PGR Workshops by month

IAD workshops for postgraduate researchers listed in date order by month.

The following workshops make up our core programme open to all postgraduate researchers, and are displayed in date order by month. 

Workshops typically become available for booking by the 1st August for the full academic year 

For online self paced courses please see here

Semester 1 - 2025/26

Browse the list of dates and course titles below and book your place via the relevant link. If you have any questions, please email the IAD's postgraduate researcher training support team at iad.phd@ed.ac.uk 

Date and timeWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Wed 17th Sep, 10:00 - 13:00Introduction to Laboratory Demonstrating (Orientation)On CampusBooking Link
Tues 23rd Sep, 10:00 - 13:00The Writing Process: Getting StartedOnlineBooking Link
Wed 24th Sep, 10:00 - 13:00Is my Writing Academic Enough?OnlineBooking Link
Wed 24th Sep, 09:30 - 16:30Voice and Presentation SkillsOn CampusBooking Link
Tues 30th Sep, 14:00 - 17:00Critical Thinking Workshop for PGR'sOnlineBooking Link
Tues 30th Sep, 10:00 - 11:30Data Management for your ResearchOnlineBooking Link

Date and timeWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Wed 1st Oct, 10:00 - 13:00Writing a Literature ReviewOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 2nd Oct, 13:00 - 16:00Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and EngagingOn CampusBooking Link
Tues 7th Oct, 13:30 - 16:30Enhancing Tutorials (Enhanced)On CampusBooking Link
Tues 7th Oct, 09:30 - 12:30Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research StudentOnlineBooking Link
Tues 7th Oct, 15:10 - 16:00Finding Academic Literature (CMVM)OnlineBooking Link
Wed 8th Oct, 10:00 - 12:00Getting Started in Public Engagement with ResearchOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 8th Oct, 12:10 - 13:30Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 9th Oct, 10:10 - 11:30Finding Academic Literature (CSCE)OnlineBooking Link
Fri 10th Oct, 09:30 - 12:30Social Media for Impact: strategy, connecting and metricsOnlineBooking Link
Mon 13th Oct (three week course)Getting Started with Postgraduate ResearchOnlineBooking Link
Tues 14th Oct, 13:00 - 16:00Figures, Images and Visualising InformationOnlineBooking Link
15th & 16th Oct, 10:00 - 12:00Writing your First Papers for JournalsOnlineBooking Link
15/16/17 Oct, 10:00 - 12:00Focus - Plan - Do ItOnlineBooking Link
Wed 15th Oct, 14:00 - 15:00Final Year FocusOnlineBooking Link
Wed 15th Oct, 14:00 - 15:30Data Management for your ResearchOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 15th Oct, 09:30 - 11:00Handling Presentation DifficultiesOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 16th Oct, 13:00 - 16:00Viva SurvivorOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 16th Oct, 13:30 - 15:00Speed ReadingOnlineBooking Link
Mon 20th Oct, 12:00 - 13:00How to work with your supervisors effectivelyOnlineBooking Link
Tues 21st Oct, 10:00 - 13:00The Writing Process: Getting StartedOnlineBooking Link
Wed 22nd Oct, 10:00 - 11:30Academic Communication Skills for new Postgraduate Researchers (CAHSS)On CampusBooking Link
Wed 22nd Oct, 10:00 - 13:00Writing for PublicationOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 23rd Oct, 10:00 - 11:30Academic Communication Skills for new Postgraduate Researchers (CAHSS)On CampusBooking Link
Thurs 23rd Oct, 09:30 - 12:45Managing your PhD Work 1: your time, your energy and your goalsOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 23rd Oct, 10:00 - 11:15An Introduction to Online Tutoring (Orientation)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 23rd Oct, 14:00 - 16:00Working with personal and sensitive dataOnlineBooking Link
Tues 28th Oct, 09:30 - 11:00The Inner Game - Exploring Stress, Balance, Resilience and Self-BeliefOnlineBooking Link
Tues 28th Oct, 11:10 - 12:00Finding Academic Literature (CMVM)OnlineBooking Link
Tues 28th Oct, 09:30 - 13:00Writing Well: Language and StyleOnlineBooking Link
Wed 29th Oct, 14:10 - 15:30Finding Academic Literature (CSCE)On CampusBooking Link
Wed 29th Oct, 10:00 - 13:00Academic Writer:Creative WriterOnlineBooking Link
