The People, Culture & Engagement Directorate in collaboration with the Doctoral School offers a Professional Development Programme for Research Support Officers III and IV, Senior Research Support Officers I, Marie Curie European Research Officers and Reach High Post-Doctoral Researchers.
Some of these workshops are also offered to all academics, including Resident, Visiting and Casual, and will be indicated accordingly in the Target Audience category. These particular workshops are also open for employees reading for a Ph.D.
This page is regularly updated with the latest dates and details of staff training events. We recommend bookmarking it for quick and easy access to the training schedule.
To participate in our training sessions, please complete the registration form, specifying the courses and dates you can attend.
Due to limited capacity, we encourage early registration. Participation is subject to approval by the People, Culture & Engagement Directorate and your line management. Approved partcipant will receive an email confirming their attendance and course details by no later than one week before the training date. Participants who successfully complete the training will be awarded a certificate.
If you are unable to attend the training and need to cancel your registration, kindly inform us via email as soon as possible. Late cancellations will only be accepted if a valid reason is provided. Please note that multiple cancellations or absences without valid reasons may affect your eligibility for future training opportunities.
Valid reasons for late cancellation or absence include:
| DOC6066 - Developing Resilience and Grit: The Path to Success | Closed |
| Tue 6 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6004 - Understanding and Developing Assertiveness | Closed |
| Tue 6 Jan | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6068 - Project Management | Closed |
| 7 & 14 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6038 - Bridging the Gap between Academia and the Labour Market | Closed |
| Wed 7 Jan | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6059 - How to Build an International Academic Network | Closed |
| Thu 8 Jan | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6055 - Social Media for Researchers | Closed |
| Fri 9 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6029 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Life Sciences and Medicine) | Closed |
| Fri 16 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6022 - Qualitative Research Methods: An Introduction | Closed |
| Mon 2 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6010 - An Introduction to Critical and Creative Thinking | Closed |
| Tue 3 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6026 - Getting Published: The Conference Paper | Closed |
| Tue 3 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6052 - Reflections on the Use of Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research | Closed |
| Mon 9 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6006 - Convincing and Debating | Closed |
| Tue 10 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6064 - Managing a Research Laboratory | Closed |
| Wed 11 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6011 - Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences | Closed |
| Thu 12 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6008 - Research Impact: Involving Stakeholders to Improve Funding Success | Closed |
| Fri 13 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6051 - Introduction to NVivo for Qualitative Data Analysis | Closed |
| Fri 13 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6067: Using R for Data Processing | Closed |
| Mon 16 & 23 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6046 - Introduction to LaTeX: Typesetting your Thesis or Research Paper | Closed |
| 16 & 17 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6062 - Interdisciplinary Research: An Innovative Approach to your Ph.D. | Closed |
| Tue 17 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6034 - Enhancing Small Group Teaching and Learning | Closed |
| Wed 18 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6036 - Dealing with Conflict Situations | Closed |
| Fri 20 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6032 - Introduction to Student Mentoring | Closed |
| Mon 23 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6009 - Leadership for the 21st Century | Closed |
| Tue 24 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6058 - The Purpose of your Leadership in Times of Change | Closed |
| Tue 24 Mar | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6028 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Social and Behavioural Sciences) | Closed |
| Wed 25 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6035 - Basic Research Supervision Skills | Closed |
| Thu 26 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6014 - Preparing for a Job Interview | Closed |
| Fri 27 Mar | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6070 - Leveraging Generative AI for Data Analysis and Interpretation | Closed |
| Fri 17 Apr | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC101 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6023 - Approaching Doctoral Research through Mixed Methods | Closed |
| Tue 21 Apr | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6056 - Aligning your Research to the Sustainable Development Goals | Closed |
| Tue 21 Apr | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6071 - Framework Analysis | Closed |
| Wed 22 Apr | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6060 - Introduction to Open Science | Closed |
| Thu 23 Apr | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6021 - Quantitative Research Methods: An Introduction | Closed |
| Fri 24 Apr | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6033 - Basic Lecturing Skills | Closed |
| Tue 28 Apr | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6038 - Bridging the Gap between Academia and the Labour Market | Closed |
| Wed 29 Apr | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6059 - How to Build an International Academic Network | Closed |
| Thu 30 Apr | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC101 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6061 - Allies of Open Science: | Closed |
| The Influential Role of Statistics & Library Repositories | |
