Student Researcher
Virtual Research Training
This training will provide you with the essential skills and experience you need to work as a Researcher or Research Scientist. It will equip you with the expertise and understanding of performing basic research, develop your research proposal, design a research poster, participate in scientific discussions, and publish your research. For a research-related role, you need specific research work-based skills and relevant knowledge to work in an international research environment. The aim of this virtual research training is to develop these specific skills. The training is designed in collaboration with Cambridge Centre for Innovation and Development, UK.
Key Facts
Start Date: Start Now (Registration deadline: 05 Jan 2025)
Places: Limited places
Duration: Continuous/Flexible
Delivery: Online (Distance-learning)
Workload: 3-4 hours per week
Fees: £59/month
Registration: Register here
Contact: Jessica Smith - admin@camexpertforum.com
Training Outcomes
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You will gain the knowledge and skills required to work in the international research environment
- You will develop analytical and research-thinking skills
- You will be able to develop your own research topics
- This training will help you to choose your future research areas
- The training will improve your academic writing and literature review skills
- You will get guidance from mentors (senior researchers or academics)
- This training will help you decide if you want to choose a research career
- The training will also train you to start your research-based master's degree or doctoral research
Content
This training includes the following components.
Understanding literature reviews
In this module, you will learn about literature reviewing and searching articles using research databases. You will also learn to create your own research topic in your area of interest.
Research Writing Guidance
You will have the opportunity to improve your research writing skills. You will learn to write and improve your research proposal. You will also have an opportunity to receive expert feedback on your research report or thesis.
Academic Presentations
In this module, you will learn to create a research poster. You will also learn academic presentation skills and get feedback on your presentation from academics. You will also have an opportunity to share your research poster with other fellow researchers.
Research Discussion
Research discussion will provide you with the opportunity to participate in research discussions with other researchers and improve your critical thinking. You will participate in research-based discussions on our online discussion forum and share your views on the research problems.
Research Mentorship Sessions
Online mentorship sessions will be organised monthly to provide you with career development opportunities. You will get the opportunity to discuss your research-related issues and get career guidance from senior researchers or academics in the UK.
Publishing your research
You will learn about scientific journal submission guidelines in your field and their requirements. You will be provided with the task to follow the author's guidelines for journal submission including referencing styles and templates of the manuscript.
eBooks and Research Material
Free eBooks and research papers will be updated each month on our virtual learning platform to increase your knowledge. eBooks on research management, research writing, and various scientific fields including medicine, biomedical sciences, AI, and engineering, etc. will be provided.
Design & Delivery
This online training is delivered on our virtual learning platform (Moodle). The training is self-paced and it can be completed on your own schedule. There is no exam in the training. However, you will be given research-based tasks and skills development tasks to complete. This training is designed in collaboration with the academics and researchers of Cambridge Centre for Innovation and Development, UK.
Entry Requirements
The training is for all levels of students and professionals. A background in any science-related field is highly recommended.
All our virtual training and courses are taught in English. You must have good English language skills. However, no official English language certificate or no English exam is required to participate in this training.
Fees
UK and International: £59/month (including electronic certificate and all material).
You can also cancel your training subscription anytime by contacting us.
Certificate
After successfully completing compulsory tasks of the training, you will be provided with an e-certificate of completion including details of your virtual Student Researcher (Research Training) with total duration (number of months you remained subscribed for this training) at the Cambridge Expert Training Forum.
Please note, you are required to stay in Student Researcher (Research Training) for a minimum of 3 (three) months continuously to get an e-certificate of your training experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I participate in this training along with my full-time work or study?
A. Yes, you can participate in the training online part-time along with other full-time studies or work. It will include tasks to complete on your own schedule. However, it is recommended to give 3-4 hours per week for learning and acquiring research skills.
Q. Do you offer scholarships?
A. Unfortunately, we do not offer scholarships.
Q. I have paid my registration/subscription fee, when I will get my login details?
A. We will email you with your login details to start your training within 24 hours (Check your payment email address).
Q. Does it include live mentorship and what is the schedule of the live sessions?
A. Yes, there are optional live mentorship sessions in the training. However, all virtual sessions will be arranged after 16:00 pm UK Time.
How To Apply
You are required to pay the subscription fee of £59/month to start this virtual work training. You can also cancel your training subscription anytime by contacting us.