Masters Students Skills and Training

During your time at St Andrews you will develop in many different ways, and build a wide range of skills that will support you until graduation and beyond. There are many development opportunities open to you, offered via a number of University centres, services, clubs and societies. We recommend that you keep a log of what you do and when, as this will come in very handy when writing your CV or applying for jobs!

Please follow the links below to learn more about the opportunities and support available to you during your studies.

Contact us

St Leonard's College
The Old Burgh School,
Abbey Walk
St Andrews
KY16 9LB

[email protected]

Phone:+44 (0)1334 46 2003

Upcoming events

Research data underpinning theses: requirements and submission process
Wednesday 24 April 2024, 2.00pm to 3.30pm
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Pitch perfect: public speaking, networking and engaging (GRADSkills)
Thursday 25 April 2024, 10.00am – 1.00pm
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Leadership and teamwork for researchers
Thursday 25 April 2024, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
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Preparing for your Viva (GRADSkills)
Tuesday 7 May 2024, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
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PG Café
Thursday 25 April 2024, 2.30pm -4.00pm
Fairlie Social Space, Old Burgh School

Influencing skills: How to handle challenging conversations to achieve your goals (GradSkills)
Monday 29 April 2024, 1.30pm to 6.30pm
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End of Semester Celebration/ St Leonard’s 50th Anniversary
Friday 10 May 2024, 4.00pm -6.00pm
Muir (109), Old Burgh School

Data management plans:writing workshop for first year reviews
Wednesday 15 May 2024, 9.30am to 11.30am
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Microsoft Word: Producing a dissertation (MSkills)
Thursday 6 June 2024, 2.00pm to 5.00pm
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Software Carpentry 2 day workshop: Shell/Git/Python (GRADSkills)
Monday 17 June to Tuesday 18 June 2024 – full days