LSE MRes, MPhil and PhD Students - Please use this link to book events - https://join.lse.ac.uk/events/s/phd-academy.

External Students - Please use this link to book events - https://events.lse.ac.uk/00D58000000JYzR/g/phd_academy

A reminder if you booked on an event and you are no longer able to attend please cancel your place to allow other students to attend.

Please do check when booking if the workshop is on campus or on Zoom. 

The Programme includes workshops and training sessions in the following areas.

Wellbeing Sessions

Dr Serena Sharma runs these sessions every 2 weeks on a Friday afternoon. Take a break from your studies and join her for a 90 minute wellbeing session.

Sessions Include: 

• Academic Overload: Balancing Your Competing Commitments
• Sweet Dreams: Tips for restful sleep
• Persisting with the PhD

Academic Writing

These sessions are run by Delia Lloyd. Delia explores different aspects of academic writing in these 90 minute sessions. These sessions are popular so book early to avoid missing out.

Sessions include:

• Academic Writing: writing as conversation
• Academic Writing: Introductions and literature reviews
• Storytelling for Reasearchers
• Editing your own work

Project Management

This group of sessions is run by Matt Lane and can be attended as a course of 4 sessions or you can book individual sessions to suit your needs. It explores the PhD as a project and breaks it down into managable areas.

• Planning the PhD
• Managing the Research Project

Ethics

These sessions are run by Dr Josie Dixon. It is recommended to attend both sessions to get the most from each session. 

• The ethics of informed consent
• Conducting sensitive interviews

Media and Communications

Need help with getting your message across effectively?

The session covers a range of communication and broadcast skills including: taking control of your interview, developing and amplifying your messages, building confidence and presence, and dealing with hostile media or curveball questions.

The sessions are run by Rachel Shabi an award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster. Spaces are limited for the in person so don't forget to book your place to avoid missing out.

For information on our 1-2-1 Coaching   https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/phd-academy/events-courses-and-training/PhD-Academy-Coaching

To Book a 30 minute Introductory session 

• Introductory sessions will begin again in the Autumn Term 2025/26. Please email the PhD Academy team if you need coaching support over the summer months

Careers events are booked through Career Hub search PhD to see what's coming up, including:

• Please check Career Hub for all upcoming events

Widening your search, broadening the net.

Different approaches to weathering a storm in terms of career development are discussed in this blog, including information about international job opportunities within the academic sector.

These sessions are held every week during term time by different teams from across LSE. Please see listings below for further information of the different sessions available, when they are held and if advance booking is required. 

PhD Careers

LSE Careers offers one to one career discussions online, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons each week, throughout the year. These are booked via Career Hub.

Other times can be arranged by emailing Catherine Reynolds (c.reynolds1@lse.ac.uk), LSE PhD Careers Consultant. Discussions cover all types of career routes and ways of building networks and experience during your PhD and beyond. Don't leave it too late!  

Financial Support Office (FSO)

The PhD Funded Drop-in Sessions can help with:

- All queries relating to LSE PhD Studentships, ESRC funding, AHRC funding, Department scholarships/studentships

- Additional funding for ESRC students relating to fieldwork or overseas visits

- Final Year PhD Funding queries 

Please refer to the FSO's webpages for information on their drop-in sessions.

Student Advice and Engagement Team

If you have any queries about immigration and visas, please complete the Visa Advice Query Form

The team is also available for a dedicated Visa Advice Live Chat on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3pm to 4pm.

Changes and cancellations to this service can be found here.

Language Centre 

The Language Centre offers extensive support programmes for all PhD students throughout their studies, including a two-term Thesis Writing course and one-to-one coaching sessions on academic writing and pronunciation and presentations. 

For further information, contact emails and details on how to register, please visit the Language Centre’s dedicated Moodle page for PhD students.

Methodology Department 

Two members of staff, one with a background in quantitative methods and the other in qualitative methods, will be present at each session to help with a range of methodological problems.

It is essential to sign up on Moodle beforehand to give further details of the methods query you have and to book a slot. The Zoom video link will be sent by moodle announcement on the day of each Methods Surgery.

The Methods Surgery sessions run during term time only.

What is CIVICA?

CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences unites ten leading European higher education institutions in the social sciences, humanities, business management and public policy, with a total of 72,000 students & PhDs and 13,000 academic staff.

LSE's partner institutions through CIVICA are Bocconi University, Central European University, European University Institute, Hertie School, IE University, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Sciences Po, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and Stockholm School of Economics.

Find out more from PhD student Fiona Gogescu about her PhD research and ambitions for CIVICA.

Events, Training and Seminars

As part of CIVICA, LSE students can attend various events hosted by CIVICA's partner institutions across Europe. To learn more about these events and how to register, see CIVICA's website linked here.

Information about CIVICA's events catalogue for PhDs and researchers can be found here.

CIVICA hosts a PhD Clinic forum, where early-stage researchers can identify and contact faculty members at CIVICA partner universities whose expertise is relevant to their respective dissertation topics. Information about this programme and further resources are on my.civica.eu.

Information search and referencing

PhD students can attend training sessions run by the library. You can find more guidance on the PhD Academy Moodle Page.

Research support

Find information about open access, data management, bibliometrics and copyright on the Research Support website.

We run a series of online and in-person training events for early career researchers.

LSE Library SafePod

Safepods give researchers access to sensitive datasets and is a small standardised safe setting that provides the physical security and controls for a researcher.

More on safepods. 

A key function of the Department of Methodology is to provide training for PhD and MSc students in the design of social research and in qualitative and quantitative analysis. Methodology courses are open to all LSE students taking MSc or PhD programmes. This means that research students are welcome to attend any of the Department's courses, regardless of which department they are based in. They should seek approval from their research tutors or supervisors.

Please see the Methods training webpage for further information. 

For MPhil/PhD students who would like to develop specific aspects of their methodological training. MY580 is not a traditional course but a series of one-off workshops. Places on individual workshops are limited. 

Participants are required to sign up via LSE’s Training and Development System.

• MY580 Methodology Short Courses (lse.ac.uk)

Opportunities for ESRC students, such as conferences and external training are listed on the LSE ESRC Moodle pages. Please remember to check regularly for updates.  

ESRC DTP Annual Events Schedule 2024/25

• Tuesday 15 October - ESRC DTP Induction and Reception

• Thursday 07 November - DNA Workshop

• Thursday 05 December - DNA Follow up Meetings

• Thursday 06 March - Research in Practice Training Day

• Wednesday 11 June - DTP End of Year Event

 As the LSE is a member institution you have access courses offered at the partner institutions of the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network. 

BPSN's partner institutions are University College London, Birkbeck, City University, King's College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, School of Advanced Study, School of Oriental and African Studies, and Royal Veterinary College. 

All courses must be booked via Inkpath, there is also an FAQ to help. 

 LSE is a member of the London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP).  LAHP is an AHRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) that receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to offer LAHP studentships, Research Training, Events and Placements with Cultural Partners. 

Further information is available on the LAHP website, linked here.

LSE Students can access the full LAHP Research Training Programme, details of which are published in the LAHP Research Training Handbook.

See the LAHP Newsletter - LAHP On the Air - here.

More workshops can be found on the link here.

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