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RSDP: Engagement Influence and Impact

Learn the knowledge and skills needed to collaborate with others to ensure the wider impact of research.

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1. Networking and Collaboration
Date:Course Title:Format:
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Networking for Researchers (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Introduction to Collaboration (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Participating in a Collaboration (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Leading a Collaboration (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Increasing your visibility as a Researcher using social media (webinar recording)Self-Paced
Every FridayThe Brain meeting (hybrid)Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
27 Mar 2025Raise your profile with easeLive Online (limited)
14 May 2025Networking skillsLive F2F (limited)
06 Jun 2025Influencing and negotiatingLive Online (limited)
2. Presentation and Public Speaking
Date:Course Title:Format:
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Advancing your Scientific Presentations (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclasses: Creating Succesful Research Posters (self-paced)Self-Paced
29 Apr 2025Effective Presentations: Potential Energy Live Online (limited)
08 May 2025Voice Training: Specific Heat CapacityLive Online (limited)
14 May 2025How to earn media coverage: An introduction to working with UCL Media Relations and the mediaLive Online (limited)
14 May 2025Presentation & pitching skills for researchers Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
17 Jun 2025Presentation & pitching skills for researchers Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
3. Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Date:Course Title:Format:
20 Mar 2025SPERO DiscoverLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
29 Apr 2025SPERO Learn Blended Mixed (limited)
01 May 2025SPERO Discover Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
06 May 2025Venture Builder Blended Mixed (limited)
13 May 2025Setting Up Your Own Start Up – Advice from a Founder and CEO Live F2F (limited)
29 May 2025SPERO Discover Live Online OR Live F2F (limited)
02 Jun 2025SPERO Learn Blended Mixed (limited)
20 Jun 2025SPERO Discover Live Online (limited)
07 Jun 2025SPERO Learn Blended Mixed (limited)
15 July 2025SPERO Discover Live Online (limited)
4. Research Engagement and Impact

Engagement and Impact

Date:Course Title:Format:
20 May 2025Engagement & Impact: Introduction to public engagementLive Online (limited)
27 May 2025Engagement & Impact: evaluating engagementLive Online (limited)

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)

Date:Course Title:Format:
01 May 2025How to involve and facilitate discussions with patients and the publicLive Online (limited)
05 Jun 2025How to involve and facilitate discussions with patients and the publicLive Online (limited)
03 Apr 2025Intro to PPI and ethical considerationsLive Online (limited)
10 Apr 2025How to find, promote diversity and keep patient/public partners involvedLive Online (limited)
08 May 2025How to fill in the PPI section of funding applications, accessibility and writing plain english summariesLive Online (limited)
22 May 2025Intro to PPI and ethical considerationsLive Online (limited)
29 May 2025How to find, promote diversity and keep patient/public partners involvedLive Online (limited)
12 Jun 2025How to fill in the PPI section of funding applications, accessibility and writing plain english summariesLive Online (limited)
Date TBCPatient and Public Involvement in lab-based and early clinical researchLive Online (limited)
Date TBCPatient and Public Involvement in lab-based and early clinical researchLive Online (limited)
5. Teaching and Supervision 

Teaching

Date:Course Title:Format:
24 Apr 2025Arena for postdocsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
13 May 2025Introduction to MentimeterLive Online (limited)
20 May 2025Expanding your use of MentimeterLive Online (limited)
30 May 2025IDEAs workshopLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
03 Jun 2025Introduction to Miro for collaborative planningLive Online (limited)
10 Jun 2025Practical approaches to alternative assessmentsLive Online (limited)

Supervision

Date:Course Title:Format:
02 Apr 2025Developing as a doctoral supervisorLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
07 Apr 2025Supervising masters projects and dissertationsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
28 Apr 2025Supervising masters projects and dissertationsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
30 Apr 2025An introduction to examining the doctorateLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
12 May 2025Inclusive SupervisionLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
15 May 2025Developing as a doctoral supervisorLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
21 May 2025Supervising masters projects and dissertationsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
03 Jun 2025Developing as a doctoral supervisorLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
16 Jun 2025Building effective supervisory relationshipsLive Online OR Live F2F (limited)
02 Jul 2025Developing as a doctoral supervisorLive F2F (limited)
6. Writing and Publication

Writing Techniques

Date:Course Title:Format:
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Narrative Tools for Researchers (self-paced)Self-Paced
25 Mar 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
01 Apr 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
08 Apr 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
15 Apr 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
22 Apr 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
29 Apr 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
06 May 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
08 May 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
13 May 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
20 May 2025Advanced voice in narrative writingLive F2F (limited)
20 May 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
27 May 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
30 May 2025Book proposal workshop 1. Getting startedLive F2F (limited)
03 Jun 2025Advanced voice in narrative writing 1:1 clinicLive Online (limited)
03 Jun 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
10 Jun 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
17 Jun 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
24 Jun 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
01 Jul 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
08 Jul 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
15 Jul 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
22 Jul 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)
29 Jul 2025Weekly writing retreatsLive Online (limited)

Paper Writing and Publication

Date:Course Title:Format:
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Effective Science Communication (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Focus on Peer Review (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Publishing a Research Paper 2nd Edition (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Writing a Research Paper 2nd Edition (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Writing and Publishing a Review Paper 2nd Edition (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025Writing and publishing a research paper (self-paced)Self-Paced
01 Apr 2025Navigating the peer review process of journalsBlended Mixed (limited)
29 Apr 2025Writing style and process for a research paperBlended Mixed (limited)
06 May 2025Choosing a journal suitable for your research manuscriptBlended Mixed (limited)
07 May 2025The Writing Series: abstractsLive Online (limited)

Book Writing and Publication

Date:Course Title:Format:
19 May 2025Delivering your manuscript Live Online (limited)
02 Jun 2025Finding your audienceLive Online (limited)
Date TBC Writing Towards a Contract - coached academic book writing groupLive Online (limited)
Date TBCWriting Towards a Contract - coached academic book writing groupLive Online (limited)
Date TBCWriting Towards a Contract - coached academic book writing groupLive Online (limited)
Date TBCWriting Towards a Contract - coached academic book writing groupLive Online (limited)

Writing For the Public

Date:Course Title: 
2024 - 2025Nature Masterclass: Effective Science Communication (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025The Conversation: Who we are and how we work with academics (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025The Conversation: How to write for The Conversation (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025The Conversation: How to pitch to The Conversation (self-paced)Self-Paced
2024 - 2025The Conversation: Writing for Insights (self-paced)Self-Paced
TBCBioNews Writing SchemeLive Online (limited)

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Further Information

Researcher Development Framework

The framework describes the knowledge, behaviour and attributes of successful researchers. For more information, please visit the Researcher Development Framework (RDF).

Course Catalogue

This catalogue provides an overview of researcher development courses for 2024/25 academic year. Courses have been arranged into helpful collections to assist you when navigating the development programmes.
 

Course Catalogues 2024/25 front page

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