Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 22 April 2024 to Friday, 26 April 2024, 9.30am - 12pm
*Course full* 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.
Analysing biological data by model fitting in GraphPad Prism, online
Monday, 25 March 2024, 9.30am to 12pm
The course is suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers wanting to analyse and compare their biological data using model fitting. No prior statistical knowledge is required.
PLTO Masters teaching, online
Career Development Research Skills Teaching Skills
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 9am to 10am
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.
PLTO Masters teaching, online
Career Development Research Skills Teaching Skills
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 9am to 10am
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.
Preparation for a successful final DPhil viva, online
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 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 student.
Planning, designing and critically appraising clinical research, online
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 to Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1pm - 4pm
This live interactive online course consisting of two three hour sessions is suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students looking to plan and conduct plan and conduct reproducible clinical research projects.
Intro to R for biologists, online
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 to Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 9.30am - 1pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is aimed at MSD postgraduate research students and staff with minimal or no programming experience who want to perform basic data analysis in R and get familiar with programming environment.
Confirmation of status, online
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 1pm to 2.30pm
This 1.5 hour workshops is aimed at MSD DPhil research students and will provide clear guidance and advice as how to successfully prepare and complete the process of Confirmation of Status.
PLTO Tutorials, in person
Career Development Research Skills Teaching Skills
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 1pm to 2pm
This 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.
Careers in medical communication, online
Career Development Research Skills
Monday, 11 March 2024, 1pm to 3pm
Provided by NetworkPharma for MSD Skills, this two-hour panel discussion with representatives from medical communications agencies is suitable for MSD postgraduate researchers interested in careers in medical communications.
Large group and lecturing, online
Communication Skills Teaching Skills
Monday, 11 March 2024 to Thursday, 14 March 2024, 9.30am - 12.30pm
This live online workshop delivered in four separate three-hour sessions and is suitable for MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers looking to teach and wanting to learn the principles and practices of effective lecturing and group sessions.
How to make a success of your post-graduate research, online
Thursday, 07 March 2024, 10am to 12pm
The ‘How to make a success of your post-graduate research studies’ (known previously as ‘How to work with your supervisor’) is an interactive online session suitable for MSD first year DPhil/MSc by research students.
Transfer of status, online
Monday, 04 March 2024, 10am to 12.30pm
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.
Qualitative evidence synthesis made simple, online
Thursday, 29 February 2024 to Friday, 01 March 2024, 9.30am - 11.30am
This course is accessible and relevant to Medical Sciences Division postgraduate researchers who want to learn more about searching for and synthesising qualitative research. The course leader (Dr Francine Toye) had published and presented internationally in this area. Her aim is to demystify qualitative research, and to make it accessible and valuable for improved healthcare.
Experimental design and statistics in preclinical research: the good, the bad and the ugly, in person
Monday, 26 February 2024 to Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 2pm - 4.30pm
This interactive 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.
Transfer of status, online
Friday, 23 February 2024, 10am to 12.30pm
*Course full* 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.
Data analysis & visualisation in R for biologists, online
Tuesday, 20 February 2024 to Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 9.30am - 1pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is aimed at MSD postgraduate research students and staff with some programming experience in R who want to expand their skills in order to create reproducible analysis workflows and publication quality figures from biological data. In order to register to this course you are required to complete a short pre-course quiz on Canvas using your SSO login (please see How it will work section).
Preparation for a successful final DPhil viva, online
Monday, 19 February 2024, 10am to 12.30pm
*Course full* 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 student.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 19 February 2024 to Friday, 23 February 2024, 9.30am - 12pm
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.
Writing a journal article, online
Communication Skills Research Skills
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 1pm to 4.30pm
MSD postgraduate research students and early-career researchers join UK EQUATOR Centre writing experts to learn a smooth, effective process for writing and publishing a journal article. The course uses a flipped-classroom approach with self-directed online work before a live session.