Skills Workshop Related Resources

Important Note for Accessing Materials

***Only bona fide students and staff of the University of Exeter are able to view and download the resources on this page***

On this page, you should be able to find and download some of the resources that were used in the individual workshops that are delivered as part of the generic skills training programme. However, please note that not all workshop resources may be available, in part due to copyright issues and the fact that some workshop resources would not make sense outside of the workshop environment. However, please feel free to contact Gradskills@exeter.ac.uk for information and resources about workshops that you may have missed - we will try our best to help you and get complete sets of the materials to you by post. Please also remember that many workshop are repeated throughout the year and that the UKGRAD website has lots of advice, tips and support for PhD students, the materials from which are often used in the Graduate School workshops.

General Reference List

Download an Excellent Reference List for PhD students including the main books on how to get a PhD here

A PhD or a new BMW? (Induction Short Talk)

Download the short powerpoint presentation (without any images) here

Download the self-assessment sheet on how you approach your own training and development here

Nuts and Bolts: How to get your PhD in a Day (Induction Workshop)

Download the main powerpoint presentation (without any images) here

Download Worksheet on PhD Originality here

Donwload Worksheet on Chapter Structure here

Download Worksheet on Chapter Content here

Download Worksheet on Report Structure here

Download 3rd year PhD student presentation (James Suckling) here

Download 2nd year PhD student presentation (Alice Moseley) here

Download 2nd year PhD student presentation (Bonnie Green) here

Download 2nd year PhD student presentation (Paul Jones) here

Connect to UKGRAD online PhD planner: schedule for success here

Time Management in the PhD

Download the main powerpoint presentation here

Download Time Management Top Tips here

Download Time Management advice from UKGRAD here

Download Time Management Grid 1 here

Download Time Management Grids 2 and 3 here

Download Explanation of How to Use Time Management Grids here

Download Time Management Worksheet here

Viva La Viva: Preparing for the Last Mile (The PhD Examination)

Download the main powerpoint presentation here

Download Graduate School FAQs Information Sheet for Research Students here

Download Graduate School Information Sheet on Things to do in your Final Year here

Link to the University of Exeter Thesis Submission Requirements here

Link to the University of Exeter Code of Good Practice: Boards of Examiners for Degrees by Research here

Download the PhD Application for Examination Form here

Going Global: Presenting an Academic Conference Paper

Download the main powerpoint presentation (without images) here

Download the 15 Step Guide to presenting a conference paper here

Download the sheet an example of different types of conference sessions here

Download the first ideas sheet for presenting a conference paper here

Download the guide on how to convert a conference paper to a publication here

How to make yourself indispensable to your research unit/school

Download workshop ideas handout 1 here

Download workshop ideas handout 2 here

Download tips from UKGRAD on maximising your impact in the PhD here

Getting On: Making the most of your supervisor

Download the main presentation here

The role of the supervisor handout here

Download UKGRAD tips on managing your supervisory relationship here

Making the most of your supervisor handout here

Link to University of Exeter Code of Good Practice (Supervision of Postgraduate Research Students and Student Responsibilities) here

Download Advice on Structuring Supervisory Meetings here

A Doctor in 3 Years? Project Managing the PhD

Download the main presentation here

Download Worksheet 1: Stakeholder Grid here

Download Worksheet 2: Project Definition Sheet here

Download Worksheet 3: Drill-down pro-forma here

Download Worksheet 4: Example PhD Gantt Chart here

Dowload Worksheet 5: Risk Identification in the PhD here

Download Discussion Worksheet: Structured Project Management (supervisory) meetings here

Taking Responsibility in Research: Asserting Needs and Managing Expectations

Download the main presentation here

Download UKGRAD advice on assertiveness in the PhD here

Download assertiveness worksheet here

Download assertiveness quiz here

Everything you wanted to know about research, but were too afraid to ask!

Download the main presentation here

Link to the University of Exeter Research and Enterprise website here

Stressed? Worried? Concerned? Managing stress in the PhD

Download the main presentation here

Download stress diary and action wheel here

Download UKGRAD advice on managing stress here

Download a THES article on stress here

Writing for Publication in Research

Download the workshop presentation here

A Careers Toolkit for PhD students

Download Careers Options with a Social Science PhD here

Download Careers Options with a Science or Engineering PhD here

Download Careers Options with a Arts and Humanities PhD here

Download Career Networking: Hidden Jobs here

Download Winning Application Forms here

Download Working in Europe here

Download Your Career Strategy here

Download Interview Expertise here

Download Assessment Centres here

Download Marketing Yourself in Academia here