Courses
Course lists
By Dates: 2022-2023
September
- Taming your inner critic, Wednesday 21 September, 09.30-12.30, online (This event is part of Postdoc Appreciation Week)
October
- Preparing Successful Fellowship Applications, Tuesday 11 October, 09.30-16.30, online
- Resilience in a Research Environment, Wednesday 19 October, 09.30-12.30, online
November
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions, Tuesday 1 November, 10.00-11.00 and 11.15-12.15, in person
- Pronunciation for Non-native English Speakers, Tuesday 1 November, 13.00-17.00, in person
- Project Management for Early Careers Researchers, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 November, 13.00-16.30, online
- Consultancy: How it Can Enhance Your Academic Career, Tuesday 22 November, 09.00-11.00, online
- Interviewing for Jobs outside Academia, Thursday 24 November, 10.00-12.00, online
- Lectureship Applications: What You Need to Know to be Successful, Tuesday 29 November, 09.30-16.30, online
- The Pursuit of Wellbeing, Wednesday 30 November, 10.00-13.00, online
December
- How to Engage an Audience and Build Confidence, Monday 5 December, 10.00-16.30, in person
- Meeting management, Friday 9 December, 09.30-13.00, online
- Writing Tools for Research Publication Success, Tuesday 13 December, 14.00-17.00 and Thursday 15 December, 09.30-17.00, online
January
- Project Management for Early Careers Researchers, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 January, 13.00-16.30, online
- Preparing Successful Fellowship Applications, Tuesday 17 January, 09.30-16.30, in person
- How to Peer Review Research Papers for Journals, Wednesday 18 January, 10.00-12.30, online
- UNIque, starting 19 January, 14.00-15.00, online
- Lectureship CVs: What You Need to be Working Towards Now to Succeed in 5 Years, Tuesday 24 January, 09.30-12.30, online
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions, Monday 30 January, various sessions between 09.00-17.00, online
February
- Personal Pitching: Selling Your Research and Expertise, Wednesday 1 February, 13.30-16.30, online
- Wellbeing in Research, Monday 6 February, 09.00-17.00, online
- Innovation and Industry: Effective Project Implementation, Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 February, 09.30-13.00, online
- Planning a career change, Thursday 9 February, 14.00-16.00, online
- Introduction to great design, Monday 13 February, 09.00-17.00, online
- Interviewing for Lectureships, Tuesday 21 February, 09.30-16.30, online
- Time Management for Postdocs, Wednesday 22 February, 09.30-12.30, online
- Making the Most of Your Postdoc, Monday 27 February - Wednesday 1 March, 09.30-16.30, online
March
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions , Tuesday 7 March, 10.00-11.00 and 11.15-12.15, in person
- Voice Projection for Effective Lecturing, Tuesday 7 March, 13.00-17.00, in person
- Science Communication: Reaching a Wider Audience, Thursday 9 March, 10.00-16.00, in person
- So You’ve Got Your Fellowship, Now What?, Wednesday 15 March, 09.30-12.30, online
- How Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Can Impact Your Research, Thursday 16 March, 14.30-17.00, online
- Managing Your First Research Group, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 March, 09.00-18.00, in person
- Writing Tools for Research Publication Success, Wednesday 29 March, 09.30-17.00, in person
April
- Lectureship Applications: What You Need to Know to be Successful, Thursday 20 April, 09.30-16.30, in person
- UNIque, starting 25 April, 10.00-11.00, online
May
- Interviewing for Jobs outside Academia, Wednesday 10 May, 14.00-16.00, online
- Consultancy: How it Can Enhance Your Academic Career, Thursday 11 May, 09.00-11.00, online
- Making the Most of Your Postdoc, Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 May, 09.30-18.00, in person with overnight stay
June
- Planning a career change, Tuesday 6 June, 10.00-12.00, online
- Preparing Successful Fellowship Applications, Tuesday 13 June, 09.30-16.30, online
- How to Peer Review Research Papers for Journals, Thursday 22 June, 10.00-12.30, online
- Planning for Success Beyond Your Postdoc, Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June, 09.30-16.30, online
- Time Management for Postdocs, Friday 30 June, 14.00-17.00, online
July
- How Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Can Impact Your Research, Monday 3 July, 14.30-17.00, online
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions, Thursday 13 July, various sessions between 09.00-17.00, in person
By Themes
"The Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre courses are one of the things I value most from my years working at Imperial College."Postdoc Essentials
- Wellbeing in Research
- Resilience in a Research Environment
- Mind your mate
- The Researcher Survival Kit
- Writing Tools for Research Publication Success
- How to Peer Review Research Papers
- Creative Problem Solving
- Time Management for Postdocs
- How Intellectual Property Rights Can Impact Your Research
- The Postdoc Entrepreneur: Business Plan Basics
- Writing retreat
- Being for Beginners
Communication and Presentation Skills
- One to One Voice Coaching Sessions
- Voice Projection for Effective Lecturing
- Pronunciation for non-native English speakers
- How to Engage an Audience and Build Confidence
- Great Presentations for Great Results
- Introduction to great design
- Policy engagement seminars
- Communicating Science
- Personal Pitching: Selling Your Research and Expertise
Leadership and Management
- Managing your First Research Group
- Leadership in Research: Vision, Strategy and Team Culture
- Project Management: Core Skills
- Innovation and Industry: Effective Project Implementation
- Meeting Management
Succeeding Now
- Making the Most of Your Postdoc
- So You’ve Got Your Fellowship, Now What?
- Managing your First Research Group
Planning for Success
- Planning for Success Beyond your Postdoc
- Leadership in Research: Vision, Strategy and Team Culture
- Springboard Women’s Development Programme
Next Steps
- Preparing Successful Fellowship Applications
- Interviews for Academic Jobs
- Lectureship CVs: What You Need to be Working Towards Now to Succeed in 5 Years
- Lectureship Applications: What You Need to Know to be Successful
- Interviewing for Lectureships
- Consultancy: How it Can Enhance Your Academic Career
- Planning a Career Change
- Making Job Applications (CVs, cover letters and application forms)
- Interviews for Jobs Outside Academia
- The Postdoc Entrepreneur: Business Plan Basics
- Innovation and Industry: Effective Project Implementation