Skills training presentations and resources to aid development in communicating science, programming best practices, navigating the peer-review process, writing competitive proposals and CVs, and balancing life and work. Links provided to PDF of slides presented in each year.

Transferable Skills

A Good Proposal Tells a Story, Early Career Researcher training on grant writing, International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference (IGAC), Heraklion, Greece, 6 September 2026. [Slides]

How to Give an Effective Presentation, by Eloise Marais: [2018] [2022] [2023]

Proposal Writing Guidance, by Eloise Marais: [2020] [2021] [2022] [2023]

Academic CV and Cover Letter Tips, by Eloise Marais: [2019]

Navigating the Peer Review Process, by Eloise Marais: [2019], [2024]

Writing for the Peer-Reviewed Literature, Eloise Marais: [2018]

Research Group Specific Skills

Common Git Commands for GEOS-Chem, by Eloise Marais: [2021]

Downloading Data Using APIs, by Jamie Kelly: [2021]

Anatomy of Python, by John Roberts: [2020]