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This interactive workshop is designed for people who already have some experience of presenting and the basic principles involved, but would like to develop their skills in this area to a higher level. There is a particular focus on presenting online
During the workshop, you will be given time to design and deliver a short (5-10 minutes) online presentation to a small audience comprised of your fellow researchers.
This course is designed for students with some presentation experience and/or for students that have completed the Basic Presentation Skills course.
Wed 9 Dec 2020
14:00
[Full]
This course seeks to help students develop their critical reading skills, and to deploy tactics and strategies that can accelerate the process of literature-based research without sacrificing detail and depth necessary for a doctoral thesis.
The course is aimed at first year students, but all are welcome.
A thorough awareness of issues relating to research ethics and research integrity are essential to producing excellent research. This session will provide an introduction to the ethical responsibilities of researchers at the University and explore issues of good research practice, research integrity and research misconduct. It will be interactive, using case studies to better understand key ethical issues and challenges in all areas.
The course will:
- explore the issue of research misconduct in academia and facilitate discussion of why and how it occurs
- explain the University and national expectations around research integrity and examine how this effects researchers
- discuss some of the challenges to the integrity of research and ask what individuals, groups and institutions can do to tackle them
- introduce the University’s research ethics system
The course will be delivered by the Research Governance Team in the Research Strategy Office.
A recommended course by the Researcher Development Programme as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The course can be accessed here.
A curated collection of recommended courses by Researcher Development as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The collection can be accessed here.
A curated collection of recommended courses by Researcher Development as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The collection can be accessed here.
A curated collection of recommended courses by Researcher Development as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The collection can be accessed here.
A curated collection of recommended courses by Researcher Development as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The collection can be accessed here.
A recommended course by the Researcher Development Programme as part of the University of Cambridge's subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
The course can be accessed here.
Managing a project is a key skill for an effective researcher, yet project management is often poorly understood.
This can lead to projects running out of time or money, or overworking people. This online course gives you the foundational project management knowledge needed to complete your research project successfully, as well as the opportunity to implement and thereby embed this knowledge.
Outcomes:
- Understand how to define, plan and implement a project
- Know how to manage yourself and others effectively
- Be able to identify and plan for risks and cope with challenges
How to Access the Course
In order to enrol onto Managing a Research Project, you will need an enrolment key. Please use the appropriate key for your School.
Postgraduate School of Life Sciences: PSLS-mrp20
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-mrp20
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-mrp20
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=135202
Tue 13 Oct 2020
13:30
Not bookable
This course will be facilitated online via Zoom.
Dr Elizabeth English is offering a new Online WEEKLY MEDITATION Q&A session, Tuesdays at 1.30pm. Please visit Mindfulness at Cam for more information and updates.
The Meditation sessions are not designed as a course, they are weekly one-off sessions, and you are welcome attend as many (or as few) as you wish.
Class will be approximately 30 mins. See times and dates below.
View the Mindfulness Meditation Timetable here
Do you get the results you want from your communication with others at work? Are you able to talk with confidence in meetings and interviews? Do you have a high level of impact when speaking in public?
This individually focused and completely confidential one-to-one coaching session will help you refine your presentation skills, help you speak more confidently as an emerging leader in your research field, and develop new approaches to your communication in a wide range of professional situations.
Constructive feedback will give you insight into your speaking style, how you come across to others, and how well your ideas are communicated. Coaching will focus on your individual requirements ranging from practical points about elocution and vocal projection, to holding the attention of a room, to structuring a compelling presentation.
| Date | Availability | |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 Dec 2020 | 10:30 | [Full] |
| Thu 3 Dec 2020 | 11:30 | [Full] |
| Thu 3 Dec 2020 | 13:30 | [Full] |
| Thu 3 Dec 2020 | 14:30 | [Full] |
| Thu 3 Dec 2020 | 15:30 | [Full] |
You've got interesting research to share, but is anyone listening?!
