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Check our website for quick updates on researcher development events, projects and training provided by Organisational Development.

Researcher development training in 2020/21

We are continuing with the suspension of face-to-face learning to keep our communities safe in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.  Our Fair and Inclusive Recruitment TrainingDevelopmental Conversations Essential Series and Core Mandatory Learning will continue to be available online. 

Please visit this website frequently for live updates on our training and other developmental opportunities for UCL researchers.


11 March 2021

Leadership in Action (LiA) May 2021 – Apply now!

 We are pleased to announce that we are now inviting applications for the Leadership in Action (LiA) programme!

This is a 9-day experiential leadership programme designed to prepare you for leadership in your chosen research field and within the wider community.

 Programme dates:
Please note: we require a commitment for the full 9 sessions. In addition, you will be required to commit to 45 minutes of individual work before the programme begins and ends, along with 1 hour a week during the programme:
•    May 10-12       (Mon, Tues, Wed)                   09:30 – 12:00
•    May 17-19       (Mon, Tues, Wed)                   09:30 – 12:00
•    May 24-26       (Mon, Tues, Wed)                   09:30 – 12:00

Apply now! 


8 March 2021

Update: Migrating Inkpath training to Research Student Log

 UCL ISD team is working hard to integrate the training booked through the new skills tracking app, Inkpath, with the Research Student Log. This unfortunately encountered delays due to REF efforts. 
From Term 3, research students will be able to seamlessly review their training both booked via the DocSkills system and through Inkpath, in the usual section of the Log: Skills & Courses.


11 Dec 2020

Save the date! The Festival of Early Stage Researchers: 25-29 January 2021

The Festival of Early Stage Researchers (FESR), previously known as Postdoc Appreciation Week, is coming in January 2021! It is a week-long celebration to recognise the invaluable contribution that UCL’s early-stage research staff make to research and innovation. 

The week is themed around developing your researcher identity, researcher wellbeing, career pathways, leadership and research culture.

There will be more details on the researcher development pages of the OD website in January and we will also promote events via this newsletter and Twitter @UCL_ODResearch . Save 25 to 29 January 2021 in your diaries!

Save the date!

 


Update: 11 November 2020

Reminder: Research Staff Induction

Have you recently started at UCL in a research role? Would you like to hear about how UCL can support you in your professional and career development to enable you to make the most of your potential?

Come along to a dedicated induction for new research staff. Discover researcher development opportunities and a range of research support services available to you. This session will be held online on 18 November 2020. You can book your place via Inkpath.


Book session on 18 November


 


2 November 2020

You Are Not Alone @UCL starts today! 

You are not alone

Staff and students are encouraged to take part in a week of activities to address feelings of loneliness and isolation and promote conversations about wellbeing. #Connect with colleagues, peers, students, lecturers, supervisors, friends and family.  #YANAUCL 

Join YANA


21 October 2021

Digital skills training now available

ISD Digital Skills Development has released new dates for the first half of Term 1 to be offered online via Blackboard Collaborate and Microsoft Teams. In addition to live sessions, there is plenty of blended and self-paced training available. DigiLearn Online is a new library of online videos, which you can browse for opportunities to develop your IT skills.

Find out more


20 October 2020

PGR induction recording available on Moodle

Last week we delivered two live sessions of Introduction to Doctoral Skills Development and the Research Log to welcome new research students to UCL. If you missed these sessions, you can view the recording on the Doctoral Skills Moodle page.

PGR induction on Moodle


20 October 2020

Inkpath briefing for researcher developers at UCL

If you are involved in organising events supporting the development of UCL's PGR community, please join us for one of the two briefing sessions on using Inkpath at UCL. This newly introduced platform allows not only advertising and managing bookings on your local training, but you will also be able to create goals for your communities, which may be very useful in keeping track on the completion of the induction process or mandatory training.

You only need to attend one session as they will be repeated; the meetings will take place via MS Teams on the following dates:

  • Wednesday 21 October, 14:30-16:00
  • Thursday 12 November, 13:30-15:00

If you are interested in joining the session, please email Sheetal Saujani, who will forward to you the MS Teams invitation.

RSVP: Inkpath for departments


13 October 2020

Joined research programme recently? Subscribe to the postgraduate-researcher-news mailing list.

OD team is running exciting opportunities for researchers throughout the year, so make sure you hear all about it. We are sending fortnightly update newsletters to all postgraduate research students and our research support community. If you recently joined UCL, or would like to receive our updates, you may subscribe to it yourself by completing a mailman request. Please note: you will need to be on desktop@UCL for the link to work.

Join PGR mailing list


13 October 2020

Research Skills Moodle introductory course

A quick reminder that a Research Skills Moodle online package, co-developed by UCL, is available to all researchers and research support staff. This module offers short  introduction to various research skills, including project management, IP, ethics, publishing and managing your relationship with supervisors/PIs.

 Find it on Moodle

 


13 October 2020

Nature Careers Live 2020

This year Nature Careers celebrates its 15th year of hosting an international career fair connecting talented researchers at all career levels to employers, job opportunities, information and advice. For the first time, this will be hosted online, but the event will be as dynamic and rewarding as ever. 

Join this free event on Thursday 15 October, from 12 to 5 pm UK time.

