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Microsoft Project     show
Microsoft Project workshop

Target Audience: All Staff


Research Integrity - Supervisor Workshop     show
Research integrity: what does it mean, why does it matter, and how might it be challenged?

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Working Successfully from Home     show
While some enjoy working from home and can get a lot accomplished, others find it a challenge. This session will focus on how to deal with distractions, balance working from home with children, focus on the Big 3, work from home and possibly even get more done than normal.

Target Audience: All staff at all levels


Writing for Impact     show
A full day course from City of Glasgow College on Writing for Impact.

Target Audience: All Staff


Academic Development Information Session     show
An opportunity for academic professional staff (traditional academic, teaching, research and knowledge exchange staff) to come along to meet with a member of the Academic Development team in order to benefit from support in understanding the development opportunities available.

Target Audience: Staff seeking to engage with academic development programmes


Academic Writing - Online     show
This class has been developed for Online delivery and will be offered Online for the forseeable future

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


Active Bystander Training     show
Active Bystander is an 60 minute long, fast paced session which equips delegates with the skills to deal with bullying, sexual harassment and intimidation in the workplace.

Target Audience: All staff at all levels/disciplines


Active Bystander Training - for HaSS only     show
Active Bystander is an 60 minute long, fast paced session which equips delegates with the skills to deal with bullying, sexual harassment and intimidation in the workplace.

Target Audience: All staff at all levels/disciplines


ADR - Setting SMART Objectives     show
This 20 minute video will be of interest to all Staff who are involved in the ADR process as either a reviewer or reviewee. The video will look at the ADR process and how to set objectives for the ADR process.

Target Audience: All Staff


ADR: A Focused Conversation (Academic, Research, Teaching & KE)     show
This 60 minute ZOOM session is for Academic and Academic related staff who are ADR reviewers.

Target Audience: Academic and Academic related staff who are ADR reviewers


ADR: A Focused Conversation (APS, Operational & Technical)     show
This 60 minute ZOOM session is for APS, Operational & Technical staff who are ADR reviewers.

Target Audience: APS, Operational & Technical staff who are ADR reviewers


ADR: A Focused Conversation (PS Development Programme only)     show
This 60 minute ZOOM session

Target Audience: PS - Development Prog Reviewees


An Introduction to Leadership     show
This workshop will give you an introduction to Leadership at Strathclyde. It will introduce leadership, how we understand it at Strathclyde and the skills of Leadership.

Target Audience: Current and Aspiring Leaders


An Introduction to Project Management     show
This short introductory course is ideal if you are new/fairly new to projects. The aim of this course is to help you understand the principles & terminology of project management as well as giving you essential tools & techniques to help you scope, plan & deliver successful projects.

Target Audience: Staff who are needing an introduction to Project Management


Assessment for Learning in Higher Education     show
According to the principle of Assessment for Learning (AfL), assessment and feedback should always help students learn and succeed. AfL is at the heart of Strathclyde’s Assessment and Feedback Policy.

Target Audience: For all staff involved in assessment and feedback , or those with particular interest in Assessment for Learning


Basic Business Statistics using Excel     show
The course is tailored for staff who need to interpret and produce basic summary statistics and graphs in business documents. A particular emphasis of the course is on deciding which graphs and statistics to use for presenting your particular data.

Target Audience: University Administrative and Professional Staff.


Becoming a Strathclyde Supervisor     show
This workshop aims to provide an introduction to the practices and policies relating to supervising postgraduate research students at Strathclyde. This is a core workshop of the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Bidding for Business     show
Bidding for Business Workshop

Target Audience: All Staff


Briefing for EEA Staff - Online Zoom     show
An opportunity to hear from legal professionals from Anderson Strathern about the impact of the UK leaving the EU.

Target Audience: EEA Staff Members


Building a Successful Research Career - Online     show
Building a Successful Research Career is run by OSDU (the Organisational & Staff Development Unit). It is designed for existing and aspiring research staff, particularly those in the early part of their career.

Target Audience: Academic and Research Staff


Chairing Meetings     show
This short course introduces delegates to the key skills and techniques required to chair a meeting effectively.

Target Audience: Intended for people who have little or no experience of Chairing meetings and who expect to have to chair a meeting within the next 6 months.


Coaching Conversations     show
This course is aimed at leaders & managers. This course will provide participants with the background knowledge of non-directive coaching and techniques that can be employed in a coaching approach, coaching practice and feedback.

Target Audience: Managers and Leaders


Coaching Conversations for Staff     show
Coaching Conversations for Operational Staff workshop

Target Audience: All Staff


Conferencing & Event Organisation At Strathclyde     show
A half day session on the practicalities of organising a conference or event within the University. The session is designed for anyone undertaking the organisation and running of an event within the University of Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Staff members who organise conferences & events


Confidence Lab with Voice Business     show
Confidence Lab with Voice Business

Target Audience: All Staff at Strathclyde


Confident Engagements     show
The course will focus on tools and techniques for developing confidence in general and the confidence to behave in an assertive manner in your dealings with others in the workplace. It is aimed at support staff in non-supervisory or non-managerial roles.

Target Audience: Support staff in non-supervisory or non-managerial roles


Confident Presentation Skills     show
These half day workshops will benefit staff at all levels by giving them the tools to communicate effectively in presentations to audiences of all sizes.

Target Audience: All Staff


Conflict prevention and resolution in the supervisory relationship     show
This workshop will address the relational aspects of the supervisory process through the lens of mediation. This workshop can be used as a ‘Day-to-Day Supervision Skills’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Opportunities     show
The workshop will explain the benefits that IMechE membership brings, including access to great CPD resources.

Target Audience: Engineering Technicians


Course (Re) Design - Online     show
This class has been developed for Online delivery and will be offered Online for the forseeable future.

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


Crowdhelix- Develop International Collaborative Research     show
Join this session to hear about how you can benefit from the University’s membership of CrowdHelix.

Target Audience: All research active staff


Customer Service Skills     show
Participants in this workshop will gain invaluable skills and techniques that are the fundamentals of service professionalism and you will be encourage to take pride in what you do.

Target Audience: All Staff


Delegation Skills     show
This course is an introduction to delegation. Delegation is a skill which can be learned and aids team productivity and morale. It is a development process and helps people and teams to develop to their full potential.

Target Audience: Staff Supervisors


Developing Creativity to Boost Performance     show
A 2x full day course from the City of Glasgow College on Developing Creativity to Boost Performance.

Target Audience: All Staff


Developing Your Doctoral Student's Career     show
Career development is an increasingly important aspect of the PhD journey. This workshop aims to support supervisors of doctoral students in promoting their student’s career development.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Effective Agile Working Series - Well Being Conversations     show
With many teams continuing to work remotely, the well-being of individuals is of greater importance than ever. How’s the best way to have that conversation?

