Research staff (postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, and early career research fellows) are expected to take at least 10 days of professional development a year. We offer a variety of courses and events.

These have been designed in consultation with research staff to ensure that the programme is a true reflection of your needs.

Please note that these courses are open to all staff who research and research enablers. However, if the course proves popular, research staff will get priority.

The Researcher Development Programme for Term 1, 2022 is available to view

In addition to the 1:1 support and online resources that are offered to research staff at Bath, we also run a series of careers workshops through the year.

Research Staff Careers Workshops are available here.

All staff who research and research enablers can undertake training to become gain CAPM accreditation through Fistral Training and Consultancy. This includes four days’ formal training, covering ‘Introduction to Project Planning’, ‘Risk Management’, Advanced Project Management’, and ‘CAPM Preparation’. Please note that you must attend these courses in order.

Not sure about CAPM accreditation but would like to learn more about project management? You can attend the Introduction to Project Planning course without any commitment to complete the other courses.

This is run by the Academic Staff Development team through the Academic Professional Development for All Staff (APDaS) curriculum. This includes training in being strategic in your academic career, supporting doctoral students, leading teams, developing your research proposals, managing your research, and planning impact in your research projects.

More information on the training opportunities can be found.

We have created pages provide guidance for you at each stage of the doctoral supervision journey. They include resources, with tips from other supervisors, to help you as you work with your research students, and self-reflection for you to consider how to further your knowledge of the role of supervisors within a research-led university and the pedagogy of supervision.

In addition to these resources, it is recommended that you engage with the online Supervising Doctoral Studies module, developed by Epigeum. This provides flexible, engaging training to equip both new and more experienced doctoral supervisors with the knowledge, skills and understanding that are vital to effectively supporting doctoral candidates' development into independent researchers.