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This page lists the A to Z bookable workshops.

Course Date(s) 
A guide to Vivas 26/11/202628/04/2027
AI Essentials for PGRs 25/01/2027
Academic Note-making & Data management 18/01/2027
Academic Writing- Reduce Anxiety Add to waiting list
Academic Writing: Research & Data Skills 11/02/2027
Academic job interviews: what to expect 13/05/2027
Academic writing: presentations & posters 10/12/2026
An Introduction to NVivo Add to waiting list
Applying for non-academic jobs Add to waiting list
Building a sustainable research career 11/05/2027
Building your community - PGR speed networking Add to waiting list
Careers Beyond Academia- Alumni Panel Session for Researchers Add to waiting list
Citation & synthesis in academic writing 19/11/202619/02/2027
Collage your PhD Add to waiting list
Communicate smarter: using GenAI responsibly to elevate your writing 18/11/202604/02/2027
Communicating your research to different audiences Add to waiting list
Communicating your research to different audiences: Top Tips 04/03/2027
Conducting a literature review- purpose, critiquing, structuring and writing Add to waiting list
Copyright for Researchers 02/12/2026
Crafting clever GenAI prompts 09/02/2027
Creating a compelling narrative for your research 03/12/202623/03/2027
Creating impactful public engagement content Add to waiting list
Creative Skills for Researchers 21/04/202717/06/2027
Creative Skills in Research- Adaptability and Flexibility Add to waiting list
Creative Thinking in Research Add to waiting list
Critical reading 28/01/2027
Criticality & argumentation 02/02/2027
Data Visualisation: How to Effectively Communicate with your Data 01/02/202712/04/2027
Data Visualisation: Taster Session 23/11/2026
Designing Research for Policy using A Place-Based Approach 16/03/202716/03/202715/04/2027
Designing research posters Add to waiting list
Development Needs Analysis: What is it? How to Complete it. Add to waiting list
Digital & AI Tools for Research, Data Management and Writing Add to waiting list
Digital tools for research & productivity: Streamlining your workflow Add to waiting list
Effective Research Planning: Balancing Workload, Time and Uncertainty Add to waiting list
Emotionally challenging research: impacts, coping and proactive interventions to support researchers 09/02/2027
Export Controls in Research & Innovation 10/03/202730/06/2027
Facilitated Writing Session Add to waiting list
Final year guidance for writing your thesis 25/02/2027
From reading to your first paper: using generative AI 25/11/2026
GenAI under the microscope: thinking critically about it 27/01/2027
Get Smart with Writing Your Data Management Plan (DMP) 08/12/202619/04/2027
Getting Stuff Done Add to waiting list
Getting Your Research Approved: Sponsorship, Standards & Support Add to waiting list
Getting published Add to waiting list
Getting published and finishing your thesis: using generative AI 11/03/2027
Getting started on your PGR Journey- a reflective workshop Add to waiting list
Getting the most out of supervision (supervisor perspective) Add to waiting list
Grant Writing for PGRs Applying for Postdocs 11/03/2027
How to Write a Blog Post in 60 Minutes Add to waiting list
How to manage your career Add to waiting list
How to submit a Strong Researcher-led Initiative (RLI) Application Add to waiting list
How to thrive in the first year of your postgraduate research journey (PGR panel discussion) Add to waiting list
Impact-Led Careers: Startups & Spinouts Add to waiting list
Insights from the Dean Add to waiting list
Interactive Documentaries: i-docs 04/05/2027
Introduction to Project Management: 5 Key Tips 17/11/202608/02/2027
Introductory Statistics 11/11/202610/02/2027
Leading to publication: turning your research into publishable material 10/03/2027
Library Essentials for PGRs Add to waiting list
LinkedIn for Researchers: Developing and Using Your Profile Add to waiting list
Maintaining momentum and focus after upgrade (PGR panel discussion) Add to waiting list
Mapping and Marketing Your Skills Add to waiting list
Navigating University life as an International PGR - Top Tips Add to waiting list
Not just journal articles - diversity of ways to disseminate research 09/03/2027
Organising your references with End Note 22/03/2027
PGR Skills Development & Network building Add to waiting list
PGR Study Space- Introduction and Taster Session Add to waiting list
Planning & preparing for fieldwork 12/01/202722/04/2027
Planning & structuring academic writing 30/11/202621/01/2027
Planning for Meaningful Public Engagement 24/03/202712/05/2027
Planning your PhD 24/11/2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship & Grant Applications 18/03/2027
Preparing for submission 29/04/2027
Preparing for your Upgrade 27/01/2027
Preparing for your final year Add to waiting list
Preparing for your final year (PGR panel discussion) Add to waiting list
Preparing for your viva 30/11/2026
Presentation skills for researchers Add to waiting list
Presenting podcasts- how to be a good host Add to waiting list
Proof, edit and perfect the thesis 08/12/202626/04/2027
Public speaking and presentation skills Add to waiting list
Questionnaire Design: a very basic introduction 18/11/2026
Reflecting creatively on your research Add to waiting list
Reflective journaling for researchers Add to waiting list
Research Integrity: trust in research and protection of the research record 24/02/202729/04/2027
Research Presentation: the narrative and the tech 01/03/2027
Research Reputation Accelerator and an overview of Open Research Add to waiting list
Research Without Barriers- Publishing in open access 23/02/2027
Researcher Presence: Raising your Profile as a Researcher on Social Media and Digital Metrics 27/11/202614/04/2027
Scientific writing 17/03/2027
Searching Smarter- Advanced Search Techniques 24/11/202618/02/2027
Sharing Your Research Data With Confidence 29/01/202713/04/2027
Skills for researchers - introducing the Exeter Doctoral College Researcher Development Programme Add to waiting list
Starting out on your postgraduate research journey: a reflective workshop Add to waiting list
Successfully searching for Grey Literature 14/01/202721/04/2027
Systematic Literature Review (Faculties of HASS & ESE) 26/01/2027
Systematic Literature Review (Faculty of HLS) 07/12/2026
The Big Questions about AI for PGRs 19/03/2027
The Imposter Syndrome: why successful people often feel like frauds 23/03/2027
The ethics committee and me: how to get the most out of the ethics review process 04/03/202708/06/2027
The seven secrets of highly successful research students 13/11/2026
Thesis Project Management 26/01/2027
Thinking Deep and Wide: Critical Thinking and Writing Add to waiting list
Thinking with AI: Using Generative AI to Structure and Communicate Research Add to waiting list
Translating your skills to the world of work Add to waiting list
Trusted Research Essentials: Secure and Informed Collaboration 10/02/202716/06/2027
Turbocharge your writing 17/11/202616/03/2027
Unlocking Your Research with Open Research Exeter (ORE) 09/12/202605/03/2027
Using AI tools for more effective and dynamic presentations Add to waiting list
Using online news for research 26/02/2027
Using your Writing Brain to write your research Add to waiting list
Visual Literacy: How to read and construct images Add to waiting list
Wellbeing strategies for PGRs (PGR panel discussion) Add to waiting list
What to expect from your Upgrade (PGR Perspective- panel discussion) 10/02/2027
Working with Digitized Primary Sources 10/12/2026
Working with your supervisors (PGR Perspective- panel discussion) Add to waiting list
Writing a literature review 02/12/202618/03/2027
Writing conference abstracts 27/04/2027
Writing journal papers 05/02/2027
Writing strategies - getting productive with creativity Add to waiting list
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