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Get help to demystify, prepare for, and navigate your academic journey. Better understand what is required of you as a postgraduate student and develop the high-level skills you will need to succeed. Perfect your academic writing style, produce high-quality research and learn how to project manage your studies.

  • Online SPSS Training

    The Graduate School has created an online bank of SPSS training, delivered via the free Canvas software, for you to access at your own convenience. A range of instructional videos have been created around the follow themes:

    • Getting Started with SPSS: you will learn how to navigate around SPSS and how to input data directly into SPSS or import it from Excel. You will also learn how to sort and split your dataset and how to recode variables and compute new variables based on your existing dataset.
    • Managing and exploring the data: you will learn how to screen and clean your dataset and identify errors or missing data. You will learn how to run descriptive statistics, check for outliers and assess normality
    • Creating and using figures to describe the data: you will learn how to visually display your data in a variety of ways. These videos will show you how to create and interpret histograms, bar graphs, scatterplots, boxplots and line graphs. You will also learn how to format your figures.
    • Exploring relationships between variables: you will learn how perform analysis to explore relationships (chi-square test, correlation and multiple regression).
    • Comparing groups: you will learn how to perform analysis to compare groups (t-tests and ANOVAs)

    The training is delivered on the Graduate School free Canvas programme. Please note, you will need to create an account for this Canvas if you have not accessed this before. When creating your account, you will need to use your QUB email address. After registering for Canvas, you will be able to access the content.

    Enroll here.

    Follow up consultations for this training session are bookable via my Future.

     

  • 1-2-1 Support with Academic Writing

    Better understand what is required of you as a postgraduate student in a one-to-one appointment with Dr Abbie Edgar. These private consultations focus on your individual academic needs. Get valuable feedback on a piece of writing and become equipped to produce higher quality work.

    These appointments can be booked via MyFuture.

  • Peer Proofreading

    This is a peer-led student forum designed to help both native and non-native speakers of English in proofreading their academic work. It is an opportunity for cultural exchange and to develop a network within the postgraduate community whilst supporting each other.

    Aims of the Forum

    • To offer proofreading support at the Graduate School so that students do not have to rely on external sources
    • To provide a valuable and rewarding opportunity, a chance for participants to boost their CV by developing new skills and experience through collaborative working
    • To improve the sense of community amongst our diverse PG students through networking and peer support

    Forum Structure

    • Each session will begin with a short masterclass in spotting and correcting common errors in academic language.
    • The forum is guided by Graduate School staff, but is designed to help student peers support each other in a safe environment.
    • Students are encouraged to bring samples of their own work to demonstrate common errors or best practice.
    • If you are a PGR student, participation in this forum can count towards your training record. 
    • You will be eligible to apply for researcher/degree plus route B awards. 
    • Native speakers of English will have the opportunity to develop mentoring skills and non-native speakers will have the opportunity to learn from their peers and ask questions in a relaxed and informal environment. 
    • All participants will be asked to fill out a short survey to help the Graduate School improve and develop the scheme for the future.  

    It is important to note that Proofreaders can only comment on the spelling, grammar and clarity of the written English. They are not permitted to comment on the subject matter or to offer advice on the idea or argument.  

  • Writing Retreats

    The Graduate School hosts various writing retreats throughout the year to help support with your writing productivity. You will have the opportunity to use techniques such as free writing and pomodoro to make significant writing progress, set your own writing goals and bond with peers. 

    Visit the Events page for more details. 

  • Preparing for Differentiation and Annual Progress Review

    We host regular workshops to teach you how to prepare effectively for Differentiation and APR, giving you insights into regulatory requirements. We help you to create preparation strategies, identify common questions and offer you the opportunity to practise your delivery for these assessments.

  • Preparing for the Viva

    We also offer regular workshops that teach you more about the Viva and how to start to prepare to defend your Doctoral Thesis. You'll gain insights into what the Viva is, and it's purpose and process. We explore a range of common viva questions and you'll identify strategies for answering those questions, while having the opportunity to practise your delivery.

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