Subject Specific Training
The School of Medicine provides a number of fora to enable you to engage and immerse yourself in the vibrant research community. These can help with skills development and feedback on your own research ideas.
Our postgraduate tutor holds regular meetings with our School’s PhD representative. If you have any issues about your experience, you would like raised, please contact the School of Medicine PhD Researcher Representative Jonathon McLaughlin (mclaughlin-j58@ulster.ac.uk).
The Doctoral College run the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) bi-annually. We strongly encourage all PhD researchers to complete this as another opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences about your research degree at Ulster.
In addition to the Researcher Development Programme (RDP) at Ulster which covers generic research and transferable skills, the School will occasionally offer focused training courses on technical aspects including writing and grantsmanship. If you have an idea for a training course which you feel may be useful for Researchers within the School; please contact the Postgraduate Tutor or Research Director. Your Research Training Support Grant can also be used to attend more specific training needs as agreed with your supervisors.
The Doctoral College also run an annual Festival of PhD Research.This a two-day event bringing together PhD Researchers from all campuses and all disciplines to showcase and celebrate PhD research at Ulster. You will be given the opportunity to present your research to other PhD researchers, and enter the popular three-minute thesis competition (PhD Festival & 3MT 2023 Highlights - YouTube).
During the year within the School of Medicine there will be ad hoc guest lectures, with national and international speakers presenting on a range of topics. When these lectures occur, they are advertised in advance and researchers are encouraged to attend and expand their knowledge base.
Within many groups a journal club or equivalent is offered these informal seminars are designed to give PhD Researchers an opportunity to share their research in a supportive environment, with their student peers and interested academic colleagues.