MSkills PGT Workshops 2026
Key details: MSkills is a development programme specifically for Masters students. For more information please visit the MSkills webpage: MSkills
Audience
- PG taught
Programme information
M-Skills is a development programme specifically for taught postgraduate students. For more information please visit the MSkills webpage: https://stleonardscollege.st-andrews.ac.uk/skills-and-training/masters-students-skills-and-training/mskills/
Academic
10 courses – these are all optional.
- Constructing strong introductions and conclusions
- Thursday 30 April 2026
- Expressing criticality in academic writing
- Fundamentals of editing
- Getting and staying organised for success
- Paraphrasing, summarising and synthesising
- PGT Writing: Planning writing
- Reporting information from sources vs. author voice
- Research data: why, when and how to publish them
- Thursday 26 March 2026
- Welcome event for taught postgraduates
- Writing a lab report (Sciences)
Creative and entrepreneurial
5 courses – these are all optional.
- CVs and job applications: getting onto the short-list
- Thursday 30 April 2026
- Developing your entrepreneurial mindset (For PhD Students)
- Tuesday 3 March 2026
- Grant writing: writing for success
- Introduction to Working with Policymakers
- Thursday 9 April 2026
- Turning your PhD into a start-up
- Wednesday 22 April 2026
Digital
5 courses – these are all optional.
- AI in education: algorithmic decision making
- AI in education: conversation online and the impact agenda
- Introduction to Endnote
- NVivo (day 1): Introducing the software and qualitative analysis
- Monday 16 March 2026
- NVivo (day 2): Advanced features and customising your approach
- Tuesday 17 March 2026
Programme organiser
IELLI
Email: [email protected]