person)
Thursday, 05 February 2026, 10am to 4pm
Learn how to turn complex research into clear, engaging stories that connect with any audience. This interactive workshop covers practical techniques for shaping your message, avoiding jargon, and using visuals and analogies to make ideas stick. Perfect for researchers looking to communicate with impact at events, in the media, or online.
An introduction to EDI (online)
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 10.30am to 11.30am
We will look at the core components of EDI and consider how and why EDI matters to all of us.
Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (in-person)
- All
- Communications
- DPhil students
- Presentation skills
- Public engagement
- Research staff
- Writing skills
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 10am to 4pm
Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research
Thriving in Research: core strategic skills and mindsets for research impact (in-person)
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 10am to 3pm
The way we work and interact with our peers and wider networks, has a huge influence on research outputs and outcomes. This workshop explores a set of core skills and mindsets to help you thrive in research and positively influence your working environment and teams. You will also be able to share your lived experience with peers and participate in focused discussions.
Connecting with Industry for Scientists (in-person)
Monday, 09 February 2026 to Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 9am - 5pm
An interactive programme delivered in person over two full day sessions, giving DPhil students a working knowledge of critical business issues that impact commercial organisations.
Cultivating resilience and self-care for ourselves and others (online)
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 10am to 11am
What does it mean to be resilient, what does self-care really mean and how can we best support ourselves and others?
Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Thursday, 07 May 2026, 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.
Exploring and overcoming imposter phenomenon (in-person)
- All
- Confidence
- DPhil students
- Equality and Diversity
- Graduate students
- MPLS
- Research staff
- Resilience
Monday, 11 May 2026, 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.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in person)
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 10am to 12pm
A 50,000 word thesis would take 7 hours to present; how about in just 3 minutes with the aid of a single slide?