Welcome to Researcher Development
"It is important for postdoctoral researchers to be able to develop individual career paths, reflecting different career destinations – Industrial, Academic and Research Associate – open to them." - Sir Gareth Roberts
"It is right that as we put research at the heart of our plans for future prosperity, we prioritise the development of excellent researchers able to capitalise on the impact of that research" - David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science.
The University of Manchester is fully committed to the Roberts agenda and to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. The Faculty Engineering & Physical Sciences aims to create an environment in which researchers can excel and reach their full potential by offering them a full range of personal, professional and career development opportunities through the Researcher Development Programme.
Quick Bits
- Vitae Research Staff Blog - latest posts: Does your teaching feed back into your research?, How far would you go to stay in academia?
- External Training and Development Fund for Researcher Development
- Researcher Development on Twitter - sign up for updates find out how to use Twitter
- The Word our blog of Researcher Development news and updates from the University and beyond
Workshops & Events 2011
Faculty Programme
See FULL calendar of workshops for 10/11
- Interview Presentation Coaching - 7 Feb 2011, 11:00 - 13:00
- Building a Funding Portfolio - 15 Feb 2011, 11:00 - 13:00
- Perspectives, Opportunities & Support for Research Staff - 23 Feb 2011, 18 May 2011, 11:30 - 13:00
- Skills for Mentors & Managers (part 1) - 16 Feb 2011, 09:30 - 16:30
- Working to the strengths of your personality - 17 Feb 2011, 09:30 - 17:00
- NEW! Teaching for Researchers - starts 17 Feb 2011, 11:30 - 13:45 (eight sessions until May)
- How to Twitter - 23 Feb 2011, 14:00-16:00 (Hosted at Salford University)
- Techniques for creating win-win collaborations - 21 Feb, 13:00 - 15:30
- Applying for Fellowships - 1 Mar 2011, 11:00 - 14:00
- Applying for Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship - 1 Mar 2011, 12:30 - 14:00
- Social Media: Research Collaboration & Dissemination - 1 Mar 2011, 14:00 - 16:00 (Hosted at Salford University)
- Evidencing your skills - 9 Mar 2011, 11:00 - 12:45
- Online Copyright: using & reusing content in cyberspace - 14 Mar 2011, 10:00 - 12:00 (Hosted at Salford University)
- Practical Creativity - putting your brain to good use! - 15 Mar 2011, 09:30 - 17:00
- Skills for Mentors & Managers (part 2) - 16 Mar 2011, 9:30 - 16:30
- Getting the Job Done - 17 March 2011, 09:30 - 12:30
- Influencing - 17 March 2011, 13:30 - 16:30
- Stand and Deliver - 12 April 2011, 09:00 - 17:00
- Confident Voice - 13 April 2011, 09:15 - 10:45
- Impact at Meetings - 13 April 2011, 11:00 - 12:30
- Confident Networking and Influencing - 13 April 2011, 13:30 - 17:00
- Co-Active Coaching - by appointment
- Individual Writing Tutorials - by appointment
University of Manchester Events
- Manchester University Micro-Mentoring for Researchers
- Events at the Library for Researchers Feb - March 2011 (includes sessions from publishing houses)
- Library Talk: Landmap Service - 22 Feb 2011, Blue 4 Teaching Suite, Main Library, Joseph Kandeh from Mimas
- Research Staff Conference - 14 April 2011, Alan Turing Building
Other Events & News
- Manchester Cafe Scientifique - 23 Feb 2011, Understanding Psychosis, Tony Morrison
- The Nature Careers Columnist Competition (closes 28 February 2011)
- Student Team Working Awards 2011 - Tells us about it to win £500 cash! (closes 2 March 2011)
- Introduction to the News Media - Science Media Centre - 9 March 2011, Manchester
- Standing up for Science Media Workshop - 11 Mar 2011, Manchester (Closes 28 February 2011)
- Engineering YES competition 2011 - Calls for applications (Closes 18 March 2011)
- Community Service & Volunteer of the Year Awards 2011 - call for nominations (closes 21 March 2011)
- Vitae: Leadership in Action - 22-25 March 2011, Windermere
- Vitae: Collaborative Researcher - 29-31 March 2011, Nottingham
- Could you strip down science to it’s bare essentials? The Naked Scientists MRC Prize Internship (closes 1 April 2011)
- Spreading the Spirit of Enterprise: Enterprisers Programme - Call for applications (Closes 18 April 2011)
Other University Skills Training Providers
- Library website for the research skills programme - see Forthcoming Dates for 2011
- Manchester Enterprise Centre - Research to Enterprise Workshop Series
- Research Computing website for a list of research IT skills training
- IT Services website for a range of self-paced and downloadable training materials
- Women in Science and Technlogy (WiSET) website for a calendar of events.
- UMIP IP Awareness Resource - an online resource for intellectual property.