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DSDP: Personal Effectiveness

Nurture your full potential by becoming a powerful researcher and leader in your field.

*Please note: course dates and booking links will be gradually added on a termly basis. Please check back again to stay tuned. If not indicated differently, courses will take place online. 

1. Wellbeing and Resilience
Date:Course Title:Format:
25 March 2025Build your resilience with self-compassionBlended Mixed (limited)
2. The PhD Journey
Date:Course Title:Fornat:
19 March 2025The PhD journey: producing thesis and reportsLive Online (limited)
28 March 2025The PhD Journey: preparing for transferLive Online (limited)
08 May 2025Preparing for your vivaLive Online (limited)
17 April 2025The PhD Journey: 7 methods for common challengesLive Online (limited)
07 May 2025The PhD journey: producing thesis and reportsLive Online (limited)
13 May 2025The PhD Journey: start your PhDLive Online (limited)
14 May 2025The PhD journey: producing thesis and reportsLive Online (limited)
22 May 2025The PhD Journey: troubleshooting 1:1 clinicsLive Online (limited)
03 June 2025Preparing for your viva for non-native speakersLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
3. Time Management
Date:Course Title:Format:
28 March 2025Balancing competing commitments for academics and researchersLive Online (limited)
30 April 2025Time for research: taking control of your timeLive Online (limited)
4. Careers Within Academia
Date:Course Title:Format:
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Getting an Academic Research Position (self-paced)Self-paced
17 March 2025Academic career planning for PhD StudentsLive Online (limited)
29 April 2025Academic career planning for PhD StudentsLive Online (limited)
07 May 2025How do I know what I'll like? Identifying your motivator, strengths and interestsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
12 May 2025Effective academic applicationsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
21 May 2025Effective academic interviewsLive F2F (limited)
22 May 2025Marketing yourself online: LinkedIn lab Live Online (limited)
04 June 2025Effective academic applicationsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
11 June 2025Effective academic interviewsLive F2F (limited)
23 June 2025What's the story with narrative CVs?Live Online (limited)
26 June 2025Managing your career change emotionsLive F2F (limited)
30 June 2025How do I know what I'll like? Identifying your motivator, strengths and interestsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
01 July 2025Academic career planning for PhD StudentsLive Online (limited)
2024 - 2025Consultancy Challenge (with commecial sector)Live F2F (limited)
2024-2025Hackathon (with commercial sector)Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
5. Careers Beyond Academia
Date:Course Title:Format:
18 March 2025Making the leap: how researchers find non-academic jobsLive Online (limited)
21 March 2025Researchers Careers in Commercialising Research - Venture Capital, Tech Transfer and Patent LawLive F2F (limited)
29 April 2025Researchers careers in government, policy & professional bodies panelLive Online (limited)
06 May 2025Researchers careers in not-for-profit, research management & funding panelLive Online (limited)
07 May 2025How do I know what I'll like? Identifying your motivator, strengths and interestsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
13 May 2025How to use a humanities/social science PhD beyond academiaLive Online (limited)
22 May 2025Marketing yourself online: LinkedIn lab Live Online (limited)
27 May 2025Researchers Careers in Life Sciences Consulting Panel Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
28 May 2025Marketing yourself in person: non-academic interview skillsLive F2F (limited)
03 June 2025Presenting your skills to non-academic recruiters: CVs and application form questionsLive Online (limited)
10 June 2025Making the leap: how researchers find non-academic jobsLive Online (limited)
16 June 2025Marketing yourself to non-academic recruiters: cover letters and personal statementsLive Online (limited)
26 June 2025Managing your career change emotionsLive F2F (limited)
30 June 2025How do I know what I'll like? Identifying your motivator, strengths and interestsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
2024-2025Consultancy Challenge (with commecial sector)Live F2F (limited)
2024-2025Hackathon (with commercial sector)Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)

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General Enquiries: docskills@ucl.ac.uk

Further Information

Researcher Development Framework

The framework describes the knowledge, behaviour and attributes of successful researchers. For more information, please visit the Researcher Development Framework (RDF).

Course Catalogue

This catalogue provides an overview of researcher development courses for 2024/25 academic year. Courses have been arranged into helpful collections to assist you when navigating the development programmes.

Course Catalogues 2024/25 front page

You can also download the Course Catalogue as a word document. Download now: Course Catalogue (Word version)

Further Information: Course Catalogue 

Course Calendar

The Doctoral Researchers Course Calendar provides an overview of all the courses available in 2024/25 academic year.

Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network (BSPN)

BPSN is a network of leading HE institutions, created by UCL to share best practice in skills training for doctoral researchers.

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