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Histopathology

    What histopathologists do
    Skills required to be a good histopathologist
    Histopathology: pros, cons & going into it for the wrong reasons
    Questions, doubts & misconceptions you might have about histopathology
    The future of histopathology
    Histopathology training
    Applying for a histopathology training number
    Timeline of opportunities to get involved in research & histopathology

ACF

    How to obtain an ACF or alternative source of pre-doctoral protected research time
    How to make the most of an ACF or alternative source of pre-doctoral protected research time
    How to prepare for a doctoral Fellowship application
    Writing a Doctoral Fellowship application
    Interviewing for a Doctoral Fellowship

PhD

    Tips for the beginning of a PhD Fellowship
    How to make the most of your PhD Fellowship
    Tips for the transfer process, thesis and viva

CL

    How to get a Clinical Lectureship
    How to make the most of a Clinical Lectureship

Teaching

    How to give a good lecture / tutorial
    How to supervise students
    How to be a personal / pastoral tutor
    How to launch an undergraduate pathology society
    How to run a successful 'Journal club'
    How to host a 'pathology pots' session
    How to host an educational workshop

Networking

    How to get the most from your PathSoc membership
    National Academic Trainee Network meetings
    Join a committee
    How to Chair a committee
    How to get the most from conferences
    Academic pathology and the RCPath

Reading & Writing

    How to do a literature search
    How to read research papers
    How to write a paper
    Writing a case report
    Writing a book chapter
    Reviewing for a journal
    How to edit
    How to write an ethics application
    How to write a grant application
    How to work on a grant review panel
    How to design a poster
    How to write a good CV
    How to design a survey/questionnaire
    How to write a long document
    How to write effectively

Finances

    Applying for funding: completing the 'justification of resources' section of a grant
    Purchasing consumables & managing your budget

Relationships

    Working together with others in your lab
    Working together with your supervisor
    Mentoring / coaching

PPI

    How to work with patient representatives / PPI groups
    How to run a public engagement event
    Disseminating your research findings
    How to do a 3 minute pitch
    How to use twitter for research
    How to create a website

Research Toolkit

    Juggling clinical and academic work
    Keeping up to date with histopathology when you’re out of programme (OOPR)
    Family life and academia
    How to make the most of time spent travelling
    Secondments
    Time management
    How to get (and stay) organised
    Creating a research database
    How to get help with complex research skills (e.g. statistics, bioinformatics)
    The perks of academia
    Health
    Feeling fed up

Inspiration

    Views from the top
    Words of wisdom

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