About the Research Skills Toolkit

Developed from the Research Skills Master Programme, the Research Skills Toolkit integrates a fresh and interactive learning design, enhanced user experience, and an up-to-date coverage of key research skills and contemporary research challenges. 

The new Toolkit is made up of five core programmes: Becoming a Researcher, Ethical Research, Research Methods, Disseminating your Research and Beyond Research. Each programme is designed to align with a different stage in a postgraduate’s research journey, providing the skills and knowledge to become an effective researcher throughout their research career.

Aimed at masters and doctoral researchers, as well as early career researchers, each programme can be undertaken independently or combined with other elements of the Toolkit – supporting the unique needs of your institution and learners.

Key benefits:

• A flexible new Toolkit structure that supports researchers throughout their journey
• A refreshed and intuitive learning design with a focus on active learning
• Revised digital learning features such as pre- and post- quizzes, comic strips, and videos
• Topical content that reflects current research developments and challenges
•  A contemporary, mobile-responsive design to complement the new structure