Academic Practice

Please note that this module is a previous version and has been superseded. If you have come here looking for the Library training on Developing your Academic Publication Strategy, you will now need to navigate to this URL:

Academic publications: readership, rigour, and reach

If this does not work, copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://learn.lboro.ac.uk/ludata/tel/ark/academic_publications/#/

Loughborough University are an internationally engaged research-intensive university that delivers meaningful impact and keeps students at our heart.  Together, we use our distinctive strengths to support, inspire and empower people to achieve extraordinary things.

We are committed to providing opportunities for staff and students to engage with the public through the range of activities we undertake such as, festivals, public lectures, exhibitions, research projects, volunteering for charitable causes and community engagement.

This training package is designed to assist individuals and groups from any job family, at any level, to develop their understanding of the different ways we can engage with different audiences and the public.

This self-directed online training package can be completed at any time, at your own pace. The modules can be taken whether you are actively involved in research, wish to learn about public engagement to support engagement activities, or simply wish to learn for your own curiosity and personal development.

The package consists of three modules:

1.      Introduction to Public Engagement

2.      Practical Skills for Public Engagement Events

3.     Involving Publics in Research Projects

Essential Teaching Skills Express - Part A

Setting the standards and expectations of teacher behaviour at Loughborough University

Preparing to lead small group teaching at Loughborough University

Fundamentals of PhD Supervision Part A is your introduction to Doctoral Supervision at Loughborough University. Designed to be completed before the in-person Fundamentals of Supervision Part B workshop, this online course will help you to:

• Identify personal preferences which drive the way you build and manage relationships with your Doctoral Researchers

• Identify and plan to mitigate some of the emotional peaks and troughs which are likely to appear at different stages
  

• Plan for successful recruitment and management of Doctoral Researchers ​

• Navigate Regulation 26 which governs research degrees at Loughborough University
  

• Identify when a Doctoral Researcher is struggling and plan a way out of this situation
  

• Make best use of central support services