Leadership & Researcher Skills training for the new CDT cohort
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In week 5 Professor Russell Goodall welcomed over 20 first year students in the 2024 cohort to the University of Sheffield, for a week of classroom-based learning about Leadership and Researcher Skills.
The students learnt about how to frame research questions, project planning and management, scientific communication methods, structuring a research paper, data visualisation, research ethics in publishing and networking skills.
The sessions were supported by current and former PhD students from the Advanced Metallic Systems CDT at Sheffield. During a lunchtime outreach activity, they practiced networking with ‘A’ level students who had recently participated in the Nuffield Research Placement scheme and were presenting their research posters, while also engaging with the Metallic’s PhD students in more depth.