A full list of our workshop dates for the academic year. Postgraduate Researcher and Career Development Workshops AY 26/27Note – Dates and times are subject to change – please check My Career Hub for the most up to date information.Further information and booking Workshop Date Time Data Management for your Research 23/09/26 10:00-11:30 Data Management for your Research 30/09/26 14:30-16:00 Finding Academic Literature (CMVM) 07/10/26 15:10-16:00 Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and Engaging 07/10/26 09:30-12:30 Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student 07/10/26 09:30-12:00 Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS) 07/10/26 12:10-13:30 Getting Started in Public Engagement with Research 08/10/26 10:00-12:00 Finding Academic Literature (CSCE) 08/10/26 10:10-11:30 Handling Presentation Difficulties 12/10/26 09:30-11:00 Getting Started with Postgraduate Research 12/10/26 09:00-17:00 Social media for impact: strategy, connecting & metrics 13/10/26 14:00-17:00 Final Year Focus 14/10/26 14:00-15:00 Making Data FAIR: Documentation & Metadata 14/10/26 14:00-16:00 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva 15/10/26 14:00-15:00 Making your data FAIR with Archiving 15/10/26 10:00-12:00 Speed Reading 16/10/26 09:30-11:00 Second Year PhD Skills (Day 1) 19/10/26 10:00-12:30 Writing your first papers for journals (part 1) 20/10/26 10:00-12:30 Second Year PhD Skills (Day 2) 20/10/26 10:00-12:30 Good Feedback: Asking for it; getting it; and responding to it 20/10/26 09:30-11:30 Academic Communication Skills for New Postgraduate Researchers (CAHSS) 20/10/26 10:00-11:00 Writing your first papers for journals (part 2) 21/10/26 10:00-12:30 Managing yourself, your goals and your PhD 21/10/26 09:30-12:30 Academic Communication Skills for New Postgraduate Researchers (CSCE/CMVM) 21/10/26 10:00-11:00 PhD Careers: Career Planning 21/10/2613:00-14:00Working with Personal and Sensitive Data 21/10/26 14:00-16:00 Figures, Images and Visualising Information 22/10/26 13:30-16:30 Focus | Plan | Do It! (Day 1) 27/10/26 09:30-12:30 Finding Academic Literature (CMVM) 28/10/26 15:10-16:00 Voice and Presentation Skills 28/10/26 09:30-16:30 The Inner Game - Exploring Stress, Balance, Resilience and Self-Belief 28/10/26 09:30-11:00 Working with Personal and Sensitive Data 28/10/26 10:00-12:00 Finding Academic Literature (CSCE) 28/10/26 14:10-15:30 Generative AI & the researcher: strategies, insights & practical uses 29/10/26 09:30-12:00 Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS) 29/10/26 15:10-16:30 The Writing Process: Getting Started 02/11/26 10:00-13:00 How to Be an Effective Researcher (Day 1) 03/11/26 10:00-16:00 Focus | Plan | Do It! (Day 2) 03/11/26 09:30-12:30 Think Strategically Respond Rapidly 03/11/26 09:30-11:00 How to Be an Effective Researcher (Day 2) 04/11/26 10:00-16:00 PhD Careers: Careers beyond academia 04/11/2613:00-14:00BANish - Big Audience Nervousness 05/11/26 13:30-15:00 Creative Problem Solving for Researchers 06/11/26 09:30-11:00 Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and Engaging 09/11/26 14:00-17:00 Beating Writer's Block 09/11/26 10:00-13:00 Final Year Focus 11/11/26 10:00-11:00 PhD Careers: Planning an academic career 11/11/2613:00-14:00Making your data FAIR with Archiving 11/11/26 14:00-16:00 Staying Well and Being Productive during your PhD 12/11/26 09:30-11:30 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva 12/11/26 10:00-11:00 Research Posters – an Engaging Graphical Research Story 13/11/26 09:30-11:00 It's About Time...Managing Time Personal Efficiency and Effectiveness 16/11/26 13:30-15:00 The Writing Process: Getting Started 16/11/26 10:00-13:00 How to work with your supervisor effectively 17/11/26 10:00-11:00 Managing your Research Project 17/11/26 13:30-16:30 Turbocharge Your Writing 18/11/26 09:30-11:30 PhD Careers: Academic applications 18/11/2613:00-14:00Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls 18/11/26 14:00-17:00 Writing a Data Management Plan for your Research 18/11/26 14:00-16:00 Reduce Digital Distraction: Design for Life 19/11/26 09:30–11:30 Survive and Thrive as a Part Time PhD Researcher 19/11/26 17:30-19:00 Is My Writing ‘Academic’ Enough? 