Target Audience: Managers and Leaders


Effective Agile Working Series – An Introduction to Agile Working     show
An introduction to agile working, how it compares to other working arrangements and how to make the most of an agile working arrangement.

Target Audience: University of Strathclyde Staff


Effective Agile Working Series – Leading Teams in an Agile Environment     show
Leading teams while WFH.

Target Audience: Leaders and managers leading remote teams


Effective Agile Working Series – Managing Online Meetings Effectively     show
Hosting effective online meetings using Zoom and Trello.

Target Audience: Staff with direct reports. Staff who regularly facilitate meetings


Effective Agile Working Series – Working Remotely - Managing Yourself     show
Working from home – managing your self and your time effectively.

Target Audience: Anyone working from home who would like some hints and tips for managing themselves in the changing work environment.


Engaging Doctoral Students with Writing     show
This workshop will support doctoral supervisors to establish productive writing habits for their students. This workshop can be used as a ‘Academic Writing & the Viva Voce Exam’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Enterprise, Commercialisation and Intellectual Property     show
Enterprise, Commercialisation and Intellectual Property

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


Facilitation Skills for Professional Development     show
This 2 day workshop is aimed at staff who are working with groups of people to support their development.

Target Audience: All staff


Finding your Strengths and Using them to Achieve your Ambitions - WW     show
A taster workshop on Finding your Strengths and Using them to Achieve your Ambition presented by Jan Lee.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde


Focus! Plan! Attack!     show
Focus! Plan! Attack! workload management. A practical 1 day course full of tips and tricks to help you feel on top of your work rather than being buried by it. Regain your personal life even in a climate of doing more with less using an advanced common sense!

Target Audience: All Staff


Getting the Most out of Your Supervisory Relationship     show
This workshop will explore the dynamic between the Supervisor and Student to support positive relationships. This workshop can be used as a ‘Day-to-Day Supervision Skills’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


HEA - Assessor & Mentoring Meeting     show
To assist you to assess and mentor HEA applicants in selecting the most appropriate Descriptor category to work toward.

Target Audience: HEA - Assessor & Mentoring Meeting


HEA Fellowship Network - 2     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


HEA Fellowship Network - 3     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


HEA Fellowship Network - 4     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


HEA Fellowship Network - 5     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


HEA Fellowship Network - 6     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


HEA Fellowship Network - 1     show
This network is to support staff in working toward HEA fellowships (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship).

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering or supporting learning and teaching.


Horizon Europe – Essentials/Submitting Competitive Funding Application     show
Submission of successful applications to EU Horizon Europe programme (2021-2027). Essential criteria to be addressed.

Target Audience: Research-Active Staff


Horizon Europe - ODA-type Funding Opportunities     show
Funding for ODA-type research in Horizon Europe. EU research funding relating to the economic development and social welfare of Lower and Middle Income Countries.

Target Audience: Research-Active Staff of the University


HORIZON EUROPE (2021-2027) – An introduction to the programme     show
Horizon Europe Introduction - Online Course

Target Audience: All research active staff


How to Disagree Constructively     show
This unique and innovative workshop has been designed to help individuals and teams to improve their capacity for constructive disagreement and hence for effective collaboration and group decision making.

Target Audience: Staff involved in Leadership roles


ILM 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring - Information Session     show
This information session will give potential participants wishing to embark on the ILM 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring the opportunity to discover more about the programme.

Target Audience: Colleagues wishing to gain a coaching qualification and have responsibility for developing others.


ILM Level 3 - Tutorial Session     show
A tutorial session for the ILM Level 3 Course.

Target Audience: Participants on the ILM Level 3 Course


ILM Level 5 - Tutorial Session     show
A tutorial session for the ILM Level 5 Course.

Target Audience: Participants on the ILM Level 5 Course


Improve Productivity … Reduce Stress     show
Join this interactive course as productivity expert David Longstaff, teaches how to manage a complex workload in a world of change. These live hands-on events include how to set up tools such as MS Outlook, OneNote and To Do. Note: previously under the title of Focus! Plan! Attack!

Target Audience: All staff at all levels


Improving Supervision Conversations     show
This workshop will focus on having better quality supervision conversations. This workshop can be used as a ‘Day-to-Day Supervision Skills’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Influencing and Negotiating Skills     show
This half day workshop will develop your influencing and negotiating skills. It will explore a range of tried and tested models to help you get results, appreciate effective influencing behaviours and encourage positive conversations with others.

Target Audience: For those needing to get results with and through other people


Information Drop in Session - Strathclyde Supervisor Development Prog     show
This open session is an opportunity to meet with a member of the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme team to discuss the new programme and how this supports Supervisor development at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Intellectual Property For Research     show
Do you understand how IP effects your research or where to go for support? Intellectual Property is important when considering opportunities to create impact. Whether your goal is for cultural, social or economic impact, IP can support your outcomes.

Target Audience: All Staff, Early Career Researchers, Post-graduate Researchers, and anyone else interested in learning more about Intellectual Property


Introduction to Leadership for PhD Supervisors     show
This workshop will introduce Leadership as a model for establishing and maintaining successful PhD supervisions

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


IP for Researchers: Unlock the potential of your intellectual property     show
This workshop will develop knowledge and understanding of intellectual property and its potential for PhD and early career researchers during their research projects in order to generate the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs on how to develop, use and respect IP.

Target Audience: PhD's and Early Career Researchers


Leadership Conversations Series     show
This mini-series (90 mins) of 3 sessions will give you a handy set of skills and tools to more effectively frame your influencing, be constructive and clear in your feedback and achieve the outcomes that you intend and want from your conversations.

Target Audience: All staff


Leadership Development Day Facilitated by AdvanceHE     show
This session is a supportive space to take stock and reflect on leadership responsibilities.

Target Audience: Leaders


Leadership Development Prog (1st line leadership) - Info Session     show
This is an hour session which will introduce participants to the course content and structure, how to engage in the optional elements of the programme, pre-programme objective setting and the options for ILM accreditation.

Target Audience: First Line Managers responsible for Supervising Staff


Leadership Development Programme (1st line leadership)     show
The purpose of the programme is to equip first level line managers with the necessary skill for supervising staff. It has been designed to support the standards as described in both the Strathclyde Job Level Descriptors & Strathclyde Leadership Competencies & Behaviours Frameworks

Target Audience: First Line Managers responsible for Supervising Staff


Leadership for Strategic Outcomes - Intro Session     show
This hour long session will introduce participants to the course content and structure, how to engage in the optional elements of the programme, pre-programme objective setting and the options for ILM accreditation.

Target Audience: Team Leaders


Management & Leadership in H.E. - ONLINE     show
This module examines the structure of higher educational provision in Scotland, the origins and influences on policy making and looks at some of the major debates and current issues in the field of higher education.

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


Management Development: Leading Change     show
This one day workshop will help leaders effectively embed change. It will explore the change process and consider practical ways that leaders can manage change, how to support people through change and how to enhance their own resilience throughout change.

Target Audience: For any member of staff who is managing and leading change


Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Training Networks:Info Session     show
Online information session This information session will provide an overview of the collaborative PhD training opportunities available under the SCA Doctoral Training Networks scheme funded through Horizon Europe.

Target Audience: Academic, research and research support staff


Menopause at Work Overview - Awareness session for all colleagues.     show
Menopause Awareness session for all colleagues. Participants will develop a basic knowledge of the key facts around menopause.

Target Audience: Open to all Staff


Menopause at Work Overview - Awareness session for HR CPD     show
Menopause Awareness session for HR CPD . Participants will develop a basic knowledge of the key facts around menopause.

Target Audience: Open to HR staff only


Mentoring @ Strathclyde: Information Session     show
This information session will introduce you to the current Mentoring @ Strathclyde Schemes to support staff with their career development.

Target Audience: Academic Staff, Research Staff; Support Staff and Teaching Staff interested in mentoring


New Leaders Seminar     show
This session will include information from; Strathclyde Leadership Framework, Finance, HR. Strategy and Policy and Guest speaker.

Target Audience: New Leaders at Strathclyde


New Staff Induction Seminar     show
A seminar for newly appointed staff. The seminar will introduce you to working for the University of Strathclyde

Target Audience: Newly Appointed Staff to the University


Open Publications, Data, Engagement and Beyond     show
This session will explore what Open Research means in different contexts – from publications and data sharing to co-creation and public engagement. Participants will also learn more about what benefits the use of Open Research principles and practices will bring them.

Target Audience: All staff members and students involved in research


Pension Scheme Presentation by Strathclyde Pension Fund     show
A presentation for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme which will provide an overview of the scheme benefits and information regarding types of retirement (for example early, flexible), how the benefits are calculated and the pension and cash options available to members.

Target Audience: For members of the Local Government Pension Scheme only


Planning a Positive Retirement     show
This information session is for those either considering retirement or about to retire in the near future.

Target Audience: Anyone considering retirement or early or flexible retirement


Positive Psychology     show
A half day course from the City of Glasgow College on Positive Psychology.

Target Audience: All Staff


Pre-Commercialisation Masterclass     show
This practical, one-day workshop is designed to support academics and research staff in developing commercialisation skills for the future.

Target Audience: Early career researchers and academics who are or may be commercialising University research.


Preparing to be an Examiner or Convener     show
The PhD viva is a core part of the examination of PhD students and yet there is very little written about, and training given, in how to effectively examine PhD students. For many examiners the only training will have been their own viva and learning from peers on the job.

Target Audience: All Academic Staff


Preparing Your Student for Viva     show
This session is designed to complement the training offered to Viva candidates at Strathclyde. This workshop can be used as a ‘Academic Writing & the Viva Voce Exam’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Presentation Event – Leading for Strategic Outcomes     show
Presentation of the Internal Leadership Development Programme completion certificates and ILM level 5 Certificates in Leadership and Management for the 1st Line Leadership Development Programme.

Target Audience: Participants of Leadership Licence Programme


Presentation Event – Technical Leaders Programme     show
Presentation of the Internal Leadership Development Programme completion certificates and ILM level 3 Award in Leadership and Management for the Technical Leaders Development Programme

Target Audience: Participants of Leadership Licence Programme


Presentation Event - Technical Staff Development Programme     show
Presentation of the Internal Award for the Technical Staff Development Programme

Target Audience: Participants of Leadership Licence Programme


Professional Services Development Programme     show
The purpose of the programme is to equip admin staff to develop in their role. The programme is supported by the Association of University Administrators CPD Framework

Target Audience: APS Staff Grade 4 and above


Professional Services Development Programme- Info Session     show
This is an hour session which will introduce participants to the course programme, content and structure

Target Audience: APS Staff Grade 4 and above


Recognition of Learning and Teaching for Technical Staff     show
This one hour session is designed to provide information to technical staff on how they can gain formal professional recognition (Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy) for their formal or informal role in supporting learning and teaching.

Target Audience: Technical Staff


Report Writing     show
Learn how to structure a persuasive and compelling report, together with refreshing your knowledge of Plain English, grammar and punctuation.

Target Audience: Anyone new to writing reports, or who wishes to improve their skills in this vital area.


Research Bidding and Design - Getting Started - ONLINE     show
This class aims to enable research staff and early career academics starting out in research bidding and design to develop their knowledge, skills and abilities in development and submission of small, early career research proposals.

Target Audience: For research staff and early career academics starting out in research bidding and design. Individuals from other staff categories may also find this class useful if they are intending to apply for research funding.


Research Ethics - Supervisor Workshop     show
How do you keep an eye on research ethics?

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Research Integrity Online - Staff     show
Participants will explore all aspects of Research Integrity.

Target Audience: All Academic, Research, KE & Teaching Staff as well as any other staff members interested in this area.


Research Professional Administrator Training Workshop     show
This workshop aims to provide insightful learning on how to use Research Professional to find/promote targeted funding opportunities, manage research workgroups and facilitate bid development.

Target Audience: For research & KE professionals; faculty/department/research centre/cluster administrators and bid officers


Sickness Absence Management Session     show
This course is aimed at staff with line management responsibility who have to implement the University's Sickness Absence Management Policy. The aim of the briefing session is to discuss how to implement the University's Sickness Absence Policy.

Target Audience: Staff with line management responsibility


Spanish for Beginners     show
The aim of these beginner-level classes is to provide those with minimal or no knowledge of their chosen language the chance to enhance and gain skills in communicating effectively in that language.

Target Audience: Beginners or near beginners. It is suited to those who may be going abroad for holidays as well as those who wish to gain the basics in the language for their own personal development.


Speaking in Public     show
This programme consists of 2 workshops which will help delegates develop their public speaking skills, improving their ability to communicate in all situations from interviews, to day to day interactions.

Target Audience: Staff who deliver presentations in public


SPIRAL - An Introduction to Public Engagement     show
A brief introduction to public engagement and a chance to talk with the public engagement team.

Target Audience: Any staff interested in public engagement


SPIRAL - An Overview of EU Research Funding Opportunities     show
The course will cover the final calls of Horizon 2020, including MSCA Individual Fellowships; the European Green Deal call (actions linked to climate objectives); and Horizon Europe – the next European Framework Programme of Research 2021-2027 with a proposed budget of EUR 94.4bn.

Target Audience: Academic, research and research support staff at all levels, including potential Supervisors of MSCA Individual Fellows


SPIRAL - Apply for your first role: in academic posts & fellowships     show
This is an interactive webinar to explore aspects of both the big picture and the detail of academic job and fellowship applications.

Target Audience: Research staff planning an academic research career


SPIRAL - Applying for Post-Doctoral Fellowships     show
In this workshop you will find out what steps you should take, time frames, what a fellowship involves, international options, how to apply, the different types of fellowships available and how to use your connections to your advantage.

