LIV.INNO Introductory Skills School

13 Nov 2023, 09:00 → 17 Nov 2023, 17:00 Europe/London

Kitty Wilkinson and Fanny Calder rooms (Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village)

The LIV.INNO Introductory Skills School is for first year PhD students who are part of the LIV.INNO CDT and students of the EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network. It covers many of the non-academic skills which are required to complete a PhD and will be useful in delegates careers after they finish their PhDs.  

Sessions include Presentation Skills, Project Management and Science Communication as well as introduction to the Peer Review Process.

The school will also include a visit to the Cockcroft Institute at Daresbury with a tour of the facilities.

 

 

Information LIVINNO-IntroductorySkillsSchool-Nov2023-agenda-v1.1.pdf

Intern Menu-rdc-up.pdf

Monday, 13 November

09:00 → 10:45 Introduction

Paired Introductions: Participants generate flip chart poster of interview partner then present them to whole group.

Skills School Start - CPWelsch.pdf

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Presentation Skills

Basics of research presentations – an introduction to the Do’s and Don’ts of conference presentations.
During the week, participants will give 5-minute presentation in small groups about their PhD projects

All presentations will be video recorded

Feedback by: presenter, fellow students and tutor

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:15 Science communication

Focus on writing for the general public.

The writing process and structure
Thinking about the audience
Tips

20231113-Liverpool-Workshop.pdf

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:15 Science communication: cont.

Focus on writing for the general public.

The writing process and structure
Thinking about the audience
Tips

20231113-Liverpool-Workshop.pdf

16:15 → 17:00 Outreach project: Introduction

Continue to plan your outreach activity.

Convener: Naomi Smith (Cockcroft Institute/University of Liverpool)

Outreach presentation Nov 23.pptx

Tuesday, 14 November

09:00 → 10:45 Introduction to Project Management (Fistral)

This is an intense and compact 1/2-day course that provides a high-level overview of key PM techniques and concepts. It offers an introduction to the process of managing projects and the tools to assist in planning and tracking progress; this course is intended to be immediately applicable to planning and managing academic and research projects as well as commercial projects. It covers the theory and principles of project management within the context of the Project Management Institute.
During this 1-day course, participants will:
• Learn the basics of the project planning process and receive tools and techniques that can be used immediately on any project
• Appreciate the fundamental principles of a well-led and well directed project, such as identifying and scheduling tasks, activities, milestones and understanding and managing stakeholders
• Be aware of the critical factors that will influence project success
• Use practical, group-based exercises to reinforce and enhance the skills learned
• Create work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path analysis, Gantt charts and other techniques that ensure robust project control

Convener: Fraser Robertson (Fistral)

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Introduction to Project Management (Fistral): cont.

This is an intense and compact 1/2-day course that provides a high-level overview of key PM techniques and concepts. It offers an introduction to the process of managing projects and the tools to assist in planning and tracking progress; this course is intended to be immediately applicable to planning and managing academic and research projects as well as commercial projects. It covers the theory and principles of project management within the context of the Project Management Institute.
During this 1-day course, participants will:
• Learn the basics of the project planning process and receive tools and techniques that can be used immediately on any project
• Appreciate the fundamental principles of a well-led and well directed project, such as identifying and scheduling tasks, activities, milestones and understanding and managing stakeholders
• Be aware of the critical factors that will influence project success
• Use practical, group-based exercises to reinforce and enhance the skills learned
• Create work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path analysis, Gantt charts and other techniques that ensure robust project control

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:15 Independent Team Work

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:00 Independent Team Work: cont.

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

16:00 → 17:00 Introduction to Peer Review

Speaker: Eva Vilella-Figueras (University of Liverpool)

0_20231114_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

1_20231114_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

2_20231114_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

3_20231114_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

Wednesday, 15 November

09:00 → 10:45 Presentation Skills: Presentations

Basics of research presentations – an introduction to the Do’s and Don’ts of conference presentations.
During the week, participants will give 5-minute presentation in small groups about their PhD projects

All presentations will be video recorded

Feedback by: presenter, fellow students and tutor

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Presentation Skills: Presentations (cont.)

Basics of research presentations – an introduction to the Do’s and Don’ts of conference presentations.
During the week, participants will give 5-minute presentation in small groups about their PhD projects

All presentations will be video recorded

Feedback by: presenter, fellow students and tutor

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 16:00 Tour of the Cockcroft Institute

16:00 → 16:30 Transport to Team Sport Karting

16:30 → 20:30 Social activity

Thursday, 16 November

09:00 → 10:00 Independent Team Work: (Outreach project planning and reporting)

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

10:00 → 10:45 Mental health awareness

Speakers: Barry Farrington (University of Liverpool), Drake Alexander (University of Liverpool)

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Independent Team Work

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:30 Managing your Phd

Speaker: Alexander Hill (University of Liverpool)

how_to_manage_phd.pptx

14:30 → 15:15 Independent Team Work: Produce proposal and create presentation

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

15:15 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:15 Independent Team Work: cont.

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

16:15 → 17:00 Independent Team Work: Submit final proposal

Teams to work on their outreach projects applying presented methodologies.

19:00 → 22:00 Formal Dinner

Friday, 17 November

09:00 → 10:45 Outreach project: Presentations and peer review preparations

Continue to plan your outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Nov 23.pptx

10:45 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Peer Review and forward planning of own PhD project

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch and end of meeting