Skills and Career Development Events Diary
Use the Diary to find up-and-coming skills and career development events for research students and to book your place.
| Title | Start Date | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developing products and services | Mar 21, 2019 09:00 AM | Designing Products and Services aims to provide people who are considering getting involved in translating scientific research into products and services with a... | |
| Scientific Python for Programmers | Mar 21, 2019 01:00 PM | This course will introduce a variety of topics detailing how Python can be used at an advanced level in research settings. Python is a general programming lang... | |
| Basic Lucre | Mar 22, 2019 10:00 AM | This session is for new users of the software that forecasts research project costs. | |
| Managing your research data how to organise, store and share your research findings | Mar 22, 2019 10:00 AM | This course is for researchers and research support staff who want to learn more about developing good data management practices, data management planning, d... | |
| Figshare | Mar 25, 2019 02:00 PM | This hands-on training workshop is for PhD students and researchers who want to share their research data outputs in the newly launched University of Leicest... | |
| Introduction to Version Control | Mar 26, 2019 01:00 PM | This course will introduce users to a version-control system called ‘Git’. If you have ever overwritten valuable work or wanted to collaborate with other r... | |
| Linux Introduction | Mar 27, 2019 01:00 PM | The course will provide users with an Introduction to the Linux operating system. In particular we will focus on use of Linux from the command line. No prior ... | |
| Business planning and pitching | Mar 28, 2019 09:00 AM | Business Planning and Pitching aims to provide delegates with the insights and tools required to prepare a compelling business plan that a business team can uni... | |
| Guided IT Learning Session | Mar 29, 2019 09:30 AM | Receive help with specific IT queries at Guided IT Learning Sessions. Book an appointment for 1 hour. An experienced IT trainer will be available to help and ... | |
| Manage long documents in Word - Part 2 - Additional Features | Apr 01, 2019 01:30 PM | Following on from the Essentials course, this course will introduce you to the additional features which will help to improve your long documents. After a dem... | |
| Organise data or make calculations – Take Time to Learn Excel | Apr 02, 2019 09:30 AM | This course allows you to take time away from your desk to learn at your own pace. You will use online learning materials and hand-outs with exercises to improv... | |
| Writing Effective CVs, Cover Letters & Job Applications | Apr 02, 2019 02:00 PM | Delegates will learn to: have a clear vision of how their CV should look; understand the principles of making an effective job application, that is fit for pu... | |
| Finance and fund raising | Apr 03, 2019 09:00 AM | Finance and Fund Raising will provide delegates with an understanding of how to raise finance for a start-up business or SME and arm them with the insights and ... | |
| High Performance Computing at Leicester | Apr 03, 2019 01:00 PM | An introduction to the High performance computing facilities at Leicester University. The course provides both a general introduction to HPC and specific infor... | |
| Linux Introduction | Apr 09, 2019 01:00 PM | The course will provide users with an Introduction to the Linux operating system. In particular we will focus on use of Linux from the command line. No prior ... | |
| Research Ethics in Practice non NHS | Apr 10, 2019 10:00 AM | To be able to sign-off ethics applications on undergraduate and Master's programmes, attendance at this session on research ethics is mandatory. It will provide... | |
| How to Succeed at Employment Interviews (webinar) | Apr 10, 2019 02:00 PM | Delegates will learn to: have developed three assertiveness techniques; be able to handle confrontations more easily and satisfactorily; be able to demonstra... | |
| Developing meaningful partnerships with business | Apr 11, 2019 09:00 AM | Developing Meaningful Partnerships with Industry will provide delegates with an understanding of how corporations and SMEs would like to work with universities,... | |
| Guided IT Learning Session | Apr 11, 2019 01:00 PM | Receive help with specific IT queries at Guided IT Learning Sessions. Book an appointment for 1 hour. An experienced IT trainer will be available to help and ... | |
| Advanced Lucre | Apr 12, 2019 10:00 AM | This session is for experienced users of the software that forecasts research project costs. |
