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Researchers are key members of academic staff. They are central to the College’s status as the leading centre for veterinary research in England, as well as its global aspirations. Beyond this, the College recognises that researchers make many other important contributions, for example in undertaking valuable research support, teaching and supervision duties, and as a vibrant group within the wider RVC community.

Following the launch of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, the College developed a Concordat Code of Practice and Guide which demonstrates the Colleges commitment to the provision of timely and effective support for Research Staff and their chosen career paths.

The courses and workshops outlined in our programme are designed to meet the needs of all groups of staff within the College and offer a wide variety of development opportunities in five key areas:

 

• Health & Safety

• Information Technology

• Leadership & Management

• Skills & Knowledge

• Wellbeing

 

In our 2009/10 training programme, we introduced a section specific to the development of researchers, in response to principle 4 of the Concordat. This section has continued to develop following feedback received from research staff, line managers and principal investigators.

 

Research staff may also attend any of the other Staff Training & Development courses offered in the programme.

Overview of Personal Development Workshops for Research Students taught by UCL Student Psychological Services (previously Student Counselling Service).

Impact Assessment Project for UCL's "Maximising your Potential" personal and professional development programme for research students. Programme Director and impact project leader Dr Paul Walker from UCL's Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching.

Impact Assessment Project for UCL's Entrepreneurship Provision. Programme Director and impact project leader Tim Barnes from UCL Advances.

A cross-disciplinary event aimed at giving early career researchers an insight into different careers in the academic environment and also the variety of routes into an academic career.

Increasing size and complexity of research projects means increasing need for effective collaborations - across the ICR, with other academic organisations, and with Industry. This workshop will look at some of the key challenges and the practical steps needed to allow successful collaborations – whether at individual, team or Institute level.

A business challenge model for training in business awareness and innovation delivered in the format of a social entrepreneurship competition. Running over a 4 week period participants followed a mandatory programme of training in enterprise-related topics covering the phases involved from development of the original idea to presenting a business plan to potential investors. The format for the final was a Dragon’s Den style pitch to a panel of judges.

This two-day module is the first of three annual research modules and acts as an induction course for PGRs who register at the start of the academic year. The module provides an introduction to life as a research student at Brunel with sessions designed to help PGRs develop expectations of life as a new researcher, encourage them to form positive working habits and consider how to identify the skills to be developed throughout the course of research. The module also provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet other new PhD students from across the university.

A two day event in collaboration with Young Enterprise London designed around the focus on entrepreneurship within a research context.