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

Challenged my attitudes towards how I present and interact with others

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

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 in the field to date
Interaction - opportunities to collaborate with a number of different students

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

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, but offered to be taken or refused

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

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

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

I really like how we continuously jumped from theory to practice such that the theoretical concepts were well understood and were natural to us. (better for keeping them in the long term)

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

The course is packed with important points to remember in the form of stories.
The pace & passion of the presenters

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

Thanks! I was hugely pleasantly surprised. This was much better than the usual death by sugar paper. A highlight was the caveats: accepting that some of this (MBTI) is flawed

CH953 - Team Working in a Research Environment

For me, the most useful part is going out from the lab and see other options, people, points of view etc

The session with Mary (Ways of Leading and Working Cultures) was both informative and enjoyable. It stimulated innovative ways of thinking about leadership and introduced several new concepts. Mary was highly enthusiastic and a pleasure to work with! I now realise that I'm a total Apollo in my leadership style!
CH955 Decision Making and Leadership

The delivery was unexpectedly entertaining and I enjoyed the pacing and the 'games' in particular

CH953, Teamworking in a Research Environment.

Participating in the various workshops was incredible. It was a wonderful opportunity to network and meet researchers from other departments. The workshops designed for the programme were well structured and in every sense contributed in the development of my overall personality

Plenty of opportunity to engage with others in a way that takes (most) students out of their comfort zone, yet in a positive setting

The 'Research Project Management' module was extremely helpful.

The brilliant part of the course is that strategies are clearly presented and then we are encouraged to apply the strategy directly to our projects. I walked away with a clear idea of how I need to set myself up for success and also I feel more in control over my PhD project, which in turn makes me feel deeply motivated.

CH958 Project Management

Working towards the certificate made me realise that I am already a very experienced Research Fellow and that I should look at opportunities to move forward in my career

I gained an understanding of my own strengths and weaknesses and how I would use these when working in any institution.

I gained more knowledge from fellow students about the different research areas out there, by interacting with them on the different modules.

I also gained more friends!