LIV.INNO Introductory Skills School

20 Jan 2025, 09:00 → 24 Jan 2025, 17:00 Europe/London

Room 337 - Leo Carroll Suite (Liverpool Physics)

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.

 

 

Monday 20 January

Introduction

Introductory activity

Introduction 2025.pptx

10:00 Coffee break

Presentation Skills: Introduction

Basics of research presentations – an introduction to the Do’s and Don’ts of conference presentations.
During the week, participants will give 10-minute presentation in small groups about their PhD projects

All presentations will be video recorded

Feedback by: presenter, fellow students and tutor

Presentation Skills - JWolfenden - 2025.pptx

Science communication

Focus on writing for the general public.

The writing process and structure
Thinking about the audience
Tips

Science communication presentation Jan 25.pptx

12:30 Lunch

Outreach project: Introduction

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

14:30 Coffee break

Outreach project: Planning

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

Tuesday 21 January

Introduction to Project Management

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 Lunch

Introduction to Project Management: 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

Introduction to Peer Review

0_20250121_Peer_review_EV.pdf

1_20250121_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

2_20250121_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

3_20250121_Peer_review_Vilella.pdf

Wednesday 22 January

07:45 Coach transport to Daresbury Laboratory

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 10-minute presentation in small groups about their PhD projects

All presentations will be video recorded

Feedback by: presenter, fellow students and tutor

Presentation Skills - JWolfenden - 2025.pptx

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Tour of Daresbury Laboratory

16:30 Return transport to Liverpool

18:00 Social Activity

Thursday 23 January

Outreach project: Planning

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

1 Mental Health Awareness

Speaker: Barry Farrington (University of Liverpool)

2 Managing your PhD

Speaker: Alexander Hill (University of Liverpool)

manage_phd_25.pdf

12:30 Lunch

Outreach project: Planning

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

3 Skills and Competence Framework

Speaker: Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool)

ResearchComp 2025 CPWelsch.pptx

Outreach project: Submit proposals

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

19:30 Special Dinner

Friday 24 January

Outreach project: Presentations

Plan your own outreach activity.

Outreach presentation Jan 25.pptx

PE grant application.docx

Skills School - 2025.mp4

12:30 End of school