Training Opportunities for PhD Students
SICSA offers a range of training courses, conferences and workshops for Computing Science PhD students working in Scotland. These include:
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Generic research skill-development short courses: These courses are usually 1-2 day short courses and are focussed on transferrable skills, such as effective poster design and research presentation. 
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Generic business skill-development long courses: Hi-tech entrepreneurship courses featuring members of the Scottish or Silicon Valley business community, along with lecturers from SICSA, Stanford Unive
rsity or the London Business School. These courses teach some of the generic and transferable skills required to become an entrepreneur in informatics and aim to raise awareness of the skills relevant to setting up and running an innovative ICT application company.
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Advanced, discipline-specific short courses: Focus on a specialized area and aim to educate students in the most recent developments in that area. Such courses are normally delivered through Summer Schools – residential courses lasting one or two weeks.
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Advanced, discipline-specific long courses: Examine a specialized area and educate students in essential research knowledge. Such courses are normally provided through existing course delivery mechanisms at the SICSA institutions.
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The Annual SICSA PhD Conference: A conference organised by PhD students, for PhD students. Our Annual PhD Conference provides students with the opportunity to share ideas and experiences and to network with students, academics and professionals from across Scotland and the rest of the UK. Our conferences feature a blend of poster sessions, workshops, transferrable skills and career development sessions, as well as a diverse and exciting range of keynote speakers.
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Bi-annual research challenge workshops: Short, 1 week intensive meetings, where SICSA Prize Studentship PhD's are brought together to attack a problem presented by a researcher from the commercial sector, or from academia. These courses are designed to inspire students, to encourage collaborative working within the cohort, and to engage entrepreneurs and industry with the individual students working within SICSA.
For up-to-date news about all of the forthcoming training and development opportunities offered by SICSA, please see the SICSA events calendar.
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