
IP for research free live lectures April 2021
Vitae and the IPO are offering free online lectures to support researchers in understanding their Intellectual Property Rights and obligations, and how they can work with their institution to make the most of the IP they create and work with. The final two lectures will be on 15 and 16 April 2021. Please click here for more information and here to complete the online registration form.

Connections: Getting to grips
Bookings are open for Connections: Getting to grips 2021.
Our annual professional development event for anyone who has recently taken on responsibility for supporting researchers in their professional development, whether as a full-time role or as a part-time activity.

Branching out with CEDARS: a practice sharing event
Register your interest to attend here
We invite members to come together to learn more about how CEDARS can support your institutional strategy and future planning, have the opportunity to discuss results of the 2020 CEDARS pilot with peers and share practice on engaging your researcher population with surveys.

Connections: Policy and practice
Further details coming soon.
Register your interest here to be updated when bookings open.
The ‘Vitae Connections’ series of events is designed to provide insights, tools and tactics to make you more effective in a researcher development role and to support the continuing professional development of staff supporting researchers.

Vitae Three Minute Thesis ® competition
Three Minute Thesis challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance in just three minutes.
Your 3MT competition can be run virtually. Find out how here
Watch the 2020 competition
Registrations for the 2021 competition are now open.

Vitae Connections Week 2021
Bookings now open for Vitae Connections Week 2021 - our annual international researcher development conference reimagined as a fully online event. Access from anywhere, connect with colleagues, and be immersed in the latest policy and practice of researcher development.
See our draft programme
View the recordings of the live-streamed plenary sessions, interactive contributor-led sessions and read the accompanying slides or On Demand content from Connections Week 2020.