New ‘pop-up’ sessions for the 2025 PGR Development Programme are now live and cover a range of professional development opportunities, from enhancing your writing skills to building your online research profile and engaging with industry recruiters.
The following new sessions are now available and open to all PGRs:
- Publishing in High Impact Journals – Wed, 19 Mar 2025, 2 – 3pm book online
- Demystifying the Recruitment Process for Industry Roles – Wed, 12 Mar 2025, 10 – 11am book online
- Writing Journal Articles for PGRs – Thu, 27 Mar 2025, 2 – 3.30pm book online
- Scientific Abstract Writing – Mon, 31 Mar 2025, 2 – 3.30pm book online
- Academic Abstract Writing for Humanities – Fri, 28 Mar 2025, 10 – 11:30am book online
- Deep Work: How to Focus in a World of Distraction – Tue, 8 Apr 2025, 10 – 12pm book online
- Building Your Online Research Profile for PGRs – Wed, 9 Apr 2025, 2 – 3.30pm book online
Look out for further development sessions, which cover a wide array of topics from Viva Preparation to Project Planning, Writing Retreats, Networking for Researchers, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Handling Rejection, and How to Write Narrative CVs!
Don’t miss out on your chance to secure a place and continue your professional development. Sign up here PGR Development Programme – Researcher Hub – University of Liverpool
Three Minute Thesis Competition 2025, now open!
You can also win prizes and develop presentation, research communication, and public engagement skills by taking part in our prestigious university wide Three Minute thesis (3MT®) competition, which opens in February 2025. Visit our website here and our how to enter page here. You can also sign up to our online Introduction to 3MT competition session by clicking here and find out more about the competition!
PGR Development Hub
More information on this year’s offer, helpful resources, and recordings of previous sessions can be found on the PGR Development Hub.
Opportunities for 2025 include:
- The Central PGR Programme: Over 100 sessions delivered via online modules and resources, workshops, masterclasses, boot camps, webinars, Faculty Forums, practical applications, and many more.
- Three Minute Thesis: The Three Minute thesis (3MT®) is a prestigious competition which challenges doctoral candidates to give a compelling spoken presentation of their research to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes, using just one slide. The overall winner will represent the University of Liverpool at the National Vitae 3MT competition
- PGR Development Canvas: Access a wealth of online development resources, including self-paced modules tailored to every stage of the PGR process. All PGRs are automatically enrolled on registration, or PGRs can self-enrol using this link. PGRs can access the current version of the Development Needs Analysis (DNA) on this page.
- The PGRDevNet: A network for all PGRs that publishes regular e-bulletins, runs events and activities, and provides a voice for PGRs within the research community.
We would encourage you to take some time to explore the evolving PGR Development Programme and associated development resources. Get in touch with the PGR Development Team if you have any questions or suggestions for future activities you would like to see.
Sign up to this year’s sessions here: The Central PGR Programme
For more information about PGR development via the Academy, visit PGR Development Hub, or email us at Researcher@liverpool.ac.uk.