Graduate School

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Welcome to Imperial College London and the Graduate School! The Graduate School is responsible for the postgraduate experience at the College and we work closely with the Union and the Graduate Students’ Union to ensure that when decisions are being made, which affect your time at Imperial, your voice is heard. Another important aspect of our role is to offer you a free and exciting range of professional development opportunities which you can access from where ever you are in the world. Whether you wish to pursue a career in academia, industry or something else, professional development training will improve your personal impact and will help you to become a productive and successful researcher. The Graduate School also runs a number of exciting social events and competitions throughout the year which are an opportunity to broaden your knowledge as well as to meet other students and have fun. Check out the Graduate School’s website, blog, social media and e-Newsletters to keep up to date with all the latest activities available to you!

I took some of  the first courses ever run by  the school when I studied for my own PhD and have found them very valuable in my career so far. In  particular, they broadened my  horizons of what was valuable for  working effectively and achieving results both within academia and outside Imperial Alumnus

Professional Skills Development

The Graduate School’s doctoral professional skills development programme has been designed to support research and personal skills development, helping you to improve your ability to undertake focussed research and to progress in your chosen career.

Attendance Requirement To reflect the importance of professional skills development, it is a College requirement for you to attend Graduate School courses.

The College requires that all doctoral students achieve a minimum of four Graduate School credits by the Late Stage Review (LSR). In addition to these credits, the online doctoral plagiarism awareness course must be completed by the Early Stage Assessment (ESA). Credits should be accumulated as follows:

By the Early Stage Assessment (ESA) - 2 creditsBy the Late Stage Review (LSR) - a further 2 credits

*Course credits are listed under each course description online

To enrol onto Graduate School courses, please visit our website: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students/doctoral/professional-development

Please contact the Graduate School if you have any queries: graduate.school@imperial.ac.uk

The Professional Development Programme

The Graduate School is proud to deliver award winning and sector leading professional development opportunities to postgraduate students at Imperial College London.

Our team of tutors have a wide variety of research and other career experiences. We understand the importance of developing professional skills whilst undertaking postgraduate research studies. Not only does our programme help you to progress in your academic studies, it can also be part of your preparation for your future career. We provide the opportunity for you to practice and develop your presentation skills, academic writing skills, and a wide range of other key skills. By attending our courses, you will also have the opportunity to meet students from a variety of subject disciplines from across the College, hence building your professional network.

We offer a range of interactive courses including face-to- face workshops, interactive webinars, and online self-paced courses. We also offer a choice of residential opportunities. We have three residential retreats including the Thesis Writing Retreat, the Team and Communications Retreat, and our Research Impact and Influence Retreat. We also have our Global Fellows Programme which provides you with an exceptional opportunity to spend an international week with researchers from across the world.

We encourage you to explore and engage with the diverse range of opportunities on offer from the Graduate School!

The Graduate School’s programme of professional development courses for doctoral students is divided into the following stimulating programme areas:

Information about the courses available in each area can be found at: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students/doctoral/professional-development/

Research Communication

Research Impact & Societal Engagement

Research Computing & Data Science Skills

Professional Effectiveness

Professional Progression

Industry & Enterprise

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Research Integrity

Professional Business Skills

Research Communication The workshops, webinars and retreat in this programme will support you with strategies and tips to become more efficient in communicating your research to your audience. You will share your knowledge with tutors, working together to enhance your skills and style.

Developing & Producing Your ResearchA Scientific Approach to Research Communication (Webinar)

In this highly interactive webinar, you will discuss the characteristics of scientific writing and explore some strategies to enhance their efficiency and critique in writing.

Literature Review A literature review gives the context and background crucial to understanding research projects. In this workshop you will discuss some strategies and tips to enhance your expertise in writing a literature review.

Publications Publications are an important part of career development for every researcher. This workshop provides guidance on producing a scientific paper and the reviewing process. It will allow you to practice abstract and title generation, peer review as well as receiving feedback.

Thesis The thesis communicates results and shows the contribution of a research project to its field. This workshop will support you in the development of your thesis following the Imperial College regulations.

Grant Applications Applying for grants is one of the most important, exciting, challenging and essential aspects in the career of a researcher. In this workshop you will discover how, where and when to search for funding. It will include how to develop and produce an effective grant application. You will learn about the funding panels’ expectations and requirements to help guide you in what to include in the application.

Understanding the Manuscript Review Process

In this workshop you will gain an understanding of the review process and will take the position of a reviewer in order to look at preferred writing styles, whilst developing critical thinking skills through reflection and self-analysis.

Perfecting Presentations

Poster Top Tips (Webinar)

In this highly interactive webinar, you will explore the critical elements and techniques that will help you to produce an engaging and effective poster.

Present your Poster!

In this workshop, you will gain information as well as practical experience in the presentation of a poster, receiving feedback on your own poster/presentation.

Conferences & Seminars

Presenting in front of an audience is considered to be a frightening experience, yet it is a very important skill to develop. In this workshop you will have the opportunity to present and learn how to how communicate with clear content and structure.

Advanced Presentations

Oral presentations form a major part of research communication. As such, the chance to practice and receive feedback is central to improving performance. You will each have the chance to present in front of peers, receiving focussed feedback regarding the content and layout of slides, overall flow and signposting in the presentation.

Thesis Writ ing RetreatA collaboration between the Graduate School and the Centre for Academic English, this two day residential retreat provides a focused opportunity for attendees to make major advances in writing their thesis in a supportive environment. This course is open to students who are aiming to submit their thesis within a year of the retreat date.

Research Impact & Societal Engagement The workshops, webinars, and retreat in this programme, will provide you with the understanding of why we need to consider research impact and strategies for communicating the impact of your research.

Impact in AcademiaBuilding your Research Profile & Vision (Webinar)

At the beginning of your academic career it can seem too early to think building a profile. However, starting this during your doctoral research will mean you are not invisible. This webinar discusses why you should build your research profile and how to develop your research vision.

Alternative Ways to Measure your Research Impact (Webinar)

This webinar aims to support you in thinking critically about understanding the ways in which your work has academic impact and the methods that can be used to measure this.

Understanding the UK Higher Education Landscape (Webinar)

This webinar provides an insight into the UK higher education landscape; knowing how the system works and investing your time and energy wisely can really pay dividends. The series includes looking after and developing your research profile, understanding the UK Higher Education system and how you can make an impact.

Making an Impact (Webinar)

This webinar provides an insight into how to make an impact through your doctoral research.

Understanding & Developing Assertiveness

An assertive person is confident, communicates well, and is skilled in dealing with people in all types of situations. This workshop will give you knowledge and practice for evaluating situations and responding appropriately, focussing on the work situations that you may encounter during your Doctorate.

Impact & Influence RetreatThere is growing importance for demonstrating the impact of research. Research students spend up to four years on their research and it is important it doesn’t become invisible or just stay within the university. This 2 day residential retreat explains the concept of research impact and influence via the use of engaging activities aimed to develop your research negotiation and communication skills.

Societal EngagementPublic Engagement

Engaging researchers go out of their way to involve the public with their research, opening up opportunities for others to get involved and providing new perspectives on the value of their work. In this workshop you will learn how to design and deliver an interactive activity for a specific audience.

Communicating Research in Schools

Learn about and practice communication techniques to help you develop talks and activities for school aged audiences. Students who have completed this course can register to become an ‘Outreach Postgraduate Ambassador’ and receive details of opportunities available through the Outreach Office to work with schools.

Evaluating Engagement

This lively face-to-face workshop will enable you to assess whether your public engagement activities are successful and help you to reveal the areas that may need fine-tuning.

Public Involvement in Medical Research

This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to public involvement in medical research. It will introduce attendees to the differences between “public involvement”, “public engagement” and “public participation” and set public involvement in the wider medical research context.

Research ComputingThe Linux Command for Scientific Computing

This tutorial is aimed at students who have no experience with using the command line. During this workshop, you will be introduced to basic commands, fundamentals of shell scripting including a range of exercises.

Introduction to HPC at Imperial

This workshop introduces the high-performance computing resource at the College. This is a central resource that covers a large part of the College’s scientific computing needs.

Introduction to LaTex

This workshop introduces the key concepts which underlie the LaTeX language and its various uses, guiding participants through the creation of a simple document template which can be used as the basis for their future articles.

Writing Thesis in Latex

This workshop explores how LaTeX can be used to typeset a thesis in a professional and aesthetic way, whilst conforming to Imperial College guidelines. You will practise using a variety of LaTeX packages, receive personalised feedback on your typesetting and will leave with your own thesis template.

Introduction to MATLAB

This class teaches fundamentals of MATLAB, introducing its strengths e.g. matrices and linear algebra. You will learn about the basics of the language using many programming examples. No previous programming experience is required.

Introduction to Python

This tutorial teaches fundamentals of programming with Python. You will learn about the basic building blocks of the language and work with simple examples using the Jupyter Notebook environment. No previous programming experience is required.

Code, Collaborate and Share: Essential Software Engineering for Researchers

Programming as a researcher can be a very intimidating experience. It can feel as though your code isn’t “good enough”, or that you’re not coding in the “right way”. The aim of this course is to help to address some of these concerns through an introduction to software engineering for researchers. Beyond programming, software engineering is the practice and principle of writing software that is correct, sustainable and ready to share with colleagues and the wider research community.

Research Computing & data science Skills The workshops in this programme provide a range of courses in programming, computing tools, data management, visualisation and statistics, all of which aim to enable you to complete your research successfully and effectively.

Data ScienceBasic Statistics This workshop will introduce basic statistical concepts, including

when and where to use them. The course will be taught as a lecture-based course with audience involvement.

Introduction to Sampling & Hypothesis Testing

This workshop will introduce you to basic statistical concepts and tools. It is a practical session and you will learn which is the best statistical test to apply for different situations.

More on Sampling and Hypothesis Testing

This class teaches you finer points of the topic. You will learn about testing small sample sizes and the difference between t and z-tests. You will learn about comparing populations using ANOVA testing.

Non-parametric Testing

This class offers introduction to nonparametric statistics where data do not follow normal distribution. You will learn when to apply it and how to compare samples coming from nonparametric distributions.

Regression Modelling

This workshop will combine an informal lecture and practical modelling to explain how to apply regression methods to model data in terms of one or multiple variables. The focus will be on the application and methods for using regression rather than the theory and will include a practical session followed by how to interpret and analyse your model.

Introduction to Statistics Using SPSS

A practical PC-based one day workshop familiarising you with the SPSS software progressing from data entry to one and two sample tests, one-way ANOVA and linear regression.

R Programming This course is an introduction to R programming from scratch with applications in statistics. Over a 3-hour course, you will learn: Variables and assignments; Classes and data structures; Logical operations; Control structures; Functions; Importing and cleaning data.

Data Frames Manipulation with R

One of the greatest strengths of R programming language lies in its ability to read and efficiently manipulate tabulated experimental data. This class will teach you how to create data frames, perform cleaning and validation, subset and prepare data for visualisation. Basic knowledge of R is required.

Data Processing with Python Pandas

When it comes to processing and plotting large data with Python, the pandas module is the currently the best choice. In this class, you will learn how to read and manipulate data with pandas. At the end of the class, you will be able to create plots and apply simple statistics to your data set.

Data Exploration and Visualisation

This class will help you understand and choose different types of visual data representation. It will guide you though initial visual exploration of unknown datasets. No previous programming experience is required.

Professional Effectiveness The workshops, webinars, and retreat in this programme will enable you to understand your working preferences and strengths, improve your ability to deal with research challenges and manage the research process.

Maximising Your Management SkillsBecoming an Effective Researcher

Suitable for anyone in the first stages of a research degree, this session will explore what is expected of you as a researcher and the transition from an undergraduate/Master’s degree, the work place and/or from overseas to a research environment.

Time Management for your Doctorate

Managing your time effectively during your Doctorate is essential in order to ensure that you submit your thesis on time. As well as managing your own time, you will also need to understand and respond to those around you to. The skills learnt on this course can be transferred to all areas of life, from the PhD and beyond.

Putting Project Management into Action

This workshop examines how Agile project management techniques can be used to allow for different outcomes and opportunities.

Planning & Preparing for your Thesis & Viva

Completing the thesis on time is an essential part of successful doctoral research. This course goes through the necessary steps required to plan and prepare your thesis as well as what you need to do in order to get ready for your Viva examination.

