Royal Holloway
Research Student Training Log
In accordance with the Code of Practice, each research student must decide, in consultation with their supervisor, a programme of research training for each year.
The student should take this form to his/her supervisor at the start of the research programme and agree his/her training needs for the year. Every student is required to
complete the equivalent of at least 5 days of skills training in each of the first three years of full-time study (pro-rate for part-time students) if they are self-funded or funded by
an organisation which is not a UK Research Council, or 10 days of skill training in each of the first three years of full-time study if they are funded by a UK Research Council.
Full details of the training requirements and the Research Skills Programme are available on the Graduate School website at http://www.rhul.ac.uk/graduateschool/pages/rsp-details.html.
The log should be reviewed at each annual review meeting (or earlier if appropriate) to indicate whether the needs have been met. At each annual review, the supervisor
should submit to the Director of Graduate Study a copy of this completed log with the Research Degree Student Review form. The student and the Department should both
have a copy of this log. Progress on these training needs should be assessed and recorded at each annual review and/or upgrade meeting, indicating whether any remain
outstanding, and identifying training needs for subsequent years of study.
Department:
Supervisor’s Name:
Student’s Name:
Student Number:
Status: Full-time / Part-time
Start date:
1. Research
Management &
Critical Thinking
Compulsory
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Research Skills
Year
to be
taken
RS5100 Managing
Your Research
1
Training
already
received
Exemption given
(state
reason/give
course details)
External course
(outside RHUL)
Departmental, Faculty
or College course
Value of Course
(e.g. ½ day/full
day)
The Graduate School,
RHUL
2 days
Course date
Confirmed - Course Completed
(Signature of supervisor)
Research Skills
Year
to be
taken
RS5101 Preparing
for your Viva
3
Optional
2. Written
Communication
Compulsory
None. Assessment
of writing skills to
be organised by
department, and
any necessary
training
determined from
it.
Optional
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Training
already
received
Exemption given
(state
reason/give
course details)
External course
(outside RHUL)
Departmental, Faculty
or College course
Value of Course
(e.g. ½ day/full
day)
The Graduate School,
RHUL
½ day
Course date
Confirmed - Course Completed
(Signature of supervisor)
Research Skills
Year
to be
taken
RS5300
Introduction to
Presentation Skills
RS5400 Building
your CV as a PhD
student
Training
already
received
Exemption given
(state
reason/give
course details)
External course
(outside RHUL)
Departmental, Faculty
or College course
Value of Course
(e.g. ½ day/full
day)
1
The Graduate School,
RHUL
½ day
1
The Graduate School,
RHUL
½ day
3. Oral
Communication
Compulsory
Optional
4. Career
Development
Compulsory
Optional
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Course date
Confirmed - Course Completed
(Signature of supervisor)
Research Skills
Year
to be
taken
Training
already
received
Exemption given
(state
reason/give
course details)
External course
(outside RHUL)
Departmental, Faculty
or College course
Value of Course
(e.g. ½ day/full
day)
5. Information
Technology
Compulsory
RS5500
Introduction to
Information
Services
1
The Graduate School,
RHUL
1 day
RS6500 Ethics in
Research
1
The Graduate School,
RHUL
½ day
Optional
6.
Entrepreneurship
& Ethics
Compulsory
Optional
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Course date
Confirmed - Course Completed
(Signature of supervisor)
Research Skills
7. Teaching
8. Other
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RS5720
Introduction to
teaching and
learning in Higher
Education
InSTIL Programme
Year
to be
taken
Training
already
received
Exemption given
(state
reason/give
course details)
External course
(outside RHUL)
Departmental, Faculty
or College course
Value of Course
(e.g. ½ day/full
day)
Education
Development Centre,
RHUL
½ day
Education
Development Centre,
RHUL
3 days
Course date
Confirmed - Course Completed
(Signature of supervisor)
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