23/11/26 10:00-13:00 Writing a Data Management Plan for your Research 25/11/26 10:00-12:00 PhD Careers: Applications beyond academia 25/11/2613:00-14:00Writing a Literature Review for Your Doctoral Thesis 25/11/26 13:30-15:00 Storytelling for Academic Impact 26/11/26 09:30-16:30 Navigating the Peer Review Process 27/11/26 09:00-12:00 Responsible Research and Innovation 30/11/26 12:00-14:30 Writing for Publication 30/11/26 10:00-13:00 Assertive Communication Strategies 02/12/26 09:30-11:00 Advanced Presentation Strategies 03/12/26 09:30-16:30 Speed Reading 03/12/26 13:30-15:00 Presentation Skills for the Terrified 08/12/26 09:30-11:00 Effective Remote Working 11/12/26 13:30-15:00 Figures, Images and Visualising Information 14/12/26 13:30-16:30 Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS) 20/01/27 10:10-11:30 Generative AI & the researcher: strategies, insights & practical uses 21/01/27 14:00-17:00 Finding Academic Literature (CMVM) 22/01/27 14:10-15:00 The Writing Process: Getting Started 01/02/27 10:00-13:00 Finding Academic Literature (CSCE) 01/02/27 14:10-15:30 Speed Reading 04/02/27 09:30-11:00 Writing for Publication 08/02/27 10:00-13:00 Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls 10/02/27 09:30-12:30 Team Building and Leadership Fundamentals 10/02/27 09:30–12:30 It's About Time...Managing Time Personal Efficiency and Effectiveness 10/02/27 13:30-16:30 Seven Secrets of a Highly Successful Research Student 11/02/27 09:30-12:00 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva 11/02/27 10:00-11:00 Handling Presentation Difficulties 11/02/27 09:30-12:30 Is My Writing ‘Academic’ Enough? 15/02/27 10:00-13:00 The Imposter Syndrome: Why successful people often feel like frauds 18/02/27 09:30-11:30 Writing a Literature Review for Your Doctoral Thesis 19/02/27 09:30-11:00 Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS) 22/02/27 15:10-16:30 Research Question Design through Visual Thinking 23/02/27 14:10–16:00 Writing Abstracts 23/02/27 10:00-13:00 Finding Academic Literature (CMVM) 23/02/27 15:10-16:00 Preparing for the 3MT: Everything you need to know 25/02/27 09:30-11:30 Voice and Presentation Skills 25/02/27 09:30-16:30 Effective Remote Working 25/02/27 13:30-15:00 Finding Academic Literature (CSCE) 25/02/27 10:10-11:30 Managing yourself, your goals and your PhD 03/03/27 14:00-17:00 Productive Writing: techniques planning and finishing 09/03/27 09:30-12:30 BANish - Big Audience Nervousness 10/03/27 09:30-11:00 Managing your Research Project 11/03/27 09:30-12:30 Writing a Literature Review for Your Doctoral Thesis 19/03/27 09:30-11:00 Collaborative Writing and Publishing 22/03/27 10:00-13:00 Research Posters – an Engaging Graphical Research Story 23/03/27 09:30-11:00 The Art and Craft of Editing 23/03/27 18:00–20:00 Presenting your Research with Confidence 24/03/27 09:30-11:30 Storytelling for Academic Impact 24/03/27 09:30-16:30 Presenting Your Research Virtually - Best Practice for Online (and Live) Presenting 24/03/27 09:30-11:00 Question Time - Handling questions at a conference presentation 25/03/27 09:30-11:30 Navigating the peer review process 14/04/27 09:30-12:00 Advanced Presentation Strategies 15/04/27 09:30-16:30 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva 15/04/27 14:00-15:00 Pitch Perfect: Public Speaking, Networking and Engaging 06/05/27 14:00-17:00 Second Year PhD Skills 11/05/27 10:00-16:00 Presenting Your Research Virtually - Best Practice for Online (and Live) Presenting 11/05/27 13:30-15:00 Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls 12/05/27 14:00-17:00 Speed Reading 12/05/27 09:30-11:00 Research Posters – an Engaging Graphical Research Story 12/05/27 13:30-15:00 Introduction to Postgraduate Leadership 25/05/27 09:30-16:30 7 Reasons You'll Pass Your Viva 03/06/27 14:00-15:00 Be A Better Writer (part 1) 09/06/27 09:30-11:00 Be A Better Writer (part 2) 16/06/27 09:30-11:00 Navigating the Peer Review Process 23/06/27 09:30-12:00 Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls 12/07/27 09:30-12:00 7 Reasons You’ll Pass Your Viva 15/07/27 10:00-11:00 If you require this information in a different format please contact pgr.development@ed.ac.uk. This article was published on Wednesday 2 September 2026
