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Researcher Development Programme

Details of the courses available as part of the researcher development programme.


Factsheet

Researcher Development Programme 2024-25

Semester 1

All courses will take place online.

Course name Who should attend* Date / Time Delivery format RDF** Registration Link
Social Media for Researchers Discover how to use social media to foster meaningful interactions and share your work with as many people as possible 15-October-2024 1pm-2:30pm Register
Narrative CV's Our 90-minute workshop will get you started with writing the CV and give you a takeaway plan for completion. 17-October-2024 2pm-4:30pm B3 D2 Register
How to give a good presentation (Potential Energy) Exploring and exposing what we do intellectually, emotionally and physically when we communicate effectively. 21-October-2024 12:30pm-3:30pm B1, B3, D2, D3 Register
Emotionally challenging research: impacts, coping and proactive interventions. Join Tina, the leader of the Researcher Wellbeing Project, and equip yourself your team with knowledge and tools essential for maintaining. 30-October-2024 12pm-3:30pm Register
Sharing Research Data This workshop will cover the rationales, policies and challenges involved in sharing research data openly 6-November-2024 2:15pm-4:15pm D21 D3 Register
How to be more productive doing your research We will introduce you to two quite simple but highly effective tools that enable us to be more noticing of our emotions in the moment to better equip us to manage and maintain our productivity. 29-November-2024 2:15pm-4:15pm Register
Open access: what, why and how? The workshop will include examples relevant to open access and participants will be able to raise questions and discuss any concerns. 21-November-2024 10:15am-12:15pm D2 Register
Open software/code It will cover the motivation, policies and challenges involved in open research software/code, as well as the various options available to researchers to share software/code. 22-November-2024 10:15am-12:15pm D2 D3 Register
Introduction to Project Management This online workshop provides a high-level overview of key project management techniques and concepts. 26-November-2024 09:30am-4:30pm C2 C3 Register
How to write a research paper (For Social Scientists) All researchers in the sciences/engineering and design/social sciences who want to learn how to write and showcase your research in a publishable paper that will demonstrate originality, significance and rigour. 28-November-2024 1:15pm-3:45pm A1, A2, A3, C1, D2 Register
How to become a consultant Come along and learn about the benefits of academic consultancy and how you can become a consultant as a postdoc at Bath. 2-December-2024 11am-12:30pm Register
How to write a research paper (for Scientists and Engineers) All researchers in the sciences/engineering and design/social sciences who want to learn how to write and showcase your research in a publishable paper that will demonstrate originality, significance and rigour. 3-December-2024 10:15am-12:45pm A1, A2, A3, C1, D2 Register
Preprints: an introduction Preprints offer a route for disseminating research before formal peer review, which provides advantages but also raises questions. 9-December-2024 10:15am-12:15pm A1, Register

These workshops may be run again in semester two depending on demand. Please join the waiting list even if a workshop is fully booked as this will help us to prioritise your needs.

*Please consider this descriptor when before booking. Any queries regarding course suitability can be emailed to resdev@bath.ac.uk

**RDF: Researcher Development Framework. You can download this here to guide you when considering the right professional development for you at your career stage.

During the year we also running a series of online career workshops designed specifically for postdocs to help to tackle the challenges in making career decisions.

Semester 2

All courses will take place online.

Semester 3 courses will be published at the end of November.

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