Skills Training
Queen Mary is passionate about ensuring that we prepare all of our research students for the world beyond their PGR degree, whether their career leads inside or outside academia.
We take your professional development very seriously and will give you opportunities to develop new knowledge as well as recognising the skills you already have.
To help you navigate the training offered at Queen Mary, we've broken down our training into the following areas.
Training Calendar
Under our Training Calendar, you'll find information about all of the PGR training taking place across Queen Mary and partner institutions.
Annual Events
You can find a brief description of our keystone events throughout the academic year, including Induction, Three Minute Thesis, and Skills Weeks.
Bloomsbury Postgraduate Network
The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Network provides you with access to skills training from leading Higher Education institutions across London.
Research Integrity / Mandatory Training
As a PGR student you're required to undertake mandatory training such as Research Integrity and Cybersecurity. You can find more information on the Research Integrity page.
Training Pillars
Our Training and Development Pillars are designed to support your development as a well-rounded research professional.
Development Needs Analysis
The PGR Development Needs Analysis (DNA) has been designed to help consider your experience and plan your skills development.
PGR Roadmap
The PGR Roadmap will help you identify where you are in your doctorate, and what your next steps will be.
AI Guidance for PGRs
The Doctoral College has created guidance for how to use and interact with AI as part of your research.
Support for PGRs who teach
Queen Mary offers support for graduate teaching assistants, teaching associates, demonstrators and PGR students who teach in a variety of roles.
QMPlus
We offer a range of online training through QMPlus, our virtual learning environment.
CPD Training Systems
Refer to our short how-to guide for bookings using the CPD Training System.
Training Code of Conduct
Information on what to prepare and house rules for our training sessions.
Skills Points Record
Find out about your Skills Points Record, and how to use the Skills Points Plug-In within CPD.