Category: Courses & Workshops

Inclusivity in the field: workshopping challenges & solutions – Department of Life Sciences (30 April 2025)

Join us for a workshop exploring the barriers to inclusive fieldwork and practical strategies to overcome them. Open to Imperial and external university staff and PGR students across the life sciences, ecology, geosciences, and beyond.

🗓️ Morning: World café discussion on key inclusivity challenges
🗣️ Afternoon: 10-minute presentations from attendees sharing experiences and best practice

We welcome diverse voices, disciplines, and fieldwork contexts — from local day trips to international residentials, teaching and research alike. We are also looking for a range of presenters so if you’d like to share your experiences then please sign-up to present!

📍Booking and details here: https://outlook.office365.com/book/LifeSciencesCommunityEventsBookings@ImperialLondon.onmicrosoft.com/s/XDA5xBOUOk6YFZ1pYyX_qg2

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

Virtual ‘Introductory Medical Statistics’ course – 22 May (pm) – 23 May (am) 2025

The Introductory Medical Statistics course, held online, is an introduction to basic statistical concepts, and is run by statisticians and epidemiologists based at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), part of Imperial College.

It is suitable for doctors (including trainee grades), nurses, allied health professionals, clinical research fellows and postgraduate students.

Registration fees are as follows (VAT doesn’t apply):

  • MSc/PhD Students: £120
  • Academic/NHS/Charities: £190
  • Corporate/Other: £240

Booking link:

https://estore.imperial.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-medicine/nhli/online-introductory-medical-statistics-course-may-2025

  • NB: Imperial College staff and students can pay via internal journal/transfer, using an Imperial finance code.  Please contact Magda Wheatley on wheatley@imperial.ac.uk for further details (you don’t then need to book online).

It will be held and recorded on Microsoft Teams, and recordings circulated afterwards.

Please note that places are offered on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis, and that we can accommodate 45 delegates only.

Further details can be seen on our website: https://www.medstatscourse.co.uk/

Six CPD points are currently sought.

Funding Workshop: Sign up as a participant reviewer!

The ECRI Funding Workshop taking place on Friday 11 April is piloting a new way to support researchers and develop skills around the funding process. Open to PGRs, research staff and early career academics looking to present their research or develop skills in providing feedback on applications the one-day session aims to benefit all involved.

Three applicants will have the opportunity to present their work and obtain detailed feedback on a draft application from a large number of reviewers at different career stages. Applicants will be working on a funding application (postdoctoral funding, fellowship, grant, award) appropriate to your career stage. You will be working on a draft which will be ready for feedback towards the end of March.

Applications to present at the workshop are now closed. 

We are also seeking participant reviewers with a diverse range of experience, fields and backgrounds to provide presenter applicants with feedback on their funding applications. Gain insight on what makes a good application and practice your feedback skills.

Applicants to review must complete the ‘Apply to be a reviewer’ form by Thursday 20 March.

Timeline:

  • Booking for reviewer participants opens early March.
  • Deadline to book: 12.00 noon on Monday 24 March.
  • Reviewer participants will be informed in early April whether they have a place.
  • One day workshop, South Kensington Friday 11 April, 9.30 – 4.30

For more information about this Research England funded initiative, see the ECRI projects page (under Pilots), or contact Dr Anna Seabourne a.seabourne@imperial.ac.uk.

The Good Science Project Animated Film Project for PhD Students & Post-Docs (Jan-July 2025)

The Good Science Project is excited to announce an animated film project, and warmly invites PhD students and post-doctoral staff to join. If you are keen to extend your science communication skills, or wonder whether you can use art to illuminate your research, this project may be for you.

We will be working with two animators, artists-in-residence for The Good Science Project, Litza Jansz and Esther Neslen. Our interest is in daily science, in other words the ordinary practice that makes up such a large part of research, but is so little described. In our animation project you will learn animation skills, such as Rotoscope, and you also will learn to think about your research in new ways. This really is innovative science communication.

We will meet once a month, on Wednesday afternoons, with lunch included. The first meeting is Wednesday 29th January, in the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication. You can get details of all the workshops, here.

No great artistic skill is required. More, it is your ability to stand back from your work, and consider new perspectives, that will make the difference.

If you would like to know more, or wish to join, please email Dr Webster, director of The Good Science Project, directly (stephen.webster@imperial.ac.uk)

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