Workshops by theme
IAD workshops for postgraduate researchers by theme.
The following workshops make up our core programme open to all postgraduate researchers, and are displayed by theme.
Research Planning and Management
- Managing your Research Project
- Practical Project Management for Research Students
- Viva Survivor
- Finding Funding for Your Research
- Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management
- Writing a Research Data Management Plan for your Research
Communication and Impact
- Designing Effective Slides
- Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and Engaging
- Figures, Images and Visulaising Information for Research
- Handling Presentation Difficulties
- Good Feedback: Asking for it, getting it and responding to it
- Communicating the Impact of your Research
- Presenting your Poster Pitch
- Effective Conference Posters (online)
Writing and Publishing
- Academic Writer – Creative Writer
- An Introduction to Copyright and Publishing
- Academic Publishing Between Copyright
- Creative Commons and Open Access
- Beating Writers Block
- Collaborative writing and publishing
- How to be your own best editor
- Is my writing ‘Academic’ Enough?
- Text, Coherence, Structure and Argumentation
- The Writing Process: Getting Started
- This is what I do… and this is why it matters
- Writing a Literature Review
- Be a Better Writer
- Writing Abstracts
- Writing Clinic
- Writing for Publication
- Writing Well: Language and Style
- Writing Freely: Blogging about your research
- Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls
Digital and Library Skills
- Beginners Guide to Imaging
- Finding Academic Literature
- Social media for impact: strategy, connecting & metrics
- Citing Sources and Creating Bibliographies with Mendeley
- Citing Sources and Creating Bibliographies with Zotero
- Citing Sources and Creating Bibliographies with Endnote
- Using Social Media - managing your online identity
Statistics
Personal Effectiveness
- Conference and Event Organising
- Creating Effective Collaborations
- Creative Problem Solving for Researchers
- Imposter Syndrome: Why Successful people often feel like frauds
- Improve Productivity - Reduce Street
- How to be an Effective Researcher
- Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student
- Simply Assertive
- Speed Reading
- Survive and Thrive as a Part Time Researcher
- Teambuilding and Leadership Fundamentals
- Think Strategically Respond Rapidly
- Managing your Work, your Goals and Yourself
- The Inner Game - Exploring Stress, Balance, Resilience and Self Belief
- Managing Your Work: Working with Other People
- Staying Well and Being Productive during your PhD
- Time Management
- Working with your Supervisor and your Supervisory Team
- Working Productively at a Distance - working with your supervisor and time management
Public Engagement
- Communications Toolkit for a Public Audience
- Creating Impactful Public Engagement
- Dialogue: Public Engagement Beyond Public Lectures!
- Storytelling Techniques for Effective Communication
- Voice and Presentation Skills Workshop
- Advanced Presentation Skills Masterclass (This workshop is only open to participants who have attended the Voice and Presentation Skills Workshop)
- How to Design a Public Engagement Process
- Facilitation skills for public engagement
- An Introduction to Public Engagement with Research