To develop their careers, researchers need to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours involved in leading a research team, supervising PhD researchers, managing stakeholders and building their own research area and expertise.
Tag: leadership
‘Leadership’ and ‘managing others’ tops researchers’ list of desirable training
TRAM is aimed at researchers and early career academics to provide them with a flexible programme of development that has practical applications. It is free and can lead to an ILM Recognised Award
Top tips on organising a Teambuilding/leading day
As with any training event having alternatives available ensures the day runs smoothly.
Completing my fellowship outcomes with TRAM
Overall, the TRAM programme is supporting the completion of fellowship outcomes. It has strengthened my approach to project planning for the various fellowship activities such as fieldwork, workshop organising and funding proposal development. In addition, the leadership and team building lessons are supporting the activities for network-building, as a fellowship outcome, for knowledge exchange and dissemination.
Get on board the TRAM
The new Concordat says that researchers must “Seek out, and engage with, opportunities to develop their research identity and broader leadership skills.” and we believe the TRAM programme can help support this.
disruption and ethics from the velvet ghetto
This is a guest post from Charlotte Turnbull, Coaching & Mentoring Consultant. The 14th November 2016 was a great day. I … More
coaching myths and coaching legends
I teach professional practices in coaching and mentoring* in an education context and have developed some short workshops for academic supervisors and … More
you don’t need to line manage to lead!
Leadership is one of those Holy Grail skills that all researchers aspire to develop but often struggle to demonstrate and … More
a PGR leadership development event
On Thursday 3rd November we successfully ran our first full-day event of workshops specifically designed for postgraduate research students to … More
perceptions of professional
I was inspired during a Twitter conversation a couple of weeks ago to consider concepts and perceptions of professionalism. The … More