Transferable Skills for Science, Engineering and Medicine
Bookings in SkillsForge for 2024/25 academic year are now open.
Transferable Postgraduate Skills
These courses are free, fun and for you!
Yes seriously they are! These modules also:
- provide tangible and measurable benefits for your career and professional development
- enhance your key inter and cross-disciplinary scientific research skills
- help you to develop new social skills, friendships and networks
- get you accreditation for your time!
Our facilitators are experts both in their academic fields and in student development. The training covers Centres for Doctoral Training and departments in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine.
PG Certificate in Transferable Skills
The PGCTSS is an accredited qualification for successful doctoral researchers undertaking world-leading research
Module information
CH957 Business, Innovation and Commercialisation for Researchers
CH933 - Academic Scientific Writing: Writing extended scientific articles and reports
CH933 - Academic Scientific Writing: Writing extended scientific articles and reports
CH973 Research Ethics and Practice
CH934 - Academic Scientific Writing: Writing focused scientific articles and reports
CH973 Research Ethics and Practice - Presentations either AM or PM
Professional recognition
The Postgraduate Certificate in Transferable Skills in Science has been accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Royal Society of Biology and the Institute of Physics. Our programme maps onto Chartered Chemist, Chartered Biologist and Chartered Physicist status. You can find all the relevant information for PhD students and PostDocs here.
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