| Tue 5 May | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6065 - Malti Komunikattiv għar-Riċerka | Closed |
| Tue 5 & Wed 6 May | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC101 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6054 - Presenting your Research in 180 Seconds | Closed |
| 6, 7 & 11 May | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Location: VC102, TR107, VC101 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6027 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Humanities, Education and Law) | Closed |
| Mon 11 May | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC068 - Project Management | Closed |
| Wed 13 & Thu 21 May | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 & VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6030 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Architecture and STEM) | Closed |
| Fri 15 May | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: Online Synchronous | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6029 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Life Sciences and Medicine) | Closed |
| Fri 15 May | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6012 - Writing Winning Grant Applications | Closed |
| Tue 19 May | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TR107 | |
| Target Audience: Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6066 - Developing Resilience and Grit: The Path to Success | Closed |
| Mon 25 May | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postgraduate Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6004 - Understanding and Developing Assertiveness | Closed |
| Wed 3 Jun | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TBA | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6060 - Introduction to Open Science: | Closed |
| Principles of Transparency and Collaboration in Doctoral Research | |
| Thurs 14 Oct | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6052 - Reflections on the Use of Grounded Theory in Qualitative Research | Closed |
| Fri 16 Oct | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6007 - Understanding Intellectual Property (IP) - P1 + P2 + P3 | Closed |
| Mon 19 Oct | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Mon 26 Oct | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Mon 2 Nov | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6027 - Getting Published: | Closed |
| the Journal Article (Humanities, Education and Law) | |
| Tues 20 Oct | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6070 - Leveraging Generative AI for Data Analysis and Interpretation | Closed |
| Wed 21 Oct | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6074 - Narrative Inquiry and Narrative Analysis | Register |
| Tues 3 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6013 - Writing Effective CVs and Job Application Letters | Register |
| Thurs 5 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6028 - Getting Published: the Journal Article (Social and Behavioural Sciences) | Register |
| Thurs 5 Nov | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6018 - Unlocking Research Excellence: UM Library Services for Doctoral Scholars | Register |
| Fri 6 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6048 - Validity and Reliability in Quantitative and Qualitative Research | Register |
| Mon 9 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102 | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6032 - Introduction to Student Mentoring | Register |
| Tues 10 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6011 - Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences | Register |
| Wed 11 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6034 - Enhancing Small Group Teaching and Learning | Register |
| Wed 11 Nov | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6040 - Understanding Research Philosophy and Approaches to Theory Development | Register |
| Mon 16 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6025 - Getting Published: Preparing the Book Proposal - P1 + P2 | Register |
| Mon 16 Nov | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Fri 8 Jan | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6061 - Allies of Open Science: The Influential Role of Statistics and Library Repositories | Register |
| Wed 18 Nov | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Online Session | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6053 - Getting Published: The Edited Volume | Register |
| Thurs 19 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6058 - The Purpose of your Leadership in Times of Change | Register |
| Mon 23 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6009 - Leadership for the 21st Century | Register |
| Mon 23 Nov | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6054 - Presenting your Research in 180 Seconds - P1 + P2 + P3 | Register |
| Tues 24 Nov | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Fri 27 Nov | 09:00-11:00 | |
| Tues 1 Dec| 09:00-11:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6072 - Practical Mindfulness | Register |
| Mon 30 Nov | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6064 - Managing a Research Laboratory | Register |
| Wed 2 Dec | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6030 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Architecture and STEM) | Register |
| Thurs 3 Dec | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6033 - Basic Lecturing Skills | Register |
| Fri 4 Dec | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: Room LC217, Dun Mikiel Xerri Lecture Centre (LC) | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
| DOC6038 - Bridging the Gap between Academia and the Labour Market | Register |
| Wed 13 Jan | 17:00-20:00 | |
| Online Session | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6066 - Developing Resilience and Grit: The Path to Success | Register |
| Thurs 14 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6029 - Getting Published: The Journal Article (Life Sciences and Medicine) | Register |
| Fri 15 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: VC102, IT Services | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers & Academics | |
| Workshop info | |
| DOC6068 - Project Management - P1 + P2 | Closed |
| Mon 18 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Tues 26 Jan | 09:00-12:00 | |
| Location: TBA | |
| Target Audience: Postdoctoral Researchers | |
| Workshop info |
Last updated on 21 October at 04:01
