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This workshop is the first session in the mentoring and co-coaching strand which has been designed to enhance the learning and development opportunities of MRC Postdoc Fellows and will be supported by staff from the Researcher Development Programme (RDP). This session provides an opportunity to learn about and experience group coaching within a supportive, safe environment alongside other postdocs on the MRC enhanced training and development programme. We will use tools and techniques to support and facilitate you to coach others in your co-coaching group and be coached to progress your own ideas.
Outcomes:
- Discover how the model of coaching in group situations can support your development.
- Experience a short term group coaching situation with your new co-coaching group.
- Identify and agree how you are going to be working as a co-coaching group over the next few years.
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.
Graduate School of Life Sciences: GSLS-mrp18
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-mrp18
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-mrp18
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=135202
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: GSLS-pst18
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-pst18
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-pst18
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=129841
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.
Graduate School of Life Sciences: GSLS-ret18
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-ret18
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-ret18
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=134122
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-sas18
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: GSLS-sas18
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-sas18
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.
Graduate School of Life Sciences: GSLS-tmt18
Physical Sciences and Technology: SPST-tmt18
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: AHSS-tmt18
You can access the course and enrol at the following link: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=128701
Aimed at first-year PhD students, this course is designed to get you thinking and working effectively on writing your end-of-first-year-report. How to start? What is expected? How do you make it work for you? These and many other important questions, hints and tips will be addressed in this half-day session.
Outcomes:
- Understand the standard form and function of the first year report
- Start planning the structure of your report
- Experience the benefits of editing and receiveing feedback on writing