In a world that is critically difficult and damaging to the individual PhD researcher in, both in terms of workplace stress, mental health and pandemic related isolation and disruption, these two-day long sessions aim to allow researchers to develop and maintain a positive and nourishing relationship with their thesis research and their working practice.

During this interactive workshop, we will explore the phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome, its possible triggers and potential consequences, and consider some approaches for handling the associated thoughts and feelings.

In this interactive workshop, we will introduce the core elements of project management and explore how you can learn and apply them to your doctoral research project.

This 1.5-hour participative workshop from how2glu will help you to identify key outcomes and objectives of your research and map out realistic and achievable alternative routes to achieving them. In this way you will be able to interrogate options and create a ‘back up plan’ should you need one in the future.

In this interactive workshop we will aim to de-mystify the policies and processes of research funding, exploring how funding is awarded and managed in the UK and the types of funding that might be available to you.

Have you submitted your thesis, or are you close to completion? This online workshop is designed to guide you through the process of preparing for your viva and giving your best possible performance on the day.

There’s so much to fit into to your final year and careful planning is essential. With clear guidance, individual exercises, and group discussion, this practical workshop helps you prepare for the last stages of your doctorate, including submission, the viva, and what happens next.

Are you part-way through your PhD and wondering how to keep going? Do you need a push to progress to the final stages? If so, join us for this online workshop.

This programme is an opportunity to work with experienced career coaches and other doctoral researchers who want to focus on career planning in a safe and supportive environment.

In recent years audiovisual research assets have move from being viewed as ‘non-standard outputs’ due to the advent of high quality and low-cost equipment, and the increase in audiovisual literacy. The audiovisual now plays a much more central role in academic research and direct outputs.

In this 2 hour 15 minute workshop we will identify a range of different challenges you may face during your PhD research experience and ways you can generate more positive outcomes.

This graphically facilitated 2 hour 15 minute workshop will help you understand the relationship between ‘soft skills’, attitudes, behaviours and ‘hard skills’, what skills and behaviours are sought after by employers, clients or funders and how to build these into your PhD experience and evidence them. We will also look at skills relevant to academic and non-academic career paths and understand commonalities and differences.

This 2 hr 15 minute online workshop will allow you to identify skills and share strategies for effective networking to build effective research and industry relationships. You will be introduced to practical tools to enhance your networking approach and we’ll cover online/virtual modes of networking too.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to: identify the appropriate alternative funding bodies for you, find them via books and the internet, and apply strongly and correctly.

The purpose of this workshop is to help researchers to learn how to plan their career and to make good strategic career decisions as they progress. It encourages doctoral researchers to take a big picture view of the way they plan and manage their post-PhD careers.

Being well-prepared is the key to giving a relaxed performance in an interview. This workshop will help participants reduce their stress levels when preparing for interviews through a greater understanding of the types of questions they may be asked, and how they can prepare to answer them.

As part of this course there will be signposting towards modes of collective care and guidance on how to set up groups such as climate cafes that can be spaces of mutual aid and support. The course is also geared towards encouraging action, and participants will have time to discuss what would be helpful for them moving forward as a cohort.

This 1-month programme will help you identify strengths and explore post-PhD options.

A highly interactive and practical media and communications workshop designed to ensure that, the next time participants address a rolling camera, an audience or an interview panel, they will be fully equipped to get their messages across.

This workshop is designed to develop the necessary skills for effectively communicating the significance of your research outside the immediate environment of fellow-specialists in your own field. The relevance of this training will be far-reaching in a range of contexts central to any researcher’s career (grant applications, presentations, publications, job applications, public engagement, and all forms of contact with the media).