Research Students Skills

The University of St Andrews has wide provision of training for PGR students – please follow the links below for more information. Most of the training aimed at PGR students is offered under the GRADskills programme. GRADskills aims to help you make the most of your postgraduate experience by offering a comprehensive suite of development opportunities (see below), tailored careers support and a single point of contact for postgraduate researcher development. We have a wide range of opportunities to help you improve your research capability and enhance your employability. Research students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are welcome to access the support on offer at St Andrews.

Please check the PDMS booking system which has the most up-to-date information about which workshops are running and in what format. Note that workshops go live for booking 5 weeks before the workshop date.
Take time to read the GRADskills workshop policy prior to attending workshops.

 

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