MVLS training courses for PGR students

The activities below are are organised and run by the MVLS Graduate School and can be booked via your profile on the Inkpath App. They will open for booking one semester at a time. Activities for semester one are open now, semester two activities will open in Dec and semester three activities will open in March.

Once you have attended an activity from the list below you will be given a QR code or numeric code for your inkpath profile to register your own attendance.

A complete list of all researcher development training activities can be found can be found in your PGR Graduate Skills Pathway Handbook (due for release soon).

Classes are held in classrooms or Zoom. If you have accessibility requirements please get in touch with the Graduate School.

Courses           

When

Inkpath Course code

An Introduction to Clinical Trials - 2 half days

Monday - Day 1 10:00 - 13:00  03/06/2024
Tuesday - Day 2 10:00 - 13:00 04/06/2024

RSDA6177   

An Introduction to Omics - 2 day course - can be funded through TAAC

Email for more info: mvls-polyomics@glasgow.ac.uk

This is not a bookable course in Inkpath. When you log in, go to the 'Create Activity' tab.

N/A

Analysing qualitative data

Tuesday  14:00 - 17:00 26/03/2024


RSDA6159

Applied statistics for postgraduate students (3 sessions covering different topics)

Friday 14:00 - 17:00 10/11/2023
Friday 14:00 - 17:00 17/11/2023
Friday 14:00 - 17:00 24/11/2023
Wednesday 14:00-17:00 10/01/2024
Wednesday 14:00-17:00 17/01/2024
Wednesday 14:00-17:00 24/01/2024


RSDA6002

Bioinformatics and R for Wet-Lab Biologists

Block 1: Omic Data Analysis and Visualisation using R 

(Blocks 2/3 do not need to be completed if not required)             

Wednesday 09:30-12:30 each day 20/03/2024 - 03/04/2024
Wednesday 09:30-12:30 each day 12/06/2024 - 26/06/2024

2 week course via Zoom.

To register, complete this form to secure a place: 

https://forms.office.com/r/yu0jhVi426

You do not need to provide payment.

Bioinformatics and R for Wet-Lab Biologists

Block 2: Complex Experiments, Signatures and Figures

(You cannot do this block if Block 1 has not been completed)

Wednesday 09:30-12:30 each day 10/07/2024 - 17/07/2024

1 week course via Zoom.

To register, complete this form to secure a place: 

https://forms.office.com/r/yu0jhVi426

You do not need to provide payment.

 

Bioinformatics and R for Wet-Lab Biologists

Block 3: Command Line Omics 

(You cannot do this block if Block 1 has not been completed)

Wednesday 09:30-12:30 each day 07/08/2024 - 21/08/2024

2 week course via Zoom.

To register, complete this form to secure a place: 

https://forms.office.com/r/yu0jhVi426

You do not need to provide payment

 

Critical appraisal of medical literature

Wednesday 09:30 - 12:00 22/11/2023
Wednesday 09:30 - 12:00 07/02/2024
Wednesday 09:30 - 12:00 01/05/2024

RSDA6115P

CV Feedback Session

Wednesday 14:00 - 15:30 20/03/2024
Thursday 14:00 - 15:30 06/06/2024

RSDB6109

Design and analysis of comparative experiments (2 days)

Day 1 - Tuesday 10:00-17:00 19/03/2024
Day 2 - Wednesday 10:00-16:00 20/03/2024

RSDA6099P

Developing rigour & validity in literature searches

Wednesday  10:00 - 12:30 25/10/2023
Tuesday 10:00 - 12:30 07/11/2023
Wednesday  10:00 - 12:30 06/12/2023
Monday 13:00 - 15:30 22/01/2024
Thursday  13:00 - 15:30 15/02/2024

RSDA6096P

Ethical issues and procedures for non-clinical research involving human subjects

Monday 10:00 - 13:00 18/03/2024

RSDA6040

Ethics approval for people working with human subjects

Wednesday 14:00-15:00 31/01/2024

RSDC6006

Fieldwork safety

Wednesday 14:00 - 15:30 01/11/2023
Tuesday 14:00 - 15:30 26/03/2024

RSDA6004

Formulating a research question: true, new and important!

Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 18/10/2023
Monday-SM02 14:00 - 16:00 20/05/2024

RSDA6097P

Getting ready for the workplace: CV writing skills and job applications

Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 14/05/2024

RSDB6058P

How do I engage the public with my research? Part 1

Tuesday 09:30-13:00  05/12/2023

RSDD6086

How do I engage the public with my research? Parts 2 & 3 (all day)

Thursday 09:00-17:00  30/11/2023

RSDD6009

How to publish and critically evaluate scientific articles

Monday 10:00 - 13:00 06/11/2023
Thursday 14:00 - 17:00 23/05/2024

RSDA6006

Induction for new research students

October 2022 and Jan/Feb 2023 

Email invite sent to students

Intellectual property and economic impact opportunities for your research

Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 08/05/2024

RSDC6035

Job hunting and successful applications

Wednesday 10:00-12:30 06/03/2024
Wednesday 10:00-12:30 22/05/2024

RSDB6034

More Advanced Use of R

Thursday 14:00-17:00 29/02/2024

RSDA6014

Performing well in job interviews

Friday 10:00-12:30 15/03/2024
Wednesday 10:00-12:30 29/05/2024

RSDB6039

Preparing for the Viva

Monday 15:00-17:00 12/02/2024
Friday  15:00-17:00 31/05/2024

RSDA6011

Programming for biologists - Python (3 days)

Day1 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 10/01/2024
Day2 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 17/01/2024
Day3 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 24/01/2024
Day1 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 03/04/2024
Day2 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 10/04/2024
Day3 Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 27/03/2024

RSDA6005

Qualitative research

Monday 10:30-12:30 15/01/2024

RSDA6041

Radiation protection

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/radiationprotection/radiationprotectioncourse/

Registration Form

Research governance

TBC 

RSDA6117

Reviewing your career

Wednesday 10:00-12:30  28/02/2024
Wednesday 10:00-12:30 15/05/2024

RSDB6036

Screening: from early stage drug discovery to academic specialty

Friday 10:00-11:30 01/03/2024

RSDA6119

Statistics - Diagnostic testing and comparing methods of measurement

Friday 14:00-16:00 16/02/2024

RSDA6039

Statistics - Linear regression
Friday 15:00 - 17:00 02/02/2024

RSDA6036

Statistics - Logistic regression

Thursday 15:00 - 17:00 15/02/2024

RSDA6095P

Statistics - Survival analysis

Monday 14:00-16:00 19/02/2024

RSDA6038

Successful writing

Thursday 14:00-17:00 02/11/2023
Thursday 14:00-17:00 09/11/2023
Thursday 14:00-17:00 11/01/2024
Thursday 14:00-17:00 25/01/2024
Thursday 14:00-17:00 01/02/2024
Thursday 14:00-17:00 14/03/2024

RSDA6009

Systematic reviews: From protocol to publication

Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 08/11/2023

RSDA6185

Teaching with technology

Monday 10:00-12:00 13/11/2023

RSDD6069

T-tests and ANOVA for the analysis of laboratory data (primarily)

Friday 14:00-16:00 23/02/2024

RSDA6125P

Understanding research designs in clinical research

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00 01/11/2023

RSDA6065P

Understanding the randomised controlled trial

Thursday SM02 14:00 - 16:00 02/11/2023

RSDA6212P

Viva, Preparing for the

Monday 15:00-17:00 12/02/2024
Friday  15:00-17:00 31/05/2024

RSDA6011

What is R?

Wednesday 14:00-17:00 14/02/2024

RSDA6013

Writing your thesis, Introduction to

Wednesday 16:00 - 17:00 01/05/2024
Monday 15:00 - 16:00 08/01/2024
Monday 11:00 - 12:00 04/03/2024

RSDA6010