The practical craft research runs on.
The Workshop strand of Future Scholars. Not the science itself, but the skills it runs on — academic writing, handling data, making figures, and presenting your work. Taught by active doctoral researchers in small groups. Run it on its own, or as a module inside a Lab Immersion or Seminar cohort.
Four skills research actually runs on.
Every result has to be written up, every dataset handled, every figure made, every finding explained. These are the parts of research no one teaches at school — and the parts that decide whether good work lands.
Academic writing
- How research gets written up — structure, clarity, and citing sources properly.
Working with data
- Cleaning, organising and making sense of a real dataset.
Making figures
- Turning results into clear, honest figures that say what the data says.
Presenting your work
- Explaining what you found and why it matters — to a room that asks questions.
£500. Small groups, online by default.
- Taught by active doctoral researchers — people doing this for their own work
- Small groups of under five
- Online by default, with an in-person version run in China
- Runs on its own, or as a module inside a Lab Immersion or Seminar cohort
Exact session length and schedule are confirmed for each intake.
Open now — dates and places.
For anyone who will have to show their work.
Workshop suits students heading into any research-shaped path — the skills here apply whether your field is science, engineering, or medicine. It works as a first step for students not yet ready for a full Lab Immersion or Seminar, and as a complement for those already in one.
No prior experience is assumed. Bring your own work where you have it; where you don’t, you work on shared material chosen for the group.
The honest answers.
Can I take it on its own?
Yes. The Workshop runs as a standalone, and it also runs as a module inside a Lab Immersion or Seminar cohort. You can book it either way.
Online or in person?
Online by default, which keeps the groups small and open to students anywhere. An in-person version runs in China.
Who teaches it?
Active doctoral researchers — people currently writing up, handling data and making figures for their own research, not demonstrators hired for the week.
Do I need to bring my own project?
No. If you have work in progress, bring it. If you don’t, you’ll work on shared material chosen for the group.
Will this help my UCAS application?
Indirectly. It doesn’t give you a project to write about the way a Lab Immersion does — it gives you the skills to do justice to one. We don’t guarantee offers — no honest programme can.