Researcher Development Essentials

Core skills:

• Focus on...getting started q&a panel - facilitated by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager
• Project managing your research degree - facilitated by Jo Sutherst, PGR in Art History and Visual Culture and Jennifer Finlay, PGR in Biosciences
• Working with your supervisors - facilitated by Belinda Li, PGR in Education and Maneka Haulder, PGR in Medicine
• Handling difficult conversations with your supervisors (dates coming soon)
• Critical thinking for researchers - facilitated by Dr. Chris Russell
• Creative thinking for researchers - facilitated by Dr. Chris Russell

Milestones:

• Conducting a literature review: searching, reading and note-taking - faciliated by Maddy Millar, PGR in Law and Jennifer Finlay, PGR in Biosciences
• Conducting a literature review: critiquing, structuring and writing - facilitated by Cristina Crizbasan, PGR in Classics and Ancient History and Maneka Haulder, PGR in Medicine
• Focus on....preparing for your upgrade q&a panel (running in the Spring term)
• Maintaining momentum and focus after your upgrade  - faciltated by Daniela Paz Fernandez, PGR in Psychology and Jennifer Finlay, PGR in Biosciences
• Preparing for your viva - facilitated by Dr. Debbie Kinsey, Postdoctoral Researcher in Medicine
• Focus on... the viva q&a panel (running in the Spring term)

Supporting your wellbeing:

• Working from home: wellbeing and productivity - facilitated by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager and Cathryn Baker, Wellbeing Advisor
• Managing Stress (running in the Spring term)
• Confidence and Resilience - facilitated by Kathy O'Connor, Wellbeing Practitioner
• What to do when things go wrong: Using discomfort as a resource - faciliated by Jamie Khoo from The Messy PhD
• Your research manifesto: A guide to working with greater clarity and ease - faciliated by Jamie Khoo from The Messy PhD
• Joyful research - faciliated by Jamie Khoo from The Messy PhD
• Kickstart your research degree with joy, clarity and ease - faciliated by Jamie Khoo from The Messy PhD
• Make no plans: Exploring alternative methods to get work done - faciliated by Jamie Khoo from The Messy PhD
• Finding your way out of a rut using Lego Serious Play - facilitated by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager

You can find a full list and book on to upcoming courses on Inkpath, a booking system designed specifically for researcher training and development programmes.

You can access the following brand new online courses on our Exeter Learning Environment page:

• Planning ahead: developing yourself and your skills - developed by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager
• Starting your thesis: preparing for your literature review - developed by Paige Robinson, PGR in Biosciences
• Working with your supervisors - developed by Charlotte Spence, PGR in Classics and Ancient History
• Project managing your thesis - developed by James Woodhams, PGR in Drama and Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager
• Maintaining Momentum, Productivity and Wellbeing - developed by Debbie Kinsey, PGR in Medicine and Kate Massey-Chase, PGR in Drama
• Preparing for you viva - developed by Dr. Edward Mills, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Modern Languages

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R, D and the In-Betweens is a podcast about researchers, development…and everything in-between! In this podcast Kelly Preece (Researcher Development Manager) speaks to researchers and Higher Education professionals about being a researcher, working in a research environment and all that may entail. So far this has included episodes on research communication, writing up, being a BAME researcher, research ethics and much more! You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher! 

If you are listening from an computer please click the links below, which also include full transcriptions of each episode.