Courses and resources

Administrative Directorates

Workshops for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Researchers
Writing and Communication Skills
  • Debating with the Media
  • Convincing and Debating
Research, Integrity and Valorisation
  • Research and Entrepreneurship - a Harmonious Duality
  • Understanding Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Research Impact: Make Yourself Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Ready
  • Data Analysis with Python
  • Getting Published: the Journal Article (Life Sciences and Medicine)
  • Getting Published: the Journal Article (Architecture and STEM)
  • Getting Published: the Journal Article (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
  • Getting Published: Preparing the Book Proposal
Personal Developement
  • Introduction to Student Mentoring
  • Basic Lecturing Skills
  • Enhancing Small Group Teaching and Learning
  • Basic Research Supervision Skills
  • Leadership in the 21st Century
  • Dealing with Conflict Situations
  • Understanding and Developing Assertiveness
  • Recognising Stress and Developing Coping Strategies
Looking Beyond Graduation
  • Employability Skills: Perspectives from Employers
  • Writing Effective CVs and Job Application Letters
  • Preparing for a Job Interview
  • Writing Winning Grant Applications
  • Practical Aspects to Implementing EU-Funded Projects
  • Beyond your Ph.D.: Designing Documents for Supranational Organisations and International Institutions
  • Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences

IT Training for Administrative Staff 

  • Intermediate Word
  • Intermediate Excel
  • Google Suite
Assessments and Examinations

Technology for teaching and learning continuity 

Continuous Development 

Research Groups & Initiatives

Staff and Student Wellbeing




Sessions on Wellbeing
  • Stress Management
  • Skills for the Parent Employee
  • Bullying at the Workplace
  • Healthy living abroad

Sessions on Addictions and other emerging trends 
  • Drugs and their effects
  • Alcohol and its effects 
  • Compulsive Gambling
  • Wise use of Technology
  • Approaching the addicted employee


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