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RSDP: Research Governance and Organisation

Understand research policies, research funding, and best practices essential to complete your research.

*Please note: course dates and booking links will be gradually added on a termly basis. Please check back again to stay tuned. 

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1. Copyright
Date:Course Title:Format:
06 May 2026Copyright, your publications and research dataLive Online (limited)
14 May 2026Copyright and the use of imagesLive Online (limited)
02 June 2026Copyright and your publication agreementsLive Online (limited)
12 June 2026Copyright drop-in: Q & ALive Online (limited)
17 June 2026Copyright for Humans: a copyright education gameLive Online (limited)
Accessible all yearCopyright essentialsSelf-Paced
2. Pillars of Open Science

FAIR Data

Date:Course Title:Format
08 June 2026Writing data management plansLive F2F (limited)
12 May 2026Writing data management plansLive Online (limited)
Accessible all yearNature Masterclasses: Managing Research Data to unlock its full potentialSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearWriting data management plansSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearOpen Science and ScholarshipSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearTransparency and reproducibility in researchSelf-Paced

Research Integrity

Date:Course Title:Format:
06 May 2026Research ethics (discussion based)Live Online (limited)
Accessible all yearNature Masterclasses: Research Integrity: Publication EthicsSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearResearch integrity at UCLSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearEthics 1: Good research practiceSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearEthics 2: Working with Human Subjects Self-Paced
Accessible all yearAnimal research: critical, challenging and creative thinkingSelf-Paced

Next Generation Metrics

Date:Course Title:Format
07 May 2026Understanding your impactLive Online (limited)
11 May 2026Introduction to altmetricsLive Online (limited)
06 June 2026Using and understanding bibliometricsLive F2F (limited)
Accessible all yearUsing and understanding bibliometricsSelf-Paced
3. Research Funding
Date:Course Title:Format:
TBCApplying for an early career research fellowship (in collaboration with UCL Research Facilitators)Live Online (limited)
Accessible all yearGetting to know Worktribe Self-Paced
Accessible all yearIntroduction to research funding and management at UCLSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearNature Masterclasses: Demystifying Grant Budgets (webinar recording)Self-Paced
Accessible all yearNature Masterclasses: Finding Funding OpportunitiesSelf-Paced
Accessible all yearNature Masterclasses: Persuasive Grant WritingSelf-Paced
4. Research Management
Date:Course Title:Format:
Accessible all yearProject management in the research context Self-Paced

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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 2025/26 academic year. Courses have been arranged into helpful collections to assist you when navigating the development programmes. Courses listed as open to "Research Staff" include Academics, Technicians, and Research Staff.

You can also download the Course Catalogue as a word document. Download now:

Course Calendar

The Research Staff Development Programme Calendar provides and overview of all the courses available in the 2025/26 academic year. These courses are open to Academics, Technicians, and Research Staff.