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Develop your intellectual abilities, expand your knowledge base and learn the techniques needed to create impactful research.
- 1. Principles and Tools for Data Collection and Analysis
Software for Success
Date: Course Title: Format: 28 October 2025 Software for success: Winning with charts Live Online (limited) 06 November 2025 Discover your Digital workshop for students Live Online (limited) 12 November 2025 Excel Clinic Live F2F (limited) 20 November 2025 Discover your Digital workshop for staff Live Online (limited) 25 November 2025 Software for success: Writing tools Live Online (limited) 07 December 2025 Software for success: Data analysis and statistical tools Live Online (limited) 10 December 2025 Excel Clinic Live F2F (limited) Mastering Excel
Date: Course Title: Format: TBD More courses to be added when available TBD Data Analysis and Visualisation
Programming
Date: Course Title: Format: 9 October 2025 MATLAB beginner Live Online (limited) 16 October 2025 MATLAB novice Blended Mixed (limited) 24 October 2025 Introduction to programming with Python for research Live Online OR Live F2F (limited) 05 November 2025 Software Carpentry (Bash, Git and Python) Live Online OR Live F2F (limited) 14 November 2025 Introduction to research software development with Python Live Online OR Live F2F (limited) 16 December 2025 Think like a computer programmer Live F2F (limited) Interaction and Collaboration
Date: Course Title: Format: TBD More courses to be added when available TBD DSD: Office Hours
Date: Course Title: Format: TBD Office Hours Live Online (limited)
- 2. Principles and Tools for Literature Review
Search strategies and databases
Referencing and Reference Management
Date: Course Title: Format: 16 October 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote: demonstration Live Online (limited) 16 October 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) 21 October 2025 Managing and citing references with Mendeley: workshop Live F2F (limited) 23 October 2025 Managing and citing references with Zotero: demonstration Live Online (limited) 27 October 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) 29 October 2025 Introduction to referencing Live F2F (limited) 03 November 2025 Managing and citing references with Mendeley: demonstration Live Online (limited) 10 November 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote (Mac): demonstration Live Online (limited) 11 November 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote: demonstration Live Online (limited) 13 November 2025 Getting more out of Endnote: Q&A Live Online (limited) 18 November 2025 Managing and citing references with Zotero: demonstration Live Online (limited) 19 November 2025 Managing and citing references with Mendeley: workshop Live F2F (limited) 25 November 2025 Managing and citing references with Mendeley: demonstration Live Online (limited) 25 November 2025 Referencing: Q&A Live Online (limited) 26 November 2025 Managing and citing references with Zotero: workshop Live F2F (limited) 02 December 2025 Getting more out of Zotero: Q&A Live Online (limited) 04 December 2025 Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) 08 December 2025 Managing and citing references with Zotero: demonstration Live Online (limited) TBD Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) TBD Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) TBD Managing and citing references with EndNote: workshop Live F2F (limited) TBD Managing and citing references with Zotero: workshop Live F2F (limited) Accessible all year Introduction to Endnote: training activities Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Mendeley: training activities Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to referencing Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Zotero: training activities Self-paced Library Resources
Date: Course Title: Format: 30 September 2025 Overview of library resources for postgraduates Live Online (limited) 03 October 2025 Viewing historical ophthalmic instruments and rare books that advanced the science of ophthalmology Live F2F (limited) 10 October 2025 Handling rare books, archives, manuscripts and records Live F2F (limited) 17 October 2025 Overview of library resources for postgraduates Live Online (limited) 05 November 2025 Overview of library resources for postgraduates Live Online (limited) 20 November 2025 Introduction to using special collections in your research Live F2F (limited) 21 November 2025 Introduction to using special collections in your research Live Online (limited) Accessible all year Good academic practice in the use of sources Self-paced Accessible all year Handling rare books, archives, manuscripts and records Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to special collections Self-paced Accessible all year Sources of socio-economic data Self-paced
- 3. Tools for Research Communication
Written Content
Date: Course Title: Format: 30 October 2025 Accessibility fundamentals: Creating digital content that is accessible for everyone Live Online (limited) 04 November 2026 PowerPoint for Researchers and Presenters: Words, Images and More Live Online (limited) 13 November 2025 PowerPoint for researchers (Mac) Live Online (limited) Interaction and Collaboration
Date: Course Title: Format: TBD More courses to be added when available TBD Tools for Research Dissemination and Engagement
Date: Course Title: Format: 02 October 2025 Design an impactful research poster using UCL templates Live Online (limited) 07 October 2025 Creating infographics using free web-based tools Live Online (limited) 09 October 2025 Podcasting made easy Live Online (limited) 14 October 2025 Basic image editing using free tools - demo Live Online (limited) 21 October 2025 Make a short film using your iPhone Live Online (limited) 28 October 2025 An introduction to free graphic design tools - Inkscape Live Online (limited) 30 October 2025 Creating infographics using free web-based tools Live Online (limited) 12 November 2025 Using the MediaPod to make professional quality videos (campus-based) Live F2F (limited) 03 December 2025 Using the MediaPod to make professional quality videos (campus-based) Live F2F (limited) TBD Best practice for video captions and transcripts Live Online (limited) Multimedia Content
Date: Course Title: Format: TBD More courses to be added when available TBD DSD: Office Hours
Date: Course Title: TBD Office Hours Live Online (limited)
- 4. Research Methodologies and Analysis
Qualitative Methods and Analysis
Date: Course Title: Format: 29 October 2025 Reading a paper: critical appraisal of a randomised control trial (RCT) Live F2F (limited) 04 November 2025 Critical thinking in a GenAI world: Summaries and sources of information Live Online (limited) 07 November 2025 Introduction to critical appraisal of quantitative health research Live Online (limited) 05 December 2025 Reading a paper: critical appraisal of a randomised control trial (RCT) Live F2F (limited) Accessible all year Critical Appraisal Self-paced Accessible all year Critical appraisal of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) for life and medical sciences students and early career researchers - self-paced online tutorial Self-paced Accessible all year Critical appraisal of qualitative research for life and medical sciences students and early career researchers - self-paced online tutorial Self-paced TBD Mixed method approach in social sciences Live F2F (limited) Quantitative Methods and Analysis
Date: Course Title: Format: 15 October 2025 SPM (Statistical Parametric Mapping) for fMRI/VBM Live Online OR Live F2F (limited) Accessible all year Applied regression analysis with real data: from linear to Poisson Self-paced Accessible all year Assessing Measurement Reliability and Validity Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Dealing with missing data Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Logistic Regression Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Regression Analysis Self-paced Accessible all year Nature Masterclasses: Data Analysis: Conducting and Troubleshooting Self-paced Accessible all year Nature Masterclasses: Data Analysis: Planning and Preparing Self-paced Accessible all year Nature Masterclasses: Experiments: From Idea to Design Self-paced Accessible all year Nature Masterclasses: Interpreting Scientific Results Self-paced Accessible all year Sample Size Estimation and Power Calculations with Excel Self-paced Statistics for Research
Date: Course Title: Format: 10 November 2025 Understanding statistical concepts in research Live F2F (limited) 12 November 2025 Statistics for Researchers: Scientific method, probability and statistics Live Online (unlimited) Accessible all year Basic statistics for research Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Bayesian Analysis Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Meta-Analysis Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods Self-paced Accessible all year Introduction to Statistics in R Self-paced
- 5. Creativity in Research
Date: Course Title: Format: 21 October 2025 Creativity in research Live Online (limited) 22 October 2025 Creative thinking in research Live Online (limited)
