The majority of academic and research development takes place under the guidance of departmental faculty. However, UT Austin is a large institution with a diverse suite of professional development opportunities, many of which may be outside your program and unknown to your mentor(s). To ensure trainees are aware of all available opportunities to develop transferable skills, we have collected many here.
Graduate student research development at UT prepares graduate students and postdocs to:
- Efficiently conduct research within their discipline
- Efficiently analyze data
- Write effectively within their discipline
- Identify and navigate funding support structures within their field
- Be familiar with and practice responsible conduct in research
- Understand intellectual property
- Work productively within an interdisciplinary team
- Understand the industry of higher education and possible academic career paths
- Develop a professional academic brand
- Be familiar with academic career resources available to them
Workshops & Programs
LibGuides
Find curated, discipline-specific resources and contact subject librarians.
Research Data Services
Effectively manage your data from the outset of your project.
Data & Donuts
A recurring, semesterly series from the UT Libraries Research Data Services team.
Statistics Online Support (SOS)
A guide to finding appropriate statistical techniques created by the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences.
University Writing Center
Sign up writing appointments, monthly writing retreats, writing groups and a variety of workshops that support academic development.
NIH NRSA F31 & F32 Fellowship Workshop
Offered through the College of Natural Sciences (CNS),
Texas Research
Explore research funding opportunities.
Office of Research Support and Compliance
Ensure research integrity.
Individualized Consultations
Individual Statistics Consultations
Consultations with the Department of Statistics and Data Science.
Individual Writing Consultations
Consultations with the Graduate Writing Center.
Communities & Activities
Digital Humanities Initiative
Hub for integrating humanities and digital studies. It fosters collaboration and interdisciplinary work across the humanities and social sciences, both within and beyond the College of Liberal Arts
The Energy Institute
The Energy Institute serves as a convener of expertise at The University of Texas at Austin and across the region to enable and lead significant and strategic energy research and education collaboration between academic, community, government and industry partners.
Resources
Scholars Commons
Book collaborative or silent spaces to work, available to graduate students only. Features include the Data Lab and the Graduate Landing Spot.
UT Austin Research Units and Centers
A cohesive list of all research units and centers at UT.