Teams & Communication RetreatParticipating in this retreat will teach you about roles in teams and working together. It will increase your self-awareness and understanding of others. This two day residential retreat follows the well-known Belbin® approach throughout, using a series of exercises.

Understanding Yourself & Others

Introduction to MBTI

This highly interactive workshop introduces you to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a popular framework to understand behavioural difference. It will help you to gain greater self-awareness and improve your understanding of others.

Introduction to the Clifton Strengths Finder

You possess many unique, natural talents which represent the very best of you and so your greatest opportunities for success in the Doctorate, your career and your personal life. This session will allow you to take the Clifton Strengths Finder and find out your top five talent themes and how to develop and apply these to maximize performance.

Enhancing Wellbeing for Doctoral Researchers

This workshop helps you to identify potentially stressful situations, your response to these and possible coping strategies. Stress-management techniques are practiced, and an individual action plan is developed to enhance wellbeing.

Academic Resilience

Your resilience determines how you respond to change, setbacks, and unexpected events, events that are common in a research environment. This workshop will allow you to understand and develop your Academic Resilience, providing skills to help you remain positive and motivated even in challenging circumstances.

Enhance your Leadership Skills

This course is designed to examine leadership theory, practice and the competencies of leaders, in order to identify various leadership styles so that you might develop your own approach to leadership.

It’s Your PhD: Managing the Supervisor-PhD Student Partnership

This practical and interactive workshop is designed to help you take control and better manage your PhD, especially the relationship with your supervisor. It includes a mix of mindfulness, relaxation and stress management techniques, as well as assertiveness skills training. It will also help you build long-term resilience skills for life, to enable you better deal with whatever life throws at you.

Professional Progression The workshops, webinars, and 2-day course in this programme will enable you to consider your future, and how best to create action-plans for your goals. These student-centred, evidence informed courses include the sharing of experience and networking to gain knowhow for your PhD and beyond.

Progression for your PhD & Beyond

Networking for Progressing your PhD

This interactive workshop is designed to equip you with the confidence and the tools to network effectively. It considers good practice and gives tips to develop techniques for effective networking for application in areas including: career planning, professional advancement and forming collaborations.

Negotiation for your Doctorate & Beyond

Negotiation and influencing skills are useful in work or study and are increasingly important and valued. This workshop provides you with the opportunity to practice and develop the skills necessary for constructive negotiations.

Maintaining your Motivation & Building Independence

This workshop will help you to identify your motivators and opportunities for support. It also looks at opportunities for effective communication and networking, allowing for dissemination of and feedback on your work in order to build independence.

Thinking About Doing a Postdoc?

This course aims to inspire a focussed approach to choosing the right Postdoc position for you by exploring options, introducing the opinions of some Imperial postdocs and presenting some example job descriptions, person specifications and application forms.

Ask the Doctor: Your Chance to Chat With a Doctoral Graduate at Work (Webinar)

This interactive webinar is designed to give you the opportunity to discuss career options with a doctoral graduate. You will be asked to bring questions to aid discussion and ensure that you gain tips and advice about career development and professional advancement.

CareersAn Introduction to Career Planning for 1st & 2nd Year PhDs

This interactive workshop will help you make the most of your PhD experience in terms of exploring your options and building your knowledge to be successful in your chosen career.

Effective CVs and Applications

No matter if you are applying for a job in academia or moving outside, this interactive workshop will help you to understand what a recruiter is looking for and how to create excellent CVs, cover letters and application forms.

Job Search with a Difference

This interactive workshop will help you to identify up to date resources and a range of methods to make your job-hunting as organised and diverse as possible.

Preparing for Interviews

Whether your interview is within or outside academia, this workshop will help you understand the process and learn how to best prepare. Good preparation for an interview is the key to success and will give you the confidence to give your best performance on the day.

Finish Up Move On + (FUMO)

This Times Higher award-winning course is a two day intensive, interactive, non-residential course for mid to late stage PhD & MD(Res) students. It covers what you need to know to successfully complete your research and move on to the next phase of your career, whatever that might be.

The two day programme is full and varied and includes time for discussion, reflection, and practical exercises. We have guest speakers from Engagement and the Careers Service, and at the end of the first day, a small reception and networking event gives students the opportunity to talk to other students and two or three Doctoral graduates now working in industry and academia, in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere.

Industry & Enterprise This suite of courses will help you develop knowledge, skills and competencies to engage effectively and collaboratively with industry.

EntrepreneurshipDeveloping an Entrepreneurial Mindset (Webinar)

This webinar provides participants with an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset and how to develop one as researchers. It introduces key concepts that will help them start to transform the way they think about their research or potential new venture creations

Enterprising Skills & Entrepreneurial Attributes

Having an enterprising mind- and skill-set and will help you succeed in your career, whether in business, academia or other areas. This workshop will explore what these are; how they link with being an entrepreneur; how well they describe you; and how you can develop them during your time at Imperial.

Idea Generation: Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Coming up with, and testing, new hypotheses are at the heart of research. Generating, and evaluating, novel ideas or ways of doing things is at the heart of innovation and entrepreneurship. In this workshop you will be introduced to, and practice using, a suite of tools to help with creative idea generation and begin to assess idea feasibility.

Generating a Business Model Canvas

In order to go from an idea into a business, you need to understand how you will make money: What is the model you are going to adopt? During this workshop you will explore the value chain in your business idea and then design a business model canvas to help consider how your venture might work.

Building an Enterprising Team

Investors will look at the team as much as, if not more than, the concept you plan to take to market. This workshop will look at your preferred team role, communication within and outside of your enterprise, and the tech/business skills needed at different stages of the business’ growth.

Please note that this course programme is provisional; check out our website for the latest

schedule and new courses:

www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students/doctoral/professional-development/industry--enterprise-courses/

Grand Challenges Retreats

Imperial College Graduate SchoolGrand Challenges Retreats

These industrially themed retreats build on the success of the previous Industry xChange programme. They offer EPSRC-funded doctoral students further opportunities to participate in enhanced professional development through interaction with industry.

The 2-3 day non-residential retreats focus on the Industrial Strategy challenges. They aim to engage students in a range of practical activities that aid the communication of their research to an industrial audience, develop a more enterprising mindset and put some practical innovation skills to the test with support, feedback and input from peers and industry. Please check the website for the upcoming schedule of Grand Challenges Retreats:

www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students/doctoral/professional-development/imperial-grand-challenges-retreats/

Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA) The workshops, webinars, and retreat in this programme provide training and support to postgraduate researchers who are engaged as Graduate Teaching Assistants at Imperial. GTAP is accredited by Advance HE/The Higher Education Academy. After attending core elements of the programme, you are eligible to gain professional recognition for your teaching by applying for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).

TeachingIntroduction to Learning and Teaching

This course provides an overview of the GTA role and an introduction to some key teaching techniques to promote active learning. We also discuss planning sessions, including formulating aims, objectives, and learning outcomes.

Introduction to Assessment and Feedback for Learning

In this course we explore the principles of effective assessment, with a particular emphasis on formative assessment. We also introduce a range of feedback approaches and provide practical advice on how to gather feedback to evaluate your teaching.

Microteaching Microteaching is a technique used to enable teachers to practise an element of their teaching skills in a ‘safe’ environment. In this course you teach a 10-minute segment of a learning session (tutorial, seminar, lab demonstration, lecture, fieldwork) to a small group of peers and receive feedback, including a video of your session.

Supporting Active Teaching in Labs

Many GTAs teach in labs. We compare and contrast different approaches and explore how these can be used to maximise the effectiveness of this type of teaching.

Introduction to Teaching with Digital Technologies

This blended course gives you the chance to reflect on what digital pedagogy means and how technology can affect teaching practice. We then take a more hands-on approach to technology implementation, where you have the opportunity to design a session or an activity considering the use of digital tools.

Performative Aspects of Teaching

In this course we explore performative aspects of teaching in higher education, drawing on the performing arts and performance theory. We focus on the voice, body language, improvisation and presentation of self, and explore some of the techniques used by performers to help improve your confidence as a GTA.

