Skills Training

Skills Training in Year 1

Skills training in year 1 takes place on Friday afternoons and includes sessions such as:

C++ (4 days)
R (full Day)
Communication skills
Influencing people
Presentation skills
Protecting confidentiality & IP
Writing Skills I, II, III
Using tabletop experiments to enhance modelling
UK Study Group with Industry

Skills Training in Year 2

Skills training in year 2 takes place during Michaelmas term and Hilary term and includes sessions such as:

Managing your supervisor
Reading research papers
Outreach training & outreach activity
Academic project management
UK Study Group with Industry

Skills Training in Years 3 & 4

Skills training in years 3 & 4 takes place at different stages throughout the two years and includes sessions such as:

EU Study Group with Industry (Yr 3)
International Study Group with Industry (Yr 4)
Outreach activity
Managing your DPhil
Starting a new company
Finishing your DPhil
Industrial Ethics
Careers workshop / Employabilty training
Realising impact from research