POSTGRADUATE SKILLS TRAINING
In addition to the present Department of Materials skills training webpage, containing information on training specifically provided for Materials graduate students, the MPLS Division provides a Divisional Career Development & Training Programme with courses to support the personal, professional and career development of graduate students and research staff.
Departmental Skills Training Resources
The Department of Materials offers a wide range of skills training events each year. These are summarized in the "Introduction to Postgraduate Skills Training" document available below (This is an extract from our Materials Graduate Student Handbook, which also contains links to other skills training resources). The slide shows presented at the most recent delivery of several skills training events are also available via the links below. (The dates refer to the latest revision, not the most recent year of delivery).
- Introduction to Skills Training
- The UK Research Councils Vitae website is also very useful (http://www.vitae.ac.uk)
PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
General
See also presentations listed under postgraduate induction
Literature Searching - Electronic Resources for Materials Science (Ristic, OULS, 2008)
- Project Management Workshop
- Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)
Owning a Successful DPhil
Communication Skills Workshops
- Poster Presentation Skills
- Also see ITLP portfolio - search for posters or for presentations
- Presenting a Research Talk
Writing Skills - Publishing and plagiarism plus intellectual property (Assender, 2021)
Writing Skills - Example document (Warren, 2021)
Careers Workshops
Career planning - looking to the future, for Year 1 PGR
Careers and Networking evening with Alumni
- Programme and Biographies (2019 - to be added) (weblearn authentication required)
Careers Resources
- Active Job Hunting - Guidance for those coming to the end of their time in the Department (UG, PGR & Post-doc).
Quality and Environmental Management Workshop
Teaching Skills Presentations
Tutoring
Delivering a course of Lectures
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- Programme
- Slides
