DDP Training & Development Hub

The University offers a range of PGR development and training opportunities. Find details of how to sign up for academic modules, research skills seminars, IT, language and statistical training.

Latest skills & development opportunities

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Central PGR Development Programme 23/24

This guide outlines the central PGR training & development offer and is updated each academic year. Opportunities are mapped to the eight core competencies, making it easy to match your development needs to available courses.

View the PGR development guide

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myDevelopment

myDevelopment hosts mandatory training alongside a wide range of learning materials to support your development as a PGR. Think Ahead workshops, ELTC, Research IT and Libraries courses are already online - with more being added across the coming months.

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Centre for Equity & Inclusion Fellowship scheme

The Centre for Equity & Inclusion has recently launched a new Fellowship Scheme for PGRs of colour.

Read more & apply

Academic modules

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DDP compulsory modules

Find out more about the compulsory modules that you need to complete during your DDP, including Faculty Ethics & Integrity modules.

DDP compulsory modules

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Register for optional modules

The DDP module registration portal is now open until 15 February 2024 for enrolment on spring semester modules.

Register for academic modules

Researcher development and research skills

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Think Ahead - Researcher Development Programme

Sessions for PGRs on a range of topics including thesis writing, Viva preparation, career development, mentoring and researcher wellbeing. Now booking via myDevelopment.

Book on myDevelopment

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Think Further

Online resources on a variety of topics including academic writing, careers, innovation and creativity, research engagement and more.

Access our Think Further resources

Library

The University Library

The library offers a range of sessions for PhD researchers. Find face-to-face and online workshops and webinars to help you develop research skills - now booking via myDevelopment

Book on Libraries workshops & webinars

Research IT, data and stats training

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Research IT

IT Services training sessions are a great place for beginner or advanced users to expand their knowledge of HPC, programming, data science and machine learning. Now booking via myDevelopment.

Access course information & booking

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Statistical training

The University offers statistics courses, including modular courses, stand-alone short courses and other useful resources on statistics.

Find University statistics courses

Languages training

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Modern language training

The Modern Languages Teaching Centre (MLTC) offers programmes in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Arabic. Non-specialist language courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean are offered by the School of East Asian Studies.

Find modern language courses at the University

ELTC

English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC)

The English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) runs a set of short courses, workshops and viva tutorials to give you the Academic English skills and language you need at various stages of your postgraduate research degree. Now booking via myDevelopment.

View and book ELTC courses

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Writing Advisory Service

Run by the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC), the Writing Advisory Service can benefit PGR students looking to improve their structure, logical linking, signposting, grammar and academic style.

Learn more about the Writing Advisory Service

Employment skills, careers & mandatory training

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning

Current students have free access to LinkedIn Learning, an online learning platform that offers high quality courses with content produced by industry experts.

Explore LinkedIn Learning - VPN required

Careers Service

Careers Connect

UoS online portal for appointments, jobs, events and more.

Access the Careers Connect Portal

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University mandatory training for PGRs

There are a number of mandatory training courses which are applicable to the majority of University PGR students.

List of e-learning courses

Further learning resources

Study skills online

Workshops, 1:1 appointments and online resources to develop your academic skills for students at all levels of study.

Visit study skills online

DDP library workshops

The University Library presents a regular series of workshops to help you gain vital skills such as writing a data management plan and boosting your online profile.

Access the DDP library workshops

Sheffield Teaching Assistant

The Sheffield Teaching Assistant (STA) programme offers in-depth learning and teaching workshops for PGR students who teach, monthly networking opportunities and an active online community. Now booking via myDevelopment.

Visit the STA website

Medical School courses

Sign ups for the Medical School courses GEM6040 (Automated Sequence Analysis)  and MED650 (Visualising & Analysing Biomedical Datasets with R) are now managed by the Faculty directly.

Please direct any queries to medicine-pgr@sheffield.ac.uk.

Vitae resouces

Vitae is an organisation that promotes researcher development, providing resources to help you navigate the recruitment processes and manage your career.

Visit the Vitae website