Saints Professional Development

Trish Strzelecka

Thursday 5 March 2026

We are pleased to announce that our Saints Professional Development workshops for semester 2 are now open for bookings !

The Saints Professional Development workshops are a suite of workshops and activities designed and delivered by IELLI. 

The Saints Professional Development programme is for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate students who want to build, enhance, and evidence their professional skills.

Audience

• PG research
• PG taught
• UG

Programme information

Communication and Engagement

3 courses – these are all optional.

• Meme your degree: using social media to boost reach and gain traction for academic ideas
  • Thursday 16 April 2026
• Presentation Skills Masterclass: I
  • Thursday 19 March 2026
• Presentation Skills Masterclass: II
  • Thursday 26 March 2026

Confidence and leadership

4 courses – these are all optional.

• Discover your leadership style (and why you need a new one)
• Effective negotiation with Tobias Hartmann (CEO, Ativion)
• Future-ready leadership with John Lewis (Ernst & Young)
  • Thursday 2 April 2026
• Quickfire charity consultancy: give ideas, gain social leadership expertise

Creative and Critical Thinking

4 courses – these are all optional.

• Build your own escape room: (critical) thinking outside the box
• DIY escape room testing and evaluation: can you break out of negative feedback cycles
• Transform your coursework into artwork
• Zombies in the Quad: sharpen your teamwork skills; save St Andrews!

Data and Digital Skills

2 courses – these are all optional.

• AI prompt engineering: effective and ethical applications of generative artificial intelligence
• Driving growth through data with Ian Mackenzie (Client Enterprise Architect, Insight)
  • Thursday 2 April 2026

Programme organiser

IELLI
Email: [email protected]