Target Audience: Early Career Research Staff / Postdocs


SPIRAL - Applying for your first role: in academic posts & fellowships     show
Aimed at Research Staff planning an academic career either through the independent researcher route (fellowships) or applying for their first lectureship (teaching and research).

Target Audience: Research staff planning an academic research career


SPIRAL - Attract Research Funding; Writing & Applying For Fellowships     show
A career in research is exciting, varied and gives you the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of discovery in your chosen field, but it is a highly competitive environment and researchers from all over the world aspire to reach the top of the profession.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Broadcast Media Training for Academics     show
This sessions offers the knowledge and skills to communicate research through the media. It covers broadcast interview training and discussion on how to understand what the media are looking for.

Target Audience: Staff, PGRs


SPIRAL - Building Productive Relationships with Industry     show
This course will contain a mix of information and practical activities.

Target Audience: Anyone looking to build or improve their network.


SPIRAL - Building Sustainable Research Partnerships     show
This practical workshop is for research leaders who would like to gain an overview and awareness of the key aspects of building sustainable research partnerships

Target Audience: Early Career Academics and Chancellor’s Fellows


SPIRAL - Career Management for Researchers @ Strathclyde     show
Career Management for Researchers @ Strathclyde is a blended course, combining online modules and Zoom discussion sessions, to help you explore career options and prepare you for the next stage of your career. A 4-week course - designed to address key career issues for researchers.

Target Audience: Research Staff


SPIRAL - Careers Beyond Academia     show
There are a number of options outside of academia that are open to postdocs. Not everyone chooses to climb the academic ladder and many researchers are unaware of the variety of other options that are available.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Careers Within & Beyond Academia: Planning a Research Career     show
Interested in continuing in research? Then it is never too early to start planning your career trajectory & thinking about the direction you want to go. Research is exciting, competitive & a challenging career choice requiring strategic planning, seeking opportunities & networking.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Communicate with Confidence: Straight Talking - Online     show
As you grow in seniority, your interactions with colleagues and clients can become more complex. This opens up exciting opportunities but also poses potential challenges. This half-day course is a practical and engaging exploration of these areas of communication.

Target Audience: Academic, Teaching, Research and KE staff


SPIRAL - Communicating Your Research Online     show
This Zoom-taught workshop will focus on online communication strategies and tools for researchers.

Target Audience: Research, academic, knowledge exchange and teaching staff wishing to increase their digital visibility


SPIRAL - Considering your Career Options     show
This webinar will provide participants with an overview of the possible career pathways, both academic and non-academic, available to research staff as well as how to progress along these tracks.

Target Audience: For Research Assistants, Research Associates and Research Fellows


SPIRAL - Digital Strategy & Communicating Your Research Online     show
This workshop is designed specifically for researchers who are looking to develop their online presence and boost their career prospects through social media.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Digital Strategy; Profiles, Social Media and Connecting     show
This Zoom-taught workshop will focus on online communication strategies and tools for researchers.

Target Audience: Research, academic, knowledge exchange and teaching staff wishing to increase their digital visibility


SPIRAL - Effective Communication in Research     show
This lively and enlightening course, run by VOX Coaching, will explore practical communication skills to help you strengthen your confidence, become someone to whom others want to listen and achieve greater impact.

Target Audience: Research, KE, Teaching and Academic Staff


SPIRAL - Engaging with Industrial Partners     show
This practical ½ day workshop is to support academics become more effective at engaging with industry partners. It has a specific focus on Research and KE activities within a consultancy role to the industrial partner.

Target Audience: For those who are engaging with industry partners


SPIRAL - EPSRC New Investigator Award (NIA) Workshop     show
This workshop is designed to provide potential applicants an overview of the EPSRC New Investigator Aware (NIA) plus insightful top tips from previous award winners and panel members.

Target Audience: For academics/ECRs who are are interested in applying for the New Investigator Award or colleagues who would like to know more about this scheme.


SPIRAL - EPSRC Open Fellowships Information Webinar     show
This information Webinar aims to support colleagues who are considering applying for an EPSRC Open Fellowship. Presentations will cover the application and assessment process, as well as the support available through the university.

Target Audience: For academics/researchers who are interested in applying for an EPSRC Open Fellowship


SPIRAL - Exploring Enterprise & KE     show
Exploring Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange invites participants to examine their conception of enterprise & knowledge exchange. The session focuses on breaking down myths, misconceptions and exploring the potential and value of a wider and more inclusive approach to enterprise & KE.

Target Audience: All Staff


SPIRAL - Exploring Entrepreneurship     show
With an opportunity to meet the University’s IP & Commercialisation team, this workshop covers an introduction to intellectual property rights, including protection, disclosure, inventors & ownership, next steps for getting involved, Entrepreneurship & KE training opportunities.

Target Audience: Academic/Research/KE & Professional Services Staff


SPIRAL - Fear of the Blank Page     show
This workshop will focus on writing productivity, how to start, how to keep going and how to finish.

Target Audience: Research, academic, knowledge exchange and teaching staff


SPIRAL - Figures, Images & Visualising Information     show
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to various types of visual formats including standard graphs, information visualisations and graphics for publication.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Hosting conferences and events     show
This session will give an overview of the venues and services available at the University for hosting conferences and events.

Target Audience: For those wishing to attract and host conferences and events at the University


SPIRAL - How to get started with Supervision     show
This workshop aims to support research staff who provide informal supervision to undergraduate, masters and doctoral students.

Target Audience: For Research Assistants, Research Associates and Research Fellows


SPIRAL - Impact and Influence     show
This lively and enjoyable session, run by VOX Coaching, will explore practical communication skills that will help you increase your confidence, become someone to whom others want to listen and achieve greater impact and influence.

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


SPIRAL - In the Spotlight     show
This stimulating and involving course, run by VOX Coaching, will help you gain confidence and speak compellingly in front of any audience.

Target Audience: For those who would like to get their voice heard and increase their confidence when communicating with any audience


SPIRAL - IP Essentials Copyright, Teaching and Commercialisation     show
Novel intellectual property (IP) is created regularly by researchers in universities and it is becoming increasingly important for both staff and students to equip themselves with elementary knowledge of the subject.

Target Audience: This course is designed specifically for researchers working in universities and institutes.


SPIRAL - Leading and Managing Research Staff     show
This workshop explores how you take a structured approach to leading and managing research staff to get the best from your team.

Target Audience: Academic / Fellows / Senior Postdocs


SPIRAL – Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network     show
This peer network is designed to support those managing and supervising researchers.

Target Audience: Academic staff and all others involved in managing and supervising researchers


SPIRAL – Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network: April 2022     show
This is a Zoom session within the Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network, designed to support those managing and supervising researchers. It will focus on challenges and good practices around research integrity and authorship in the context of supervision or line management.

