The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network is a network of leading London-based Higher Education Institutions, which was founded by UCL to share best practice in skills training for postgraduate researchers in the Bloomsbury area. The purpose of the shared skills training programme is to allow Doctoral Researchers additional opportunities for skills training through attending training courses and workshops at other member institutions.
The Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network (BPSN) currently consists of:
UCL is amongst the best universities in the world. Academic excellence and disruptive thinking have been the status quo since 1826. We teach our students how to think, not what to think. UCL is sharing almost 50 training events with BPSN, many of which are exploring different career paths and what it takes to get there.
Contact: docskills@ucl.ac.uk
Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London's only specialist provider of evening higher education – which means students can balance studying with work, family and other commitments.
Contact: research-degree-exams@bbk.ac.uk
City St George’s is a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice. Following a recent merger, City St George’s has campuses in Clerkenwell, Moorgate, and Tooting. Day in, day out, year in and year out, City St George’s transforms the lives of around 20,000 students, creates new knowledge, supports business and the professions, and contributes to the global good of society.
Contact: doctoralcollege@city.ac.uk
King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. King’s hosts over 4000 postgraduate research students who contribute to Kings’ vision to drive positive and sustainable change in society and to make the world a better place.
Contact: doctoraltraining@kcl.ac.uk
The London School of Economics and Political Science (k LSE) is a specialist social science university.This means our purpose is to investigate, understand and influence the diverse key debates affecting our global society. Our campus is in the heart of central London and our international community stretches across the world.
Contact: phdacademy@lse.ac.uk
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the world's leading public health universities. Our vision is to help create a more healthy, sustainable and equitable world for everyone, because we believe our shared future depends on our shared health.
Contact: transferableskills@lshtm.ac.uk
The School of Advanced Study (SAS) promotes the arts and humanities in the UK. It helps researchers showcase their impact on the broader research and innovation landscape and the influence of their research on policymakers, communities, and individuals. Our well-known specialist institutes and centres provide an interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate on issues related to society, culture, economy, and the environment.
Contact: kremena.velinova@sas.ac.uk
SOAS is a research-intensive institution specialising the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It aims to challenge perspectives, foster debate, and empower students to question the global status quo while finding solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
Contact: doctoralschool@soas.ac.uk
As one of the world's leading specialist veterinary and biological science research institutions, the RVC brings together talented individuals; all of whom share a passion for human and animal health and welfare. Our programmes have international appeal and attract students who go on to become practicing veterinarians, research scientists, veterinary nurses and leaders in industry and government.
Contact: rdofficer@rvc.ac.uk
Queen Mary University of London is a top UK university grounded in our East London roots with a global reach, including campuses in China, France, Greece, and Malta. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Contact: doctoralcollege@qmul.ac.uk
The BPSN course catalogue is extensive, and each Partner has something different to offer. Courses are published at the beginning of each term, but depending on availability, last minute additions to the offering can occur. It is advisable that you regularly check the course catalogue and watch out for advertisements through your local newsletters where the partners will share availability across the network.
If you are a Doctoral Researcher, you can book onto courses from partner institutions through the BPSN-Inkpath platform. For courses offered through your home institution, please book training events using your local booking process and respective booking system.
Registering onto BPSN Courses: Please visit our BPSN-Inkpath FAQ to find out what Inkpath is about, how to set up an account and navigate the platform or for any other questions you may have.