To help students develop an approach to research that will enable them to successfully manage subsequent careers in their field. The timetable consists of a series of workshops, seminars, practical demonstrations and participatory learning exercises organised throughout the year. The programme is reviewed annually and so new or different issues can be addressed as needed. Students select with supervisors which sessions they will attend, although most students will be expected to attend most sessions over their three-year registration period. Generally, no specific recommended year is given in which a session should be taken, although some things are more relevant at certain stages of the PhD than others.
Students can attend at any time or more than once over their three years.
All sessions are expected to run annually. In some cases, a practical exercise is involved, in which students would be required to present an oral or written example to demonstrate that skills have been successfully learned. In most others, individual and group exercises and discussions will be the main modes of teaching, rather than simply formal lectures. The training sessions are grouped into one, two or two and a half day workshops, listed below. Use this list in consultation with your principal supervisor to select those workshops that you will attend and when.