Online research training
The School and its institutes offer a variety of online research skills tutorials. We have also listed below selected online research training offered by providers external to the School that you might find useful.
Study Online
An internal resource, for students of the School.
Postgraduate Online Research Training (PORT)
This Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies website provides a useful training reference point for all postgraduates, especially those in modern languages. Its online research skills tutorials are not specific to a particular language area, and cover a variety of topics including managing your time, the PhD examination, organising a conference, structuring a cv etc. Tutorials comprise practical activities, with facilities for self-assessment.
Library Skills Tutorial
Senate House Libraries provides an On-line Library Research Skills Tutorial to give guidance in the skills needed to conduct postgraduate library-based research in the humanities and social sciences.
External online research training
A multiplicity of online research training is available elsewhere:
- Vitae is a national organisation that exists to 'realise the potential of researchers' and offers lots of online advice and guidance, plus occasional face-to-face training opportunities, to researchers at all levels. There is a particular emphasis on employability and careers, which you might find helpful.
- Institute of Education's Centre for Academic and Professional Literacies offers advice, guidance and support for students in the realisation of their written work.
- School of Oriental and African Studies Research Students Portal provides useful material on all aspects of PhD study including generic information on research skills and specific guidance on certain areas (such as preparing for fieldwork).
- Birbeck offers online training and its packages on research ethics, for instance, are especially helpful.
We are happy to add to the list above. Please email Rosemary Lambeth if you come across anything you think might be useful for others.