Facilitating Learning in Small Groups

We explore what is meant by small group teaching and discuss the goals and purposes of teaching students in small groups. We also take a more detailed look at some of the methods and questioning techniques used to engage and motivate students.

Introduction to Pedagogic Research

This course introduces the concepts of pedagogic research and scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and enables you to reflect on the paradigmatic differences between discipline-specific, scientific research and educational enquiry. We introduce various educational research methods and consider how you might apply some of these methods in your own small-scale pedagogic research project.

Inclusive Learning & Teaching

In this course we explore what is meant by inclusive practice and universal design. You have the opportunity to discuss the process involved in identifying barriers to inclusion and explore possible solutions through recommended reasonable adjustments.

Applying for Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) (Webinar)

This webinar introduces the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), which outlines the activities, core knowledge and professional values that should be demonstrated by those who are teaching in higher education. We also discuss the Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) application requirements for GTAP participants.

GTA RetreatThis one day non-residential retreat provides GTAs with time and space to reflect on their recent teaching experience in a supportive environment.

Participants have the opportunity to share good practice with peers and address any teaching-related concerns. The retreat is also a useful time for participants to make progress with Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) applications – the route to professional recognition for teaching.

Research Integrity The workshops, online courses and webinars in this programme address key questions such as “What is academic integrity?” and “How do I avoid plagiarism?”. Furthermore, the courses will enable you to find, evaluate, organise and manage digital content for research and scholarship. You will also learn to share information in an open, ethical and copyright-safe way.

Ensuring IntegrityPlagiarism Awareness (Mandatory Online Course)

This mandatory online course aims to equip you with a working knowledge of the concept of plagiarism and how to avoid it. This enables you to use and share information ethically, with academic integrity and in accordance with Imperial College’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Intellectual Property (Online course)

This course aims to equip you with a working knowledge of the concept of Intellectual Property (IP), and an awareness and understanding of the basic principles surrounding IP rights, such as patents, copyright, design rights and other forms of IP.

Copyright (Online course)

This course aims to equip you with a working knowledge of copyright and licencing so that in their career they can use and share information in a copyright safe way.

Introduction to Making your Thesis Open Access

This workshop will provide a general introduction to open access, with specific reference to the PhD thesis, and related research outputs that may arise from PhD study.

Science, Research & Integrity

The workshop is designed to give you a chance to explore and critically analyse the ethics of scientific research in a constructive way.

Introduction to PhilosophyKnowledge, Truth and Science?

The format of the session will be largely a tutor guided discussion and aims to give you a grounding in the broader philosophical debates around notions of truth, fact and knowledge in relation to scientific research.

Information Landscape

Information Retrieval

This course gives an introduction to Imperial College London Library resources and information services designed specifically for first year research students.

EndNote This course is an introduction to using EndNote. EndNote is a software package that allows you to manage all the references you need for your papers, reports, essays or theses by enabling you to keep them in your own personal database or library.

EndNote (Webinar)

This webinar is an introduction to using EndNote. EndNote is a software package that allows you to manage all the references you need for your papers, reports, essays or theses by enabling you to keep them in your own personal database or library.

Introducing the Web of Science Database

Web of Science Core Collection is an important search tool and information from this database is used to generate journal Impact Factors. This hour-long hands-on workshop will introduce you to some of the key features of Web of Science.

Keeping Your Research Up to Date

This session is designed to provide you with an introduction to a variety of resources for locating information and keeping up-to-date in your research area.

Data Management

This course will highlight the key considerations for students and researchers to help you assess when it is appropriate to share your data and how, and how to write a data management plan.

Research Data Management Plans (Webinar)

This webinar is designed to accompany the Information Landscape: Data Management workshop and will cover some of the more practical elements of RDM and will help students to create their own data management plans.

Professional Business Skills The lectures in this programme provide you with an introduction to key aspects of Business. It also provides you with a taster of an MBA programme, attending these five lectures are a great way to find out if this is a next step for you. Join these five courses to discover the world of business and hear from leading experts.

Introduction to Business

Organisational Behaviour

This course provides an overview of organisational behaviour in general, and two topics, i.e., culture, and motivation in particular. It explores relevant models and theories for these topics and places them in context of associated disciplines.

