Postgraduate Research Training Programme 2025-26

Check out some of the postgraduate research training sessions we have prepared for you this year:

Term 1

 Session

Time ​ 

Session lead ​ 

What should you achieve in the design phase? ​ 

23 October at 11.00 ​ 

Klaus Fischer ​ 

​Making the most of online resources ​ 

​28 October at 11.00  

​Jonathan Benedetti and Lynn Crothall 

Managing your research journey: key stages for PhD and DProf, forms, and navigating the doctoral studies on Weblearn​ 

4 November at 11.00 ​ 

Jie Hao ​ 

Getting started with Zotero ​​ 

​6 November at 14.00 ​ 

​Jonathan Benedetti and Sabri Dikmen 

​Artificial intelligence: overview for researchers ​ 

​11 November at 14.00 ​ 

​Jonathan Benedetti and Carmel Carroll ​ 

Entering your final year as a research student: what you need to know? ​ 

​18 November at 13.00 ​ 

Henry Blair 

Introduction to research writing ​ 

20 November at 11.00  

Karen McNally 

​ Conducting a structured search of the literature 

25 November at 13.00 ​​ 

​​Mariam Akinlolu 

 ​Preparing for your viva ​ 

27 November at 11.00​ 

 Emma Short 

 

Writing a literature review 

28 November at 11.00 ​ 

Akanksha Jamwal 

Research student showcase 

12 November at 14:00

Geoffrey Lee (AAD) 

Narjes Vahedi (GSBL) 

John Ogunrinde (SCDM) 

Taofiqa Sultana (GSBL) 

Bolanle Akintola (GSBL) 

Mikhail Novoselov (SSSP)

Reflexivity in qualitative and quantitative research 

4 December at 11.00 

Sebastian Cordoba 

Creativity in research 

10 December at 11.00 

Jacek Scarso 

​Research integrity - part of the Staff Researcher Development Programme ​ 

​1 December at 13.00  

​Una Fairbrother ​ 

To attend those sessions, please go to the Doctoral Studies Weblearn for individual sessions links.