Register


2 October 2020

Virtual Writing Retreats launching on Tuesday 6 October.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-4pm, the Writing Lab hosts Writing Retreats for all students and staff. There's no booking,  just come at 10am, when we'll all introduce ourselves and share our writing intentions for the day. Join through the day if you can't make it for the start.  

To join the session, please enrol in the Writing Lab Moodle course, and look for the Blackboard Collaborate link under the Writing Retreat section.

Enrol in the Writing Lab Moodle


29 September 2020, edited: 13 October 2020

Migrating Inkpath training to Research Student Log.

UCL ISD team is working hard to integrate the training booked through the new skills tracking app, Inkpath, with the Research Student Log.

From Term 2, research students will be able to seamlessly review their training both booked via the DocSkills system and through Inkpath, in the usual section of the Log: Skills & Courses. Bookings will be synchronised at regular intervals every day, so allow a few hours to make sure your list of training is up to date.


24 September 2020 (updated on 11 Nov)

Research Staff Induction

Have you recently started at UCL in a research role? Would you like to hear about how UCL can support you in your professional and career development to enable you to make the most of your potential?

Come along to a dedicated induction for new research staff. Discover researcher development opportunities and a range of research support services available to you. This session will be held online on 18 November 2020. You can book your place via Inkpath.


Book session on 18 November


24 September 2020

Introduction to Doctoral Skills Development and the Research Log

All new research students are warmly invited to our induction sessions in October. These events focus on providing an essential introduction to UCL's support systems for research students, including Doctoral Skills Development Programme and the Research Student Log. Participants will receive some very useful advice from Prof. David Bogle, Pro-Vice Provost of the Doctoral School, on effective management of the research degree, as well as an overview of compulsory elements of the Log.  

These sessions will be held online on 13 and 15 October 2020. You can book your place via Inkpath.

Book session on 13 OctoberBook session on 15 October


24 September 2020

Researcher Development Programmes launching in October

We will shortly launch the Research Staff Development Programme and the Doctoral Skills Development Programme, for the 2020/21 academic year.

The course offerings will be published on this page so please check for updates in the week commencing 12 October 2020.

In the meantime, for general information regarding:

Also, remember that LinkedIn Learning provides a range of relevant video tutorials to support your development. It covers business, leadership and personal development skills. UCL staff and currently enrolled students can access it for free.  


17 September 2020

New update on Inkpath: skills tracking and booking system for researchers

Following our switch to online teaching, UCL Doc Skills courses will now be exclusively booked via Inkpath. For more information regarding Inkpath please visit the Introducing Inkpath page. This app is also used to track online attendance for all researcher development activities (for research staff and PGR students). 

Please use the "Book activity" option if you are reserving your place (DocSkills courses). Research staff can "Add to my activities" option to make sure the course is in their profile before verifying their attendance.

New students: please note that you need to be fully enrolled to be able to log in to Inkpath.


17 September 2020

Postdoc Appreciation Week 2020

Last year, the UCL OD Innovation & Consultancy (InCo) team organised UCL’s first ever Postdoc Appreciation Week. It was held from 16-20 September 2019, with the main purpose being to celebrate the hard work and dedication of UCL’s early-stage research staff. The week comprised of fun, informal and informative activities. A wide range of activities took place during the week, in various locations throughout the UCL campus.

Even though National Postdoc Appreciation Week is scheduled to take place from 21-25 September 2020, we agreed to postpone UCL’s plans for celebrating Postdoc Appreciation Week until January 2021, due to COVID-19. 

Therefore it is likely that UCL’s second Postdoc Appreciation Week will take place from 25-29 January 2021. We would like to take this opportunity to celebrate the significant contribution of the research staff. It will also be an opportunity to build on a number of recent developments, from the virtual scoping session on reimagining the postdoctoral experience held by Wellcome and the Research on Research Institute organised with the UCL Doctoral School, the UKRI concordat action plan to support research careers and UCL Researcher Experience Strategy.

We will be seeking input from postdocs, early-stage researchers and researcher developers about the types of activities they would like to see during the week before deciding on the agenda for the week. In addition, we will be reaching out to Faculties and Departments to understand how they would like to celebrate and appreciate their postdocs and early-stage researchers, during this exceptional year. 

We would love to hear your views to help shape and frame the content for UCL’s activities for its 2nd Postdoc Appreciation Week!  Please email Sheetal Saujani, Academic Development Advisor at s.saujani@ucl.ac.uk with any initial thoughts or if you would like to be involved in delivering any activities during the week.


17 September 2020

Researcher-led Initiative Awards 2020/21

Now in its fourth year, the Researcher-led Initiative awards, run by UCL's HR OD offers funding for early-stage research and teaching staff and postgraduate research students. 

Would you like to be involved in designing professional development and community building for early-stage researchers at UCL?

UCL's HR Organisational Development delivers the Research Staff Development Programme and the Doctoral Skills Development Programme.

We want you to contribute new learning opportunities and experiences to these programmes. We have small awards available for you to use in devising and delivering new professional development or community-building activities for researchers.

You can read about 2019/20 award winners and projects

We are planning to open applications for the 2020/21 round of Researcher-led Initiative Awards in November. Applications will be open until early January 2021.

We are currently finalising the details of the awards and we will publish these, including the application process, on this website page and also through our newsletters within the coming weeks.