Presenting your research is an essential skills for a researcher, be it with your peers, at a major conference, or even to a room full of schoolchildren. This online toolkit covers a whole range of performance and presentation techniques for you to work through and incorporate into your presentations, in your own time. From crafting a story to handling the dreaded Q&A, there’s guaranteed to be something there to help you improve your presentations.
If you particularly struggle with the performance aspects of giving a presentation and don't feel comfortable talking in front of others, then you may also like to attend the Better Presentations workshop.
Outcomes:
- Understand how to create a compelling presentation
- Know some practical tips for giving an engaging performance
- Understand how to continue improving with each presentation
How to Access the Course
In order to enrol for the Presentation Skills Toolkit, you will need an enrolment key.
Please use the appropriate key for your School.
Life Sciences: PSLS-pst20
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-pst20
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-pst20
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=129841
Whether you are new to presenting, looking to speak at your first conference, or wanting important tips to finesse your delivery, this is the course for you.
Before attending this online session you will have to prepare a 5 minute presentation. You will deliver your presentation to the rest of the participants and receive feedback.
| Date | Availability | |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 16 Feb 2021 | 13:00 | [Full] |
| Mon 12 Apr 2021 | 13:00 | [Places] |
Do people tune out when you talk to them about your research? Can you explain why your research is worth their attention? Do you know how to make your research better and enhance its impact by gathering external perspectives from industrial and commercial contacts?
This 3-hour interactive online workshop gives you the tools to discover and communicate the broader context of your work when engaging with industry and business contacts. It will help you explain the relevance and anticipated impact of your research to non-experts. Practice discussing your work among peers so that you can crystallise your message and make it relevant. This will maximise the value of your next opportunity to talk about your research to external contacts.
This workshop is particularly relevant if you are preparing to participate in a workshop, conference or poster session where you will be engaging with potential industrial partners. It is also relevant if you are looking for future sponsorship for your research, preparing for its commercial uptake, or even if you are considering a job outside academia!
Course Organised by: Maxwell Centre (www.maxwell.cam.ac.uk)
Are you completely overwhelmed by the reading that you have to do? Would you like to be able to scan long documents for the important points?
This online course can help you to make the most of the time available to you by ensuring that your reading isn't slowing you down, and that you are reading strategically. You can complete the course at your own pace.
Outcomes:
- Identify what holds back your personal reading speed
- Practise techniques for improving your speed
- Learn how to read articles strategically
How to Access the Course
In order to enrol for the Reading Efficiency Toolkit, you will need an enrolment key. Please use the appropriate key for your School.
Postgraduate School of Life Sciences: PSLS-ret20
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-ret20
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-ret20
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=134122
Self-taught
Bookable
This course seeks to provide you with an overview of the principles, responsibilities and importance of research integrity. We will cover what research misconduct looks like, how it can be avoided and reported, and where you can find help for maintaining and promoting integrity in your research work.
This course is not intended to replace discipline specific or more comprehensive integrity training, but rather to provide the minimum level of knowledge that all employees and research students engaged in research at the University of Cambridge are expected to possess. It is particularly suitable for new staff or PhD students, and anyone wishing to develop their awareness of research integrity.
It’s that time of year: the report is looming on the horizon and the reality of writing is here!
This ‘hands on’ session focuses on helping you plan and structure your first year report. In the first 15 minutes, we will discuss the function of the first-year report and in the remaining time you will have the opportunity to work on your report and write.
| Date | Availability | |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Apr 2021 | 14:00 | [Places] |
The time has come to start writing your thesis, but you may still be in the lab finishing experiments and/or writing papers for publication. How are you going to start writing your thesis and submit on time?
This ‘hands on’ session focuses on helping you plan and start to write your thesis. In the first 15 minutes, we will introduce techniques to help you with that planning and in the remaining time you will have the opportunity to work on your thesis and write.
| Date | Availability | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 30 Nov 2020 | 10:00 | Not bookable |
This interactive workshop is designed to help you identify skills you want to develop and to create your own skills development plan.
