In-person

Are you in need of some time to dedicate to writing your thesis, or perhaps a paper? Join fellow SUPER PGRs for a couple of days free of distractions! As in our condensed 'Two Golden Hours' online sessions, we will use the Pomodoro technique of writing in blocks of 25 minutes before taking a short break. ... Read more

This year's Retreat will focus on communication. Please see our programme for more details. This is one of the two annual events where we expect to see Graduate School PGRs, so please make every effort to attend.

The MASTS Numerical and Experimental Hydrodynamic Modelling (NEHM) forum invite SUPER DTP PGRs to 2 days of software training. The training will be delivered by Paddy McCann from the University of St Andrews Research Computing Team and will focus on the use of Git version control software, the Linux command line, and scientific programming with ... Read more

Postgraduates (Masters students and PGRs) are invited to take part in an interactive and informative workshop centering around marine policy with the NatureScot Marine Ecosystems Team, facilitated by the MASTS/SUPER Graduate School. The session topics for the half-day will be: Designing a monitoring plan for harbour porpoise; a protected feature of the Inner Hebrides and ... Read more

Save the dates! The ASM is the largest marine science conference in the UK, a key event in the Graduate School calendar, and a core element of the PG Cert programme. The ASM will include plenary talks, presentations, workshops, and e-posters, with the chance to present your research and engage with industry, government and, NGOs. ... Read more

This free workshop will use a role play simulation board game as an experiential learning method. PGRs will take on roles as members of government, business, NGOs or community organisations involved in the planning and management of marine space. The role play also provides a useful training exercise to develop transferrable skills in analysis, communication, ... Read more

Designing experiments that measure the response of marine organisms to multiple simultaneous environmental changes requires a good understanding of how to translate questions about biotic response to multiple drivers into a tractable research question, and then how to design and analyse an experiment that actually answers the question. This workshop is aimed at students and ... Read more

Image analysis made easy: Introduction to a new machine learning software for automatically measuring surface area and species count. This workshop will present an open-source and user-friendly machine learning tool capable of measuring surface area and species count from images. The workshop will demonstrate the tool’s key features, such as its intuitive training process, in-built ... Read more

Registration is now open for the Annual Student Retreat! Please fill out the Microsoft Form that has been sent to your inbox by Friday 23 February at 5.00 pm. This is one of the mandatory core Graduate School events so we expect to see you there. Please make every effort to attend and actively participate. ... Read more

We are delighted to share with SUPER PGRs the knowledge exchange training SUPER Storytelling, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and led by expert instructor Dr Alette Willis, on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 August.   If you are a SUPER PGR interested in learning how to communicate your science to more diverse audiences, then take part ... Read more

The Induction will be held for the newest cohort of Graduate School PGRs ahead of the MASTS ASM. The programme contains further information on what to expect. Afterwards you are welcome to join us at the Amore restaurant for a meal and conversation from 5.30 pm.