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The Graduate School

G-1 Communications Building
Box 353770
Seattle, Washington 98195-3770

Phone: 206.543.5900
Fax: 206.685.3234

Professional Development

Professional Development Topics

Upcoming Events

For a list of upcoming mentoring and professional development events, check out the Graduate School events page.


Writing grants. Writing a thesis. Finding a mentor. Learning research protocols. Launching a dissertation. Learning to teach. Finding a job. Graduate students’ to-do lists are so long, it’s hard to know where to start and how to do it all.

Fortunately, the UW Graduate School has developed professional development resources to help graduate students and post-doctoral students create their own strategy and plans so they will be successful during - and beyond - their graduate educations. These resources help students explore the rich opportunities at the UW and tap into the expertise and guidance of faculty throughout campus.

Through a series of workshops, events, presentations and online memos and guides, as well as links to other professional development resources, graduate students and post-docs can learn how to:

  • Present research to general audiences
  • Improve writing and editing skills
  • Conduct the various phases of research and understand protocols
  • Develop and hone teaching skills in the lab and classroom
  • Find the right kind of mentoring
  • Explore career opportunities
  • Look for a job

So, whether a graduate student is working collaboratively on a co-authored article, or seeking time management skills to balance parenting with graduate education, the Graduate School offers advice, ideas and resources.

UW Career Center

Extensive career development resources and events are offered as well by the UW Career Center: http://careers.washington.edu/.