Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 1.5 hours
Additional activities: 8 hours
This course introduces participants to the content and purpose of the programme and provides them with personalised feedback on which sections may be of most use to them.
Author: Professor Shelda Debowski
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of Campus, University of Notre Dame Australia
Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 2.8 hours
Additional activities: 13 hours
This course enables participants to identify strategies, tools, opportunities and people to help establish themselves as a research leader, set realistic goals for career development and understand the importance of measuring progress towards them.
Author: Dr Dave Filipovic-Carter
Director, Education-Training Ltd and Associate Lecturer, Open University
Reviewer: Professor Ann Austin
Professor and Director of the Global Institute for Higher Education, Michigan State University
Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 2 hours
Additional activities: 7 hours
The course helps participants gain a good understanding of the complete grant application process, an awareness of factors that influence funding decisions and potential pitfalls. It also demonstrates the skills necessary to write applications for grants and other types of funding (fellowships, contracts, philanthropic support) that are compelling and competitive to help secure funding for your research.
Author: Dr Jacob Levin
Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Research Development, University of California, Irvine
Reviewer: Dr Lowry McComb
Director of Researcher Development, Durham University
Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 3 hours
Additional activities: 8 hours
This course demonstrates how to assemble a research team with the right mix of people and set the vision and tone for that team, recognise team members’ individual needs, motivate your team members and practice effective communication.
Author: Professor Peter Bruns
Professor of Genetics Emeritus, Cornell University; retired Vice President for Grants and Special Programs, HHMI
Reviewer: Professor Peter McCaffery
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, London Metropolitan University
Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 2.5 hours
Additional activities: 9.5 hours
This course helps participants identify and evaluate reasons for engaging in research collaborations, understand how to plan, manage and end a research collaboration and respond professionally to problem situations that can arise in research collaborations.
Author: Professor Nicholas Steneck
University of Michigan
Reviewer: Professor Paul Langford
Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Date published: Jan 2014
Core activities: 3.5 hours
Additional activities: 15.8 hours
This course helps participants understand the key principles that underpin all effective communication, identify the most appropriate channels and develop a tailored communication strategy that takes account of your personal style and circumstances.
Author: Hugh Kearns
Director, Thinkwell and Lecturer, Flinders University
Reviewer: Professor Melissa Anderson
Professor of Higher Education, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy & Development, University of Minnesota
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