Department of Engineering's Training 2015-2016
(Mon 28 Sep 2015 - Thu 22 Sep 2016)
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May 2016
Tue 24 |
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Tue 31 |
This session will look at ways to plan your 4th year project, how and where to conduct a literature review, and include tips on how to manage the information you gather. We will focus particularly on the electronic resources available to you over the long vacation and on support provided by the Department of Engineering Library. To get the most out of this session, please bring your own laptop. |
June 2016
Tue 7 |
This session will look at ways to plan your 4th year project, how and where to conduct a literature review, and include tips on how to manage the information you gather. We will focus particularly on the electronic resources available to you over the long vacation and on support provided by the Department of Engineering Library. To get the most out of this session, please bring your own laptop. |
Wed 8 |
Postdoc Mentoring Training
Finished
Postdoc mentoring training, organised by the Engineering Postdoc Committee. |
Mon 13 |
This session will look at ways to plan your 4th year project, how and where to conduct a literature review, and include tips on how to manage the information you gather. We will focus particularly on the electronic resources available to you over the long vacation and on support provided by the Department of Engineering Library. To get the most out of this session, please bring your own laptop. |
Wed 22 |
This course is designed to equip participants with skills to finish their PhD successfully and move on to the next stage of their careers. By the end of this course you will know:
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Mon 27 |
Postdoc Mentoring Training
Finished
Postdoc mentoring training, organised by the Engineering Postdoc Committee. |
July 2016
Thu 7 |
An overview of reference management tools. How you can use them to efficiently record, organise and annotate the sources you find, and use them to quickly add citations and generate bibliographies in your work. |
Thu 14 |
Library drop-in: Your online profile
Finished
There have never been so many ways that you and research can be represented online. This session will give you some tips and guidance to make the most of the tools and services available. We’ll look at identifying you and your work with Symplectic and ORCiD ; discovery through databases and repositories, like Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Apollo; and sharing through networking and social media sites like Researchgate, Linked in and Twitter - and how all of this this can increase and demonstrate the reach and impact of your research. |
Thu 21 |
We’ll cover principles, techniques and tools for planning, designing and creating a conference poster. We’ll also look at some examples and critiques. Feel free to bring along your own examples – finished or in progress – for feedback. |
Thu 28 |
Library drop-in: Your online profile
Finished
There have never been so many ways that you and research can be represented online. This session will give you some tips and guidance to make the most of the tools and services available. We’ll look at identifying you and your work with Symplectic and ORCiD ; discovery through databases and repositories, like Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Apollo; and sharing through networking and social media sites like Researchgate, Linked in and Twitter - and how all of this this can increase and demonstrate the reach and impact of your research. |
August 2016
Thu 4 |
An overview of reference management tools. How you can use them to efficiently record, organise and annotate the sources you find, and use them to quickly add citations and generate bibliographies in your work. |
Thu 11 |
We’ll cover principles, techniques and tools for planning, designing and creating a conference poster. We’ll also look at some examples and critiques. Feel free to bring along your own examples – finished or in progress – for feedback. |
Thu 18 |
An overview of reference management tools. How you can use them to efficiently record, organise and annotate the sources you find, and use them to quickly add citations and generate bibliographies in your work. |
Thu 25 |
Library drop-in: Your online profile
Finished
There have never been so many ways that you and research can be represented online. This session will give you some tips and guidance to make the most of the tools and services available. We’ll look at identifying you and your work with Symplectic and ORCiD ; discovery through databases and repositories, like Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Apollo; and sharing through networking and social media sites like Researchgate, Linked in and Twitter - and how all of this this can increase and demonstrate the reach and impact of your research. |
September 2016
Thu 1 |
We’ll cover principles, techniques and tools for planning, designing and creating a conference poster. We’ll also look at some examples and critiques. Feel free to bring along your own examples – finished or in progress – for feedback. |
Thu 8 |
Library drop-in: How to get a job
Finished
(description to follow) |
Thu 15 |
An overview of reference management tools. How you can use them to efficiently record, organise and annotate the sources you find, and use them to quickly add citations and generate bibliographies in your work. |