Target Audience: Academic staff and all others involved in managing and supervising researchers


SPIRAL – Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network: January 2022     show
This is a Zoom session within the Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network, designed to support those managing and supervising researchers. It will focus on challenges and good practices around giving constructive (and sometimes negative) feedback as a manager or supervisor.

Target Audience: Academic staff and all others involved in managing and supervising researchers


SPIRAL – Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network: June 2022     show
This is a Zoom session within the Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network, designed to support those managing and supervising researchers. It will focus on challenges and good practices around providing pastoral care as a supervisor or line manager.

Target Audience: Academic staff and all others involved in managing and supervising researchers


SPIRAL – Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network: March 2022     show
This is a Zoom session within the Managing & Supervising Researchers Peer Network, designed to support those managing and supervising researchers. It will focus on challenges and good practices around time and project management for supervisors or line managers.

Target Audience: Academic staff and all others involved in managing and supervising researchers


SPIRAL - Managing and Delivering Successful CPD Sessions     show
A highly practical full-day, fully online workshop for staff designing or delivering professional development sessions for external stakeholders (e.g. colleagues from other institutions, industry, government, etc.) with a focus on engagement and effectiveness.

Target Audience: For academics / researchers expected to deliver CPD sessions to groups of professionals


SPIRAL - Motivating and Developing Teams     show
This workshop will help you manage your research team to deliver successful projects, work effectively through your team delivering results and develop others' capability to perform. The workshop will offer a range of practical tools and approaches to extend your management skills.

Target Audience: Research leaders and those aspiring to be


SPIRAL - Negotiation & Relationship Building Skills     show
This sessions offers practical tips on how to negotiate, network & build relationships in the business world. Offering insights into relevant business practices & pathways, it sets out how to identify key personnel, nurture contacts as well as securing deals & exchanging contracts.

Target Audience: Staff, PGRs


SPIRAL - Networking for Researchers: Strategy and Engaging     show
This workshop will focus on how to establish a network and build it to support your career and aims.

Target Audience: All staff


SPIRAL - Online Research Grant Application Writers’ Workshop     show
Self-paced online course, targeted at staff new to writing funding applications. Learn how research grants are awarded, how this affects the way to write applications; develop relevant skills; learn strategies to write a grant-application as quickly as possible

Target Audience: Academic, Research, KE and Teaching Staff


SPIRAL - Planning & Designing a Research Career     show
Interested in continuing in research? Then it is never too early to start planning your career trajectory & thinking about the direction you want to go. Research is exciting, competitive & a challenging career choice requiring strategic planning, seeking opportunities & networking.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL - Preparing and Applying for Fellowships     show
This workshop will provide participants with information about types of fellowships, the application/selection processes and support available to those seeking to apply for fellowships at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: For Research Assistants, Research Associates and Research Fellows


SPIRAL - Productive Writing Techniques, Planning & Finishing     show
This workshop will focus on writing productivity, how to start, how to keep going and how to finish.

Target Audience: Research, academic, knowledge exchange and teaching staff


SPIRAL - Project Management for Research and K.E.     show
This workshop will look at the tools and techniques used in managing research projects which will build processes and structures that support project delivery.

Target Audience: For academics / researchers managing projects


SPIRAL - Research Funding Peer Network     show
This peer network is designed to connect and support those involved or interested to become involved in research funding.

Target Audience: All staff members who are involved or would like to become involved in gaining and managing research funding


SPIRAL - Research Funding Peer Network - April 2022     show
This is a session of the Research Funding Peer Network, designed to connect and support those involved or interested to become involved in research funding.

Target Audience: All staff members who are involved or would like to become involved in gaining and managing research funding


SPIRAL - Research Funding Peer Network - January 2022     show
This is a session of the Research Funding Peer Network, designed to connect and support those involved or interested to become involved in research funding. It will focus on the lifecycle of funding applications and other topics relevant when writing proposals.

Target Audience: All staff members who are involved or would like to become involved in gaining and managing research funding


SPIRAL - Research Funding Peer Network - June 2022     show
This is a session of the Research Funding Peer Network, designed to connect and support those involved or interested to become involved in research funding.

Target Audience: All staff members who are involved or would like to become involved in gaining and managing research funding


SPIRAL - Research Funding Peer Network - March 2022     show
This is a session of the Research Funding Peer Network, designed to connect and support those involved or interested to become involved in research funding. It will focus on learning from successful grant & fellowship holders about their lessons learned, tips and experiences.

Target Audience: All staff members who are involved or would like to become involved in gaining and managing research funding


SPIRAL - Research Integrity in Practice     show
This highly interactive workshop suits anyone looking to enhance their own and other’s practice. Plenty of exploration of fundamentals, along with discussion and application to your situation. We aim to make the subject a lively and vital part of your daily practice as a researcher.

Target Audience: Anyone looking to enhance their own, or others' practice. Research & academic staff.


SPIRAL - Research Staff Induction     show
Research staff induction is targeted at Research Staff new to Strathclyde or new to a Research Staff role at Strathclyde. It provides an introduction to the support /opportunities available to help in your current role as well as an opportunity to meet some other Researchers.

Target Audience: Research Staff new to the University or new to a Research Staff role


SPIRAL – Research Writing Workshop     show
This informal, social writing workshop is intended for all staff who are looking for protected time and space to focus on their writing.

Target Audience: For academics, researchers, and knowledge exchange staff looking for protected time and space to work on writing.


SPIRAL – Research Writing Workshop - Weekly Drop In     show
This informal, social writing Zoom workshop is intended for all staff who are looking for protected time and space to focus on their writing.

Target Audience: For academics, researchers, and knowledge exchange staff looking for protected time and space to work on writing.


SPIRAL – Researcher Careers Peer Network     show
This peer network is designed to support researchers in developing and managing their careers.

Target Audience: Research staff and all others involved in research who are interested in developing their career within or outside the R&D sector


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up     show
Monthly meet-up for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - April 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - February 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde. This session's topic is 'Research Data Management'.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - January 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde. This session's topic is 'End of contract'.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - June 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - March 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Researcher Meet-up - May 2022     show
This is a session of the monthly Researcher Meet-up, a series of informal get-togethers for researchers to connect with peers and learn about initiatives and services at Strathclyde.

Target Audience: Research Staff (e.g. Research Assistants, Research Associates, Research Fellows)


SPIRAL - Seven Secrets of Successful Research Supervision Online     show
You know what your research student should be doing, but it just does not seem to be happening. Despite your best efforts to set up good habits for your student, it does not work. Why is this, and what can you do to make completing a PHD easier for your students and for you?

Target Audience: For supervisors of doctoral research students


SPIRAL - Sketchnote for Conferences     show
Learn about the benefits of sketch-noting and discover (or hone) your own graphic note-taking talents to capture and record the key messages from conference sessions

Target Audience: Academic, Research, Teaching KE and Professional Support Staff


SPIRAL - Social Media for Business & Industry Engagement     show
This sessions offers the knowledge and skills to use social media for business and industry engagement. It covers all aspects of social media usage including analytics and social media marketing and management.

