About this program

A series of 7 courses aimed at developing the personal and career skills of young researchers.

For

Masters, PhD students, junior post docs and academics who have recently begun their research careers

Free Trial:

Free one-week trial to any university wishing to review our courses and assess their suitability for students and staff.

Contact:

Leah Holroyd

  • +44 (0) 20 3440 2237

Professional Development

Course Module ID Online Duration Offline Duration Released Status
Getting Published in the Arts RES 003 2.0 hours TBC n/a

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Syllabus

Contributors

Author

Professor Flora Samuel

Head of the School of Architecture, University of Sheffield

Expert reviewer

Professor Stephen Taylor

Professor of Early Modern History and former Director of the Graduate School, University of Reading

Getting Published in the Sciences RES 004 1.5 hours n/a n/a

Overview

Syllabus

Contributors

Author

Dr Keith Hart

Senior Research Fellow, Central Biotechnology Services, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

Expert reviewer

Professor Stephen Taylor

Professor of Early Modern History and former Director of the Graduate School, University of Reading

Project Management in the Research Context RES 007 2.0 hours n/a n/a

Overview

Syllabus

Contributors

Author

Andrey Timoshkin

Consultant at Imperial College Consultants Ltd; former researcher at the Centre for Health Management, Imperial College London

Author

Declan J Cunningham

Tutor in Project Management at the University of Limerick

Expert reviewer

Professor Chris Toumazou

Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Circuit Design at Imperial College London

Expert reviewer

Professor Michael Orren

Professor of Oceanography, Cardiff University; Founder Director of the Board of the Irish National Marine Institute

Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences RES 008 2.0 hours n/a n/a

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Syllabus

Contributors

Author

Tom Davie

Deputy Head of Careers at Durham University Careers Advisory Service

Author

Dr Kathy Barrett

Careers Advisor, University College London and SOAS

Expert reviewer

Professor Shearer West

Head of the Division of Humanities, University of Oxford

Career Planning in the Sciences RES 009 2.5 hours n/a n/a

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Contributors

Author

Dr Denise Best

Academic Clinical Careers Manager, Clinical Academic Graduate School, University of Oxford

Expert reviewer

Dr Kathy Barrett

Careers Advisor, University College London and SOAS

Expert reviewer

Dr Tracy Bussoli

Careers Consultant for Researchers, Queen Mary, University of London

Managing your Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator RES 010 2.0 hours n/a n/a

Overview

Syllabus

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Author

Professor Paul Langford

Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London

Expert reviewer

Corony Edwards

Director of Educational Development, University of Birmingham

Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking RES 011 1.5 hours n/a n/a

Overview

Syllabus

Contributors

Author

Dr Keith Hart

Senior Research Fellow, Central Biotechnology Services, School of Medicine, Cardiff University

Author

Professor Paul Langford

Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London

Expert reviewer

Professor Stephen Taylor

Professor of Early Modern History and former Director of the Graduate School, University of Reading

Expert reviewer

Corony Edwards

Director of Educational Development, University of Birmingham

The contributors to this program include

  • Professor Stephen Taylor

    Professor of Early Modern History and former Director of the Graduate School, University of Reading

  • Professor Gerry George

    Imperial College

  • Simon Stockley

    Principal Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship, Imperial College Business School

  • Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam

    Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

  • Dr Nick Sevdalis

    Senior Lecturer Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London