This online course introduces you to the Cambridge Researcher Development Framework and then asks you to complete a short self-analysis quiz, where you will assess your existing skillset against the key skills identified by the CamRDF and identify target areas for improvement. You are asked to provide examples that demonstrate your skills, to justify your answers and provide a useful reference when creating applications in the future.
This is really the basis upon which you should plan all of your researcher development, so it is a highly recommended course for all postgraduate students! We encourage you to take this course at the beginning of your studies, but also each year thereafter, to guide your researcher development throughout your time here.
Outcomes:
- Understand the key skills needed by a professional researcher
- Assess your existing skillset against these key skills
- Plan your development training for the coming year
How do I sign up?
To enrol onto the course, you will need to follow the link below.
You will be asked for an enrolment key: AHSS-sas20
This online course introduces you to the Cambridge Researcher Development Framework and then asks you to complete a short self-analysis quiz, where you will assess your existing skillset against the key skills identified by the CamRDF and identify target areas for improvement. You are asked to provide examples that demonstrate your skills, to justify your answers and provide a useful reference when creating applications in the future.
This is really the basis upon which you should plan all of your researcher development, so it is a highly recommended course for all postgraduate students! We encourage you to take this course at the beginning of your studies, but also each year thereafter, to guide your researcher development throughout your time here.
Outcomes:
- Understand the key skills needed by a professional researcher
- Assess your existing skillset against these key skills
- Plan your development training for the coming year
How do I sign up?
To enrol onto the course, you will need to follow the link below.
You will be asked for an enrolment key: PSLS-sas20
This online course introduces you to the Cambridge Researcher Development Framework and then asks you to complete a short self-analysis quiz, where you will assess your existing skillset against the key skills identified by the CamRDF and identify target areas for improvement. You are asked to provide examples that demonstrate your skills, to justify your answers and provide a useful reference when creating applications in the future.
This is really the basis upon which you should plan all of your researcher development, so it is a highly recommended course for all postgraduate students! We encourage you to take this course at the beginning of your studies, but also each year thereafter, to guide your researcher development throughout your time here.
Outcomes:
- Understand the key skills needed by a professional researcher
- Assess your existing skillset against these key skills
- Plan your development training for the coming year
How do I sign up?
To enrol onto the course, you will need to follow the link below.
You will be asked for an enrolment key: SPST-sas20
The current health situation has led to a radical change in professional and personal circumstance for everyone. But research goes on. And in the new reality of remote working and professional distancing we all need to rethink how to maximize our research effectiveness and efficiency.
This short webinar (with prethinking to help you get the most from the time) will address the routines, habits and tactics of effective and efficient remote researching. We’ll consider practical approaches for working efficiently (including ideas on self motivation) and we’ll shed some light on how to create environments, relationships and connections to help you not just professionally survive, but *maybe* even thrive as a remote researcher.
We’ll consider how to better:
- Work in isolation (including self motivation)
- Handle our time productively
- Manage a research project
- Realise the right kinds of support and supervision
- Manage our resources
The sessions will be run by an independent academic consultant who’s been a leader in the field of researcher development for nearly twenty years.
This course will be facilitated online via Zoom
Time management is just something you do... who would spend precious time on getting better at it?
You might already be the most effective person you know, or you might instead be struggling under a pile of to-do lists and missed deadlines. Whatever your background, this online toolkit will give you some new ideas to think about and try out. Each tool provides some information and examples, and then sets you the challenge of seeing if it works for you in real life.
Outcomes:
- Understand how to use several different time management techniques
- Identify which of these help you to be more effective
- Feel more in control of your time
How to Access the Course
In order to enrol for The Time Management Toolkit, you will need an enrolment key. Please use the appropriate key for your School.
Postgraduate School of Life Sciences: PSLS-tmt20
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-tmt20
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-tmt20
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=128701