Target Audience: Staff, PGRs


SPIRAL - Strathclyde Winter Writing Retreat     show
The Strathclyde Writing Retreat supports participants wishing to make significant progress on writing projects by allowing sufficient time to immerse themselves in the writing activity and to benefit from peer support.

Target Audience: For academics, researchers, and knowledge exchange staff looking for protected time and space to work on writing.


SPIRAL - The Importance of Impact in Research Careers     show
This workshop is about understanding the impact agenda and what this means for researchers.

Target Audience: For academics / researchers who need to develop their understanding of the impact agenda


SPIRAL - Turbocharge Your Writing (for staff) Online Session     show
Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are clear and practical strategies that can increase your writing productivity.

Target Audience: Academic/Research Staff, all levels


SPIRAL - UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Information Session     show
This open session will provide information about the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships scheme and Strathclyde’s related internal processes.

Target Audience: Research Staff and Early Career Academic Staff.


SPIRAL - UNIque Women's Online Career Development Programme     show
An online course run over six weeks for women in research staff roles across the UK considering their next career step.

Target Audience: Women in research staff roles planning their next career step


SPIRAL - Virtual Writing Retreat     show
This recurring, weekly Virtual Writing Retreat offers all staff the opportunity to block out time to focus on their writing in a supportive virtual environment.

Target Audience: All staff


SPIRAL - Working with Policymakers: a Practical Guide     show
A practical introduction to engaging with policymakers in Scotland. This is an online talk followed by a Q & A session.

Target Audience: Researchers, KE Staff, ECRs, research directors, directors of impact.


SPIRAL - Writing for The Conversation - Early Career     show
Early-stage researchers, would you like to write for The Conversation but don’t know where to start? Then this workshop is for you: a dedicated editor will explain what The Conversation is, what we want to publish, how to pitch and how to write for us.

Target Audience: Research, Knowledge and Teaching Staff, Lecturers and Chancellors Fellows


SPIRAL - Writing for The Conversation – Senior Academics     show
Senior academics, would you like to write for The Conversation? Then come to this session on what we are, what we publish, how to pitch and how to write for us. Whatever your specialism, we’d love you to attend.

Target Audience: Senior Lecturers, Readers and Professors


SPIRAL -Personal Effectiveness Series: Effecting Positive Engagements     show
This workshop will offer tools and techniques to present yourself in a confident and assertive manner. It will help you get your message across and influence others in an effective and positive way whilst still maintaining your authenticity.

Target Audience: Academic, research, KE & teaching staff


SPIRAL: Improving Cost Recovery on Research Projects     show
Understand the different cost elements of a research project and how the recovery of institutional costs (overheads) can be improved when a research project is costed.

Target Audience: All staff involved in costing research projects, approving costings of research projects, or managing departmental/faculty finances in relation to research.


SPIRAL-Careers Beyond Research/Applying Your Skills Outside Academia     show
There are a number of options outside of academia that are open to postdocs. Not everyone chooses to climb the academic ladder and many researchers are unaware of the variety of other options that are available.

Target Audience: Postdocs


SPIRAL-Engaging 'Hard-to-Reach' Audiences/Widening Impact     show
This workshop will explore generalisable principles underpinning the successful delivery of a successful KE project and how they could be applied to a wide range of academic disciplines and audiences.

Target Audience: For academics, researchers, and knowledge exchange staff


SPIRAL-Research Professional Training Workshop - Engineering & Science     show
This course is for users from Faculty of Engineering and Science who are interested in using Research Professional to search for funding opportunities, create personalised funding alerts and keep up to date with the funding climate

Target Audience: For users from Faculty of Engineering and Science


SPIRAL-Research Professional Training Workshop - HaSS & SBS     show
For users from Faculty of HaSS and SBS who are interested in using Research Professional to search for funding opportunities, create personalised funding alerts and keep up to date with the funding climate.

Target Audience: This course is restricted to Research Professional users from Faculty of HaSS and Strathclyde Business School


STACK Users at Strathclyde     show
STACK is an online assessment system for STEM subjects, designed to assess students’ answers to questions with numeric or algebraic answers.

Target Audience: Academic/Teaching staff using, or interested in using, STACK for online assessment and feedback


STEP - ‘Assessment For Learning’ ONLINE     show
This session will explore ‘Assessment for Learning’, how this fits with Strathclyde Assessment and Feedback policy, and review specific examples of approaches based on this model

Target Audience: Academic Staff


STEP - Flip Your Classroom - ONLINE     show
To allow staff to explore tools, methods and principles of supporting reflective learning activities online. A 'flipped classroom' format involves students working at home on the content that is normally delivered during a traditional 'lecture'.

Target Audience: Staff who are involved in teaching within the university


STEP - Peer Instruction: an introductory workshop     show
The session will include some theoretical background, but will focus on the “how-to” of Peer Instruction, with practical strategies, software tools, and potential pitfalls. Participants will have an opportunity to create their own resources during the session.

Target Audience: Staff involved in delivering undergraduate teaching in the form of lectures.


STEP - Adapting Assessment     show
The question of how to manage assessment in these challenging times is pressing for anyone involved in teaching. These workshops bring Faculty colleagues together to share experience, advice, & effective practice, and address the challenges around assessment.

Target Audience: Module leaders and programme directors.


STEP - Assessment for Learning for Programme Leaders     show
This course asks you to think about the 'bigger picture' into which your assessment and feedback practice fits.

Target Audience: This course will be of interest to anyone involved in designing online or face-to-face learning


STEP - Blended, Online & Hybrid Teaching and Learning Drop-In Sessions     show
These sessions are designed to allow staff to drop-in to seek advice on any aspect of learning and teaching using blended, online and hybrid learning:

Target Audience: Staff involved in delivering teaching


STEP - Boundaries for Effectiveness and Wellbeing     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series. This facilitated session will explore the benefits and challenges of setting boundaries and consider ways that we can consciously adapt our behaviour and use of technology to enhance wellbeing.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Developing MCQs     show
Multiple choice questions (MCQs) can be an excellent tool for assessment, whether formative or summative. In this self-directed module, explore how to avoid common mistakes in designing MCQs and techniques for using MCQs to evaluate higher order thinking skills such as judgement.

Target Audience: Staff involved in learning and teaching


STEP - Digital Wellbeing     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series. This facilitated session will explore the benefits and challenges of technology on our wellbeing and consider ways that we can consciously adapt our use of technology to enhance wellbeing.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Education for Sustainable Development; An Introduction     show
Education for Sustainable Development empowers people to change the way they think and work towards a sustainable future.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching


STEP - Education for Sustainable Development; Training     show
Education for Sustainable Development empowers people to change the way they think and work towards a sustainable future.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Effective & Efficient Feedback Practice - Science     show
A workshop focussed on identifying and sharing efficient and effective practice regarding feedback on assessment.

