As a doctoral researcher at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, you will be contributing to the formation of knowledge by communicating new, complex content to diverse, often interdisciplinary audiences. Whether you're coming from a Master's, from industry or even from research, you need higher-order communicative competence to meet ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ doctoral expectations and fulfil your ambitions as a researcher, regardless of whether English is your first language.
The university therefore requires every doctoral student to undertake initial academic communication training within the first year of their programme. This is known as the Doctoral Academic Communication Requirement (DACR).
DACR training links
What is in the training?
This compulsory initial online training is designed to help you align with the communication goals of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ doctoral researchers. It combines input and tasks focusing on academic communication with opportunities for self-diagnosis, and takes a maximum of 2 hours.
When should I do the training?
The training must be completed before your Early Stage Assessment (ESA), but it is to your advantage to do it as soon as possible. This will give you time to benefit from the range of opportunities for communication coaching and/or work on areas that may need more development before you write your ESA report.
How do I access the training?
To enrol on the latest version of the training, please go to the DACR training access webpage.
What happens after the training?
You’ll receive an email confirming that you have fulfilled DACR. You’ll then receive a separate email with recommendations based on your responses to the self-diagnostic elements of the training.