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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Grey Literature | May 23, 2019 10:00 AM | Having trouble finding publications and information that you know are out there? Are you doing a literature review that needs to include ‘grey literature’? ... | |
| Transferring to a Non-Academic Career | May 23, 2019 02:00 PM | On Completion of this Seminar, Participants should have: Explored the differences between employer’s expectations in the academic sector and non-academic s... | |
| Scientific Python for Programmers | May 28, 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... | |
| Manage long documents in Word - Part 1 - Essentials | May 29, 2019 01:30 PM | This course will show you how to use essential time saving features when creating a long document such as a report or thesis. You will save time by making use ... | |
| Advanced EndNote | May 30, 2019 10:00 AM | This session will enable you to edit your own reference styles, and explore the advanced features of EndNote. You must already know how to use EndNote to attend... | |
| Learn to Program via Python | May 30, 2019 01:00 PM | This course will introduce you to how programming works, the basic concepts and how to write your first script. Learning how to program can help you to speed up... | |
| Guided IT Learning Session | May 31, 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 ... | |
| Figshare | Jun 01, 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... | |
| Analyse your data with Excel Pivot Tables | Jun 05, 2019 09:30 AM | This course will introduce you to the advantages of using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Excel. Pivot Tables are useful for summarising large amounts of data ... | |
| Manage long documents in Word - Part 2 - Additional Features | Jun 05, 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 | Jun 07, 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... | |
| Guided IT Learning Session | Jun 10, 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 ... | |
| Supervising Research Degree Candidates | Jun 10, 2019 01:00 PM | The session is for those new to supervision, as well as for those who are experienced PhD supervisors, but are new to Leicester. It will explore the current lan... | |
| Writing Effective CVs, Cover Letters & Job Applications (webinar) | Jun 12, 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... | |
| Introduction to Version Control | Jun 13, 2019 09:00 AM | 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 | Jun 13, 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 ... | |
| Examining Research Degree Theses | Jun 17, 2019 02:00 PM | Together with the Director of the Doctoral College, you will explore the main issues to be considered at the three different stages involved in examining a doct... | |
| Manage long documents in Word - Part 1 - Essentials | Jun 18, 2019 10:00 AM | This course will show you how to use essential time saving features when creating a long document such as a report or thesis. You will save time by making use ... | |
| Guided IT Learning Session | Jun 19, 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 ... | |
| High Performance Computing at Leicester | Jun 20, 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... |
