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« Back to Training and development blogFree course: Become a Better Presenter: Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
FutureLearn is hosting this free three-week course, created by staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Presenter Network. Learn how to improve your presentation skills (face to face and digitally) and add personality into your presentation style.
Webinar: A Recipe for Evaluating Online Citizen Science, 8 June
This webinar from the PER Team in Research Services will provide specific guidance on evaluating an online citizen science project to gather evidence of outcomes and impact and how to improve activities.
Training & Development Programme for Trinity Term
7 April 2020
Training courses for Trinity term 2020 launch 20th April
Free online courses - inspiring young people with STEM
These self-paced courses, created by the National STEM Learning Centre to support STEM Ambassadors, take you through the key ingredients of creating high quality activities that cater for young people, and covers diversity and inclusion, too.
Communicating Your Science Online - Call for Contributions, and Online Training available Mon 30 March
Many of us are getting used to working at home and looking for ways to spend our time. Oxford Sparks is looking to coordinate contributions from researchers working from home to share online over the next month or so, and will be holding a webinar for those looking for more information.
Genetics Society workshop - Communicating Your Science - applications now open, deadline 28 Feb
The 2020 workshop will be held 22-24th April at the Royal Society’s Chicheley Hall (Milton Keynes). The course is open to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working in genetics and related areas. Accommodation and meals will be covered for successful applicants.
Webinar: A guide to Speaking with Humans, Jan 15
The Alan Alda Centre for Communicating Science is providing this free webinar to cover the basics on science communication for researchers.
Apply to take part in the Three Minute Thesis Competition, deadline 3 Feb - includes training
3 Minutes, 1 Slide…..Your Thesis! The 3 Minute Thesis competition challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes to a non-specialist audience.
Developing Impact Case Studies for REF2021: Policy Impacts, Weds 22 Jan 2020
17 December 2019
Join the Research Services REF team and impact facilitators from divisional teams for a workshop which aims to help you develop your policy impact case study.
Free Webinar: Making your research more accessible, 2 Dec
11 November 2019
The Physiological Society are hosting this free webinar by Science Education Consultant Sai Pathmanathan. It is open to all but will be particularly useful for researchers with little experience of public engagement. Sign up by 28 Nov.
Engage Conference, 4-5 Dec, Bristol - offering free registration
Engage is the annual conference from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement with Research for those with an interest in public engagement in higher education institutions to come together, to be inspired, challenged and refreshed. This year's theme is 'Disruption'. We're offering one free place as a training opportunity*.
UKRI Policy Engagement Internships for Doctoral Students, deadline 12 Aug
The Policy Internships Scheme provides the opportunity for doctoral students funded by the research councils of UK Research and Innovation to work for three months in one of a selected group of highly influential policy organisations.
Talking Science: Free YouTube series
This is an excellent introduction to science communication specially geared towards practising scientists from Greg Foot.
Public Engagement with Research Leadership Scheme, deadline 25 July
A new scheme for researchers and academics to take on a leadership role in a culture change project within their departments and faculties to enhance support for Public Engagement with Research (PER). The programme includes training and funding.
Think Further Webinar: Research Engagement, 11 April 2pm
This webinar is aimed at supporting early career researchers in 'getting ahead' in their research career. This is an opportunity to hear about ‘what has worked (or is working) for me’ either as a case study or tips from more senior researchers.
Three Minute Thesis Competition Launched - training sessions available in March
3 Minutes, 1 Slide…..Your Thesis! The 3 Minute Thesis competition challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes to a non-specialist audience.
Public Engagement Masterclass, Wellcome Genome Campus, 8-10 July
25 February 2019
This course will empower researchers to develop a personalised and proactive public engagement plan. It will take place on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge. Deadline to apply is 16 April.
Engage Researchers' Academy open for applications, deadline 15 March
22 February 2019
The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement offers this professional development programme for early to mid-career level researchers with a passion for public engagement.
Public Engagement and Outreach Training from the Royal Society
19 February 2019
The Royal Society are offering two sessions for researchers: 'an introduction to public engagement' (12 March, 10am to 3pm), and 'Engaging with schools' (21 March, 10am to 5pm) in London.
Masterclass in Public Speaking with Best Selling Author David Nihill, Tues 26 Feb, 6-8pm
14 February 2019
The Oxford Foundry has organised this session on public speaking for staff and faculty, promised to be the only workshop on public speaking you'll ever need...