Passport to Research Futures
A development programme for research staff
Programme Outline 2015/2016
Activities highlighted in green are required to enable the individual to attain the Institute for Leadership and Management Research Staff Development
Award.
Where the event or activity is open for ‘booking’, the relevant hyperlink has been provided. This will take you to the University online (PDMS) course booking
system Personal Development Management System
Activities have been mapped to the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF). For more information visit the Vitae website http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/428241/Vitae-Researcher-Development-Framework.html
Unit
1.
Title
Programme orientation
2.
Programme Overview and Schedule 15/16
Hours Status
RDF
Domain
Individual Briefing as
1
Core
N/A
applicable
Format
Date/s
(links to online booking)
As required
Career futures for research staff
2.1
Workshop
3
Core
B3
Semester 1: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 16th October 2015
Semester 2: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 22nd April 2016
Workshop/online
questionnaires
3+2
Optional
B1
Semester 1: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 9th October 2015
Semester 2: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 8th April 2016
Workshop/online
3+3
Core
B3
Semester 1: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 13th November 2015
Semester 2: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 29th April 2016
3.1
Career paths for research staff
 What happens to PhD’s?
 The employers’ perspective
Psychometrics masterclass: thinking styles
and team roles
 Introduction to psychometrics
 MBTI
 Belbin team roles
Career planning and self-development
 Planning a career path
 Skills self-assessment and Personal
Development Plans (using RDF
Planner)
Raising your research profile
Getting published
Panel Discussion
2
Optional
D2
3.2
Media Awareness - Presenting Research
Workshop
3
Optional
D2
3.3
It’s who you know – networking effectively
 Networking face-to-face
 ‘social media’ and online networking
Public engagement
Public engagement: your questions
answered
 What is it and why do it?
 Innovative PE projects - showcase
 Support for PE
Entrepreneurship
Let’s Make a Business
 Ideas generation
 Developing business plans using ‘Blank
Canvas’ technique
 Pathways to venture creation
Business basics and budgeting
Workshop
3
Optional
B3
28th January 2016 (Sciences
24th February 2016 (Arts & Humanities)
Semester 1: 13:30-16:30 - Wed 14th October 2015
(Limited spaces available. Booking opens 11/09/15)
Semester 2: 10:00-13:00 - Wed 3rd February 2016
Workshop
3.5
Optional
D3
Semester 1: 13:30-17:00 - Thurs 8th October 2015
Semester 2: 13:30-17:00 - Thurs 5th May 2016
Workshop
(external presenter
experienced in this
field)
3
Optional
C3, D3
Semester 1: 09:30-12:30 - Mon 9th November 2015
Workshop
2
Optional
C3
Semester 1: 10:00-12:00 - Mon 12th October 2015
2.2
2.3
3.
4.
5.
5.1
5.2

(external presenter
experienced in this
field)
7.1
Short, sharp look at the basics of
business budgeting and the risk
management of finance
 What does it mean to start a business
and secure funding
Funding & Financing research
Research Funding: An Introduction
 Delivered by RBDC provides a basic intro
to funding available to researchers.
 Great way to understand the process for
funding and support available
Winning research funding
 What are funders looking for
 What makes a winning bid
 Critique of bid examples
Research Finance
Full Economic Costing & Research Grant
Management
An understanding of the basic principles of
Full Economic Costing (FEC) and how FEC
applies to RCUK funding applications
Leading the team
Managing People in Research Teams
7.2
7.3
6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
7.
8.
8.1
8.2
Workshop
2
Optional
C3
Semester 1: 14:00-16:30 - Thurs 22nd October 2015
Semester 2: 14:00-16:30 - Tues 9th February 2016
Workshop
7
Optional
C3
Arts - 09:15-16:45 - Thurs 5th November 2015
Sciences - 09:15-16:45 - Thurs 10th December 2015
Workshop
2
Optional
C3
Semester 1: 14:00-16:30 - Tues 27th October 2015
Semester 2: 14:00-16:30 - Tues 29th March 2016
Workshop/online
3
Optional
D1
Recruitment and Selection
Workshop/online
8
Optional
D1
Leading a research group
Get the job
CVs and job applications (academic and nonacademic)
Interviewee Skills:
Academic & Competence-based interviews
(non-academic)
 Principles and practical session
Panel Discussion
2
Optional
D1
Semester 1: 14:30-17:30 - Wed 11 November 2015
Semester 2: 13:30-17:00 - Wed 6 April 2016
Semester 1: 09:30-13:00 - Fri 2 October 2015
Semester 1: 09:30-13:00 - Thurs 19 November 2015
Semester 2: 09:30-13:00 - Fri 26 February 2016
Semester 2: 09:30-13:00 - Fri 6 May 2016
28th March 2016
Workshop
3
Optional
B3
Workshop
3
Optional
B3
Networking events for research staff
Semester 1: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 27 November 2015
Semester 2: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 27 May 2016
Semester 1: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 04 December 2015
Semester 2: 09:00-12:00 - Fri 17 June 2016
Events available throughout the academic year. Keep an eye
on PDMS and the Research Staff newsletter ‘Developing News’.