The programme runs from September 2011 to January 2012 and includes courses on PhD supervision, preparation for the REF and research bidding. The latter in particular looks innovative: it operates as an overlapping 3 day event, with the first two days for academics and the 2nd and 3rd day for research support staff. I’ve attended a Missenden Centre event before which was professionally run and offered valuable insights.

Usual prices for courses are £490 + VAT except where indicated. The full details including booking contacts are below:

Ensuring PhD completions for REF 2014
Special session for academic, registry and graduate school staff
15/16 September 2011
4.00pm start
£490+vat

Two places left!

With Fiona Denney, Head of Postgraduate Development at King’s College London
John Wakeford, Head of Missenden Centre
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s1

Getting a PhD in the UK
Our annual national one day course for international research students
16 November
Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ
£95

An intensive one day programme to enable PhD students to make a success of their doctorate and complete within the time they have available.
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s3

Bidding for research funding: pathways to success
9/10 and 10/11November
special separate overlapping sessions:
9/10 November for academics and
10/11 November for research support staff
£490+vat
With Sarah Andrew, Dean of Applied and Health Sciences, University of Chester; Robert Crawshaw, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Lancaster University
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s2

Successful bidding: third of our day clinics
18 November
Woburn House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ
Tutor: John Wakeford
£295+vat

Bring a draft or previously unsuccessful application for advice on how to turn it into an award-winning form. (8 places left)
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s4

Research strategy and the REF
24/25 November
£490+vat
Are you fully prepared for the REF2014? Two research directors with experience of the pilot exercise advise.
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s5

Effective supervision
12/13 January
Our unique preparation for supervisors and those with responsibilities for training them
£490+vat
www.missendencentre.co.uk/s6

Enquiries: john@missendencentre.co.uk.
Booking enquiries eva.nj@missendenabbey.ltd.uk or call Eva on 01494 866811