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Professional development training for academics and researchers to build their skills, confidence and careers.

Nature Masterclasses provides professional development training for researchers by drawing on the expertise of Nature Research journal editors and experts. UCL has access to their high-quality online training courses and resources on demand.Ìý

To access the courses, you will need to register with Nature Masterclasses. Registration is free and via UCL institutional single sign on (SSO). Please see the sidebar for step-by-step instructions on how to register.

From designing your experiments to advancing your career, Nature Masterclasses offers courses that cover the whole research cycle. If you are unsure where to begin your development journey,Ìý to receive course recommendations.

Available Courses:

Research Methodologies and Analaysis

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Enhance your skills in developing, planning, and refining impactful experiments.
Maximise the outputs of your data and avoid time-consuming mistakes.
Develop your data skills for more effective results.
Explore the best techniques for interpreting your scientific results.

Careers Within Academia

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Prepare yourself to take your next career step, into either a postdoc or faculty role.

Pillars of Open Science

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Explore the foundations of effective data management.Ìý
Examine the ways you can handle ethical issues that can arise and you publish your research.

Research Funding

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Explore the funding landscape to identify the best funding opportunities for you.
Discover narrative tools and how you can use them to write convincing grant applications.
For researchers in the natural sciences seeking insights into developing a budget for their grant application.

Networking and Collaboration

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Create and nurture professional relationships for mutual benefit.
Ìý Use social media to share findings, increase academic visibility and create professinal opportunities.
Gain an insight into research collaboration and its benefits.
Build your skills to make a more meaningful contribution to your collaborative projects.
Prepare yourself for all aspects of leading on a collaborative project.

Presentation and Public Speaking

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Communicate your results in an engaging and memorable way.
Create an engaging research poster and prepare a handout and presentation that will capture your audience.

Writing and Publishing

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Learn to communicate your findings in an engaging and impactful way.
Examine the best ways you can share your research story persuasively with your peers.
) **New for 2024** Learn the detailed process of writing a research paper.
Learn about the publication process and the things you need to consider.
Explore the role of a peer reviewer and the foundations of a good peer review.
Prepare yourself to write and publish a great review paper.

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