Target Audience: Science staff involved in teaching.


STEP - ESD -Reflections on ESD Training & COP     show
Session with Engineers Without Borders

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - From Keeping Well to Staying Well     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series, this session will allow participants to reflect on the range of tools and techniques covered in this series.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Guided Meditation     show
Part of the Keeping well, Teaching well series, this session will support participants to explore the practice of guided meditation.

Target Audience: All staff involved in learning and teaching


STEP - HEA Fellowship Information Session     show
This workshop will introduce you to the Strathclyde Recognition Pathways, discuss the requirements for recognition, assist you in selecting the most appropriate Descriptor category to work toward.

Target Audience: Academic,Teaching APS Staff


STEP - Infographics for education     show
Infographics can be highly effective educational tools for teaching, learning and student assessment. They can also support the dissemination of research, particularly to a wider audience.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching and APS staff


STEP - Leadership in Learning & Teaching Network     show
This network is designed to support current, experienced, and emerging leaders within a learning and teaching context.

Target Audience: Staff who work in a leadership role, or who are interested in developing leadership in learning and teaching within the university


STEP - Leadership in Learning & Teaching Network; Coffee & Chat     show
This is an informal session for members of the leadership in learning and teaching network (and others) to come together for an informal coffee and a catch up on zoom.

Target Audience: Leaders or aspiring leaders in learning and teaching


STEP - Leadership In Learning & Teaching; Workshop 1     show
Leadership in Learning and Teaching: Workshop 1 is aimed at participants of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Network

Target Audience: Participants of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Network


STEP - Leadership in Learning and Teaching: Review     show
This review session will allow participants to come together to explore experiences of implementing the learning from the two workshops led by Prof. Ruth Pilkington in Aug/Sept.

Target Audience: Participants of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Network


STEP - Leadership in Learning and Teaching: Workshop 2     show
Leadership in Learning and Teaching: Workshop 2 is aimed at participants of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Network

Target Audience: Participants of the Leadership in Learning and Teaching Network


STEP - Managing Your Time Well     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series, this session will allow participants to explore issues relating to managing time, particularly in a learning and teaching context (though the session will not be restricted to this).

Target Audience: Any staff involved in Learning and Teaching


STEP - Mindfulness and Creativity     show
Part of the Keeping Well Teaching Well Series, this session will allow participants to explore the use of art, creativity, mindfulness and breathing to support their wellbeing.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Pedagogy and Publication Network (PPN).     show
The purpose of this peer support network is to promote and support pedagogical research and publication across the disciplines within the University. The group is intended to take the form of a Community of Practice (CoP) through organic growth.

Target Audience: All staff with an interest in pedagogical research and publication


STEP - Pedagogy Reading Group     show
The pedagogy reading group meets to discuss articles / books on pedagogy. The aim of the group is to support participants' knowledge and understanding of varying pedagogies and how they may apply to teaching.

Target Audience: All staff with an interest in teaching and learning


STEP - Playful Learning Group     show
A Playful Learning interest group meeting to discuss how to use playful methods and to support one another in developing ideas.

Target Audience: Teaching Staff


STEP - Programme Leader’s Network April 2022     show
The Network being established is intended to bring together programme leaders from across the university to support role development, problem solving, and generate resources and training support for existing and new programme leaders.

Target Audience: Academic Programme Leaders


STEP - Programme Leader’s Network February 2022     show
The Network being established is intended to bring together programme leaders from across the university to support role development, problem solving, and generate resources and training support for existing and new programme leaders.

Target Audience: Academic Programme Leaders


STEP - Programme Leader’s Network June 2022     show
The Network being established is intended to bring together programme leaders from across the university to support role development, problem solving, and generate resources and training support for existing and new programme leaders.

Target Audience: Academic Programme Leaders


STEP - Programme Leader's Network     show
These sessions are designed to allow staff to drop-in to seek advice on any aspect of learning and teaching using blended, online and hybrid learning:

Target Audience: Staff involved in delivering teaching


STEP - Responding to module evaluation data: Drop-in session     show
This drop-in session is to support staff in making sense of and responding to module evaluation data.

Target Audience: All staff involved in supporting and delivering learning and teaching


STEP - Success on Screen     show
This course equips participants with the technical know-how they need to make brief and effective videos; camera use, lighting & sound, composition and preparing & rehearsing content. It also enables them to develop a flexible, professional communication style & confidence.

Target Audience: Academics looking to get information and ideas across to a range of audiences through recorded video.


STEP - Supporting Trans & Gender Diverse Students to Learn Online     show
This workshop considers ways in which learning experiences of trans, non-binary and gender diverse students can be enhanced in an online and blended environment. Participants will consider potential challenges for this group of students & effective strategies to promote inclusion.

Target Audience: Academic, Teaching & Professional Services - all staff involved in the teaching or support of students


STEP - Teaching, Assessment and Feedback with Technology     show
This workshop will explore a technological approach to delivering a class, using a system developed in the CIS department. The system hosts many aspects of the delivery process, integrating teaching materials with video content and machine-assessed online exercises.

Target Audience: Faculty of Science staff


STEP - Top Tech Tips to Improve Your Teaching & Support Your Wellbeing     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series, in this session participants will examine a few real-life case studies where technology has been used to improve educational outcomes for students and promote well-being for teachers.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP - Try Something New: Qigong     show
Qigong is an authentic, popular system of exercise from China. It utilises stretching movements combined with breathing techniques and focus of the mind to strengthen and circulate life energy (qi) within the body. Qigong practice can lead to better health and vitality.

Target Audience: All staff involved in delivering and supporting learning and teaching


STEP - VIRA Catch up Session     show
VIRA Catch up Session This session is for anyone in the process of applying for the Vitae International Researcher Award to support you in completing your application. The deadline for the next round of submissions will be 31st May

Target Audience: This session is for anyone in the process of applying for the Vitae International Researcher Award


STEP - Writing good multiple-choice questions - Online Session     show
Zoom-taught exploration of evidence-based practice for writing good (or bad!) MCQ, and approaches to testing higher-order thinking skills.

Target Audience: All staff who teach using multiple choice questions


STEP - Wu Wei Teaching - Keeping Well Through Stepping Back     show
Part of the Keeping well Teaching well series. This session will explore the Wu Wei approach to teaching and reflect on a few, practical strategies for ‘letting go’ in online teaching.

Target Audience: Any staff involved in learning and teaching 


STEP/SPIRAL - Delivering ad-hoc Lectures     show
The session is aimed at Early Career Researchers wishing, or expected, to deliver ad-hoc lectures and teaching sessions that may be unrelated to their own research or on core subject material.

Target Audience: Research Assistants, Research Associates and Research Fellows with little or no teaching experience.


STEP: Blended/Online module design for course teams 2021 Cohort 2     show
This course is designed to support programme leaders and module design teams with the development of blended/online learning for this time of crisis and beyond.

