Suggested Activities

Getting Started  - Areas of the RDF to Focus on

During the CIRCLE programme champions were asked to consider which descriptors they felt were more important for their development.  For researchers struggling to decide where to focus this may be a helpful starting point in their professional development planning.

Domain A- Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities

• Research Methods
• Subject Knowledge
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving

Domain B - Personal Effectiveness

• Commitment to Research
• CPD
• Self confidence

Domain C - Research Governance and Organisation

• Ethics
• Research strategy
• Income and funding information

Domain D - Engagement, Influence and Impact

• Publication
• Collaboration
• Communication to different audiences
• Public engagement

Another great way of getting started with the RDF is to choose a lens which has a specific focus to work from.  Lenses can be found here.  You could also start with the Getting Started in Research Lens.

There are many more resources developed as part of the CIRCLE programme to support you.  Feel free to browse the CIRCLE pages for ideas: