Links to online Statistics courses
Career Development Communication Skills Research Skills Teaching Skills
Thursday, 01 October 2020 to Friday, 31 December 2021, 12am - 1am
MSD Skills are unable to provide our 'Introduction to statistics' training until we return to classroom teaching, but we have listed some alternative online statistics resources here.
Advancing Teaching and Learning Programme
Career Development Communication Skills Research Skills Teaching Skills
Thursday, 08 October 2020 to Monday, 01 August 2022, 3pm - 6pm
Ready to develop your teaching skills at Oxford? The Advancing Teaching and Learning Programme leading to the award of Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, is now open to staff who meet the application criteria.
Writing a thesis - two part online course
Communication Skills Research Skills
Monday, 14 December 2020 to Monday, 01 August 2022, 9am - 9am
This interactive online MSD Skills training course complements 'Viva preparation' and is designed for those in the final or second to last year of their DPhil who are preparing to write their thesis. Part 1 has to be completed in Canvas before booking links for the optional live sessions are made available.
Writing a transfer report - two part online course
Communication Skills Research Skills
Monday, 14 December 2020 to Monday, 01 August 2022, 9am - 9am
This interactive online MSD Skills training course complements 'Transfer of status' and is most suitable for first-year DPhil students in their second or third term who are preparing to write their transfer report. First term DPhil students may find many of the exercises are not yet helpful. Part 1 has to be completed in Canvas before booking links for the optional live sessions are made available.
MSD PLTO changes
Career Development Communication Skills Teaching Skills
Wednesday, 30 June 2021 to Monday, 01 August 2022, 12am - 12pm
MSD’s Preparing for Learning and Teaching at Oxford (PLTO) has changed! You have the choice of attending specific teaching streams – ‘Taught Masters’, ‘Tutorials’, and ‘Supervision’.
IDEA Engaging with Entrepreneurship
Monday, 11 October 2021 to Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9am - 9am
Sign up for IDEA’s Engaging with Entrepreneurship Programme to gain practical experience, learn transferable skills for the workplace, and access entrepreneurial training and funding opportunities.
Primary qualitative research made simple ONLINE
Friday, 15 October 2021 to Friday, 22 October 2021, 9.30am - 11.30am
***This course is fully booked*** Online interactive two day course suitable for Medical Sciences Division researchers who want to learn more about qualitative research with a view to conducting a qualitative research study. This course contains pre-work you will need to complete before each live session.
Fiji/ImageJ analysis course ONLINE
Monday, 25 October 2021 to Friday, 29 October 2021, 9.30am - 12pm
***This course is fully booked*** This four half day online interactive sessions are suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers involved with bright field and fluorescence microscopy.
Transfer of status ONLINE
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 10am to 12.30pm
***This course is fully booked*** This 2.5 hours interactive online MSD Skills training course is suitable for first year DPhil/MSc research students preparing for their first milestone; transfer of status.
PLTO Masters teaching ONLINE
Career Development Communication Skills Teaching Skills
Monday, 01 November 2021, 9am to 1pm
This online MSD Skills Training course is for postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers in the Division who want to teach on taught Masters programmes in the University and HE more generally. This course contains compulsory pre-work to complete before the live session.
X-Ray Crystallography ONLINE
Monday, 01 November 2021 to Friday, 05 November 2021, 10am - 4.30pm
This online course provides MSD DPhil and early career researchers with an introduction to the process by which crystallographic structures are determined.
Experimental Design and Statistics in Preclinical Research: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 2 day ONLINE
Tuesday, 02 November 2021 to Thursday, 04 November 2021, 2pm - 4.30pm
***This course is fully booked*** This interactive online MSD Skills training course is for MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers wanting to understand the issues underpinning good experimental design, the bedrock of reproducible science.
Preparation for a successful final DPhil viva ONLINE
Thursday, 04 November 2021, 10am to 12.30pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is most suitable for those in their third or fourth year of their DPhil preparing for their viva, NOT for transfer viva or MSc taught students.
Writing a thesis live session ONLINE
Communication Skills Research Skills
Friday, 05 November 2021, 10am to 11.30am
This is an optional live session for MSD DPhil students, complementing the online self-directed course ‘Writing a thesis’ in Canvas. This two-part course is designed for those in the final or second-to-last year of their DPhil who are preparing to write their thesis.
PLTO Masters teaching ONLINE
Career Development Communication Skills Teaching Skills
Monday, 08 November 2021, 9am to 1pm
This online MSD Skills Training course is for postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers in the Division who want to teach on taught Masters programmes in the University and HE more generally. This course contains compulsory pre-work to complete before the live session.
How and why to undertake a systematic review ONLINE
Tuesday, 09 November 2021, 10am to 12pm
***This course is fully booked*** This online course is for MSD researchers and covers the principles of performing a systematic review and meta-analysis.
When science goes bad: scientific misconduct and how to avoid it ONLINE
Tuesday, 09 November 2021, 1pm to 3.30pm
This 2.5 hour interactive online MSD Skills training course is suitable for all postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers keen to avoid scientific misconduct.
Research ethics - an introduction ONLINE
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9.30am to 12.30pm
This half - day interactive online MSD Skills training course is relevant to all MSD postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers looking to understand the ethical concerns faced by researchers.
How to work with your supervisor ONLINE
Friday, 12 November 2021, 10am to 12.30pm
This interactive online session is suitable for MSD first year DPhil students (and some MSD MSc students).
PLTO Tutorials ONLINE
Career Development Communication Skills Teaching Skills
Friday, 12 November 2021, 1pm to 5pm
This online MSD Skills Training course is suitable for postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers in the Division who want to teach tutorials in the University and HE more generally. This course contains compulsory pre-work to complete before the live session.