Target Audience: Staff involved in the design and delivery of teaching, learning and assessment


STEP-Positively influencing the NSS: Building a community of learners     show
This session will outline initiatives put in place by Strathclyde Psychology in support of building communities of learners. Strathclyde Psychology regularly scores highly in NSS scores for overall satisfaction and this year saw a 10% increase in ‘Learning Community’ scores.

Target Audience: University Staff involved in learning and teaching


STEPTech Autumn Seminar Series: Part 2 – Digital Storytelling     show
Digital storytelling to enhance the student experience

Target Audience: Staff in academic, technical and professional job families who are involved or interested in the delivery and/or support of teaching, learning and assessment


Strathclyde Carers' Group     show
Bi-monthly meetings at which carers can network, provide feedback on University support for carers and hear speakers on topics of interest to carers.

Target Audience: All staff


Supervising Postgraduate Research     show
This module enables you to engage with the professional and theoretical underpinnings and political drivers of national developments in research and research supervision in Higher Education in the UK.

Target Audience: Academic , Research KE and Teaching Staff


Supervisor Development Programme - SPARK Credits Information Session     show
This session will provide information about how to gain SPARK credits through the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme for the SPARK module “Supervising Postgraduate Research”

Target Audience: Staff interested in gaining SPARK credits through the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme


Support for Staff with Families with Home Schooling     show
An opportunity to meet and discuss home schooling with other parents and carers.

Target Audience: For University Staff with children in Primary and Secondary school.


Support for Staff with Families with Home Schooling - Primary     show
An opportunity to meet and discuss home schooling with other parents and carers.

Target Audience: For University Staff with children in Primary school.


Support for Staff with Families with Home Schooling - Secondary     show
An opportunity to meet and discuss home schooling with other parents and carers.

Target Audience: For University Staff with children in secondary school.


Supporting International Students     show
This workshop will explore key considerations for staff supervising international research students. This workshop can be used as a ‘Day-to-Day Supervision Skills’ option towards the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


Supporting Your Strathclyde PGR Student     show
This workshop will provide tools and advice on getting your postgraduate research students off to the best start at Strathclyde. It is a Core Workshop of the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme.

Target Audience: All staff with a role in PG Research Supervision


TALON Part 2     show
Part 2 includes three weeks during which some engagement is expected (approximately 8 hours in total). Other time will be spent on developing and evaluating their online classes or activities. Tutors can be contacted at any time (within reason!) until assessment submission, however

Target Audience: The aim of the module is to allow participants to experience being an online student while at the same time exploring the implications and opportunities of teaching and learning online.


Teaching Learning and Assessment within the Disciplines Online     show
This class has been developed for Online delivery and will be offered Online for the foreseeable future

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


Teamwork through Boardgaming     show
A "Teamwork through Boardgaming" session delivered by the City of Glasgow college.

Target Audience: All staff in the University


Technical Staff Development Programme Information Session     show
This introductory session is open to all Technical staff, and is designed to inform staff about the Technical Staff Development Programme.

Target Audience: Technical Staff Grade 3 - 8


Technical Staff Programme Level 1 - Information Session     show
A one hour session which will provide an overview of the individual development sessions, how to engage in the optional elements of the programme, pre-programme objective setting, and the options for Professional Registration and external accreditation.

Target Audience: Technical staff - grades 3-5


Technical Staff Programme Level 2 - Information Session     show
A one hour session which will provide an overview of the individual development sessions, how to engage in the optional elements of the programme, pre-programme objective setting, and the options for Professional Registration and external accreditation.

Target Audience: Technical staff - grades 6-8


Technician’s Development Session – CPD Opportunities     show
Are you a technician interested in your continual professional development? Come along and hear how you can benefit from HEaTED CPD activities. HEaTED has thousands of CPD activities, designed to inspire technicians at every stage of their career.

Target Audience: Technicians


TEST Workshop     show
Short summary of event - no longer than 285 characters

Target Audience: Who the course is aimed at


The Faculty of Science Publication Challenge 2020     show
The Publication Challenge this year is focused on improving the quality and quantity of publications for research staff. It will draw on and share best practice from across the Faculty to give staff a series of workshops focussing on key aspects of academic publishing.

Target Audience: aimed at research staff who have some experience in writing papers, but want to write better papers.


Thinking Creatively     show
A 2 hour course from the City of Glasgow College on Thinking Creatively

Target Audience: All Staff


TLA BESPOKE SESSION     show
Teaching Learning & Assessment within the Disciplines We are planning to run a bespoke TLA session for those TLA participants who have not submitted their observation form or undertaken this activity.

Target Audience: Academic Staff


UK Research Office Annual Visit: European Funding and Brexit     show
Format of Event: Information Session with an Opportunity for a Q&A. This session will provide an overview of the current situation of the UK in EU programmes such as Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+, in light of the ongoing Brexit process.

Target Audience: Academic/Research Staff - all levels


UK Research Office Annual Visit: Future EU Funding Programmes     show
This session will introduce the next generation of EU programmes, which will run between 2021 and 2027 alongside Horizon Europe, based on the European Commission’s proposals published in June this year.

Target Audience: Academic/Research Staff - all levels


UK Research Office: Maximising Impact in Horizon 2020     show
This session will focus on addressing the Impact criterion of Horizon 2020 proposals. It will include information on what the evaluators understand by impact on EU projects and what measures must be taken by the beneficiaries to maximise it on Horizon 2020-funded projects.

Target Audience: Academic/Research Staff - all levels


Understanding and Exploring Knowledge Exchange Online     show
This class has been developed for Online delivery and will be offered Online for the forseeable future.

Target Audience: Academic & Research Staff


What is Gender-based Violence (GBV)?     show
The aim of this half day course is to highlight what gender-based violence is, why it happens and will focus on good practice responses

Target Audience: Those who work in a front-facing role with students or staff in a support or advisory role such as in University Residences, Estates and Security services, HR, Student Advice and Health Services, Student Advisors, OH, Academic Course Administration


Women into Leadership     show
Spend time with colleagues exploring your personal strengths and leadership style, women and power, increasing confidence and thinking styles.

Target Audience: Women's Week - Everyone at Strathclyde


Women Leaders in Conversation: - Jacqui Ferguson     show
A talk from Jacqui Ferguson followed by a Q&A.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde


Women Leaders in Conversation: - Janice Kirkpatrick     show
A talk from Professor Janice Kirkpatrick OBE followed by a Q&A.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde


Women Leaders in Conversation: - Stephanie Fraser(CP Scotland)     show
A talk from Stephanie Fraser is Chief Executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland followed by a Q&A.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde


Women Leaders in Conversation: - Tracy Black     show
A talk from Tracy Black followed by a Q&A.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde


Women Leaders in Conversation: - Tracy Morse     show
A talk from Tracy Morse followed by a Q&A.

Target Audience: Everyone at Strathclyde