Domain D: Engagement, influence and impact

Our workshops for University of Edinburgh research staff which map to RDF Domain D: Engagement, influence and impact. Information on how to locate and book them in the People and Money Learning App.

List of workshops for Research Staff by RDF Domain D

  • Academic Publishing
  • Advanced Presentation Skills Masterclass
  • Afternoon Writing Retreat
  • An Introduction to Copyright (Research Staff)
  • An Introduction to Public Engagement with Research
  • Archiving your research data
  • Collaborative Writing and Publishing
  • Copyright and Social Media
  • CV Briefing Sessions - Academic CVs and Non-Academic CVs
  • Data Management for your Research
  • Documentation and Metadata
  • Facilitation Skills for Public Engagement
  • Generative AI & the researcher: strategies, insights & practical uses
  • Giving an Effective Presentation
  • How can supervisors help PhD students develop their academic writing?
  • How to Design a Public or Stakeholder Engagement Process
  • Managing the publishing process
  • Briefing Session: Narrative CV
  • Navigating the peer review process
  • Morning Writing Retreat
  • Research Staff Career Consultations 1:1s
  • Researcher Writing Hour
  • Storytelling Techniques for Effective Communication
  • Voice and Presentation Skills Workshop
  • Working with Personal and Sensitive Data
  • Writing a Data Management Plan for Your Research
  • 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, relevant to the above workshops:

Workshops Themes: Professional Development, Research Connections and Collaborations, Publications, Funding, Research-Led Teaching, 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.
  • 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 Details.
  • Dates available to book will be listed under Available Offerings; click the Enroll button next to the date you wish to book

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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)

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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.

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