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The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network is a network of leading Higher Education institutions, founded by UCL in order to share best practice in skills training for Doctoral Researchers.
The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network (BPSN) is a network of leading London-based Higher Education institutions, which was founded by UCL to share best practice in skills training for Doctoral Researchers in the Bloomsbury area. The purpose of the shared skills training programme is to allow Doctoral Researchers additional opportunities for skills training through attending training courses and workshops at other member institutions.
BPSN currently consists of the following member institutions:
- University College London (UCL, founding member)
UCL is amongst the best universities in the world. Academic excellence and disruptive thinking have been the status quo since 1826. We teach our students how to think, not what to think. UCL is sharing almost 50 training events with BPSN, many of which are exploring different career paths and what it takes to get there.
Contact: docskills@ucl.ac.uk
- Birkbeck
Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London's only specialist provider of evening higher education – which means students can balance studying with work, family and other commitments.
Contact: research-degree-exams@bbk.ac.uk
- City St George’s University
City St George’s is a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice. Following a recent merger, City St George’s has campuses in Clerkenwell, Moorgate, and Tooting. Day in, day out, year in and year out, City St George’s transforms the lives of around 20,000 students, creates new knowledge, supports business and the professions, and contributes to the global good of society.
Contact: doctoralcollege@city.ac.uk
- King's College London (KCL)
King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. King’s hosts over 4000 postgraduate research students who contribute to Kings’ vision to drive positive and sustainable change in society and to make the world a better place.
Contact: doctoraltraining@kcl.ac.uk
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
LSE is a world leading international social science specialist university, based in the heart of London.
Contact: phdacademy@lse.ac.uk
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the world's leading public health universities. Our vision is to help create a more healthy, sustainable and equitable world for everyone, because we believe our shared future depends on our shared health.
Contact: transferableskills@lshtm.ac.uk
- School of Advanced Study (SAS)
The School of Advanced Study (SAS) promotes the arts and humanities in the UK. It helps researchers showcase their impact on the broader research and innovation landscape and the influence of their research on policymakers, communities, and individuals. Our well-known specialist institutes and centres provide an interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate on issues related to society, culture, economy, and the environment.
Contact: kremena.velinova@sas.ac.uk
- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
SOAS is a research-intensive institution specialising the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It aims to challenge perspectives, foster debate, and empower students to question the global status quo while finding solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
Contact: doctoralschool@soas.ac.uk
- Royal Veterinary College (RVC)
As one of the world's leading specialist veterinary and biological science research institutions, the RVC brings together talented individuals; all of whom share a passion for human and animal health and welfare. Our programmes have international appeal and attract students who go on to become practicing veterinarians, research scientists, veterinary nurses and leaders in industry and government.
Contact: rdofficer@rvc.ac.uk
- Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
Queen Mary University of London is a top UK university grounded in our East London roots with a global reach, including campuses in China, France, Greece, and Malta. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Contact: doctoralcollege@qmul.ac.uk
Explore a variety of courses available from The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network:
- UCL
myUCL Careers: If you are a BPSN student wishing to reserve a place on UCL Careers courses, please email UCL Careers directly on: careers.researchers@ucl.ac.uk. You will be unable to sign up via myUCLCareers as this requires a UCL associated email address.
- Birkbeck
Date: Course Title: 10 Jan 2025 Introduction to NVivo: qualitative data analysis for postgraduate research using CAQDAS
- City St George's University
Date: Course Title: 06 Feb 2025 Performing a Systematic Review: How to Find Relevant Information 13 Feb 2025 Introduction to Copyright 17 Feb 2025 Harvard Citing and Referencing 21 Feb 2025 Executive Functioning: Time Management and Organisational Skills 06 Mar 2025 Keeping up to Date with Your Research 20 Mar 2025 Using Search Strategies and Digital Tools for your Research
- King's College London
Date: Course Title: 08 Jan 2025 Postgraduate Funding: Considering the Alternatives for Postgraduate Research Students 15 Jan 2025 Making the Most of Conferences 28 Jan 2025 Writing for non-specialist audiences - why and how to do it 27 Feb 2025 Clear & Concise Academic Writing 13 Mar 2024 How Social Media Can Help Your Research Career
- School of Advanced Study
Date: Course Title: 13 Jan 2025 Effective Literature Reviews 20 Jan 2025 Academic Citizenship: Collaboration and Community-building as a Researcher 27 Jan 2025 The PhD Viva 03 Feb 2025 Conducting Interviews: Oral History 06 Feb 2025 The Imposter Syndrome 10 Feb 2025 Interviews as a Research Method 24 Feb 2025 Open Access 03 Mar 2025 Data Collection Tools 10 Mar 2025 Footnotes 13 Mar 2025 Overview of Journals Publishing 17 Mar 2025 Presentation Skills 24 Mar 2024 Crafting Your Academic Writing 27 Mar 2025 Peer Review
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Date: Course Title: 16 Jan 2025 Getting the right things done: take control of your task management 17 Jan 2025 Introduction to Data Management for Research Projects 23 Jan 2025 Effective Oral Presentations 03 Feb 2025 Using conceptual frameworks for research 05 Feb 2025 How to be assertive without damaging your working relationships 13 Feb 2025 Planning for Data Sharing 14 Mar 2025 Producing Data Management Plans for Research Funders 19 Mar 2025 How to review a paper for a journal 19 Mar 2025 Using conceptual frameworks for research
- London School of Economics
Date: Course Title: 24 Jan 2025 Wellness workshop: Keep calm & study on 06 Feb 2025 Academic Writing: writing as conversation 07 Feb 2025 Wellness workshop: Academic Imposter Syndrome 10 Feb 2025 Academic Writing: Introductions & Lit reviews 12 Feb 2025 Academic Writing: Introductions & Lit reviews 13 Feb 2025 Ethics workshop: The ethics of informed consent 21 Feb 2025 Wellness workshop: Doctoral Distraction 04 Mar 2025 Persuasive Speaking: content & structure 07 Mar 2025 Wellness workshop: Overcoming Presentation Anxiety 10 Mar 2025 Communications & media training 13 Mar 2025 Persuasive Speaking: delivery techniques 13 Mar 2025 Ethics workshop: Conducting sensitive interviews 21 Mar 2025 Wellness workshop: PhD Plan B 24 Mar 2025 Editing your own work 04 Apr 2025 Wellness workshop: Measuring PhD Progress
- School of Oriental and African Studies
Date: Course Title: 18 Feb 2025 Introduction to Career Thinking for PhDs 25 Feb 2025 Presenting and Networking at Conferences 26 Feb 2025 Academic CVs 04 Mar 2025 Telling Your Story - How to Communicate with Academic Audiences 05 Mar 2025 LinkedIn Secrets for Researchers - Presenting Yourself Online
- Royal Veterinary College
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Date: Course Title: 04 Feb 2025 Assertiveness 14 Mar 2025 PhD Excel Training 17 Apr 2025 PhD Word Training
- Queen Mary University London
Date: Course Title: 31 Jan 2025 Virtual Writing Retreat 28 Feb 2025 Virtual Writing Retreat 28 Mar 2025 Virtual Writing Retreat 01 Apr 2025 Designing and delivering a conference poster 15 Apr 2025 Designing and delivering a conference presentation 25 Apr 2025 Virtual Writing Retreat
Registering onto BPSN Courses
If you are a UCL Doctoral Researcher, you can book onto courses from partner institutions through the BPSN-Inkpath platform.
Please visit the BPSN-Inkpath: FAQ webpage to find out how to set up an account, how to navigate the platform or for any other questions you may have.
