Who knows better than Postgraduate Research students what the sticky points are in their doctoral learning and how to overcome them? We now have a series of student-led, on-line learning modules available here as follows:
Computing matters:
- Getting started with LaTeX created by Rosh Sellehewa, University of Surrey and April Cridland, University of Sussex
- Mathematica for Physicists, created by Edward Hughes, Queen Mary University of London
- Plotting data using Matlab, Origin 8 and Gnuplot, created by Rosh Sellahewa and Vytas Astromskas, University of Surrey
- Clean Code: Best Practices in Programming, created by Shaun Geaney, Royal Holloway University of London
as well as modules tied to our primary research areas:
Astrophysics
- Virtual Observatory Tools for Astronomers, created by Justyn Campbell-White, University of Kent
- Astro in Python- Practical notebooks, created by Christopher Lovell, University of Sussex
Atomic and Condensed Matter Physics
- ModuleX: Quadrupole Ion Traps created by Ezra Kassa, University of Sussex
- NMR Measurements on cement, based on the PhD theses of Agata Gajewicz (Surrey) and Arnaud Muller (EPF Lausanne)
Particle Physics and theory
- Geometrical methods for physicists, created by Ibere Kuntz and Christopher Fritz, University of Sussex
- An introduction to many body physics, created by Gonzalo Camacho, Univeristy of Kent
- A second course in string theory, created by Edward Hughes, Queen Mary University of London
Radiation Detection and Instrumentation
and finally, generic postgraduate skills and competencies
- The Publication Process created by Ilana Wisby, Royal Holloway University of London
- PhD Day 1: Thinking About Your Next Role, created by Michael Hodgson, University of Surrey
Have ideas of your own?
If any PGR student from SEPnet has ideas for additional modules, please contact gradnet@sepnet.ac.uk