Business Strategy This course provides an overview of Business Strategy considering external and internal environments. It will provide you with an understanding on how to apply frameworks to build and analyse a strategy.

Contemporary Marketing

The session will review contemporary marketing practice, which is focused on satisfying consumer demands. Green marketing will be explored - benefits, challenges and progress.

The Entrepreneurial Path

This course will provide fundamental information from different research fields, such as psychology, design, and management about how successful entrepreneurs face uncertainty and create profitable businesses.

Management Accounting

The workshop is designed to introduce a basic knowledge of managerial accounting, key concepts, and techniques that support managers in their strategic decisions. It is focused on providing a perspective about different types of accounting, costing, and report preparation.

Imperial College Graduate School

International global fellows programme

The Global Fellows Programme presents excellent international networking opportunities and will enable you to form links with researchers in overseas partner institutions. Each Global Fellows Programme lasts between 1 and 4 weeks with the 4 week Programmes incorporating a research placement.

The Global Fellows Programmes take place in the UK as well as overseas and will be advertised in the autumn term, so please look out for more information and check our website for application deadlines.

www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students/doctoral/global-fellows-programme

Students as Partners Student Programme leaders

Amit Dwivedi Electrical & Electronic

Engineering

Ester Anaya Boig Centre for

Environmental Policy

Hande Alptekin Chemical

Engineering

Vasiliki Papageorgiou Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

Humera Ansari Chemical Engineering

Research Communication Programme

Research Impact & Societal Engagement Programme

Professional Effectiveness Programme

The Student Programme Leaders (SPL) initiative, gives Doctoral students from across the College, the opportunity to engage with the Graduate School’s Professional Development Programme to help shape its design and delivery.

There are ten student Programme Leader roles available each year, one for each of the nine doctoral programme areas and one for the Master’s programme. Successful applicants will work closely with the corresponding Graduate School Programme Leader.

For more information about the initiative, including how to apply, please see: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/students-as-partners/

Imperial Graduate School

Jona Ramadani Chemical Engineering

Magdalena Plotczyk Bioengineering

Marie Rider Physics

Natalia Wojcicka Earth Science & Engineering

Research Computing & Data Science Skills Programme

Professional Progression Programme

Ashley Brookes Civil and Environmental

Engineering

Professional Business skills

Programme

John Callaghan Imperial College Business School

graduate teaching assistants (GTA) Programme

Daryl Ma Electrical & Electronic

Engineering

Industry & Enterprise Programme

Professional Skills Development For Doctoral students

The Graduate School’s doctoral student coaching programme has been established to provide you with an opportunity to talk, independently from your academic department, about challenges you may be experiencing as you study for your doctorate. Although the Graduate School’s coaching programme primarily focuses on building effective working relationships, it is recognised that there may be other self-development issues that you may wish to explore with a coach.

For more information about the scheme or to sign up to the organised drop-in sessions, please visit:

www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/community-support/coaching

The Research Community Fund is designed to support you by enhancing your research environment through encouraging connection with peers. You are able to apply for funding to support cohort and community development and can access this funding to support activities such as networking, social or academic events. For more information about the Programme, including how you can apply for funds to support cohort building activities visit:

www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/community-support/cohort-building

Research Community Fund

Doctoral Student Coaching Programme

Imperial Graduate SchoolGraduate School Events

Find out more at: www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/graduate-school/events/

The Graduate School runs a number of events each year to provide you with an opportunity to meet other students and make interdisciplinary connections. Details of upcoming events will be publicised in our regular E-newsletters.

PGR Welcome Reception Friday 18 October 2019

Meet Support Services from around the College and network with your fellow doctoral students!

Part-time Researcher Conference Spring Term 2020 (Date tbc)

A collaboration with UCL & King’s College, this conference invites part time researchers to network and share experiences.

4C’s SciComm Competition Wednesday 20 May 2020 Open to all postgraduates, this writing and presentation competition allows for Creativity, Content, Clarity and Charisma (the 4C’s’), in communicating science and research.

PhD Summer Showcase Friday 10 July 2020

Demonstrate your public engagement skills in our annual PhD Showcase, featuring a poster competition & Research as Art Exhibition. A great opportunity to celebrate the research taking place across the College!

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