Category: Courses & Workshops

Open Research Training for Researchers New to Imperial (03 June 2025)

Open Research training for researchers new to Imperial

3 June 2025 11:00–13:00, online via MS Teams

This training session is primarily aimed at researchers new to Imperial, but others are welcome to join for a refresher.

Topics covered include an introduction to open research and its principles, practices and benefits, key principles and policies for research data management, working on data management plans, funder and institutional policies, information about depositing papers in Imperial’s repository Spiral, open access funding available at Imperial, and responsible use of bibliometric indicators (metrics associated with publications).

Speakers:

  • Hamid Khan – Open Research
  • Camille Regnault – Research Data Management
  • Ruth Hibbert – Open Access
  • Sean Conner – Symplectic help available in the Faculties
  • Yusuf Ozkan – Bibliometrics

Email r.hibbert@imperial.ac.uk if you would like to be sent the meeting invite, or if you are not able to attend and would like to receive a recording of the session.

Feel free to pass on to colleagues who may be interested.

CfAE ‘Speaking with Impact in STEMM’ sessions (Summer Term)

Are you coming up to an assessed viva, an assessed elevator pitch, an assessed project presentation or are you simply keen to work on your public speaking skills?

CfAE ‘Speaking with Impact in STEMM’ sessions are a structured programme to enhance your skills and boost your confidence in preparation for any presentation.

We are running 6 weekly sessions in the summer term. These are 50-minute on-campus sessions (South Kensington).

They are grouped into two blocks of three, but you are free to attend one, some or all sessions.

  1. Engaging your audience (Thursday 8 May 13.00-14.00)
  2. Using your voice (Thursday 15 May 13.00-14.00)
  3. Rehearse your presentation in our ‘Café Scientifique’  (Thursday 22 May 13.00-14.00)
  4. Building your narrative (Thursday 29 May 13.00-14.00)
  5. Guiding your audience (Thursday 5 June 13.00-14.00)
  6. Rehearse your presentation in our ‘Stand up and speak’ session (Thursday 12 June 13.00-14.00)

In addition, we offer 20-minute 1:1s, both online and on campus, if you would like individual advice on your presentation skills. Book here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/academic-english/speaking/advice/.

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Research (online)

What’s your research carbon footprint? While the average person in the UK emits 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, many academics emit more than 15 tonnes. To maintain safe and equitable boundaries, the planet needs us to emit only 2 tonnes per year.

Why do academics emit so much more than the average? In this interactive and non-judgmental workshop, we’ll consider how our energy use, digital activities, travel, diets, consumer habits, and research practices all contribute to our emissions. We’ll cover:

  • Why we need to urgently reduce our carbon footprint.
  • What science tells us about the impact of our activities.
  • How we can make changes to reduce carbon emissions.

By the end of this workshop, participants will have:

  • Insights into your current carbon footprint.
  • Practical actions you can take to reduce your emissions.
  • Tools for considering the impact of future activities

It’s never too late to get started! No judgement or pressure, just empowerment.

To sign-up to this course please register via ICIS: https://icisprd.ad.ic.ac.uk/ 

Once signed, go to ‘My training’ and search for ‘Carbon Footprint’ and follow the prompted steps to register.

Get Ready to participate in Horizon Europe in 2025 – opportunities, info and webinars

The European Commission will shortly be releasing its 2025 “Work Programme” in which it publicises all the calls for proposals it will release in 2025. It has recently announced several public Information Events where EC officers will describe the topics, supported by “brokerage” events run by collaboration platforms including National Contact Points, to help researchers meet potential partners with which to form a consortium.

A running list of these announcements is published on the Research Office’s VivaEngage channel

To support researchers who are new to Horizon Europe collaborations to navigate the multitude of events and opportunities, the Research Office’s EU Team is offering short webinars which are running in advance of the corresponding EC Information Event.

The first webinar on Research Collaborations is on Wednesday March 26 from 13.00 to 13.45 and we invite Principal Investigators to sign up here

Introduction to Mixed Methods Research Online Courses in 2025

Want to learn more about mixed methods research? Join us for an online course delivered by mixed methods experts, Dr Sarah Jasim and Dr Ruth Plackett, both senior researchers at LSE and UCL.

This course will guide you through the essential principles of mixed methods research, practical applications, and tips on how to start writing up your research. It’s an excellent opportunity for PhD students, post-docs, and other researchers to enhance their skills.

When:

  • Monday, February 24th (online)
  • Monday, October 20th (online)

Both sessions will run from 10 AM – 4 PM

Cost:

£200 for PhD students, £300 for post-docs and other researchers

Read more & Sign up here:  https://mixmethods2025.eventbrite.com

Adult Education Classes – Arts, Languages, Humanities and Science – Open to all!

Evening Sessions starting in October – Arts, Languages, Humanities and Science – Open to all!

The Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication is now enrolling for its new adult education classes starting in October. The classes are open to all Imperial staff, students and the general public, and include courses in languages, practical arts, science, the arts and humanities.

Courses this year include Practical Gardening for Beginners, Art Therapy, Abstract Strategy Games, as well as courses such as Art History, Classical Music, Philosophy, Second World War History and Learning to Play Acoustic Guitar (to name but a few!)

There are also language courses for beginners and the more advanced, and an array of courses in practical art, to both excite and relax you.

For most courses you do not need any previous experience and you are welcome to join a class for mental stimulation, to improve your skills, or simply to make new friends and have fun. Everyone is welcome.

For full details visit http://www.imperial.ac.uk/adult-ed

Imperial Academic Writing Sessions

Do you struggle to focus and get down to the task of writing due to the many other distractions of work and everyday life?

Academic writing is challenging. Even more challenging is focusing on writing with all the other work-related tasks that researchers and academics have to contend with. Frequent emails, meetings, teaching, capturing and analysing data, and of course other distractions such as social media, phone calls, etc. When it comes down to focusing on writing, it’s easy to procrastinate.

The Imperial Academic Writing Sessions team run a series of fortnightly sessions on Thursdays, 09:30-12:00, to give you dedicated time to work on a writing task of your choice, alongside a community of other Imperial researchers.

Our next session will be held online on the 3rd of October

Find out more and sign up here:

https://imperialcollegelondon.github.io/writing-sessions/

Or email us: writing-sessions@imperial.ac.uk

Imperial after:hours – Language, Arts and Humanities Classes

Imperial after:hours is an evening class programme in languages, arts and humanities open to Imperial students, run by the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC). If you have ever wanted to learn a new language we offer beginners courses in Arabic, British Sign Language (BSL), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, as well as advanced level classes for those who want to improve their language skills. We also run various practical arts and humanities courses, from painting and photography, to philosophy and psychology. No previous experience is necessary. Most classes are taught face to face, once a week, in the evenings at South Kensington Campus, with a small number offered online.

For full details and to enrol visit www.imperial.ac.uk/adult-ed

The London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) – Training & Networking Opportunities

The London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) provides training, development and networking opportunities for any social science doctoral student at King’s College, Queen Mary University or Imperial College. You do not need to be funded from the LISS DTP to benefit.

Register as a LISS DTP Affiliate to receive the regular newsletter and gain access to training and other activities. Sign up for Autumn Term courses now! Visit the LISS DTP Training Page for a complete list of online research methods training courses.

Questions? E-mail liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk