This is a collection of activities for postgraduate researchers to undertake in order to self-assess their skills base at the start of candidature. It focuses on four skills drawn from the Researcher Development Framework (RDF): cognitive abilities; self-management; research-management; and communication.

This resource provides you with the first of two activities to enable you to self-assess your cognitive abilities. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the second of two activities to enable you to self-assess your cognitive abilities. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the first of two activities to enable you to self-assess your communication skills. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of four documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. Documents two and three are the posters you can use for the practical exercise. The forth document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the second of two activities to enable you to self-assess your communication skills. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of four documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. Documents two and three are the templates you can use for the practical exercise. The forth document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the template for the cumulative self-assessment of your score across all the SCORE activities you have completed. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD.

This document introduces self-assessment for postgraduate researchers, aligned to the Researcher Development Framework (RDF). It explains the SCORE materials, outlines the SCORE project and how the individual activities fit together. We have also allied it to the other SCORE resources in order to contextualise each activity.

This resource provides you with the first of two activities to enable you to self-assess your research management skills. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the second of two activities to enable you to self-assess your research management skills. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the first of two activities to enable you to self-assess your time-management skills. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.

This resource provides you with the second of two activities to enable you to self-assess your ability to manage your own time. The resource is part of a collection of resources which form the SCORE Higher project. This project introduces and contextualises some of the key skills that you, as postgraduate researchers, should look to attain during candidature and provides the means by which you can assess your skills base at the start of your PhD. The resource consists of two documents: the first is the file that describes the actual activity. The second document is the introduction to the whole SCORE project which contextualises the resource.