Develop your skills

In addition to the doctoral programmes, you can benefit from courses, workshops and services to develop important skills for your doctorate and your personal development.

English courses for doctoral candidates

• "Presenting Research in English (for Doctoral Students and Researchers) - during intersemesters"
• "Coaching for Communicating in English in an Academic Context"
• "Communicating in English in an Academic Context for Master and PhD students"
• "Social and Professional Interaction in English: face-to-face Communication at Conferences and Events"
• "Academic Writing Skills for Doctoral Students"

Transversal workshops for doctoral candidates

• How to express my supervision needs to my supervisor ? Contact the Graduate Campus to discuss the doctoral supervision process

• Workshop: Preparing for the oral exam and the public presentation of your PhD (in French)

• Workshops: Introduction to Teaching at University organised by the Teaching Support Center (CSE)
• CUSO transversal programme workshops
• "Regard" workshops for female teaching assistants and doctoral candidates
• Workshops for teaching assistants organised by the Réseau romand de conseil, formation et évaluation (RCFE)

Mentoring for doctoral candidates

• Mentoring programme for women in French-speaking Switzerland

Computer Courses

• UNIL Computer Centre (e.g. EndNote or Word for long documents)
• E-learning