Courses for groups of researchers, without trainers
We are now offering our popular online training course ‘Writing and publishing a research paper’ as a standalone course package for groups and institutions to run themselves.
Lower budget option
Ideal for institutions with a lower budget who aren’t able to book Cofactor’s trainer-led courses but would still like to use our highly rated course materials.
Special introductory pricing
While we are trialling this way of delivering our courses, you can try them for a special introductory price. Contact us for details.
Course format
Course material – All the most recent course materials on our Moodle site in a dedicated course page
Discussion forums on Moodle
Access to the materials for a defined time (minimum 2 months) and an agreed maximum number of participants
Technical support to help you enrol your participants and run the course
Suggestions for how to add live sessions or other opportunities for discussion yourself
In the video below, Anna Sharman, Cofactor founder, provides a run-through of the course materials on Moodle.
The writing and publishing training researchers need
Cofactor’s training on writing and publishing can support your researcher development programme or research department, providing the writing and publishing training that researchers need.
Audience
This course is for researchers at all stages of their careers, especially PhD students, and early career researchers / postdocs.
Subjects
Suitable for researchers in science, technology, engineering, medicine and social sciences.
Our courses have been designed by a former biologist with long experience working with biological and medical journals, and refined with help from experts in physical sciences, engineering, computer sciences and social sciences.
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Interactive, engaging, accessible
Presentation videos
Engaging recorded video presentations by Anna Sharman giving the main material for the course, with edited captions for accessibility
Written materials
Practical exercises
A wide variety of exercises help participants to grasp the material, such as rewriting example sentences, analysing published papers and researching journals
Designed for cohorts
We recommend providing the course materials for a defined time to enable participants to work together and discuss
Group discussions
The course includes forums on Moodle for discussion, and we provide suggestions for other ways to get participants talking to each other
Simple to set up
You just pick options and dates and send a purchase order; we set up the course on our Moodle site and show you how to adjust it, organise discussion opportunities and advertise it
What participants say about our training
Course content and customisations
Course delivery
We can deliver our key course content in a range of ways, both online and in person (when possible).
Our most popular format is a 5-week course with 5 live video sessions of 1.5 hours each, supported by videos and other materials on Moodle.
In person training can be 1-day or 2-day workshops at your location.
Course content
Cofactor training is based on our course 'Writing and publishing a scientific paper', which can be customised in a number of ways, including for different subject areas, or with the focus on either writing or publishing.
Our online courses are modular, so you can pick the modules you want covered and the pattern of live video sessions that suit you.
Training budget
From bespoke courses designed for your researchers, to off-the-shelf e-learning packages, we have options to support a range of training budgets.
Whether you run the central researcher development centre of a large university or are a small department or group, our courses can be customised to fit your needs. Get in touch to find out how.
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Why Cofactor?
Cofactor courses aim to inform, inspire and include
Inform
We inform with insider insights from a journals expert, updated regularly
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Inspire
We inspire participants to consider open science and open scholarship
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Include
We aim to include everyone through our work on equality and accessibility
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If you’d like to book training for your organisation, or have questions about Cofactor training, including customisations, please get in touch.
You can use our contact form, email us direct or call us:
+44 (0)20 8819 3233
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