Postgraduate Researcher Development
Welcome to our PGR development pages. There are a wide range of professional development opportunities open to you from OD&PL and other services across the institution. You should create a professional development plan with your supervisor. From here you can access all of your development opportunities. Be sure to check out the other areas of this website covering all aspects of researcher development.
You can contact us by emailing: [email protected]
Our Postgraduate Researcher Development
Development from other providers
Student Education
New to teaching or want to develop your teaching skills? Find out more about Foundations in Teaching, a programme all PGRs who engage in teaching must complete before they teach.
Library Research Services
Library Research Services helps you with open access, research data management, literature searching and increasing citations.
Careers Service
The Careers Service offers tailored support for PGRs, helping you explore academic and non-academic career paths, identify your transferable research skills, and understand where graduates from your discipline go after completing their research degree.
Leeds Doctoral College
Leeds Doctoral College guides you through your postgraduate research experience. We connect our whole researcher community and advertise opportunities, training and workshops available for postgraduate researchers through Microsoft Teams.
IT training courses for researchers
IT provide courses to help you learn various techniques in different software packages to assist with analysis of data, producing reports, and presenting information.
Language Centre
The Language Centre can help you improve your English language skills, whether you’re preparing to study at Leeds or want to get better at English for everyday situations.