Transferable Skills
Transferable Skills – Key Qualifications for Your Academic and Non-Academic Career
- Individual feedback from experts
- Intensive learning in small groups
- Multidisciplinary networking
Transferable skills are competencies developed in one context that can be applied to a wide range of other contexts, jobs, positions, roles, or fields. For example, strong project management skills are valuable not only in research but also in areas such as construction, development work, advertising, and election campaigns.
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| Title | Dates |
|---|---|
How to achieve high performance as a scientist |
February 10, 2026 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Best practices for storytelling with your scientific presentation |
February 11-13, 2026 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Creating vector graphics with Adobe Illustrator |
February 16 & 23, 2026 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Leadership Toolbox |
February 18, 2026 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
How to write a competitive research grant proposal and fellowship application |
February 25, March 04 & 11, 2026 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Scientific Integrity |
February 26, 2026 12:15 p.m.-2 p.m. |
Designing scientific manuscripts with LaTeX |
February 27 & March 13, 2026 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
From Search to Submission: Using AI Tools and Agents Across the Research Workflow |
March 2, 9 & 16, 2026 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. |
How to write a SNSF narrative CV with AI assistance |
March 18, 2026 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Public Speaking for Scientists |
March 20 & 27, April 10 & 17, 2026 8 a.m.-12 a.m. |
Project management practise for efficient research |
March 23 & 30, 2026 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Getting started with 'R' – analysing and visualising your statistical data |
March 25-27, 2026 8 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Peer Reviewing Effectively and Efficiently |
March 31, 2026; 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m. |
Planning and applying for a career outside academia |
April 16 & 23, 2026 10 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Building Better Research Software |
April 20 & 27, May 04, 2026 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Where (not) to publish |
April 21, 2026 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. |
How to write a competitive research grant proposal and fellowship application |
April 22 & 29, May 06, 2026 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. |
Prompt Engineering and AI Toolkit for Researchers |
April 27 & May 18, 2026 12:15 p.m.-4 p.m. |
Introduction to Research Data Management |
April 28 & May 05, 2026 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Profiling Journals for Scientific Publication |
May 19, 2026 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m. |
AI-Powered Methods and Tools for Research |
May 20, 2026; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Using AI responsibly for searching, reading, and writing: Critical thinking and sustainable best practices |
May 21, 2026 1 p.m.-5 p.m. |
Introduction to data science with Python and AI coding assistants |
May 26-28, 2026 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Engaging in Policymaking as a Researcher |
June 08, 2026 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Introduction to Image Processing with Python |
June 09, 2026 09 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Getting started with 'R' – analysing and visualising your statistical data |
June, 10-12, 2026 8 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Planning and applying for a career outside academia |
June 11 & 18, 2026 10 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Build your own personal AI-Assistants |
June 22, 2026 9:15 a.m.- 5 p.m. |