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Theme:

Education and Research

Category:

Education and Research This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers.

This session will be DELIVERED VIRTUALLY - joining instructions will be provided beforehand.

About this course:

Research Networks are an essential part of research communities and how to build and develop a research network is a key skill in a researcher's professional development.

This interactive session will explore the core functions of strong research networks for both individual researchers and those wanting to build and develop an engaged research community.

We will explore the skills, strategies, and techniques used to build effective research networks and how these can contribute to knowledge exchange, tackling complex research problems, and building inclusive research cultures.

Learning outcomes:

As a result of attending this course, you will be able to: - Understand the role of professional connections and research networks in accelerating research, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

- Understand what defines a strong research network.

- Mapped your existing professional network and identified gaps.

- Identify techniques to help in building your own network.

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Who should attend this course:

The course is specifically designed Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers who are looking to develop their professional networks or build a research network.

If you have accessibility requirements, please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk in advance to discuss further.

Presenter(s):

This session is delivered by Dr Megan Maunder.

Megan is the Strategic Initiatives Manager for Research Services.

She leads the Research Networks team and manages the Complex Initiatives Fund.

Megan is passionate about facilitating innovative and transformative research across disciplines and building inclusive research environments.

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/staff-profile/index.php?username=mm1514 .

Before the course:

No preparation is required for this course.

A joining link will be provided beforehand.

Learning provider:

This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details.

If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend.

If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place.

You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session.

Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk.

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