We have now opened registration for further events in the LDC Development programme for the coming Autumn. All events are online and open to all PhD and MPhil researchers at the University of Liverpool and LSTM. The events include workshops for those who have recently started their PhD and also for those further on in their degree, looking to develop new skills and preparing for their ongoing career.
A full list of events open for registration can be viewed on our programme timetable. Below we provide a summary by type of event. Follow the links on each title for more information and registration.
NB Places on these workshops are limited – please only book if you can attend and record the date in your diary. Unfortunately we can rarely fill a place when people cancel the day before!
Taking Ownership of your PhD – These sessions for those who have recently begun their PhD continue and also includes a repeat of two previously offered workshops,:
| 03 Nov | 10:00 – 12:15 | Taking Ownership of your PhD 1: Starting the PhD |
| 10 Nov | 13:00 – 1515 | Taking Ownership of your PhD 2 : Project Management of the PhD |
| 18 Nov | 13:00 – 15:15 | Taking Ownership of your PhD 5: Working with your Supervisor |
| 24 Nov | 13:00 – 15:15 | Taking Ownership of your PhD 6: Developing as a Researcher |
Registration will open soon for the two further workshops:
Dec 2 13:00 – 1515 Taking Ownership of your PhD 7 Surviving the PhD
Dec 9 13:00 – 1515 Taking Ownership of your PhD 3 Networking as a researcher
We have a further webinar to support those gaining familiarity with the PGR Toolbox:
| 12 Nov | 13:30 – 14:30 | Webinar: Effectively using the PGR Toolbox |
Careers sessions: Our Careers sessions this Autumn include an early ‘Bootcamp’, for those late in their PhD who are facing a difficult (but not impossible) job market, and a Career planning workshop for those earlier in the PhD.
| 05 Nov | 09:30 – 12:00 | PGR ‘Career Ready’ Bootcamp |
| 12 Nov | 09:30 – 12:00 | The Career Wise Researcher |
| 19 Nov | 09:30 – 12:00 | Using LinkedIn to Develop your Career |
| 26 Nov | 09:30 – 12:00 | Overcoming Imposter Syndrome |
| 01 Dec | 09:45 – 12:00 | Online Writing Retreat |
| 03 Dec | 09:30 – 12:00 | Shining at Interview |
This series includes two workshops to support researchers in building their resilience (in Dec) and looking for ways to overcome Imposter Syndrome.
Writing and analysing research papers
We have three workshops to help you prepare and start your academic writing, presented by an external presenter Dr Jen Allanson:
| 04 Nov | 09:30 – 13:00 | Getting your Work Published |
| 11 Nov | 09:30 – 13:00 | Getting Going on your Thesis Writing |
| 18 Nov | 09:30 – 13:00 | Critical Analysis of Research Papers |
Project Management
We are delighted to offer a repeat of these popular webinars delivered by Dr Fraser Robertson of Fistral Consultancy:
| 16 Nov | 09:30 – 11:30 | Webinar:Introduction to Project Planning, part 1 – Establishing Foundations |
| 23 Nov | 09:30 – 11:30 | Webinar: Introduction to Project Planning, part 2 – Scoping the Project |
| 30 Nov | 09:30 – 11:30 | Webinar: Introduction to Project Planning, part 3 – Creating the Plan |
Creative, constructive and critical Thinking
We are also repeating the highly enriching sessions to inspire your ways of thinking, delivered by Dr Adrian West (Company of Mind):
| 10 Nov | 10:00 – 12:30 | Practical Thinking for Researchers 1 – Creative Thinking |
| 17 Nov | 10:00 – 12:30 | Practical Thinking for Researchers 2 -Constructive Thinking |
| 24 Nov | 10:00 – 12:30 | Practical Thinking for Researchers 3 – Critical Thinking |
Becoming a Mindful Researcher: 7 and 8 Dec – A 2-day Workshop delivered by
Priyanka Sakhavalkar. Registation will open soon.