DPhil Students

Please use the filters below to explore your training options. 

Some of the events are from other training providers from across the University that we think are most relevant to DPhil students. Please do take a look at the training provider websites to see what else is available. Links to these websites can can be found in the About Us section. 

You can see past events here. 

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Shut Up and Write

22 October 2026
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DPhil and Early Career Lunch

27 October 2026
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Planning and Structuring your Literature Review

29 October 2026
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Preparing for the DPhil Viva

02 November 2026
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Research Interviews: Styles and Techniques

03 November 2026
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Storytelling for Researchers: Writing Exploration and application

04 November 2026
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Shut Up and Write

05 November 2026
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Academic Writing with AI: pre-drafting

09 November 2026
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Building Psychological Flexibility for Academia

13 November 2026
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Academic Writing with AI: drafting

16 November 2026
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DPhil and Early Career Lunch

17 November 2026
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Training for Engaging Communities and Working Together

18 November 2026
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Shut Up and Write

19 November 2026
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Academic Writing with AI: post-writing

23 November 2026
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Building Your Academic Web Presence

25 November 2026
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Shut Up and Write

30 November 2026
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Academic Writing with AI: discipline-specific writing

30 November 2026
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Eloquent Things: Teaching Using Real Objects

01 December 2026 to 04 December 2026

Training from other University providers

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Introduction to Careers in Diplomacy

21 October 2026
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Introduction to Creative Writing Careers

21 October 2026
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iSkills: Your thesis, copyright and ORA

21 October 2026
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Basics of open research

22 October 2026
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Career Planning for Disabled and Neurodivergent Students

22 October 2026
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Crankstart Careers Mentoring Programme Information Evening

22 October 2026

DPhil Resources

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Bibliographical and referencing skills

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Career Weaver

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Careers Guidance for Research Students and Staff

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Casual Opportunity as Research Assistant for the Close the Gap project

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Copyright guidelines

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Digital Skills signposting

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DPhil Viva preparation resources

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Heritage Careers Guide

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Humanities at Work: a panel discussion on why employers value humanities degrees

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National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement resources

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Podcasting for Public Engagement: an online tutorial

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Preparation for Learning and Teaching at Oxford (PLTO)

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Research Integrity online training

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Resilience

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TORCH public research partnerships

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Training Needs Analysis

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Why and how to engage with the public