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  • Postdoctoral Researcher Forum

    Practice No. 1305

    Last modified: 11/12/2012 14:55:27

    Institution: University of Cambridge

    A joint initiative across the Schools of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, it provide an intellectual forum for supporting the research interests and career development of postdoctoral researchers.

  • Emerging Leaders Development Programme

    Practice No. 1302

    Last modified: 10/12/2012 11:55:23

    Institution: University of Cambridge

    A bespoke, pilot programme designed exclusively for postdocs/research staff in the Department of Engineering and sponsored by the Head of Department and the Director of Research. Participants were selected through an application process and needed to gain the support of their academic supervisor/PI.

     

     

  • Women Sharing a Chemical Moment in Time

    Practice No. 1273

    Last modified: 21/06/2011 11:39:21

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    Official pre-launch of the International Year of Chemistry 2011. An event held in Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on January 18th brought together women chemists from 37 countries using modern communication tools; each country/region will arrange its own event(s) and individual breakfasts will be linked together by SKYPE/video, and by using Twitter.  In addition to networking, the aim is to celebrate the pivotal role of Marie Curie in chemistry, and to reflect on the current landscape for women chemists. 

  • Peer Mentoring (1-1) for 1st Year Postgraduate Research Students

    Practice No. 1255

    Last modified: 07/06/2011 17:15:11

    Institution: Queen's University Belfast

    A one to one peer mentoring pilot scheme for new postgraduate research students who are mentored by late cycle 2nd or early 3rd year students

  • Understanding yourself and your preferences in life through MBTI

    Practice No. 670

    Last modified: 24/03/2011 12:00:10

    Institution: University of Durham

    This interactive workshop will allow researchers to gain a better understanding of themselves and others, allowing them to reflect upon what is important to them in their life and help with career decision making. Benefits include improved skills in managing change, working effectively in teams, resolving conflict, career decision making and even improved communication within personal relationships. Researchers will be required to complete an on-line questionnaire before attending the session.

  • Loughborough Local GRADschool

    Practice No. 1184

    Last modified: 03/11/2010 11:16:32

    Institution: Loughborough University

    Our Loughborough Local GRADschool is now well established and ready to increase in size. We run a three day, non-residential model. This gives us a good balance between sustainability and impact. It is held open primarily for third year research students and has a real empahsis on what happens next after the PhD.

  • DR Essentials

    Practice No. 1171

    Last modified: 02/11/2010 13:59:26

    Institution: University of Birmingham

    Online induction package for First Year Doctoral Researchers. DR Essentials is a stand-alone online course placed on the self-registration area of WebCT . Doctoral Researchers can access it by adding it to their university online profiles. The course contains five separate modules covering key stages of the incipient doctoral research career. Each module combines content with a number of embedded talking heads that capture the views of Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors across the institution. At the end of each module there is a check list of tasks that should be completed. DR Essentials in its original version was developed at the University of Melbourne in Australia. The version used at the University of Birmingham has been developed by a team of experts from the Centre for Learning and Academic Development (CLAD) and the University Graduate School to meet the needs of researchers at Birmingham. The course is self-paced and users can dip into or work through in its entirety as they may need.
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