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Effective Researcher

An interactive 2 day course, intended for researchers from all subject areas and 0-12 months into their PhD. Work on fun and practical activities to develop skills vital to your research.  Read more...


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GRADschool 2010

An intensive four day course with a focus on career development, aimed at 2nd or 3rd year PhD researchers.  Read more...


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Enterprise Programme

This is your chance to learn vital business skills that will be useful whether you want to build research links with industrial partners or event start your own business.   Read more...


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Leadership programme 2009/10

This course is for Postgraduate Researchers who would like to develop their team working and leaderships skills for use now and when leading teams in the future (either in academia or outside).  Read more...



Research Communication

Presentation skills and media training to help you overcome your nerves, present a clear message and become a more compelling communicator.  Read more...



Project management

More than just gantt charts, these courses will provide you with practical advice, tools, techniques and theory that will help you manage projects more successfully, whether that's to help you manage your PhD better or as a first step towards accreditation in project management. 

Project management in the real world
Project risk management