Complete course list

An overview of all our workshops for University of Edinburgh research staff, with information on how to locate and book them in the People and Money Learning App.

Full list of workshops for Research Staff by Theme

For course description and more information please click on the course name.

Note: some new workshop information links are still to follow, please check back soon.

Professional DevelopmentResearch Connections and Collaborations PublicationsFundingResearch-Led TeachingResearch ProjectsCareers
Giving an Effective PresentationFacilitation Skills for Public EngagementAcademic PublishingDeveloping a Funding ProfileHow can supervisors help PhD students develop their academic writing?Archiving Your Research DataAcademic Interviews
Building your Research Profile 1:1 ConsultationsHow to Collaborate Effectively Collaborative Writing and PublishingHow to Write your First Fellowship ApplicationSupervising FlexiblyData Management for Your ResearchBriefing Session: Career Decision-making
How to Develop your Research LeadershipInterdisciplinary CareersCopyright and Social MediaPlanning and Preparing Research Funding ProposalsSupervisor Briefings CMVMDocumentation and MetadataBriefing Session: Academic CVs
How to Get the Most out of Your PostdocInterdisciplinary CollaborationsCreative Commons for BeginnersUnsuccessful Fellowship Applications Generative AI and the Researcher: Strategies, Insights, and Practical UsesBriefing Session: Non-Academic CVs
Imposter Syndrome: Why successful people often feel like frauds Introduction to Public Engagement With ResearchHow to Get your First Book Contract  How to Design a Public or Stakeholder Engagement ProcessBriefing Session: Narrative CVs
Leading With Relational Intelligence Introduction to Copyright  Working with Personal and Sensitive DataLinkedIn and Social Media Retreat
Researcher Writing Hour & Morning/ Afternoon Writing Retreat Managing the Publishing Process  Writing a Data Management Plan for your ResearchResearch Staff Career Consultations 1:1
Storytelling Techniques for Effective Communication Navigating the Peer Review Process   Squiggly Careers and Your Options
Voice and Presentation Skills Workshop Writing Clinic    
  Writing Freely: Turning an Idea into a Blogpost    
       

Eligibility, Booking and Cancelling

Eligibility

We understand it can sometimes be unclear knowing what workshops are suitable for your career stage, or responsibilities. Please note below our workshop eligibility:

Workshops Theme: Careers Our careers workshops are open to early career academic research-only staff on fixed term contracts (research assistants and associates, post-docs, and research fellows) and early career academic teaching staff on fixed term contracts (teaching assistants and teaching fellows). This does not include academic staff on open-ended lecturing contracts.

Workshops Themes: Professional Development, Research Connections and Collaborations, Publications, Funding, Research-Led Teaching and Research Projects These workshops are open for booking to all academic research staff (post-docs, research fellows, research assistants and associates and technicians).

Booking: these courses generally open for booking once we have scheduled a date

Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at your earliest opportunity and at least 3 days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur (e.g. photocopying) which relate directly to places reserved.

How to book

  • Log in to People and Money (EASE log in required)
  • From your People & Money home page, click on Me, then on the Learning tile to open the Learning app.
  • Select the Search option on the bottom left and then type the name of the workshop into the search bar at the top of the screen (e.g. Archiving your Research Data) and press Enter
  • Click on the workshop name. Full workshop information is under Learn More.
  • Dates available to book will be listed under Available Offerings; click the Enroll button next to the date you wish to book

People & Money - log in to search and enrol on workshops

If you are unable to use People & Money to book a place on a workshop please contact iad.researchers@ed.a.uk and we can register a place on your behalf.

For full instructions, please follow the relevant user guide:

People and Money User Guide – How to Manage Your Learning (Employee guide)

You can find all the People and Money user guides here:

People and Money system – all User Guides

How to cancel

  • Log in to People & Money
  • From your People & Money home page, click on Me, then on the Learning tile to open the Learning app.
  • Click on Current Learning
  • Click on the name of the workshop booking you wish to cancel
  • In the Actions menu (top right corner) select Withdraw, complete the Reason to Withdraw questions, and click Submit.