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The acquisition and development of generic research and transferable skills is an important part of postgraduate training. Courses covering a wide range of these skills are available to postgraduate research students in the Colleges of Science & Engineering and Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, and the School of Education through the transferable skills programme. This programme concentrates on the professional development of postgraduates, providing courses directly linked to postgraduate study (e.g. Thesis Workshop, Paper Production) and future careers (e.g. Career Planning, Team Development). The programme also provides information on other training opportunities for postgraduates.
Courses are free of charge and the programme has been designed to be as flexible as possible so that each student can tailor the content and timing of the programme to their own requirements. Most courses are run several times each year and last for between half a day and a day. Students may attend as many courses as they wish and a transcript providing details of the courses attended can be provided on request. Guidance on the background needed for each course is provided on the Web. We also advise students to consult their supervisors before booking places. Students will be sent an e-mail newsletter advertising courses at least once each term and posters will be sent to departments. If you are not receiving this information please let us know by sending an e-mail to transkills@ed.ac.uk
We would welcome feedback from students and staff, and would be especially pleased to hear from anyone with ideas for courses or who would like to contribute to the programme.
Dr Jon Turner (Programme Director)
Faculty of Science and Engineering Office
The University of Edinburgh
Weir Building
King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JY
Email: transkills@ed.ac.uk
Phone: 0131 650 7141
Email transkills@ed.ac.uk with comments