Wed 29th Oct, 14:00 - 16:00Working with Personal and Sensitive DataOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 30th Oct, 15:10 - 16:30Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 30th Oct, 09:30 - 11:00Think Strategically Respond RapidlyOnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
3rd & 4th Nov, 12:30 - 15:00Second year PhD SkillsOnlineBooking Link
Mon 3rd Nov, 13:30 - 16:30BANish Big Audience NervousnessOn CampusBooking Link
Tues 4th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Beating Writer's BlockOnlineBooking Link
Tues 4th Nov, 09:30 - 12:30Creative Problem Solving for ResearchersOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 5th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Writing a Literature ReviewOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 6th Nov, 09:30 - 12:30Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and EngagingOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 6th Nov, 09:30 - 16:30Voice and Presentation SkillsOnlineBooking Link
Tues 11th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Collaborative Writing and PublishingOnlineBooking Link 
11 & 12 Nov, 10:00 - 16:00How to be an Effective ResearcherOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 09:30 - 11:30Staying Well and being Productive during your PhDOnlineBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 09:30 - 12:30Managing your PhD Work 2: working with other people 1:1 and in teamsOnlineBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 09:30 - 12:30Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning Finishing and Avoiding PitfallsOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Critical Thinking Workshop for PGR'sOnlineBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 10:00 - 11:00Final Year FocusOnlineBooking Link
Wed 12th Nov, 14:00 - 16:00Writing a Data Management Plan for your ResearchOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 13th Nov, 10:00 - 11:00Developing as an online tutor (Enhanced)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 13th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Viva SurvivorOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 13th Nov, 09:30 - 11:00Research Posters - an engaging graphical research storyOnlineBooking Link
Fri 14th Nov, 09:30 - 11:00Its about time...managing time, personal efficiency and effectivenessOnlineBooking Link
Mon 17th Nov, 17:30 - 19:00Survive and Thrive as a part time Postgraduate ResearcherOnlineBooking Link
Tues 18th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Writing for PublicationOnlineBooking Link
Wed 19th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Writing Well: Language and StyleOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 20th Nov, 09:30 - 12:30How to create and run a public engagement eventOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 20th Nov, 09:30 - 12:00Writing a Data Management Plan for your ResearchOnlineBooking Link
Tues 25th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00The Writing Process: Getting StartedOnlineBooking Link
Wed 26th Nov, 10:00 - 13:00Writing a Literature ReviewOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 27th Nov, 10:00 - 12:00Supervising Projects and Dissertations (Enhanced)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 27th Nov, 13:00 - 16:00Navigating the Peer Review ProcessOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 27th Nov, 13:30 - 16:30Managing your Research ProjectOnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Tues 2nd Dec, 14:00 - 17:00Critical Thinking Workshop for PGR'sOnlineBooking Link
Wed 3rd Dec, 10:00 - 13:00Writing for PublicationOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 4th Dec, 10:00 - 12:00Archiving your Research DataOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 4th Dec, 09:30 - 11:00Assertive Communication StrategiesOnlineBooking Link
Fri 5th Dec, 09:30 - 11:00Speed ReadingOnlineBooking Link
Tues 9th Dec, 13:30 - 15:00Presentation Skills for the TerrifiedOnlineBooking Link
Wed 10th Dec, 09:30 - 11:00Being an Effective Remote ResearcherOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 11th Dec, 09:30 - 12:30Figures, Images and Visualising InformationOn CampusBooking Link

