Creating searching strategies for your literature or systematic review and reviewing different scientific databases is a crucial skill that you will learn from your PhD. Inspecting databases can be a daunting experience but databases make it much easier to find and access journal articles.

In this workshop, you will learn how to identify which searching strategy to perform, recognise the reason why citation searching is useful for your PhD, learn to employ effective result filtering techniques by using Boolean operators and syntax to create an effective searching strategy, develop an ability to search a range of databases, and assess the quality of journals.

Research Methods Series: A standalone series, but also to support our understanding of research integrity & ethics; the research methods series will give overviews of qualitative and quantitative or mixed methods; why some researchers will adopt certain methods; and why some approaches are more suitable than others. The sessions will provide general ideas; signposts to follow up on specific areas; the positives and negatives of different approaches. You will need to speak to your department for full research methodology training in your chosen practice.

You can attend the whole series or just pick the ones of specific interest.

Most of us only do one PhD in our careers; let’s get yours off to the best start. Whether you are new to academia or new to this level of research there are some fundamentals that will help you along the way.

Delivered by experienced researchers and Warwick PhD alumni, we will take you through the PhD and what Warwick can do to support you. The 3 hour in person session includes building academic networks, professional development, responsibilities of a PGR, and the responsibilities of your supervisor/s.

A chance to ask questions, plan your network building and get a better idea of what is available to you at Warwick.

This workshop will introduce you to ideas that can help you think about designing your slides, social media posts, banners, posters, etc. The workshop focuses on some broad and easy issues of fonts, colour and layouts that can improve design. The goal of this workshop is to help the researcher feel confident in designing visuals and assure them that they are entirely competent to create what they need to communicate their work, and already have the tools to do so.

No prior knowledge of any design software is needed. This workshop is not a pre requisite for “Design for Academics 2”.