Category Archives: Skills development

Small research grants

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

Gradconsult is running their microgrants programme for the second year.  Applications are invited for small grants (the total pot of money available is £2,000) from researchers to support their research. The aim of these microgrants is to help researchers to … Continue reading →

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PhD Student Internships

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

We are now advertising a couple of internships open to PhD students only.  These are a great opportunity to get some part-time experience working in a different role at the University while continuing with your PhD research.  You’ll find details … Continue reading →

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Find out more about publishing

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

We’ve been notified of an event on publishing at the end of June that you may be interested in.  There are free places available for PhD students.  Have a look at the details below if you think you may be … Continue reading →

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Resilience in career management

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.   Winston Churchill I’ve been thinking about resilience lately.  It’s cropped up in things I’ve been reading and in some conversations so I thought I’d share a few reflections. … Continue reading →

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Understanding yourself and working more effectively

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

It’s the start of a new academic year.  Some continuing PhD students may not notice the difference as research continues over the summer vacation period, although if you’re involved in teaching you’ll be starting to juggle that alongside your research.  … Continue reading →

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Academic careers: Insights from the Principal Investigator Role

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

I was at a conference last week on ‘Supporting the transitions of research students and staff’.  One of the speakers was Professor James Cunningham from the Newcastle Business School at the University of Northumbria.  He talked about the research he, … Continue reading →

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Volunteers wanted for a new community engagement project

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

Today’s post is from Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson who is a Student Community Engagement Development Officer here at the University of Edinburgh. Research students looking to gain experience in public engagement are encouraged to apply for a new project which links … Continue reading →

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