Semester 2 - 2025/26

Browse the list of dates and course titles below and book your place via the relevant link. If you have any questions, please email the IAD's postgraduate researcher training support team at iad.phd@ed.ac.uk

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Thurs 15th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00Is my writing academic enough?OnlineBooking Link
Fri 16th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00Writing a Literature ReviewOnlineBooking Link
Mon 19th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00Writing well: language and style OnlineBooking Link
Tues 20th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00The Writing Process: Getting StartedOnlineBooking Link
Wed 21st Jan, 10:10 - 11:30Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS)OnlineBooking Link
Fri 23rd Jan, 14:10 - 15:00Finding Academic Literature (CMVM)OnlineBooking Link
Tues 27th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00Critical Thinking Workshop for PGR'sOnlineBooking Link
Wed 28th Jan, 10:00 - 13:00Academic Writer: Creative WriterOnlineBooking Link
Wed 28th Jan, 10:00 - 11:30Data Management for your ResearchOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 29th Jan, 10:00 - 11:15An Introduction to Online Tutoring (Orientation)OnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Tues 3rd Feb, 15:10 - 16:30Finding Academic Literature (CSCE)OnlineBooking Link
Tues 3rd Feb, 10:00 - 13:00Writing Freely: Blogging about your researchOnlineBooking Link
Wed 4th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00Writing for PublicationOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 5th Feb, 09:30 - 11:00Speed ReadingOnlineBooking Link
Fri 6th Feb, 09:30 - 11:00Presenting your Research Virtually - Best Practice for Online (and Live) PresentingOnlineBooking Link
Tues 10th Feb, 13:00 - 16:00Figures, Images and Visualising InformationOnlineBooking Link
Tues 10th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00Writing Well: Language and StyleOnlineBooking Link
Wed 11th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00Beating Writer's BlockOnlineBooking Link
Wed 11th Feb, 14:00 - 15:30Data Management for your ResearchOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 12th Feb, 09:30 - 12:45Three Minute Thesis Competition Preparation WorkshopOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 12th Feb, 10:00 - 13:00Viva SurvivorOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 12th Feb, 13:30 - 15:00It's about time... managing time, personal efficiency and effectiveness OnlineBooking Link
Fri 13th Feb, 09:30 - 12:00Seven Secrets of a highly successful PhD student OnlineBooking Link
Fri 13th Feb, 09:30 - 12:30Thesis writing bootcamp: planning, finishing and avoiding pitfallsOnlineBooking Link
Tues 17th Feb, 15:00 - 16:00An Introduction to Online Tutoring (Orientation)OnlineBooking Link
Wed 18th Feb, 13:00 - 16:00Three Minute Thesis Competition Preparation WorkshopOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 19th Feb, 09:30 - 11:30The Imposter Syndrome: why successful people often feel like fraudsOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 19th Feb, 09:30 - 16:30Voice and Presentation Skills WorkshopOn CampusBooking Link
Mon 23rd Feb, 09:30 - 11:30Presenting your Research with ConfidenceOnlineBooking Link
Tues 24th Feb, 13:30 - 15:00Handling Presentation DifficultiesOnlineBooking Link
Wed 25th Feb, 09:30 - 16:30Facilitation Skills for Public EngagementOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 26th Feb, 14:00 - 16:00Working with Personal and Sensitive DataOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 26th Feb, 13:30 - 15:00Being an Effective Remote ResearcherOnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Tues 3rd Mar, 09:30 - 12:30Managing your Research Project On CampusBooking Link
Wed 4th Mar, 13:00 - 16:00Managing your PhD work 1: your time, your energy and your goalsOnlineBooking Link
Wed 4th Mar, 09:30 - 16:30How to design a public or stakeholder engagement processOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 4th Mar, 13:30 - 16:30Enhancing Tutorials (Enhanced)On CampusBooking Link
Thurs 5th Mar, 10:10 - 11:30Finding Academic Literature (CSCE)On CampusBooking Link
Tues 10th Mar, 09:30 - 11:00BANish big audience nervousnessOnlineBooking Link
Wed 11th Mar, 14:00 - 16:00Working with personal and sensitive dataOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 12th Mar, 15:10 - 16:30Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS)OnlineBooking Link
Thurs 19th Mar, 09:30 - 12:30Conference and Events OrganisingOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 19th Mar, 10:00 - 12:00Supervising Projects and Dissertations (Enhanced)OnlineBooking Link
Mon 23rd Mar, 10:00 - 16:00Writing your First Papers for JournalsOn CampusBooking Link
Mon 23rd Mar, 09:30 - 11:00Research Posters - an Engaging Graphical Research StoryOnlineBooking Link
Mon 23rd Mar, 12:00 - 13:00How to work with your supervisors effectivelyOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 26th Mar, 10:00 - 12:00Writing a data management plan for your researchOnlineBooking Link
Fri 27th Mar, 09:30 - 11:30Question Time - Handling questions at a conference presentation OnlineBooking Link
Tues 31st Mar, 09:30 - 16:30Voice and Presentation Skills WorkshopOnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Wed 8th April, 14:00 - 16:00Writing a Data Management Plan for your Research On CampusBooking Link
22-23-24 April, 14:00 - 16:00Focus - Plan - Do ItOnlineBooking Link
Tues 22nd April, 10:00 - 12:00Archiving your Research DataOnlineBooking Link
Wed 23rd April, 10:00 - 16:00Viva SurvivorOnlineBooking Link
Tues 28th Apr, 09:30 - 16:30Advanced Presentation Skills MasterclassOn CampusBooking Link
Tues 28th Apr, 13:30 - 15:30Presenting your research virtually - best practice for online (and live) presentingOnlineBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Wed 6th May, 14:00 - 17:00Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and Engaging On CampusBooking Link
Mon 11th May, 10:00 - 16:00Second Year PhD SkillsOn CampusBooking Link
Tues 12th May, 13:30 - 16:30Team Building and Leadership Fundamentals On CampusBooking Link
Wed 13th May, 09:30 - 12:30Speed ReadingOn CampusBooking Link
Wed 13th May, 13:30 - 16:30Research Posters - an engaging graphical research storyOn CampusBooking Link
Thurs 14th May, 09:30 - 12:30Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, finishing and avoiding pitfallsOn CampusBooking Link

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Tues 2nd June, 10:00 - 11:007 Reasons you'll pass your vivaOnlineBooking Link
3rd & 10th June, 09:30 - 11:30Be a better writerOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 4th June, 09:30 - 12:30Navigating the peer review processOn CampusBooking Link
Fri 19th June, 13:00 - 16:00Navigating the peer review processOnlineBooking Link
Thurs 25th June, 10:00 - 11:007 Reasons you'll pass your vivaOnlineBooking Link

Summer - 2025/26

Browse the list of dates and course titles below and book your place via the relevant link. If you have any questions, please email the IAD's postgraduate researcher training support team at iad.phd@ed.ac.uk

DateWorkshop titleDelivery ModeBooking link
Thurs 9th July, 13:00 - 16:00Thesis Writing Bootcamp, planning, finishing and avoiding pitfalls OnlineBooking Link
    
    
    

DateWorkshop titleModeBooking link
Mon 3rd August10:00 - 12:00On CampusStudent booking link in Event Booking 
    
    
    

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