What students say
Everything was superb ... great learning environment indeed
Everything was superb, I especially liked the practical exercise of assessment centre tasks, body language session and talks by former PhD students on different career choices.
All facilitators were very friendly and open to discussions, great learning environment indeed
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership
Challenge yourself in many ways
There were plenty of activities - it was hard work but we were pushed to challenge ourselves in many different ways and maybe discover abilities we didn't think we had
CH954, Science Communciation
The best training I've done
Definitely the best training I have yet done (and I've done a lot...), perfectly pitched, challenging, engaging, fun and I learnt a lot
CH954, Science Communication
Gaining a deeper understanding of Ethics
Having a deeper understanding of Ethics & what is required for research environment
CH973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Much to digest and to think about
The podcasts & facts & figures. Making me write down thoughts prior to attending
CH973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Plenty of time for ethical debate
I thought that a good amount of time was dedicated to discussing Ethical issues and practising our analytical skills
CH973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Engaging debate and discussion
The discussions were extremely interesting & engaging & enjoyed the debates
CH973 – Research Ethics and Practice
Hard work but perfectly pitched even for the novice
I found this course hard work as someone with minimal prior business experience, but not to the point of being too difficult and I was able to keep pace. I think the level of the course was pitched correctly
CH957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Really enjoyed the pitch exercise
Really enjoyed the pitch exercise, especially interacting with our mentor Nick, who was very helpful indeed. Its’s great to see how much can be learned by trying out these processes, even for those of us used to thinking strategically
CH957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Great seminar series
Overall great seminar series
CH957 - Business, Innovation & Commercialisation for Researchers
Top CV advice and Assessment Centre team task
An opportunity to get an advice about CV when applying for an industrial or corporate type of job. Assessment centre team task was really useful
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership
Understanding leadership styles
It raised my awareness about the leadership styles that I am encountering within my department and made me think of their suitability for a certain group
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership
Understanding your leadership potential
Better understanding of my personal leadership potential
Better understanding of other people in my research team
An approach of the management theme practised now in my research group
Future perspective for my career
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership
Experienced tutors and useful exercises
Ann was simply great and really experienced, so I learned a lot from her. But also the other speakers were good! And the assessment centre exercise was very interesting. And the CV corrections super useful (thanks, Nikola!)
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership
Gaining confidence with academic writing
It has improved my confidence with academic writing and has improved how I think about my choice of language when writing about my work
CH933 Academic Scientific Writing
Thinking about your academic scientific writing
The coursework really got me thinking about different aspects of my writing
CH933 Academic Scientific Writing
Understanding the structure of scientific writing
From my perspective, the course was very helpful to understand structure of scientific writing
CH933 Academic Scientific Writing
Training from a professional journalist
Hands-on experience working on different aspects of delivering scientific news and topics to the public and having this evaluated by the professional journalist
CH954 - Science Communication
Diverse and engaging exercises - highly recommended!
Exercises were diverse and engaging, with a good balance between information and application. Course coordinator was very helpful and, together with other 'guests', provided a high quality, professional course. Advice was useful and well reinforced with appropriate drills. Highly recommended
CH954 - Science Communication
How to fully engage the media
The course has enhanced my desire to engage the media more often and the knowledge gained would be used to produce better press releases and scripts for media
CH954 - Science Communication
An interactive media experience
The interactive lectures, group work to develop the package, the face-to-face interviews on the press release, the trip to the BBC Coventry, the feedback on course outputs and media experience
CH954 - Science Communication
Promote your work well to the right audiences
I feel better equipped to answer questions about my work, or to talk about science more generally, to a wide variety of audiences. Additionally, I will be more mindful of opportunities to publicise my work, where it may not have occurred to me before
CH954 - Science Communication
Completely involved in the context
The course was taught interactively which made audience to be completely involved in the context. The first day was really fruitful and lots of useful information
CH954 - Science Communication
Challenge your attitudes
Challenged my attitudes towards how I present and interact with others
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
An individual within the team
I liked the approach of viewing yourself as an individual to fit into a team, rather than another week of all forced group work
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
Presentation Skills was best training I have received
Presentation Skills was best training I have received in the field to date
Interaction - opportunities to collaborate with a number of different students
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
Safe, valued, professional
I felt safe and protected. I appreciated very much you cared about us and made everything look professional
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
Helpful, not forced
Helpful, not forced, but offered to be taken or refused
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
Bonding through outdoor activities
Outdoor activities, group activities with ever-changing groups, opportunities to present, even though I was nervous always, opportunities to meet with and engage with many people
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment
Pizza and wine, socials and quizzes - what's not to like?
Pub quiz/ Pizza/socials
The people I met from different research areas
The fact the course was very well structured
The enthusiasm and style of sessions
The food and wine
CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment