Researcher development
The Researcher Development team supports the training and skills development of academic and research staff and doctoral researchers.
We do this through a wide variety of mechanisms including the Doctoral College, Institute of Advanced Studies and CALIBRE (Research Leaders programme).
We can help you with
Developing a doctoral community
- Providing a cohort experience for researchers
- Recruiting high-quality doctoral researchers
- Advising on internally managed and external funding opportunities
- Meeting funder requirements for training doctoral researchers
Training and development for staff
- Accessing the right training, development and mentoring for your needs
- Providing research staff support through HR Excellence in Research
- Leadership opportunities through the Institute of Advanced Studies programmes
- Signposting and support for Entrepreneurial Training
Identifying funding
- Disseminating opportunities for Fellowships and Studentships
- Providing detailed guidance on appropriate fellowship applications and response to reviewers
- Coordinating mock panels
- Proactively seeking funded opportunities for doctoral research, including regional, national and international partnerships
- Providing funding and structured opportunities through the Institute of Advanced Studies to lead the development of international collaborations
Physical space
- Access to the training room and Graduate Hub at Graduate House for training and events
- Dedicated working space and collaborative working/seminar space at International House
- Incubation space to develop commercial ideas
Further help and information
Further details about which teams can help you with your Research and Innovation Contracts are available here.
