Doctoral Skills Development Programme

The UCL Doctoral Skills Development (DSDP) is designed to help doctoral candidates develop skills for research, professional development, and employment. Doctoral candidates are expected to spend 10 days every year on skills improvement. To maximise your development, please take advantage of a variety of activities on the programme.

Next Steps | Complete the Introduction to Skills Development and the Research Student Log session first and then explore the upcoming activities in the four categories.

Engagement influence and impact

Knowledge and intellectual abilities

Research governance and organisation

Personal effectiveness

Researcher Development Framework

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