Some of the workshops run as part of the Researcher Development Programme run online. These are all bookable via the booking system. Some examples of sessions offered online are:
- 1:1 Advisory writing tutorials
- 1:1 Coaching
- Career Planning for after your PhD
- Disseminating your research during COVID-19
- Negotiation skills
- Networking naturally
- Presentation Skills
- Project Management
- Time Management
- Using the media to publicise your research
- Writing Abstracts in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Please email skills@kent.ac.uk to book an online session if none are available on our online booking system.
Online training series
The Graduate and Researcher College subscribes to ‘University of East Anglia (UEA) Online Training Series’ offers research and professional skills training for postgraduate research students (PGRs) in a ‘live-taught’ online format. Training sessions are delivered via a virtual classroom on evenings between 7pm-9pm (unless otherwise stated). The series is organised and administered by Dr Simon Watts (simon.d.watts@uea.ac.uk), PGR Training Coordinator for the Faculty of Social Sciences at UEA, who also teaches the majority of sessions.
For your convenience and ease of reference the training has been organised into five modules each focused on a specific area/topic. You don’t have to attend a whole module, however, and are always free to sign up for any individual session.
Information on sessions and how to book can be found here: https://bookwhen.com/ueaonlinetraining#focus=ev-svbq-20211005190000
Training and Resources for Postgraduate Researchers Moodle site
This moodle module contains lots of useful resources, including online guides, to support postgraduate researchers. The module is separated into different sections:
- Information Management
- Research management, ethics and integrity
- Research methods and data analysis
- Communication, engagement and impact
- Writing and publication
- Personal effectiveness
- Wellbeing
- Funding
- Career Development
- Further information/External opportunities
Vitae
Vitae, a not-for-profit registered UK charity funded by Research Councils UK, is dedicated to realising the potential of researchers through transforming their professional and career development.
The Vitae website has a wealth of resources and advice tailored specifically to you as a researcher, whether your ambition is to stay within or move outside academia. All our staff and students get full access to the Vitae website as part of our subscription as long as you are registered with your organisational email address.
University of Kent students wherever they are located can access free, 24/7 online support for issues around mental health and wellbeing. Togetherall (formerlly the Big White Wall) is a Care Quality Commission registered service recognised nationally through awards by the NHS and is a safe environment overseen by qualified therapists called Wall Guides.
