Doctoral Research: Completing Successfully

Becoming a good researcher in any field requires the development of a variety of different skills. This half-day event provides you with an opportunity to meet other doctoral researchers from across the university, develop your research ideas, make the most of opportunities for skills training, think about your career options, and focus on the areas you need in order to successfully move towards the completion of your doctorate.

Aimed at

Doctoral Researchers (final stage over 24 months or part-time equivalent)

Pre-requisites

This training event is for final stage doctoral researchers who have completed 24 months or more (or part-time equivalent) of their research.

Participants are asked to arrive on time and are expected to attend the whole session.

Key learning outcomes

By the end of this event, you will have an understanding of:

Thesis submission
Preparing for your viva
Demonstrating your research impact

Presented by

Graduate School

Session outline and aims

A conference style half-day development event. Sessions include presentations, group work and discussion.

Specific skills focused on in this session

Health and Safety and general notice

Participants will be viewing presentations projected onto a screen. Participants may be required to move around and work in groups. Lunch and refreshments will be available at the venue.