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  • Strathclyde Research Staff Induction Programme

    Practice No. 1272

    Last modified: 21/06/2011 11:37:57

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    Following consultation at the Research Staff Forum in March 2011 a programme has been devised and is scheduled to run for the first time in September 2011.  The programme exists as a one day event, but it is envisaged that following the initial event in September online content will be developed to make the Induction Programme available to researchers who need it, when they need it.

  • Strathclyde Mentoring Scheme

    Practice No. 1271

    Last modified: 21/06/2011 11:35:48

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    The Strathclyde Mentoring Scheme is being developed for Research staff to support their career development.  It will train and support mentors and match them with appropriate mentees who volunteer to be part of the scheme.  It will also offer on-going support for mentors who are part of the Scheme as well as those who are active mentors within the University but carry out this role informally. 

  • Knowledge and Innovation Training

    Practice No. 1264

    Last modified: 17/06/2011 14:06:28

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    Participants in this programme are drawn from projects funded by Strathclyde University’s EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Account and other cognate projects. The programme runs over three consecutive days and includes two three-hour sessions each day. The sessions are presented by staff engaged in research in the broad area of management studies, focussing on different features of knowledge exchange and innovation. 

  • Faculty Researcher Development Champions Initiative

    Practice No. 1259

    Last modified: 17/06/2011 14:03:53

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    This initiative, which seeks to develop potential future research leaders by allowing individuals to gain experience supporting the development of others, is considered an effective way of achieving long term impact and sustainability from investment in researcher development. Derived from existing good practice and responding to feedback from the researcher community, it involves early career researchers being seconded to work in multidisciplinary liaison across the researcher community to develop appropriate training and ensure that the Researcher Development Programme meets the needs of individual researchers.

  • Building a Successful Research Career

    Practice No. 1257

    Last modified: 17/06/2011 13:15:07

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    This new 20 credit postgraduate module, first delivered in 2010-11, is designed to enable research staff to enhance their career development.  It forms the foundation module in a newly approved programme: the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Advanced Academic Studies (Researcher Development).  The module aims to enable participants to identify their career development needs as researchers and to plan and begin to implement activities to meet those needs.

  • GRADnews

    Practice No. 1256

    Last modified: 17/06/2011 10:47:12

    Institution: University of Strathclyde

    GRADnews is a monthly e-newsletter aimed at postgraduate research students within the university and features information on a wealth of internal and external career-development related opportunities available to the community.

  • 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

  • Postgraduate Skills Record

    Practice No. 137

    Last modified: 23/05/2011 07:10:23

    Institution: University of Bolton

    An electronic or paper tool which consolidates the consideration, analysis, development and recording of various professional and personal skills and academic processes during the various stages of a research student's programme

  • Annual Teaching Development Programme.

    Practice No. 462

    Last modified: 24/03/2011 15:48:06

    Institution: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    Tailored for a Post-Graduate only environment the training workshops cover the main areas of teaching and learning. The workshops can be taken individually or as part of the School's integrated Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CILT). CILT is HEA accredited and supports the development of an academic career. CILT is structured as two 30 credit medium-level modules, and the full certificate is an award bearing Certificate of the University of London.

  • Researchers into Management

    Practice No. 824

    Last modified: 24/03/2011 14:36:36

    Institution: University of Manchester

    A programme accredited by the Institue of Leadership and Management (ILM), covering both theory and practice of management and leadership. It is designed for Research Staff who are interested in developing these key skill areas, both to support their current roles and their career development – whether in academia, industry, business or other contexts. Format: induction and taster (60-120 mins), seven one-day workshops over four months, a two-day residential intensive with a computer business game simulation, directed reading and discussion via an online forum, two written assessments.

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